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Movers Listening Marking Key

( ) = Acceptable extra words are placed in brackets

/ = A single slash is placed between acceptable alternative words within an answer

/ / = A double slash is placed between acceptable alternative complete answers

Part 1 (5 marks)

Lines should be drawn between:

1. Fred and boy sitting on sand 2. Sally and woman drinking lemonade 3. Jim and man bringing drinks to the children 4. Mary and woman taking photos 5. Paul and old man sleeping under a tree

Part 2 (5 marks)

1. (his) dad/father 2. Peter 3. (the) robot 4. (it can) walk and talk 5. Ben

Part 3 (5 marks)

Lines should be drawn between:

Example: Saturday and birthday party

1. Friday and girl and friends riding bikes in the park 2. Wednesday and shopping in the supermarket 3. Monday and seeing the doctor 4. Tuesday and painting a picture 5. Thursday and playing piano

Part 4 (5 marks)

1. B 2. A 3. C

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4. B 5. B

Part 5 (5 marks)

1. Colour board – green 2. Write ‘CLOCK’ below clock on wall 3. Colour flowers on teacher’s desk – pink 4. Colour CD player on bookcase – blue 5. Colour dolphin in picture on girl’s desk -- grey

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Movers Listening Tapescript

R = Rubric Fch = Female child

F = Female adult Mch = Male child

M = Male adult

R Hello. This is the Movers Listening Test.

Look at Part One. Look at the picture.

Listen and look. There is one example.

M Excuse me. What are you all doing?

Fch We are on holiday. We are on an island.

M On holiday! That’s fun! Are these all your friends?

Fch No, this is my family and one friend. Her name is Daisy.

M Is she the one swimming in the water?

Fch Yes, that’s her. How did you know?

M She looks young, like you.

R Can you see the line? This is an example. Now you listen and draw lines.

One

M Daisy is having fun swimming.

Fch Yes, she enjoys swimming very much.

M Who’s the boy playing on the beach?

Fch The one who’s sitting on the sand?

M Yes.

Fch That’s my little brother, Fred.

R Two

M Who’s that woman drinking lemonade?

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Fch Which one?

M The one with a red hat and a white dress.

Fch Oh, that’s my mother. Her name is Sally.

M She looks happy.

R Three

Fch Look at my Uncle Jim.

M What’s he doing?

Fch He is bringing some cold drinks for the children.

M That’s very kind. It’s very hot today.

R Four

M Who is the woman taking photos?

Fch The one with the green shirt?

M Yes.

Fch That’s my Aunt Mary. She takes many photos on our holidays.

M I see.

R Five

M There is a man sleeping under the tree. Who’s that?

Fch The one with the glasses?

M That’s my grandfather, Paul. The hot weather makes him tired.

R Now listen to Part One again.

That is the end of Part One.

Part Two. Listen and look. There is one example.

F What are you doing, Peter?

M I’m playing with my new toy.

F When did you get a new toy? Today?

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M No, yesterday. I went to the toy shop.

F You went to the toy shop yesterday?

M Yes, that’s right.

R Can you see the answer? Now you listen and write.

One

F Who did you go to the toy shop with?

M My dad.

F Your dad took you to the toy shop? That’s nice.

M Yes, it was fun!

R Two

F Why did you go to the toy shop?

M To buy a birthday present.

F A birthday present! For who?

M For me! It’s my birthday!

F Well, happy birthday, Peter!

R Three

F Did you like many toys in the toy shop?

M Oh yes. There were many toys that I wanted to get.

F Which toy was your favourite? The kite?

M No, I liked the robot the best.

R Four

F What can the robot do?

M It can walk and talk.

F A robot that can walk and talk! What a great toy!

M I think so, too.

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R Five

F Did you give your robot a name?

M Yes, I call it Ben.

F Ben? How do you spell that??

M B-E-N.

F Ok. Bye, Ben! Bye, Peter!

R Now listen to Part Two again.

This is the end of Part Two.

Part Three. Look at the pictures. What did Daisy do last week?

Listen and look. There is one example.

F Hello, Daisy. Did you have a good holiday last week?

Fch Yes! On Saturday, I went to a birthday party.

F Where did you do that?

Fch At my friend’s house.

R Can you see the line from the word Saturday?

On Saturday, Daisy went to a birthday part at her friend’s house.

Now you listen and draw lines.

One

F What did you do on Friday?

Fch I rode my bike in the park.

F Did you go with your family?

Fch No, I went with my friends. It was fun!

R Two

F Did you help your mum last week?

Fch Yes, I helped her on Wednesday. I helped her go shopping at the supermarket.

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F Did you buy many things?

Fch Yes, we had to buy food for a big dinner at our house that night.

R Three

F And what did you do on Monday, Daisy?

Fch I had to go to see the doctor.

F Why? Were you sick?

Fch Yes, I did not feel well. I had a cold and a cough.

R Four

Fch On Tuesday, I stayed home because I was still sick.

F What did you do?

Fch I stayed inside and painted a picture.

F What was your painting of?

Fch My dog!

R Five

F Did you have any lessons last week?

Fch Yes, I had a piano lesson on Thursday.

F Do you enjoy your piano lessons?

Fch Yes, I like playing piano and my teacher is very kind.

F That’s great!

R Now listen to Part Three again.

That is the end of Part Three.

Part Four. Look at the pictures. Listen and look. There is one example.

Where did Jack see a kangaroo?

M I saw a kangaroo last week.

F Oh, did you see it on TV?

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M No, I went to the zoo on Saturday.

F Did you go to the zoo with your friends?

M No, I went with my dad and my brother.

R Can you see the tick? Now you listen and tick the box.

One. What was the kangaroo doing?

M The kangaroo was very cute.

F Was it sleeping?

M No, it was hopping around. I think it was looking for food.

F Really? Did it find any?

M Not in its cage, no.

R Two. What did Jack give the kangaroo?

F Where did the kangaroo find food then?

M I gave it some.

F What did you give the kangaroo? An apple?

M No, I gave it a carrot.

R Three. Which animal did Jack like the most?

F What other animals did you see at the zoo?

M Oh, I saw many animals.

F Well, which did you like?

M I liked the pandas, but they only eat and sleep.

F Which was your favourite then?

M The monkeys! I like to watch them run and play in the trees. They’re funny!

R Four. What show did Jack see?

F Did you see the parrots at the zoo?

M Yes, I saw the parrot show! It was great!

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F What did the parrots do?

M One parrot could ride a bike and another could skate.

F Did you take a photo?

M No, I was too busy watching the show!

R Five. What did Jack take home from the zoo?

F What did you do last at the zoo?

M Before we went home, my dad bought us some animal toys.

F Did you get a toy bear?

M No, I got a toy lion.

F Did your brother get a toy too?

M Yes, he got a toy giraffe.

F It sounds like you had a great time!

R Now listen to Part Four again.

That is the end of Part Four.

Part Five.

Look at the picture. Listen and look. There is one example.

F Can you see the teacher?

Fch Yes, I can. She’s standing by the door of the classroom.

F That’s right. She’s wearing a dress.

Fch It’s a very long dress.

F Yes, now colour the teacher’s dress red.

Fch OK.

R Can you see the teacher’s red dress?

This is an example. Now you listen and colour and write.

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F Now , do you want to colour something?

Fch Yes, please. Can I colour the board?

F Of course. What colour?

Fch I’ll colour the board green.

F OK, that’s a good colour for the board.

R Two

F Now, would you like to write something for me?

Fch A word?

F Yes, can you see the clock on the wall?

Fch Above the board?

F That’s right. Can you write the word CLOCK below it?

Fch OK. I’m writing that now.

R Three

F Can you see the teacher’s desk?

Fch Yes, it has some flowers on it.

F That’s right.

Fch Can I colour the flowers?

F Sure. What colour will you make them?

Fch Pink.

F That’s a good idea.

R Four

F Now, can you see the CD player?

Fch On the bookcase?

F Yes, next to the comic books.

Fch OK. I see it.

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F Colour the CD player blue.

Fch Ok. I’m colouring it now.

R Five

F One last thing now… what else can we colour?

Fch Let’s colour the picture on the girl’s desk.

F The one of the dolphin?

Fch Yes. I’ll colour the dolphin grey.

F Well done! The picture looks great now!

R Now listen to Part Five again.

That is the end of the Movers Listening Test.