ROADMAP™ A1 Tests Audioscript

Recording 1: Achievement Test 1, Recording 1: Achievement Test 2,

Listening exercise 1 Listening exercise 1
Ann: Hello. I’m Ann. Celia: Hi. My name is Celia. Welcome! Today’s
Raymond: Nice to meet you, Ann. I’m Raymond. podcast is about my town. I’m from a
Ann: Are you a student, Raymond? place in the US called Stanton. It isn’t a
Raymond: Yes, I’m an English student. city, it’s a small town. My husband is
Ann: Where are you from? from Boston. That’s a big, noisy city.
Raymond: I’m from Poland. Stanton is quiet and there aren’t many
Ann: That’s nice. And how old are you? shops. But there is a bookshop, two
Raymond: I’m 19. Are you a student, Ann? restaurants, and a café. On Saturdays,
Ann: No, I’m not. I’m a teacher. I’m from we eat in the café. It’s small and quiet –
Vancouver. and the food is great! Stanton hasn’t got
Raymond: Is Vancouver in the US? any banks. Has it got a cinema or a
Ann: No, it isn’t. It’s in Canada. But my supermarket? No, it hasn’t. But that’s
brother is in the US. He’s a football OK. Stanton is good for my family.
player.

Recording 2: Achievement Test 2,

Recording 1: Achievement Test 1, Listening exercises 2 and 3
Listening exercises 2 and 3 Lucy: Hello?
Bella: Hi, Pierre. That’s a nice photo. Is it a Margarite: Hi, Lucy. It’s Margarite.
photo of your family? Lucy: Oh hi, Margarite. How are you and how
Pierre: No, it isn’t. This is a photo of my friends, is your flat?
Teresa and Omar. Margarite: It’s nice, thanks. It’s not new, it’s old. But
Bella: But there are three people in the photo. it’s not expensive.
Who’s that? Lucy: OK. How many bedrooms has it got?
Pierre: Oh. That’s Teresa’s brother, Paco. Margarite: It’s got three bedrooms. There’s one
Bella: Are Teresa and Paco Spanish? bathroom and a big kitchen.
Pierre: No, they aren’t. They’re from a big city in Lucy: Oh. A big kitchen? That’s good.
Argentina. Margarite: Yes. And I’ve got a new oven and there
Bella: And Omar? are three chairs and a table.
Pierre: Omar is from the US. He’s American. His Lucy: Has the flat got wifi?
mother’s Turkish. Margarite: It hasn’t got wifi, but I use my computer
Bella: How old are your friends? at work.
Pierre: Teresa is 22 years old and Omar is 30. Lucy: Is it a quiet place?
Bella: And how old is Paco? Margarite: Yes. It isn’t near the centre of town, so
Pierre: He’s 25. there are aren’t any cinemas or
Bella: Are they students? supermarkets. But there is a small park
Pierre: Teresa’s a student at university. Omar near here.
isn’t a student. He’s a nurse in the Lucy: And is there a good café?
hospital. Paco is a pilot. Margarite: There is a café, but it isn’t good. It’s
Bella: Ah. Is the photo in Mexico? small and the food is bad. But there’s a
Pierre: Yes. That’s right. In Mexico. restaurant near to the train station.
Lucy: Is it good?
Margarite: Yes, it is and it’s not expensive.
Lucy: Great! And has the flat got a lift?
Margarite: No, it hasn’t. But that’s OK.

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Recording 1: Achievement Test 3, Recording 1: Achievement Test 4,
Listening exercise 1 Listening exercise 1
Tessa: Hi, I’m Tessa. I often eat at home, but I Agent: Good morning. Welcome to the tourist
sometimes go to a restaurant to have information office.
dinner. But my friend, Alice, never eats at Tourist: Hello. I’d like some information about the
home. From Monday to Friday, she gets up museum, please. Where is it?
early and walks to a café for breakfast. She Agent: Walk down this road past the supermarket.
always has lunch at work because she It’s next to the train station.
works for a big company and there is a Tourist: And what time does it open?
restaurant there. She usually has a salad. Agent: The museum opens at 10 o’clock and
In the evenings, she takes a bus to the closes at half past four. It’s closed on
town centre. She goes to a restaurant and Mondays.
has dinner with friends. On Saturday Tourist: How much is a ticket?
mornings, she gets up late and doesn’t Agent: It’s £3.50 for adults and £2.00 for children.
have breakfast. She drives to her parents’ Tourist: Great, thank you. And is there a café near
house. She has lunch and dinner with here?
them. Then on Sunday mornings, she Agent: Yes, there’s a café in the museum. It
cycles to my flat. We have fruit for doesn’t have hot food, but it has
breakfast. I usually make sandwiches for sandwiches. There’s another café by the
lunch and cook meat or fish for dinner. No, river. I went there last week. It's
Alice never eats at home. She can’t cook! expensive, but it’s very nice.
Tourist: Thank you.

Recording 2: Achievement Test 3,

Listening exercises 2 and 3 Recording 2: Achievement Test 4,
Joe: Hi, Maggie. Listening exercises 2 and 3
Maggie: Hi, Joe. Mike: Hi, Clara, how was your weekend?
Joe: Maggie, this is Karim. He lives in the Clara: Good, thanks.
house with us now. Mike: What did you do?
Maggie: Oh hi, Karim. Great to meet you. Clara: I went to visit my grandparents. I took the
train on Friday evening and arrived at 7
Karim: Nice to meet you, too, Maggie.
o’clock. My grandmother made dinner
Joe: So, I have a few things to tell you about
and then we talked about the family and
jobs in the house. my job.
Karim: Great. Mike: That sounds nice. Did you stay there all
Joe: On Saturdays, in the morning I usually weekend?
clean the bathroom and the kitchen. Clara: No, I stayed until Sunday morning, then I
Maggie: I work on Saturdays, Karim. So, I usually travelled home. On Sunday evening, I
do jobs in the house on Sundays in the went to the cinema with my sister. What
afternoon. did you do, Mike?
Karim: OK. And what do you do? Mike: On Saturday morning, I went shopping
Maggie: I always do the washing and clean the and bought a new coat and a bag. On
Sunday, I played football with my friends
living room.
and then we went to a café and had tea
Karim: Right. And how often do you cook dinner
and cakes.
at home? Clara: How was the weather?
Maggie/Joe: Never! Mike: It was cold, but I had a good day.
Joe: We can’t cook!
Karim: Oh, that’s OK. I can cook dinner.
Maggie: Great! And Joe can wash the dishes.
Joe: OK. Can you make cakes, Karim?
Karim: Err, no. I can’t. Sorry! So how often do
you go to the supermarket?
Maggie: I go every week. Joe never goes!

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Recording 1: Achievement Test 5, Recording 1: Mid-course test, Listening
Listening exercise 1 exercise 1
Clare: Simon, hi! How are you? Ellen: Hi, Claudia.
Simon: Oh, hello Clare. Not too bad, thanks. It’s Claudia: Oh hi, Ellen. How are you?
my 30th birthday next month. Ellen: I’m fine, thanks. This is my brother,
Clare: Oh wow, the big 3 – 0! Thomas. Thomas, this is my friend,
Simon: Yeah, exactly. Claudia.
Clare: So, what are you going to do? Are you Thomas: Hello, Claudia. Nice to meet you.
going to have a big party? Ellen: Nice to meet you too, Thomas.
Simon: Well, a party … I’m not sure about a big Thomas: Are you friends from work?
party … Ellen: No, we aren’t. We’re friends from our
Clare: Oh go on … so, what’s the plan? Spanish class.
Simon: I’m going to have it at my house. I’m Claudia: That’s right. I work at the hospital.
going to make lots of food, sandwiches, Thomas: Are you a doctor?
salad and maybe a dessert. Claudia: No. I’m not. And I’m not a nurse. I’m an
Clare: Sounds great! office worker. Are you a student?
Simon: My parents are going to buy drinks and Thomas: Yes, I am. I’m a student at the university.
my brother’s going to make a cake for Claudia: Great. My mother’s a teacher at the
me. university.
Clare: That’s nice of him! Are you going to have Ellen: Ah! There’s our bus. Number 52. What
music or games? number is your bus, Claudia?
Simon: Maybe … my sister loves singing so Claudia: I always take the number 12 bus to work.
she’d like to do karaoke. Ellen: OK. Well, see you soon.
Clare: Karaoke? Are you going to sing, too? Claudia: Yes, see you soon, Ellen. Bye, Thomas.
Simon: No! But I am going to dance … Thomas: Bye, Claudia.
Clare: Oh, I’d like to see that!
Simon: Why don’t you come? It’s on the 21st of
Recording 2: Mid-course test, Listening
June. I can text you the address.
exercises 2 and 3
Clare: OK, great, thanks!
Karl: Hi. My name’s Karl. Welcome to my
podcast. Today, I’m with my sister’s
Recording 2: Achievement Test 5, friend, Petra and her husband, Jon.
Listening exercises 2 and 3 Petra/Jon: Hi, Karl.
Narrator: Joe Karl: Hi. Please tell me about your day. What
Joe: This weekend, I’m going to visit my things do you usually do and at what
friend. He’s at university in Paris. We’re time?
going to visit some museums and then Petra: Well, from Tuesday to Saturday we
go to a restaurant for dinner. usually get up at five thirty. We have
Narrator: Jessica breakfast and at seven o’clock we leave
Jessica: On Saturday, I’m going to relax, but on the flat. We drive to our café.
Sunday, I’m going to study because I Karl: OK. You’ve got a café and you work
have exams at school next week. there?
Narrator: Conor Jon: Yes, that’s right. And we’re never late!
Conor: I’m going to go shopping at the weekend. But we don’t work on Sundays or
I want to buy a new phone because I Mondays.
have a new job in a computer company. Karl: Great. What do you do on Sundays?
Narrator: Sam Jon: On Sundays, we take a bus to the city.
Sam: On Friday, I’m going to see a film at the We often meet friends and go to a
cinema with my friends. I’m going to play restaurant, or sometimes we go to the
video games with my brother on cinema. Monday isn’t a busy day. We
Saturday and do my homework on watch TV at home or cycle in the park.
Sunday. Petra: And we never get up early on Mondays!
Narrator: Zandra Karl: Thank you. Petra and Jon! Now …
Zandra: On Saturday afternoon, I’m going to play
football with my friends. On Sunday, I’m
going to have lunch with my parents.

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Recording 1: End-of-course test,
Listening exercise 1
Maria: Hello, Omar. How's your new job?
Omar: It’s great. The job is interesting and the
people are friendly. The company sells
computers and the office is in the city
centre. I started last week.
Maria: What do you do every day?
Omar: In the mornings, I send a lot of emails and
in the afternoons, I call people. I enjoy
talking to people on the phone.
Maria: It sounds good!
Omar: Yes. Next month, I’m going to build a new
website for the company. So, how's your
new flat, Maria?
Maria: I like it a lot. I moved there last month.
Omar: How many people do you live with?
Maria: Three. They’re students like me. We all do
different things in the house. I go to the
supermarket, Rosie cooks dinner, Tania
cleans the kitchen and bathroom and
Jinny washes the dishes.
Omar: That’s nice.
Maria: Yes. We’re good friends. Tonight, we’re
going to cook dinner together and then
watch TV.

Recording 2: End-of-course test,

Listening exercises 2 and 3
Narrator: Naomi
Naomi: I started university last year so I’m in my
second year. I’m studying English. I
enjoy going to classes and I spend a lot
of time in the library.
Narrator: Jack
Jack: I’m going to finish my course this year. I
study business. Last year, I worked in a
company for six weeks in the summer
holidays. It was interesting.
Narrator: Katie
Katie: I’m studying Spanish. I had some exams
last week. They were very difficult, but I
passed them. I enjoy doing homework,
but I don’t like exams.
Narrator: Abdul
Abdul: I love university. I have some good
friends here. My best friend, Carlos, and
I both study marketing. It’s a great
course.
Narrator: Suzanna
Suzanna: I want to be a doctor so I’m studying
medicine. I like the course and the
teachers, but I’m going to spend a long
time at university – five years!

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