Planning the Community Garden Open Day
About this practice test
Practice B1 English listening with a conversation about planning a community garden open day, including weather, tasks, materials, and event decisions.
What you’ll practice
Understanding detail
Follow specific information and examples.
Interpreting ideas
Identify main points and inferences.
Evaluating arguments
Assess claims, evidence, and limitations.
What to expect:
6 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- B1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Single choice
How to approach this practice
Read the questions, then listen before opening the transcript. Notice names, numbers and any corrections the speaker makes.
Planning the Community Garden Open Day
Read the transcript
Maya: Hi Daniel. Have you decided what we should do for the community garden open day? Daniel: I have a few ideas. The open day is next Saturday, so we need a clear plan before the volunteers arrive. Maya: I checked the weather forecast. It may rain in the morning, so perhaps we should hold the planting demonstration in the greenhouse. Daniel: That makes sense. I will move the tables inside and leave the outdoor tours for the afternoon, if the weather improves. Maya: Could you also contact the bakery? They offered to provide sandwiches, but we need to confirm how many people they can feed. Daniel: Yes, I will call them today. What will you organize? Maya: I will ask the library to lend us some folding tables. We need them for the information desk and the children activities. Daniel: For the children, we could let them plant seeds in small pots and take the pots home. Maya: Good idea. The volunteers asked whether they should bring tools. We have enough spades, but we do not have enough gardening gloves. Daniel: Then I will buy a box of gloves. Let us ask visitors to arrive at half past nine, although the first activities will start at ten. Maya: I can prepare a simple schedule so everyone knows when the planting demonstration and the garden tour begin. Daniel: How should we advertise the event? A message on social media may not reach all our neighbors. Maya: Let us put a poster at the bus station and include the event in the community newsletter. I will write both this evening. Daniel: Excellent. I will finish the volunteer list and speak to the bakery. We should be ready by Friday.
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Question 1 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
When will the community garden open day take place?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Next Saturday.
- This Friday.
- The following Sunday.
- Tomorrow morning.
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Next Saturday.
Daniel says that the open day is next Saturday.
Have you decided what we should do for the community garden open day?
Next Saturday.: Correct.
This Friday.: Listen again for this detail.
The following Sunday.: Listen again for this detail.
Tomorrow morning.: Listen again for this detail.
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Question 2 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
Why might the planting demonstration be moved into the greenhouse?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- The greenhouse has better tables.
- Rain is possible in the morning.
- The volunteers prefer indoor activities.
- The garden tour will be too long.
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Rain is possible in the morning.
Maya says that rain is possible in the morning.
It may rain in the morning, so perhaps we should hold the planting demonstration in the greenhouse.
The greenhouse has better tables.: Listen again for this detail.
Rain is possible in the morning.: Correct.
The volunteers prefer indoor activities.: Listen again for this detail.
The garden tour will be too long.: Listen again for this detail.
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Question 3 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What does Maya ask the library to lend them?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Folding tables.
- Gardening gloves.
- Small planting pots.
- A loudspeaker.
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Folding tables.
Maya plans to ask the library for folding tables.
Maya: I will ask the library to lend us some folding tables.
Folding tables.: Correct.
Gardening gloves.: Listen again for this detail.
Small planting pots.: Listen again for this detail.
A loudspeaker.: Listen again for this detail.
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Question 4 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What will the children be able to do at the event?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Paint signs for the garden.
- Plant seeds in small pots.
- Lead the afternoon garden tour.
- Bake sandwiches with the volunteers.
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Plant seeds in small pots.
Daniel suggests that the children plant seeds in small pots and take them home.
Daniel: For the children, we could let them plant seeds in small pots and take the pots home.
Paint signs for the garden.: Listen again for this detail.
Plant seeds in small pots.: Correct.
Lead the afternoon garden tour.: Listen again for this detail.
Bake sandwiches with the volunteers.: Listen again for this detail.
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Question 5 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What do they need to buy for the volunteers?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- More spades.
- More folding tables.
- A box of gardening gloves.
- A box of small pots.
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- A box of gardening gloves.
They have enough spades but not enough gardening gloves.
We have enough spades, but we do not have enough gardening gloves.
More spades.: Listen again for this detail.
More folding tables.: Listen again for this detail.
A box of gardening gloves.: Correct.
A box of small pots.: Listen again for this detail.
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Question 6 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
How will Maya advertise the event?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- With a television advertisement.
- Through the school website only.
- With a bus-station poster and a community newsletter.
- By handing out invitations at the bakery.
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- With a bus-station poster and a community newsletter.
Maya will put up a poster at the bus station and include the event in the community newsletter.
Maya: Let us put a poster at the bus station and include the event in the community newsletter.
With a television advertisement.: Listen again for this detail.
Through the school website only.: Listen again for this detail.
With a bus-station poster and a community newsletter.: Correct.
By handing out invitations at the bakery.: Listen again for this detail.
What to review next
Listen again to difficult sections, then open the transcript to check what you heard. Repeat a useful phrase aloud and try the recording once more without the text.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.
Before you practise: a worked example
Listen for the final information, especially when a speaker corrects or changes an earlier statement.
Example transcript: “Let’s meet at five — actually, half past five would be better.” What is the final suggested time?
The final suggested time is 5:30. Actually signals a correction; the first time is replaced by the later suggestion.
This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.