Buying a Skateboard
Listen to a conversation and choose the correct answer.
Listening Part 3
Listen to a conversation between Kim and a shop assistant about buying a skateboard. This A2 Key Listening Part 3 practice task helps you focus on identifying key information in spoken dialogues. Answer five multiple-choice questions, each with three options, to test your understanding and prepare for the Cambridge English A2 Key Listening exam.
- ⏱️ Buying a Skateboard takes 15–20 minutes
- 💡 Identify key information in spoken dialogues
- 📶 A2 — the developing stages of learning English
Key Vocabulary
- deck — the flat board you stand on when you ride a skateboard
- plastic — a light, strong material that is usually cheaper than wood
- lighter — not heavy; easier to lift or carry
- reckon — (informal) to think or believe something
- apart from — except for
Useful Language
Materials: made of wood · made of plastic
Describing & comparing: lighter · heavier · cheaper
Times & days: open until five · closed on Sunday
Exam Tip
In Part 3 you choose A, B or C. All three options are usually mentioned, so listen for the one the speakers finally agree on — the first answer you hear is often a distractor (blue and pink before purple, size 6 and 8 before 7).
Drag the words into the correct gaps to practise the key language from this lesson.
Part 3: Buying a Skateboard
You will hear Kim asking a shop assistant about buying a skateboard. For each question, choose the correct answer.
You now have twenty seconds to look at Part Three.
Kim Excuse me, can you help me? I’m thinking of buying a skateboard, but I’m not sure which one to choose.
Shop Assistant OK. The place where you put your feet is called the deck, and it is either made of wood or plastic. Plastic is the cheapest but heavier. Most people like the wooden ones as they are lighter.
Kim OK. I’ll go for one made of wood, as it looks better.
Shop Assistant Great. What colour deck would you like?
Kim That blue one looks great, and that pink is not bad, too, but I think that purple one over there would be better.
Shop Assistant Good, let’s think about the size of your skateboard. What size are your feet?
Kim I used to fit into a size 6, but I reckon I’m a size seven now.
Shop Assistant You look like a size 8. Let me check. No, you’re right, you’re a size 7. So this board will be perfect for you. Plus, you get a free set of wheels with it if you buy it this week.
Kim That poster said I get some free gloves and a bag too.
Shop Assistant That’s next week, I’m afraid, just the wheels this week.
Kim OK, my dad will buy it for me. What time do you stay open until?
Shop Assistant We open until five every day, apart from Sunday when we’re closed.
Kim My dad’s busy on Friday, so it will probably be on Saturday when we both can make it.
Shop Assistant Sounds great. See you then.
Now listen again.
That is the end of Part Three.
A2 Practice
We provide targeted listening and speaking exercises to help students prepare for A2 Listening Part 3 of the Cambridge A2 Key (KET) exam. These interactive activities are designed to build confidence, improve comprehension, and develop essential skills for success in Part 3 of the A2 Listening Test. Practise now and get ready for test day with real-life topics and engaging tasks.
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Part 4
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Part 5
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