LISTENING TEST PRACTICE – PRICK UP YOUR EARS

1- Listening I
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.

1 Why can’t Ruth and Toby go out now?

2 What kind of film is Sahara?
3 Where does Sahara’s story take place?
4 What does Toby think of Penelope Cruz?
5 What kind of film is Robots?
6 Why is Ruth keen on seeing Robots?
7 What kind of film is Hitch?
8 How does Toby feel about that kind of film?
9 Which film do Ruth and Toby decide to see?
10 Where and when will they meet?

2- LISTENING II
Listen to Megan, Andy and Tessa taking about relationships. Answer the
questions.
1 How old were Megan’s parents when they met?
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2 How long have they been together?
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3 What were they doing when they met?
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4 Who was Claire?
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5 How old was Andy when he met her?
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6 How long did their relationship last?
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7 Why did they split up?
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8 How long ago did Tessa get married?
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9 How long has she known her husband?
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10 When did they get engaged?
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LISTENING III
Listen to Nicola and Ben talking about their hobbies. Answer the questions.

1 What does Nicola like doing?

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2 When does she go to the nature reserve?
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3 What work does she do there?
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4 Where’s Norfolk?
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5 Why do you need to be patient if you’re a bird watcher?
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6 What does Ben do during the week?
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7 How long has he lived in Devon?
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8 How old was he when he won the junior surfing championship?
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9 What successes has he had since then?
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10 How often does he train for the under-17s championship?
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LISTENING IV

Listen to Linda and Tom talking about a campaign they are organising.
Answer the questions.
1 What’s the name of the campaign?
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2 How will the first group contact governments?
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3 What do they think governments should do?
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4 Who will give out leaflets?
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5 What will the posters advertise?
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6 Where will they try to put up the posters?
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7 Who is Linda going to email?
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8 Where are they going to have their meeting?
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9 What’s the date of the meeting?
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10 What are they going to do at the meeting?