Comprensin Oral NB.

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION (15 MARKS)

PART 1 (5 x 1 = 5 marks)
You are going to listen to five radio extracts. For questions 1-5, match each extract to the
name of the programme from the list (A-H), as in the example (0-E). There are two extra
headings you do not need to use. You will hear the recording twice.

RADIO PROGRAMMES
A. Engineering solutions
B. Cities in the UK

Extract 0

C. Monuments in Britain

Extract 1

D. Zoos in Britain

Extract 2

E.

South Asia: Bangladesh (example)

F. The Natural World

Extract 3
Extract 4

G. The Sky at Night

Extract 5

H. Weather news

PART 2 ( 5 x 1 = 5 marks)
You are going to listen to five conversations. For questions 6-10, chose the option a, b or c
that best matches each conversation, as in the example (0-c). You will hear the recording
twice.
0. Where is the man? (example)
a) at the cinema box office

b) at the travel agency

c) at the tube station

b) at the restaurant

c) at the supermarket

b) booking a table at a restaurant

c) reserving travelling tickets

b) house decorations

c) mobile phones

b) a TV programme

c) the first day at school

b) checking into a hotel

c) making an appointment

6. Where are the people?

a) at the pub
7. What is the man doing?
a) making an appointment
8. What are they shopping for?
a) clothes
9. What is it?
a) a street interview
10. What is the man doing?
a) booking travelling tickets

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PART 3 (5 x 1 = 5 marks)
You are going to listen to a recorded message with information about the Royal Botanic
Gardens, Kew. For questions 11-15, complete the sentences below with the correct
information in no more than 4 words, as in the example. You will hear the recording twice

0. Kew Gardens opens at ______9:30 ________. (example)

11. Kew Gardens web page is www.__________________ .org.
12. To obtain information about opening times and prices, press __________________.
13. For information about how to get there and ____________________, press 6.
14. To repeat these options, press __________________.
15. The phone number is 020 8 _____________________.

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