Listening Part 1

ln this part You:

ln.Part'1, you will hear
a listen to one or two peopte tatking about seven short situations recoid ings.on famljiai
topics such as free
o match what theY saY with a Picture
time, school, travel and
animals. lt is a good idea
VOCABULARY: TOPICS to learn words related to
these toPics.
lCirctethewordwhichisdifferentineachgroup.Theremaybemore
than one Possible answer.
1 ferry helicopter spaceshi p aeroplane

2 lion giraffe elephant sheeP

3 windsurfing footbatt rugbY hockeY

physics
4 chemistrY biotogy history
5 swimming skiing knitting dancing

6 stadium gym factory athtetics track

7 French Spain German ltatian

8 racket coach bat surfboard

Exptain why the words you chose are different. The words in
the box
may be hetpfut.

country work team water

science active witd equiPment

Choose the best word from Exercise 1 for each gap'

thick clothes.
2 One of my favourite team sports at the Winter Otympics is
ira-

3 My grandmother loves .... She made this pair of gloves

for me.
4 The ... is a meat-eating animatwhich can be dangerous
to humans.
5 You can catcha .............'......'........ across to the istand every hour'

6 lneedanewtennis ..'.Mineisbroken'
7 l'm reatty bad at.................. ........... I can never remember important
dates!

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: . CGESTIONS AND RESPONSES
- - ::3akers somet¡mes suggest things to do, buy or eat. Match the suggestions
: : NSES.
, 'cotbaIt. a We had that YesterdaY.
:-,.','etakeapicnic? b That's far too earlYl 1f you hear a §uqgestion,

,. ',: get him a book. c Car might be quicker. listen for the resPonse.
Does the other sPeaker
.. : r¡eet at 4. d I can't. l've hurt mY ankle. accept or reject the
.: oy train? e Yes, good idea. He loves reading. suggestion?

- - -.: getting Pizza? f Ooh, I love eating outside!

: - : d ia togue. Which subject do they decide to study first?

: - and choose the correct resPonse.

: - : :hey start with maths? a They might need hetP with it.
b lt's not due in tomorrow.
. - : they start with geograPhY? a They have more time.
b They don't have to write much.
-:'., decide to start with science? a They understand it we[t.
b lt's more urgent.
: ::i.tres to make suggestions and respond to your partner's suggestions.

:tching o film tonight at mY house?

- .: i'eo, but I've got footbotltraining. / Greot ideo - whot film do
you foncy?

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Questions 1-7
O
ü3r..: For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 What is the gir[ going to bring for the picnic?

2 Which activity did the boy enjoy most during his holiday?

3 What homework does the gir[ have to do tonight?

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5 Which present has the boy already bought?

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6 Where did the boy go with his family at the weekend?

? How witt the gir[ get to her friend's house?

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 Listening Part 2
ln this part you:
o listen to two speakers tatking about a topic f he wo.td§:ro'u,..héárla.ii
. answer six multiple-choice questions o{ten d lfferé nt¡,.f,,r:o m¡,t h
w0rds in ;the, q ue§t,ion,s
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VOCABU LARY: ADJ ECTIVES wór'ds,with, similiár'ár1 di
0§posite' méáninqe,, .,.,'
1 Match a word from column A with a word with a similar meaning from
column B and a word with the opposite meaning from column C.
ABC
scary Iovety narrow
wide frightening normal
dutt huge calming
strange compticated tiny
enormous boring nasty
pteasant odd simple
hard broad exciting
2 Listen and decide which word from Exercise t has been replaced by

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a 'bleep'. There may be more than one possible answer.

3 ....................... 4 ...

FOCUS: AGREEING AND DISAGREEING

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Read the dialogues and write A (agree) or D (disagree). imp0!:taritto Úndrerstár
1 Oh, look at that painting. lt's so beautifutl if a,speáker.agr*iés,or i

But the colours are so du[[ disagrees With the othr

úpeaker;,ThrpY nláy not
2 The food on the ptane was disgusting.
i,he .words, yes;t n,o;,ugrei
I actuaIty quite enjoyed it. -ór:rdiso.qiee:'. "., . .r. . , r. r,,

3 Frankie is such a tatented singer.

Absotute[yl
4 The Star Wars fitms are absolutely bri[[iantl
lf you [ike that kind of thing .. .
5 Chemistry is the most difficu[t subject we have this year.
I couldn't agree more

6 Mobite phones should not be a[towed in schoots.

Exacttyl

4 Listen and choose the correct option.

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You hear two friends tatking about what cake to buy for their friend's
birthday. Which cake do they decide to buy?
chocolate
B strawberry
C ptain

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Questions 8-13
For each question, choose the
correct answer.

You wi'
hear two friends tatking about a film
they,ve just seen.
Why didn't the boy enjoy the fitm?
A lt was very frightening.
B tt [asted too [ong.
C lt had terribte acting.

You wi[[ hear two friends tarking about some biorogy

homework.
The girt suggests that the boy
sÁould
A ask his teacher for help.
B get information from the internet.
C look in the biotogy textbook.

You witl hear two friends tatking

about an interview with a singer they,ve
seen on TV.
They agree that
A the singer,s answers were interesting.
B the interviewer was quite rude.
C the questions were confusing.

You wit[ hear a girt

telting her friend about a diving trip.
How did the girl fee[ about it?
A sure she witt go again
B glad she went with a relative
C pleased with her diving skilts

You wil[ hear a girl tatking to a friend about

basketbail.
The girl is tryíng to
A explain the rules of the game. ..

B describe a game she took part in.

C encourage the boy to start ptaying.

You wi[[ hear a boy tatking about

a trip to a city with his famity.
Why did the boy,s family get lost?
A They couldn,t understand their map.
B Someone gave them the wrong directions.
C The guidebook contained incorrect
information.

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 Listening Part 3

ln this part You:

o tisten to one person talking about a topic
o complete some notes about the topic

FOCUS: LINKING WORDS AND PHRASES AND ADVERBIALS

1 Link the two parts of the sentences. use the words and phrases in bold l¡r, tihe,ListeliRC t.e st., P,qY
to help you. attention to linking words
1 UnfortunatelY, a Pierre has a Part-time job. and expressions as theY

2 lndia is second onlY to b the bus stop's just outside my house. can affect the meaning.

3 lnstead of ordering the soup, c However, I don't speak much French'

4 I grew uP in France. d it's going to rain tomorrow.
5 I ski every winter e China as a Producer oftea.
6 Luckily, f shallwe have satad?
7 As we[[ as studYing, g atthough l'm not verY good.

2 Choose the best tinking words or phrases or adverbs in bold

from Exercise 1
to go in each gaP.
1 Germany was......'.......'.. Norway in the medals table'
2 Rashmin usualty wears smart clothes. ..........., today he's dressed
casuatlY.
3 We,re going camping tomorrow......................................, the weather is improving'
4 ................... I don't usua[ty [ike action films, I quite enjoyed that one'
5 .................... ptaying tennis for her ctub, Gemma is an excettent
swimmer.
6 you shoutd go for a walk .......... watching TV every evening'

FOCUS: PREDICTI NG ANSWERS

a school
3 You are going to hear a teacher tatking to some students aboutnumber or Read the instructions
.

.r\ trip to an aquarium. ln each gap, write one or two words or a caref ully and think about
(D a date or a time. the type of information
'd'. Before listening, decide what kind of information you need to listen for' ;r'náé,{lád'iú:áiqñg¡otaL.:

1 Cost of entry to the aquarium: f"""""""""""""""",'":: ;. li§¡ri¡r.

2 Students need to bring: ......'.....

3 Sharks feeding time:.....'............'......'......'."' p'm'
4 11 a.m. talk about:
Now tisten and comPlete the gaPs.
Listen
4 The teacher now gives some more information about the aquarium'
for the spettings and write down the information'
o 1 Address:
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Name of aquarium: Aquarina
.......... Road

2 Name of guide: Sarah ............

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Questions 14-19
:cr each question, write the correct answer in the gap.
r', rite one or two words or a number or a date or a time.

¡trru ¡, it[ hear a student giving a review of a new video game to his ctass.

Video game revaew

,4ction tokes ploce in: o (14)
) ayers onsw¿r guestions obout: (15)
\hme of mosf díff icult level of game: the (16)
Sest thing obout the game the (17)
,tiloximum number of ployars: (18)
ilebsile f or more detoils:

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 Listening Part 4
ln this part you:
o [isten to an interview
o choose the correct answer (A, B or c) from six multipte-choice questions

GRAMMAR: TIME PHRASES

1 Put one word in each gap.
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for since ago §§1th.qy::ñah;ih;§lpyeu.r ..,:.i,

und.qi§i¿ñdrihgsid:dirf .,
1 went on holiday to Japan three years
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ii ir... r,:i:i..i.r, ..r'r ii r -:li:lii,i:,i,,..ii:.,.i..., ..

2 Jenna has been in the photography ctub......................2015.

3 l've been playing for the schooI team ...................... six months.
U.nd q,f i{á.n.din §.,!i¡:¡r
Make some sentences about yourself usingfor, since and ogo. §, r, r.,..:.
phrases and tenses can
2 Listen to a girl called Silvia tatking about her life and answer help while you listen
and when answering the

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the questions.
Where does Silvia live now?
exam questions.

a China
b London :Remembel
c Rome
2 Sitvia's Mum became interested in [earning Chinese
a before she went to China.
b while she Iived in China.
c after she [eft China.
3 Sitvia's brother is now in
a Rome.
b London.
c China.
3 Anita is a 16-year-old girt who helps out at a home for stray cats. Listen

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and put the events in the correct order.
Anita cleaned the cats'cages.
b
,

Anita started hetping the vet.

c Anita started visiting Cat Rescue.
d Anita's mum started volunteering at Cat Rescue.
e Anita started hetping at Cat Rescue.

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 Listening Part 4
Questions 20-25
For each question, choose the correct answer.

ao- ,¡¡ill hear an interview with a 15-year-otd gir[ catled Andrea, who plays ice hockey for her
[i-:r-, on a I U nd er-16s Tea m.

¡O Which sport does Andrea say she started playing first?

A footbal[
B ice hockey
C basketba[[

¿r Andrea says that she first started ptaying ice hockey after
A watching a family member PlaY.
B seeing a game on tetevision.
C talking about it with her friends.

¡2 Why does Andrea think that ptaying against boys is important?

A lt improves her own ptaying skitls.
B lt proves there are many girts ptaying the sport.
C lt increases respect for femate players.

23 How did Andrea feelwhen she was chosen for the nationa[ under-16s team?
A surprised to be asked
B sorry to leave her club
C confident in her abilities

21 Andrea's favourite games are those which are

A easy to win.
B shown on TV.

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25 Andrea says that people who want to start ptaying ice hockey shoutd
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A find a club.
B buy good equipment.
C [earn the rules.

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 Speaking Part 1

ln this part of the test You will:

¡ talk to an interlocutor for 2-3 minutes
o answer some generaI questions about you and your famity

FOCUS: PERSONAL QUESTIONS

1 Answer these questions about yourself' In F'hase,?tof this :Báfit,' ,,

1 What's Your name? of the. §pe,aki¡ g,,te.s1¡:

2 How old are You? ia a d yii,o.t& abo.ul $ Ú t'

pa§t,éiPéiié nüé§r §rn d'i .

3 Where do You [ive? f út*re.P Bn6;i a.§well as,,
4 Who do You live with? ábouít¡g tt*§efi tr r.l"'r',i,r :

2 Match these Phase 2 questions and answers'

5 -/. How did you meet your best friend? .J

3NowaskandanswerthequestionsinExercise2withapartner.

FOCUS: LISTENING
4 Listen and complete the interlocutor's questions'

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4 Where you go last """"" """""'?

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Phase 1
lnterlocutor Listen caref ully to the
interlocutor's q uestions,
To Ai B Good morning / afternoon / evening. and ask if there's
something you don't
Can I have your mark sheets, ptease?
understand.
Hond over the mork sheets to the ossessor:
To A/B
ToA What's your name? How otd are you?
There will he two
Thank you. examiners in the room.
To B And what's your name? How otd are you? The person who asks
you questions is the
Thank you.
>a interlocutor. The other
ToB B, where do you [ive? person is the assessor,
who sits f urther away and
Who do you live with?
makes notes, and doesn't
>[ Thank you.
speak. If there's anything
ToA And A, where do you [ive? you don't understand, ask
Who do you live with? the interlocutor, who will
>c be happy to explain.
Thank you.

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Phase 2
>e lntertocutor

The interlocutor moy osk you one or more of the following questions.
:>f
Tet[ us about your best friend.

>o How often do you use the internet?

b

What do you usuatly do in the evening?

What is your favourite schooI subject? (Why?),

Which TV programmes do you enjoy watching? (Why?)

Do you like ptaying or watching any sports? (Why? / Why not?) Proctise osking ond onswering
these question s with o f ri end.
What's your favourite kind of music? (Why?) This will hetp you feel conf ident
ríqht from the beqinninq of
the tesi.
Tel[ us about your bedroom.

Listen to two students answering some of the questions above.

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 Speaking Parl2
ln this part of the test you will:
a tatk to the intertocutor about a colour photograph
o describe what you can see in the photograph

VOCABULARY: DESCRIB¡NG PEOPLE, THINGS AND PLACES

1 Where are you now? What can you see? Who can you see? What are
they doing? Try to describe the room you are in, what you can see
there and the people around you in as much detail as you can.
2 Look at the photograph below. What can you see? Who are the
peopte? Where are they? What are they doing? Describe what you can
see in as much detail as you can.

3 Listen to a student describing this photograph. Does she say the

same things you said about the people? What does she say about
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':: rtocutor
Now I'd like each of you to talk on your own about something. l'm going to give
each of you a photograph and I'd like you to tatk about it.

A, here is your photograph. lt shows someone doing her homework.

The interlocutor will ploce Exam Proctice Test 1 Speaking Port 2 picture
(see page C1), in front of Condidate A.

B, you just listen. A, please tell us what you can see in the photograph.

- ::didate A (Ap p roxi m otely 1 m i n ute)

- :e rtocutor Thank you,

Back-up prompts (forA and B) . Talk about the person/peopte.

. Tatk about the ptace.
. Tatk about other things in the photograph.

" :: rtocutor B, here is your photograph. lt shows some people getting their {unch.

The interlocutor will ploce Exam Proctice Test 1 Speoking Part 2 picture
(see poge C2), in front of Candidate B.

-:erlocutor A, you just listen. B, please tell us what you can see in the photograph.

- : ndidate B (Ap p roxi m otely 1 m i n ute)

-:erlocutor Thank you.

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Listen to a student talking about Photos A, B and C. (See pages CL, C2 and C7.)

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 Speaking Part 3

ln this Part of the test You will:

o look at information the interlocutor gives you
o discuss your views and opinions with your partner

FoCUS:MAKINGsUGGEsTIoNs,AGREEINGANDDISAGREEING
for students and needs
1 A school wants to have a cookery competition
Look at the four possibte
to choose a suitabte prize for thá winner'
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prizes and tisten ,o i¡n' and Harry tatking
does Gina think is best? why? Does
about !h.tT: Which prize
Harry agree with Gina? why not?
Which prize do they agree on in the
end?

2 ReadGinaandHarry,sconversation,thentistenagainandcomp[ete
the text with words from the recording'
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H: So which prize do you think
G:
they shoutd give' Gina?

and I'd love to have

chefs wear hats tike that' lt's so unusuat'
something [ike that'
be a
H: .-..
f (2) .......... that. The person who wins witl definitely
as a hobby' They're not a
t..nug"r, and probabtyjust enjoys cooking
prot"irlonut chel so I don't think it witt be very usefut'
ial the cake? Everyone [ikes cake'
.......'...
prize eitherl (4) . . ..........'.... they
G: I don,t! And it,s not a very heattñy
givethepansthen? (5)'''' """""'aboutthat?''
probabty got tots of pans already'
H: I think their parents have
..'.'...... rlght, but they might
not have any up-to-date
G: tál
.ook.ry books, uná thty'" a great way
better, too'
of [earning how to cook
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you think wiit be easiest
prize' to talk about and discuss
H: (7) . ...........'....."! Yes, they're definitety the best those ones first.
best for the winner of a schoo[
3 Which prize do you think woutd be
cookery competition? Discuss this
with your partner'

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Now, in this part of the test youlre going to talk about

something together for
about two minutes. l'm going to describe a situation
to you.

The interlocutor will place Exom proctice Test 1 speoking part

2 set of pictures
(see page CJ1), in front of both condidotes.

A girl is going on a long bus journey with her family

to visit some relatives. she
can take one thing with her on the bus for entertainment
during the journsy;

Here are some things she could take with her.

Tatk together about the different things she could take

with her, and say which
woutd be best.

Altright? Now talk together.

(Ap p roxi m otely 2*3 m in utes)

- sten to two students doing the task above.

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 Speaking Part 4
ln this part of the test you will:
o answer questions on a similartopic to Part 3
o give your views and opinions to your partner and the interlocutor

FOCUS: G¡VING YOUR OPINION Look at your partner when

you're talking to them. This
1 Listen to Theo and Lidia giving their opinions about the foods they helps to give both of you

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like. Complete the text with words from the recording.
Theo
The food I reaIty [ike is pizza. I think it's really (1) .
confidence.

whatever you put on top of it and I Iike [ots of (2) .............

of pizza.l think (3) ..........., though, is chicken and
pineapple. I know it sounds a bit strange, but it tastes
(4) ...........! lt's because the pineapple is sweet and the
chicken and cheese isn't, so they go rea[[y well together.
(5) ...........you, Lidia? What food (6) .... tike?

Lidia
I [ike pizza (7) ... . ..........., but the food I [ike most is ice cream
(8) ........... I can buy it in so many nice flavours and I
(9) . attof them. I (10)..............
........... Remrember
chocolate and vani[[a rather than strawberry or other fruit
flavours, (11) l'm very happy to eat them a[t! I

think that learning how to make ice cream (12)

reatly interestirig. Do you [ike making pizzas, Theo?

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healthy and unhealthy foods. Complete the phrases for agreeing and
disagreeing.
Theo: I think fast food is really bad for you.
Lidia: (1) . Most fast food restaurants and takeaways setl

salads and things [ike that. (2)

. that a [ot of the things

we think about when we mention fast food, [ike burgers and

chips, aren't good for you, but other things aren't so bad.
Theo: (3) . I think that even if you have a burger every now
and then, it's not going to do you any harm.,ltls when you eat
them every day it becomes a probtem
Lidia: (4) . Some scientists think that things Iike chocotate are

good for you, too.

Theo: (5) . only if you eat a very sma[[ amount each day.

Training Test 1 Speaking Part 4

 i'' turns to read out questions (1-6) below. Respond to what your partner says with one
of the phrases in
- ==ch bubbles. Keep the conversation going by then asking another question on the topic.

Are you? l'm notl

IReatty?
That'd b. Cj.rL I oon,t you? I dot ]
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-'uch prefer pasta to rice.
.-ink a hotiday by the beach is the best kind of hotiday.
: Love to go to New York.
::n't reatty [ike comedy fitms. They never make me [augh.
.. reatty frightened
of travetting on aeroplanes.
- iike to design my own jewe[tery.

Speaking Part 4

::utor

. .=ir a Have you ever been on a realty long journey? (Where did you go?)
a Which do you prefer, travetling by car or travetling by bus? (WhV?)
a Have you ever been on an aeroptane? (Did you enjoy it?)
a Do you tike travelting by train? (Why? / Why not?)
a Is it important for peopte to think about the environment when they choose how
to travel? (Why? / Why not?)

Thank you. That is the end of the test.

=. to two students doing the task above.

Which do you prefer, trovellinq by cor or
trovellínq by bus? Thínk about:
. how comfortoble eoch type of tronspart is.
. how fost eoch type of tronsport is.
. how convenient eoch type of Lronsport is.
. how expensíve each type of tronsporf is.

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