UNIT 6 TEST

LISTENING PAPER
YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES.

Fairbridge REMEMBER HOW TO …

understand the speaker’s intention
 Listen for the main message.
 Listen for expressions that give an
opinion or suggestion.
 Describe what you have learned
and/or how you feel after listening.

Part 1
Listen to the news report and choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

1 What does Sandra want to do?

A advertise a new supermarket B tell people a new C give her opinion about
supermarket will open a new supermarket

2 What is the main idea of Sandra's comment? The supermarket will …

A be good for business in B contain a butcher’s, a C damage the shops in the
the town. baker’s and a newsagent’s. area.

Part 2
Listen to the news report and choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

3 The reporter asks Sandra why people don’t … 4 Sandra expresses the opinion that the
A help by shopping at shops that already exist. small shops …
B support the supermarket. A will survive.
C just go to the supermarket instead of the B will shut.
local shops. C will have better product variety.

5 Lionel Hart suggests that the people who are 6 Lionel expresses the opinion that the
against the supermarket … supermarket can …
A should quit their jobs. A be a positive thing for the people of town.
B can't prevent development. B help mothers look after their children.
C have nothing to do in their free time. C help mothers carry their shopping bags.

7 Lionel suggests that people should visit the supermarket when it opens if they …
A don’t think it will have electronic goods.
B don’t want to shop online.
C aren't sure it will be a good new facility.

Part 3
Listen to the news report and decide if each sentence is Correct (C) or Incorrect (I).
Choose C or I.

8 Jane agrees with Sandra that the supermarket will be a negative thing for the town. C/I

9 Jane believes that the small shops will survive if they sell good products. C/I

10 Jane believes that products are usually cheaper in small shops. C/I

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