Listening Placement Test - Listen 3 times only and then answer the questions related to it.

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Question 1 of 15 - What festival is the man talking about? 1. 2. 3. 4. Christmas Thanksgiving New Year His birthday

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Question 2 of 15 Which meal is the woman talking about? 1. 2. 3. 4. lunch dinner supper breakfast

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Question 3 of 15 Where does the conversation take place? 1. 2. 3. 4. in a sports centre in a pharmacy in a DVD rental store in a library

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Question 4 of 15 What are their jobs? 1. 2. 3. 4. They are a waiter and waitress They work in a supermarket They are chefs They work in a bakery

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Question 5 of 15

What is the mans job? 1. 2. 3. 4. a historian an explorer a school teacher an actor

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Question 6 of 15 What is the man reviewing? 1. 2. 3. 4. a game a book a TV programme a film

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Question 7 of 15 Who is the man addressing? 1. 2. 3. 4. an audience friends passengers his staff

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Question 8 of 15 What is the man mainly talking about? 1. 2. 3. 4. the possibility of aliens the evolution of dinosaurs the credibility of science fiction programmes the beginning of the universe

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Question 9 of 15 What was Alex Rayners crime?

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rape murder theft assault

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Question 10 of 15 What is this an advert for? 1. 2. 3. 4. toothpaste shower gel kitchen cleaner washing powder

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Question 11 of 15 What is the woman doing? 1. 2. 3. 4. advising someone threatening someone defending someone telling someone off

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Question 12 of 15 Julia believes that... 1. 2. 3. 4. People are better off not working than working There are not enough jobs available, even elsewhere People do not want to work irregular hours People have brought unemployment on themselves

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Question 13 of 15 What is the subject of the lecture? 1. 2. 3. 4. botany geology archaeology palaeontology

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Question 14 of 15 What is the woman talking about? 1) 2) 3) 4) Shes talking about a colleague Shes reviewing a book Shes talking about a piece of art Shes criticising a famous person

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Question 15 of 15 The woman is talking about a talk which happened in... 1. 2. 3. 4. parliament a university a law court a church

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(2 questions per level in average, disconsidering #12 and #14) Council of Europe levels C2 Mastery Description The capacity to deal with material which is academic or cognitively demanding, and to use language to good effect at a level of performance which may in certain respects be more advanced than that of an average native speaker. Example: CAN scan texts for relevant information, and grasp main topic of text, reading almost as quickly as a native speaker. All practice tests at this level The ability to communicate with the emphasis on how well it is done, in terms of appropriacy, sensitivity and the capacity to deal with unfamiliar topics. Example: CAN deal with hostile questioning confidently. CAN get and hold onto his/her turn to speak. All practice tests at this level The capacity to achieve most goals and express oneself on a range of topics. Example: CAN show visitors around and give a detailed description of a place. All practice tests at this level The ability to express oneself in a limited way in familiar situations and to deal in a general way with nonroutine information. Example: CAN ask to open an account at a bank, provided that the procedure is straightforward. All practice tests at this level An ability to deal with simple, straightforward information and begin to express oneself in familiar contexts. Example: CAN take part in a routine conversation on simple predictable topics. All practice tests at this level A basic ability to communicate and exchange information in a simple way. Example: CAN ask simple questions about a menu and understand simple answers.

C1 Effective Operational Proficiency

B2 Vantage

B1 Threshold

A2 Waystage

A1 Breakthrough