Listening Practice
Exam Tip: How to match listening extracts with sentences or headlines
Listening Exam 2 – Part 3
• Think about the possible topic of each sentence or headline.
• Predict the vocabulary and expressions related with the topic of each sentence or headline.
• Read the sentences or headlines carefully, underline any key words that may have words with
similar meaning in the listening extracts, predict similar words that may appear in the listening
extract.
• When listening to the extracts listen out for possible connections between the sentences or
headlines thinking of the words you have predicted before listening.
• Note down any key words when listening to each extract.
• Remember there are usually two sentences or headlines that you don’t need to use.
EXAM TASK
Listening Exam 2 Part 3
2.3 You are going to listen to some people talking about health, exercise
and diet. Match extracts 1–5 with sentences A–H. There are two sentences
you don’t need to use. Extract 0 is the example.
A The speaker says we should stop using lifts and escalators.
B The speaker thinks we should adopt a vegetarian diet.
C The speaker thinks we should eat small amounts of everything we like.
D The speaker thinks that the best exercise is free, and there’s no need to go to a gym.
E The speaker thinks a Mediterranean diet is the key to health.
F The speaker thinks that green tea can keep you healthy.
G The speaker gives advice about keeping our minds healthy.
H The speaker thinks that people should stop eating cheese and butter, and also cut out milk.
TIPS
1 Using the sentences in the exam task, match sentences A–H to the possible vocabulary
areas listed below. Question 0 is the example.
0 vegetables, salad, meat, pulses Sentence E
1 dementia, brain gym, smoking, drinking alcohol __________
2 dairy products, slow down __________
3 lifts, escalators, walking, firm up __________
4 health food shops, herbs __________
5 bus stops, pavements, the tube __________
6 moderation, chocolate __________
7 greens, cut out, healthy, vitamins __________
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2 Look at the underlined words in the sentences in the exam task. Which words or
expressions below could replace them? Question 0 is the example.
0 take up adopt
1 maintaining __________
2 stop drinking __________
3 avoid __________
4 fit __________
5 the important thing for __________
6 in moderation __________
3 Check the meaning of the words and expressions below. Decide which sentence they might
relate to. There may be more than one possibility.
do regular exercise G sensible lifestyle triangle chickpeas
blood pressure balanced diet excessive drinking risk of
keep alert avoid obesity cholesterol level do regular exercise
4 Verbs which collocate with specific words or expressions often give information about a
topic. Match the verbs with their meanings.
1 Ward off a improve
2 Cut down on b choose
3 Keep up c prevent
4 Rule something out d reduce
5 Go for e sustain
6 Do wonders for f avoid completely
5 Make collocations using the phrases in the table and some of the verbs listed in exercise 4.
There may be more than one possibility. Which exam task sentence could they connect to?
Verb or verbs: Phrase: Which
Headline?
smoking
illness
water intake
red meat
Now complete LISTENING EXAM 2 – PART 3
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