PART I - LISTENING

Section 1: Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for
each answer.
PRIME RECRUITMENT
Employee record
Surname: (1)………………….
Email: (2)………………………@worldnet.com
Nationality: (3)………………………………
Reference: Name: John Keen
(professional) Job: manager of (4)…………….
Reference: Name: Eileen Dorsini
(personal) Job: (5)………………………
Special current (6)………………….certificate
qualifications certificate of competence in (7)…………………….
Section 2: You will hear a talk about the song “Happy birthday”. Complete the
senetcnes.
The song was first called “Good morning” (1)…………………………………….
It was originally intended that (2)…………….would sing the song every morning.
The song then became known as “Good morning” (3)…………………………..
Children began to sing the song with “Happy Birthday” words when they were (4)
……………………
The song was sung with “Happy Birthday” words in a (5)……………..in 1931 and
then in another one in 1934.
The legal situation concerning the song remains valid (6)…………………..
The song is among the (7)………………..songs most frequently sung in English.
Money has to be paid for using the song in any (8)………….., eg a TV show, a toy, etc.
Section 3: You will hear a conversation between a boy called Jamie and girl called
Miranda about sharing a bedroom with a brother or sister. Decide if each sentence is
correct or incorrect. If it is correct, choose the letter A for YES. If it is not correct,
choose the letter B for NO.
1. Miranda accepts what her sister’s side of the room looks like. A B
2. Jamie complaints that his brother refuses to share his electronic A B
equipment
3. Miranda is annoyed about some things that her sister tells their A B
mother.
4. Miranda was surprised that she felt lonely when her sister was away. A B
5. Despite sharing a bedroom, Jamie finds he can still easily do his A B
homework.
Section 4: You will hear an interview with the television actress Donna Denton. As
you listen, choose the best answer to each question.
1. As a child, Donna started going to dancing classes because\
A. her mother persuaded her to.
B. they were relatively inexpensive.
C. she wanted to be with friends.
2. What did Donna feel when she first went to dancing classes?
A. disappointed by the attitude of the teacher.
B. unconcerned about her position in the class.
C. embarrassed because she was not a good dancer.
3. What did Donna do to get a place at Knightswell Stage School?
A. She took part in a musical show.
B. She got her parents to pay in advance.
C. She gave a demonstration of her skills.
4. At stage school, Donna initially had problems because of
A. the behaviour of other pupils at the school.
B. the amount of time she spent travelling.
C. the need to follow a particular school rule.
5. What does Donna say about her first parts on television?
A. A private teacher helped her find them.
B. They were useful in developing her career.
C. It was easy enough for students to get them.
KEY
Section 1
1. Riley
2. E-D-W-I-N-A-R-I
3. New Zealander
4. a play centre
5. professor
6. first aid
7. sailing
Section 2
1. to/ to All/ All
2. the/ a teacher/ teachers
3. to/ to You/ You
4. at parties
5. show
6. until 2030
7. 3/ three
8. profit(-)making enterprise
Section 3
1. YES
2. NO
3. YES
4. YES
5. NO
Section 4
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. B
TAPESCRIPT
Section 1 (IELTS Trainer – Test 2- Listening section 1)
You will hear a man who runs a recruitment agency talking to a young woman looking for
a job. You should answer the questions as you listen.
Clive: Hello, Edwina, is it? Have a seat.
Edwina: Yes, Edwina. Thanks. I’m looking for a job as a nanny. I like working with
children. I talked to you yesterday?
Clive: Oh, yes. Well, we covered most of the ground on the phone yesterday. I’ve got a
form I need to complete for my records. So you’re Edwina Riley, and how should we
contact you?
Edwina: By email. I check it regularly.
Clive: What’s the address.
Edwina: It’s Edwina like my name then R-I, the first two letters of my surname, at
worldnet dot com.
Clive: E-D-W-I-N-A-R-I at worldnet dot com?
Edwina: Yes
Clive: Good. And you’re from Australia?
Edwina: Actually, I’m a New Zealander.
Clive: Oh, I’m sorry. I bet it’s really irritating being told you’re an Australian. Like
Canadian being asked what part of the States they’re from.
Edwina: I’m used to it. It happens to us all the time.
Clive: And now, you said on the phone that you could bring me some references? One
from someone who’s known you in a professional capacity and one personal one?
Edwina: Ah, yeah. Here’s one from John Keen, who was the manager at the play centre in
Wellington where I worked for three years after I left school. It’s got all his contact details
on.
Clive: Thank you. So this was your last employer?
Edwina: Yes, apart from a bit of waitressing recently, but that was just temporary. I’m
sure John will answer any questions if you contact him.
Clive: We do run checks, yes. And a personal reference?
Edwina: Ah, you can contact the friend of my mother’s I’m staying with here in London.
Eileen Dorsini, she’s a professor. She’s known me all my life because she’s used to be our
neighbour back home when she was a primary school teacher there. Now she’s working
here at the Institute of Education.
Clive: Oh, good!
Edwina: I’ve got her contact details here for you.
Clive: Thanks, I think I have some jobs to suit you. Oh, do you have any practical
qualifications, by the way? Life-saving, music, anything?
Edwina: Um, I’ve got an up-to-date first aid certificate. I did a course when I was
working.
Clive: That’s good. First aid. Anything else?
Edwina: Well, I’ve got a driving licence, as I told you on the phone. But that’s not special,
you said, almost everyone needs that really. I’ve got a sailing qualification, it’s a certificate
of competence.
Clive: So you’re a yachtswoman?
Edwina: I love sailing.
Clive: Well, I’ll note you have a certificate. Hmm.
[The recording is repeated]
That is the end of section 1.
Section 2 (FCE Test Builder – Test 1- Paper 4 – Part 2)
You will hear a talk about the song “Happy birthday”. Complete the senetcnes.
Happy Birthday had its origin in in 1893, when Mildred Hill, a kindergarten teacher in
Louisville, Kentucky, put together a simple tune. Whether she composed it entirely out of
her own head, or was influenced by other “folk song” fragments, is not clear. But when her
young sister Patty (also a teacher) added words, the groundwork was laid for a very
pleasing song. They called it Good Morning to All:
Good morning to you,
Good morning to you,
Good morning dear children,
Good morning to all.
Good Morning to All was originally intended, and used, as a welcoming song to be sung by
the teacher to the class each morning. But when it was published later in 1893, in a book of
songs for kindergartens, it proved to be popular in reverse-children sang it to their teachers,
rather than the other way round, and the word”children” was popularly replaced by
“teacher”. So the song gently morphed into Good Morning to You.
In this form, young children across The United states began to sing the song. The slow
development from “Good Morning” to “Happy Birthday” seems to have come from
children themselves, with encouragement from Patty Hill, who helped create the new lyric
when children liked the song enough to sing it at parties.
In 1924, Good Morning to All, with Happy Birthday to You printed as an optional second
verse, was published. By then, radio was gaining attention and movies were beginning to
take hold. The Happy Birhday words replaced the earlier version, and in 1931 the song
appeared in the show Band Wagon, then became a “singing telegram” for Western Union
in 1933, and surfaced again in Irving Berlin’s show As Thousands Cheer in 1934.
The third Hill sister, Jessica believing that Patty and Mildred should have the credit fot the
now very popular song, and some profit from it, went into battle. Later in 1934, she was
able to establish legal copyright to her sisters for their song, and it was officially published
in 1935 as Happy Birthday. Since then, two legal changes in America’s copyright system
have made Happy Birthday copyright until 2030. Fortunately this does not rule out its
being sung privately, as it is at countless parites. It has been named in the Guinness Book
of Records as one of the three most sung songs in the English language, along with For
He’s a Jolly Good Fellow and Auld Lang Syne.
But the copyright can be enforced when the song is used in a public place where a larger
group than a family is gathered, such as a sports event. Royalties must be paid if the song
is ever part of a pro-fit making enterprise, such as a television show, a commercial stage
performance or movie, or is built into toys, music, boxes, watches, mobile phones and
“singing “ birthday cards.
[The recording is repeated]
That is the end of section 2.
Section 3 (PET 1 – Test 2- Part 4)
You will hear a conversation between a boy called Jamie and a girl called Miranda about
sharing a bedroom with a brother or sister. Decide if each sentence is correct or
incorrect. If it is correct, choose the letter A for YES. If it is not correct, choose the letter B
for NO.
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear the recording twice.
Jamie: Hi, Miranda. How are you?
Miranda: Hi, Jamie. I’m fine! I’m helping Mum paint my bedroom at home- the one I
share with my younger sister.
Jamie: Oh, how’s it going?
Miranda: Not well- we can’t agree! My sister and I both have got our own side of the
room, and they’re completely different! I mean, my side’s blue, with pop posters all over
the wall. But her side’s pink, with dolls and stuff. Not my thing at all really, but as I said,
she’s younger than me – and it looks OK, I guess.
Jamie: Mmm- well, I share with my brother Max, but as he’s older than me, I get to use
lots of things that my parents don’t really want me to have, because they say I’m not old
enough. But he lets me use his laptop, music player…everything!
Miranda: Wow! Now. If that was my little sister, she’d probably go and report it to my
mum, and I’d get into trouble! That happens sometimes. Then my sister and I have an
argument!
Jamie: Oh? That doesn’t happen with Max and me…
Miranda: No? Well, apart from that, I get on OK with my sister, really. To be honest, she
went camping with her school last week, and I really missed her. I found it wasn’t so nice
being in our room on my own. I hadn’t expected that.
Jamie: I know what you mean. My brother’s going to university soon, and the room will
seem really empty. Still, at least I’ll be able to get on with my homework in peace – it’s
hard at the moment, as he’s often in the room, too.
Miranda: Well, my sister likes paying outside, so it’s OK. But then when she’s not there,
there’s no one to talk to about my problems. She’s really good at listening if she knows I’m
worried about something, even though she can’t help.
Jamie: Mmm, my brother’s the same. We wouldn’t do that if we didn’t share rooms.
Miranda: No….sharing does have good points….
[The recording is repeated]
That is the end of section 3.
Section 4 (FCE 4 - Test 2- Paper 4- Part 4)
You will hear an interview with the television actress Donna Denton. Choose the best
answer, A, B or C.
[pause]
Interviewer: My guest today, Donna Denton, is a familiar face, having appeared in a
number of highly successful television drama series. But Donna’s not just an actress, she’s
also a talented singer and dancer. Which came first, Donna?
Donna: Dancing. When I was nine, my mum decided I needed a hobby. Some of my
friends went horse-riding and I wanted to try it too, but it cost quite a bit. Nothing was
said, but although my parents worked hard, there was never money to spare. So I chose to
go to dancing classes across the road; two hours a week at only fifty p. an hour. I’m sure
Mum was relieved.
Interviewer: But presumably the classes were OK?
Donna: The teacher was very tall and so glamorous that I hardly dared look at her. She
immediately sent me right to the back of the class. I didn’t mind because there I could
dance away quite happily, out of sight. I didn’t realise until later that that was where the
worst dancers were put! But she didn’t forget me and slowly worked my way forward. It
was a proud day when I eventually made it to the front row.
Interviewer: Where did the singing come in?
Donna: Mum heard about the knightswell Stage School, where you did normal lessons in
the morning and dance and drama in the afternoons. To get in, I had to perform in front of
about twenty people – you know, in an audition. Some kids had learnt songs from musicals
or bits from plays, but I just did one of the dance routines I’d learnt. They offered me a free
place for a year, which was lucky. The fees were quite high and it gave my parents time to
save up enough money to pay for the rest.
Interviewer: But it was the right thing for you?
Donna: I loved it. The only thing was that if you wanted to study there, you had to wear a
special red jacket with a school badge on it, even outside the school building. I had a ten-
minute walk to the bus stop and the local kids from the ordinary school used to laugh at
me: I dreaded that journey. So Mum said to the headmistress, “Donna’s having a tough
time travelling to school. Can’t she change into her jacket when she arrives? And although
it was against the rules, they agreed.
Interviewer: And that was where you were expected to sing?
Once every term, you had to get up in front of the whole school and perform a song – my
knees used to shake, I was so nervous, but it was good practice and, gradually, it built up
my confidence. That was important because in the final year there was a singing
competition. Most kids sang a classical piece, but at the last minute I decided to do a Frank
Sinatra number from my dad’s record collection. I don’t think the choice of music had
anything to do with it, but to everyone’s amazement, I won.
Interviewer: so you were headed for a singing career?
Donna: Yes. After leaving school, I went on having private singing lessons and got some
work as a backing vocalist. But it’s hard to make your name as a jazz singer – which is
what I’d set my heart on. So, like most of my school friends, I went after acting jobs on
TV. I was more fortunate than most, getting parts in some good drama series, which
allowed me to establish my name with the public. But I’d like to try other things now.
Interviewer: So, what can we expect?
Donna: Well, I’ve just completed a CD with a blues band – a dream come true for me. It’ll
be released next month. They’ve just asked me to sing with them on a world tour, actually.
That was a lovely surprise but, sadly, I had to turn it down because I’d already agreed to do
a month in a stage play in London on those dates. I thought of pulling out, but it wouldn’t
have been fair on the theatre. That’s typical of show business – all or nothing – but I can’t
complain.
Interviewer: thank you, Donna, for talking ……..
[The recording is repeated]
That is the end of section 4.