GrieeOueliiui-@y Listening Parti Task information + In Part 1 you hear eight short unrelated extracts from monologues or exchanges. There is one multiple-choice question per extract, each with three options. You hear each extract twice + Part 1 tests your understanding of: gist, detail, opinion, attitude, function, purpose, relationship, topic, place, situation, agreement, etc. = The question includes information about the situation (e.g. a phone «all, a radio programme, an extract from a play, etc) followed by a direct question (e.g. Hovr does she feel?) Understanding distraction 1 Study this multiplecholee question and the recording script below. Why Is B correct? Why are A and € wrong? You hear a man talking about buying a bicycle. What most attracted him to this bike? A its special features B its condition C its price “1 saw it advertised in the local newspaper and | thought I'd ring c the seller to see if it was still or sale and whather he'd drop the rice because it seemed a bit high ta me. He wouldn't, but | liked the sound of it and we arranged a time for me to call round later. Well as Soon as I saw it, knew | had to have it It wes just, an ordinary bike really, nothing remarkable about itatall, but it'd, obviously been very well looked after. twas 2 few yearsold. but. |» you really couldn't tel, $e | tought it there and then.’ Don't noose your anova wil yours heard the ne text ot least once 2a {207 Look at mo next question and isten twice tothe recording. Which Is the eorect answer A,B or G? Why? ‘You overhear a conversation in a café between two people. Why didn’t she call him? A She didn’t have his number. B itwas too late in the evening, © Her phone wasn't working Fi You won't hort b [AYO isten again. wy are the other two answers wrong? LUT Reciielnt a) words in the question, gp listen for the same idea,Test 1 Exam practice AERO CU Sa cies Action plan 1 For each question, quickly read the first line, ‘What’ the situation? Will you hear one person ‘or two? Female or male? 2 Look at the direct question and stem (e.g. Who is the woman?) and underline the key words, 3 When you first hear the recording, try to think of an answer to each question in your own. words, Then choose (from A, B or C) the option most like your answer. 4 Check your answer the second time you listen, making sure that you have not made a mistake —speakers may use words connected with more than one option. 5 If you're still not sure which is the correct answer, cross out any you are sure are wrong and guess 6 When the recording has finished and you have chosen your answer, forget about that question and concentrate on the next one. Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. ‘You will hear people talking in eight diferent situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 1 O16 (FRE tte ou tite, tink of ter expressions forthe wo inte eveston, 0.6. "What does he 60” —e weve in. is jo fs e's employed as Tip Make sure you always know which question and situation you are Fisting to. 1 You hear a customer talking to a shop assistant about a coat she baught. What does she want? A. acitterent kind of item B the same item but in a different size © hermoney back 2 You hear a weather forecast on the radio. Tomorrow, the weather in the east of the country will be A. stormy in the morning. B_ sunny in the afternoon. © foggy in the evening. 3. You hear an office worker talking about eycling to work, What does she enjoy most about it? A. gating some exercise each morning B avoiding the traffic into town © thinking about the day ahead 11 Be careful withthe assistants suggestions. The ‘customer rejects two of these. 2 You need to listen forthe Correct region, weather and time of doy. 2 Listen for an aetihy simian to ane of thase In A-C. 4 Don’t be misled by numbers that teem ta give the ancwer. 4 You hear a radio announcer talking about a competition for writers of short stories. The man says that one of the rules is that A you have to be aver sixteon to enter. B you can submit mere than one entry. © your entry must be emailed.‘You hear a conversation about reading “The man erjoys reading books which ‘A have characters that remind him af people he knows. B_deseribe situations that he nds highly amusing. are set.in places that hes unfkely ever to vst "You hear two peopl talking about watching fims onthe Internet: ‘What do thoy agree about? |A. the advantages of buying fms online BB the usefulness of reading fim reviews © the pleasure of watching fms at ome You hear a woman at an airport talking on the phone, Why did she miss her fight? ‘A She was held up by traffic. B There was along queue at check © She went tothe wrong terminal ‘You hear a man taking atzout his new job. What attracted him to this job? A the type of work B. the opportunities for promotion © thesalay offered ‘5 Remomber that the question is about te present. 6 Both mention all ofA-C, but the woman disagrees about ‘vo of them, 7 Bate your answor on what happened nis tine, not on @ previous occasion. ‘Listen ¢o everthing tre speaker says stout each point.Test 1 Training istening Part 2 Task information * In Part 2 you will hear a monologue lasting three to four minutes, Part 2 tests your understanding of detail, stated opinion and specific information You have to listen for particular words, phrases or numbers to complete ten sentences, You should write these down exactly as you hear them. The 1-3 words you have to write will not be above First level. Sometimes words or names may be spelt out. ifso, you must spell them correctly All the questions follow the order of the information in the recording, and for each one you will hear a ‘cue’ that indicates an answer is conting. Thinking about possible answers; listening for cues ‘Be careful with words, phrases or numbers you 1 Study exam question 9 and the extract from the recording seript below. Why ear-vbich may seem to 'sa child correct in question 9? Would any other answer be possible? fit the gaps, but ae not What mistakes might a candidate listening to this make? Why? orrect, Rabbits are not suitable pets for Ald... (9) as they need alot of care, ‘You may need to write three ‘words, but cften you need Rabbits are clean, intelligent and friendly animals, only write one ar two. and they make excellent pets. They do, though, _~ cue (similar to ‘equite a considerable amount of attentior’ in es) Bet eta) order to keep them healthy, comfortable and safe, so (9) iLis better if an adult or a teenager, rather - than a child, looks after them. As they are such sociable animals, preferring to live in pairs or roups, itis advisable to have at least two. correct answer 2a Look at question 10 below and listen twice to the extract from the same recording, Inside the house, you should remove any (10) to keep the rabbits safe. b Write the correct answer, © {54 uisten again. What is the cue? Which other phrase could be mistaken for the ‘orrect answer?Test 1 Exam practice MGC Part 2 Action plan 1 Read the instructions to get an idea of the situation. 2. Quickly go through the incomplete sentences, including the words after the gaps. This will help you get an idea of what the text is about. 23 For each gap, decide what kind of information (e.g. ebject, number) you need to listen for, 44 The first time you listen, write your answer in pencil, in case you want to change it en the second listening 5 When the recording has finished, check the sentences all make sense ~ and check your spelling, too, £18) Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. ‘You will hear an expert snowboarder called Brad Mitchell talking about the sport of extreme snowboarding. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. [You will need to play this recording twice.) Extreme snowboarding 9 Listen for an expression that ‘means ‘there are 20. Brad says there are no (8) cman to Warn extreme snowboarders of dangers. rad tGGe encrboarders abaya to follow tive (10}=.—---in--- when deseereing. pA AinG sererias of used fr giving adic. 411 Focus on what Brad does, Brad always wears a (11). when he goes into the mountains. pot other people 412 Bont be misled by wht others soy. Wat for Brads According te Brad, you need a fot of (12) —....—--u» #0 set off down the mountain. opinion, 113 Make sure you choose the Brad particularly enjoys doing several (13) em When he [s-going down a slope. SO eae 5 Which fs tne more atte Brad says at first he found it difficult te do a good (14)... _onsteep slopes. of ie nosis menlonec? 445 Liston foran expression sith a sini moaning tf Brad says you must never (15) u.s—-—s»-=lf you feel you're about to fll. ‘you Feel yoke about to fl 416 Take care when the 7 speakor montions diferent Brad advises against putting your weight on your (16) mmo I a all orts ofthe bod 417 Focus on what Brad cartes, ton wiat may be Brad always carries a (17) __.uin cage he is in diffeutty following a fal a £28 Dont be misled by two In the future, Brad would most ike to try (18) _ snowboarding. father actitos he mentions.Test 1 Training J ea ey Task information + In Part 3 you hear five short related monologues. * Part 3 tests your understanding of: gist, detail, opinion, attitude, function, purpose, relationship, topic, place, situation, agreement, ete. ‘ +» The instructions you see and hear include information about the link between the five recordings, + The eight options (A-H) do nat usually follow the order of the information in the recording. Dealing with distraction 1 Study this exam task and the recording seript fer Speaker 4. below. Why is € correct for question 19? ‘Why are A and G wrong? You will hear five different people talking about unfortunate events. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H) what each speaker says. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you de net need to use, A. having something stolen B falling over arriving late for work being hurt inn accident Speaker [Cc [19 falling a test Speaker 2 20 breaking something valuable missing a train ro™umoo losing a ticket king at my watch and | realised | wasn't joing to make it They'd told me that if ci ime this morning, Vd have to look for another job, so———== & this was a disaster. But it was so unfair. I'd done everything right: I'd got up at 7.90, left the house at 8 and gaught the esrly train into town, It was just my bad Ick that i broke dawn as coon as it left the station. | thought af ealling to explain what'd happened, but | couldn't find my phone and a first | thought a thief must e taken ‘remembered that in my hur 1.1 ef ton th ketchen table. 2a (7)05) Listen twice to Speaker 2 and answer question 20, Which Is the correct (Tipt” Before you answer a answer A, DEF or Ge Which pert ofthe teat tell you? Seder ae Soe mae pooeg on b Z7)05)tsten again. which two sentences might seem to be correct, but are tokar as oy ot? Why avo they wrong? Safer secweas oot individval words, that are similar to those in Asiieee Ms cuimccaiia-wy Listening Part3 Action plan 1 Quickly read the instructions and options A-H. 4 The first time you hear the recording, listen for What isthe link between the five recordings? the general idea of what each speaker say. 2 Study options A-H and underline the key words» 5 Choose the answer to each question that you in each. think is correct, 3 Before you listen, think of words or phrases that 6 The second time you listen, check that each of the speakers might use to talk about different your choices exactly matches what the speaker aspects of the topic. says T1@ Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. . Ti Be careful ita speaker says ‘You will hear five short extracts in which people talk about habits they (TI Dacor a spotless find difficult to control, more options: there is only ene For questions 19-28, choose from the list (A-H) the habit each person Se ay has. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. [You will need to play this recording twice] A. eating unhealthy food B_ doing too much exercise Spear 5 © buying unnecessary items : Speaker 2 20 D__watehing too much television E spending too much time online Soeahers Advice Fw Speaker 4 ‘Be careful - ane person es ‘buys unhealthy food but G working too hard Speaker 5 ‘does eat it H arriving lata for everythi 8 Four speahers mention 2 ae ‘exercise oF sport, ut enly one (HT wen you nave choson an answer ass out in pen ‘says they do too much — so that you can concentrate on the others, Three speakers talk about shopping. but only one buys unnecessary items, D Watching TV's mentioned by three speaters, but only ene watenes foo much, E One speaker mentions spending a lot of time anuine, but is referring t other people. F Four speakers talk about ate ReaD abi 9. ‘any of them sieep tao much? G Take care with aiterent meanings of ‘work’ and job! H Listen for someone who's late for everything, not just fone thing.Test 1 Tr: fry Listening Part 4 Task information + InPart 4 you will hear an interview or an exchange between two speakers lasting three to four minutes. There are seven multiple-choice questions, each with three options. + Port 4tests your understanding off attitude, opinion, gist, main ideas and specific information, «= All the questions follow the order of the information in the recording: each part of the recording relates to a particular question. © The instructions you see and hear may include information such as the main speaker's name, ‘occupation ar hobby, and/or the setting (e.g. a radio interview), This can tell you the type of language and information you might hear. Understanding distraction; listening for cues 1 Study this multiple-choice question and the extract from the recording seript. Its from a radio interview In which Dave Harris asks Lucy Willlams about her work as a police officer, Why is A correct? Why are B and C wrong? 1 How does Lucy feel about her work now? ‘A. She likes the fact that she never gets bored, B She dislikes having to deal with aggressive people. © She would prefer to work in an office. Dave So tell me, Lucy, what have you found to be the pasitive things about police work? What's the negative side-to it? Cue Lucy Well, loften come into contact with people who are upset ‘or angry, maybe causing trouble, and Ihave to calm them. down and in some cases make it clear I'm in authority. But | just see that as part of the job, and infacti'd probably, 8 miss it if | were given a desk job, I'd find that reallydull = C compared to being out on the street, which is always. interesting because no two days are.everthesame. You: A never know what to expect next, and that’s great. 7 Far every question you will hear a ‘cue’ = words that express a similar idea to 2 What advice does she give to teenagers? the question — that tells ca ou the answer isin that A join the police instead of going to university Roe B_ begin by working part-time for the police C_ do a different job before joining the police 2a 08) Look at the next question and listen twice to the extract from the same interview, Which is the correct answer, A, B or C2 Why? The options use phrases ar sentences that rephrase, summarise or b Usten again, What is the cue? Why are the other two answers wrong? ae anskiaae nite tex.Test 1 Exam practice MOC gg Action plan 1 Quickly read the instructions. What kind of 4 Listen for expressions with similar or opposite recording is it? What's the topic? Who will you meanings to the key words you underlined hear? <5 Think of an answer in your own words. Then 2. Before you listen, look at the first line of choose the option most like your answer. each item. What kind of information, .9. 6 Check all your answers an the second listening, somebody's opinion, da you need for each? 3 Underline the key words in each item to help you focus on the information you need. ©1029 Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. (Ti! Aer vou hear the Instructions, there's @ one ‘minute pause before the You wil hear Leonie Steiner talking to an interviewer about her work as a recording begins. lize this fmusi¢ teacher in a school. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer time to look throug the (A, Bor C). [You will need to play this recording twice.) questions, underlining the key words, 24 25 268 a 28 20 30 Leonie first starting learning the piano Ee A with arelative, 2d Listen carefully tothe B_ at primary school, order in which she did things. © with a private teacher. 25 Dont ba misied by reasons Leonie started giving music lessons ther peonle have for teaching, A. for the pleasure of seeing others learn. 26 Listen for a comparative B_ because she needed some extra money. form which tells you which she C to seat che was suited to teaching, kes most. 27 Take care with kleas she Loonie most likes to teach students who Frasracne DOC actives A. have great natural talent at an early age. Which of A-C does she reject? B_ need good teaching to develop their talent. 28 Think of another way of © have previously been taught badly Sarmarenearaeea Leonie thinks that schools should 29 What dives the use of the ppast conziional tll you about A. employ far more music teachers. Seen ee B_ buy good musical instruments. © ensure that all their pupils pass music exerns, 30. Focusing on the word that cant help you decide Leonie thinks the problem with singing in schools is that ‘about two of A-C. ‘A many students are too embarrassed to sing. B_ few students want to learn how to sing, singing is not often taught in them nowadays. Leonie believes her success as a music teacher is a result of A. choosing a particular age group of children to teach. B the training she received as a student teacher. C anatural ability to communicate with young people. Wat decision did Leonia find cifficult to make? A. to turn down the offer of a job abroad B_ to refuse promation in the school © te continue teaching when she felt tired