Practice Test 1 Listening Parti (GBIEIY For each questi, choose the correc picture. 1. How much does a large cup of coffee cost? A c (res 2 Which person is Steve's cousin? iad 3. Which oneis the woman's suitcase? c 34 PRACTICE TEST + LISTENING * PART 14 Whatis Katia doing now? PRACTICE TEST 4 « LISTENING * PART. 35Practice Test 1 ¢ Listening Part2 (GEE For cach question, write the correct anewerin the gap. Write one word or umber or a date or a time. You will hear a phone message giving information about a new music department. Central Library Information Service New Music Department } Opens on: 108 6. ; Is in: 7. Street | Music CDs are on: 8 floor Closes at: 9. p.m. Cost to become a member: 10_______ pounds 38 PRACTICE TEST + LISTENING + PART 2Preparation ¢ Listening Part 3 In Part 3, your will hear two people having a friendly chat. Your tacks to complete sentences or answer questions about this conversation. There willbe five questions ‘and, for each one, you will have three answer options to choose from. Before you listen, read the questions and the possible answers. The questions will be about things the speakers said, so you need to listen for details. You could also be asked how a speaker feels or thinks about something, so you might need to listen for an ‘opinion or an attitude. An ‘attitude’ is how a person thinks or feels about something. 4 Always look at the questions and possible answers frst. You will have better success ‘when you know what kind of information to listen for. Look at these questions and answer options. On the line, write A/O for attitude or opinion, or D for detail 1. Who helped Samira to study? A her sister B her cousin Cher best friend 2 Samira thought the test was a A allright. B quite difficult. © terrible, 3 Samira phoned her mum at —— ‘A. quarter to eleven. B half past tweive. © one otlock. 4 Samira said that the room was = A. very bright. B huge. © too cold 5 How does Samira feel about her timetable? =— A She hates it. B She doesnt mind it. © Shes worried about it. 6 How does Samira get home? sa A. She walks. B She cycles. She gets the bus. ‘TIP: Paraphrasing Paraphrasing means saying the same thing in a different way. For example: 4 Lucas was sad. 2 Lucas felt unhappy. Both sentences mean the same thing, but they use different words to say it. This is paraphrasing. There will be paraphrasing in Part 3. The questions and answer choices will include things the speakers said, but they won't use the same words as the speakers. rf o 3 o 5 a = ° 3 PREPARATION + LISTENING PART 3. 222 Agood way to prepare for Part 3 is to practise paraphrased language. Read the frst sentence, and pay close attention to the underlined word or phrase. Then choose the correct word to complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. 1. Ws raining today. i's a__day. A cold B windy © wet 2. Fiona doesnt want anything to eat. Fiona isnt___ A. hungry B tired thirsty 3 Could you say that again? Could you____ that. please? A repeat B return © receive 4 Ingrid gave us a present. We got a__ from Ingrid. A call B gift © prize 5. Did you feel scared? Were you_____? A ready B strange © afraid 6 had a nice time. twas a____ experience. A hard B pleasant © sure Preparation TIP: Opposites Sometimes the written question uses words that are the opposite of what the ‘speakers say. Opposite means completely different from. Some examples of ‘opposite words are, for example: yes and no; happy and sad; bright and dark, etc. Learning the opposites of words will help you to prepare for the exam. 3 Read the first sentence in italics. From the list below, choose the opposite of the underlined word so that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first one. easy forget 1. Diane always said no. Diane___said yes. 2 Ican't remember where | put my phone. 1__ where eft my phone. 3. ItSOK This sportisn't dangerous. Don't worry. Ths sports 4. Yourbag isnot heavy at all. Your bag is very 5 Ped doesnt think chemistry ficult Pedro thinks chemistry is 140. PREPARATION « LISTENING * PART 3Practice Test 1 ¢ Listening Part 3 (DIB For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear Richard talking to his friend Sam about a football match. 11 When is the football match? A Friday B Saturday Sunday 12 The match will be at a school ‘A opposite a castle. B neara river. C close to the station, 13 How will Richard's team travel to the game? A by coach B bytrain © bycar 414 The players in Richard's team should wear A. blue shorts, B white shorts. _ black shorts. 15 Richard thinks that ‘A. the Polish team is better than the Spanish one, B the Spanish team is better than the Polish one. © the American school team isthe best. PRACTICE TEST 1 + LISTENING + PART 3.42Preparation ¢ Listening Part 4 In this part of the Listening paper. you will hear five short pieces. Some pieces have just ‘one speaker, and some have two speakers. There will be a question about each piece, and three possible answers for you to choose from. Preparation ‘The questions you are asked in Part 4 check that you understand the most important message from the recording, We call this the gist, or the main point. You won't be asked any small detail questions. Before you listen, read the questions and make sure you understand what you are being asked It's a good idea to underline the most important words in the question so that you can listen carefully for the correct answer. Try to read all of the answer options auickly. Next to each question in Part 4, you will see a sentence about the recording. It tells you who the speakers are and what they are discussing. For example: ‘You will hear a man, Jonathan, talking about his job’ or ‘You will hear two friends talking about their holidays.” Thisis very useful information as it helps you to prepare to listen. You will also hear this sentence, and the question, when the recording is played. 1 Practise reading questions and thinking about what information you need. Read these questions. Choose the piece of information that will give you the correct answer. 1. You will ear a gir talking to her sister about a film, What did the gir think of it? ‘A. what the film was all about B the girls opinion of the fim the sisters opinion of the film 2. You will hear two friends talking about a trip to town. What are they going to do there? ‘A. how they are getting to town B_ when they are going to town their plans once they're in town, 3 You will hear a teacher talking to his students. Why are they sad? A. how the students are feeling B what happened to upset them © what the teacher’ feelings are 4 You will hear a woman talking about travelling, Where would she most lke to go? ‘A. the top place that she wants to visit B her favourite place that she's visited © the place that she has visited the most 5 You will hear a man and woman talking about a problem. What does the man suggest the woman should do? ‘A. advice from the woman to the man B the main reason for the problem the man's advice to the woman 42. PREPARATION + LISTENINGTI Remember: The possible answers include different things you will hear the ‘speakers saying, but only one option answers the question correctly. Always pay close attention to the question before you listen. Read each conversation and question. Then underline the part of the script that gives you the correct answer. 1 You will hear 2 mother talking to her son. What does she want him to do? ‘Mum Harry, are you busy right now? Son No, Mum, Im just playing a video game. Mum Right. Can you help me to wash the car? ‘Son Um, yes, inten minutes when | finish this game. m winning! 2 You will hear a gir talking about going home. Why didn't she stay on the train? | was in the library and had a terrible headache so I decided to go home. | went to the station, but | had to wait 40 minutes for a train. Finally the train arrived, but things got worse. I had to get off atthe next station because the train was so crowded and hot. | rang my brother and asked him to pick me up. 3 You will hear two friends talking about their weekend. What had they done together? ‘A Wow. That was so much fun! B I know. can't believe we finally did it. Camping is amazing. A. Yeah, and our tent was actually comfortable, B Let's do it again soon. We can invite some other friends to join us. z = o 73 a 5 o oa o 3 Read these Part 4 questions. Underline the two or three words and phrases that you ‘think are the most important. 1 You will hear @ man talking about his hobby. Why did he start doing it? 2 You will hear a student, Tara, talking to her piano teacher. What is Tara worried about? 3 You will hear two friends talking about a concert. Which band did they both lke best? (DIES Now isten and choose the correct answer. 41 You will hear a man talking about his hobby. Why did he start doing it? ‘A. The people in his office also do it. B He doesnt ke doing exercise, C_Heneeded a way to keep fit. 2. You wil hear @ student, Tra, Lalkiny to her plano teacher. What is Tra worried about? ‘A’ She thinks shell make mistakes in her test. 8 She_is feeling very tired and she's very busy. The piece is quite easy, but she didn't practise. 3. You wil hear two friends talking about a concert. Which band did they both like best? A the frst band B the second band the third band 11 Look back at the items you underlined in exercise 3. Did they make it easier for you to find the correct answers? PREPARATION + LISTENING * PART 4. 42Practice Test 1 ¢ Listening Part4 (GEG For cach question, choose the correct answer. 16 You will hear two friends talking about the weekend. What are they going to do on Saturday evening? ‘A. They're going to go to the cinema, B They're going to go to a party. C They're going to go shopping. 17 You will hear a teacher talking to his class. What does the teacher want his class to do? ‘A. help each other B work more quickly C answer his questions about their stories 418 You will hear a mother talking to her son, George. What's the problem? ‘A. Fruit makes George's cousin feel awful. B George hasn't got any carrots. C George’ cousin can't eat chocolate. 19 You will hear a teacher talking to students. Which meal does the teacher want the children to make? ‘A. breakfast tomorrow B dinner this evening © lunch for everyone 20 You will hear a girl talking about a programme she watched. Why did she tke it? ‘A Ithad an interesting name. B The photography was briliant. te was funny. 44. PRACTICE TEST © LISTENING « PART 4