� In Section 1 of the Listening test you will hear two people talking in everyday
situations.
Tick TWO situations that could be in Section 1 of the Listening test.
A Discussing a course assignment
B Describing changes in family life over time
C Choosing a gift
D Arranging a birthday celebration
� Listen and match the conversations with two of the situations above.
Conversation 1 ________ Conversation 2 ________
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IDENTIFYING THE SPE,fKEJtS: In Section 1 of the Listening test
you will hear two speakers. In
� Listen to the conversations again and pay attention to the speakers. Section 3, there will be two or
For questions 1-4, write M for male and F for female next to the people.
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three speakers. In each case the
speakers' voices will sound
Male or female? Information wanted different from each other to help
you easily identify who is
Conversation 1 manager 1 _ 5 The customer would like to ... speaking. The answers could be
customer 2 A book a table. given by any of the speakers. In
B order a meal. Section 1, there is normally one
person who has to find out
Conversation 2 shop assistant 3 6 The customer wants to buy ... information from the other.
customer4 A a necklace.
B earrings.
� Listen again and for questions 5 and 6, choose the correct answer, A or B.
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LISTENING FOR NUMBERS In Section 1 of the Listening
test you need to listen for
Listen and circle the number you hear in specific details. These details
each pair. often include numbers.
03 a 1st/3rd e 19 I 90
b $10.so I s10.1s f s2 I 62
c 6th I sth g n10 I £810
d 11 I 10 h 22nd I 27th
Listen again and practise saying the numbers.
Listen to the next part of conversation 1
and choose the correct answer.
04 1 How many people does the woman
want to make the booking for?
A 8 B 12 C 16
2 What is the date of the booking?
A 12th B 16th C 17th
You will usually hear all the numbers given in the
options but only one will be correct. It is
important to listen carefully for key phrases,
so that you can choose the correct one.
� Look at the following phrases taken from the recording.
What number is missing?
1 No, no, it's the day after - the______ _
16th I 11th
2 The private room can seat up to___ _ _ __
people. 12 I 20
Now listen to the rest of conversation 1 and choose the correct answer.
How much is the total cost of the booking?
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A £218 B £318 C £380
Listen to the second part of conversation 2 and answer the questions.
1 The price of the earrings now is ...
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A £10 B £20 C £30
2 How much does the customer pay for the gift wrapping?
A £4 B £5 C £7
Listen again and complete this part of the conversation.
Customer Oh, really? So, how much are they?
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Assistant Well, they were 1 __ pounds, but actually we've got a sale on at the
moment, so they're a little cheaper- only 2 __ pounds.So you can
save 3 __ pounds!
UNIT 01 / LISTENING Ill
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS]
In multiple-choice tasks, you choose the correct answer from three options, A,
B orC.
There are two types of multiple-choice question:
a a question followed by three possible options
b an unfinished statement followed by three possible endings
l!Iia Match the words and phrases 1-5 to words and phrases a-e,
which have a similar meaning.
1 a goodbye party a members of the same family The words in the questions and
options (A, B, C) may not be the
2 a soccer game b colleagues
same as the words you ·hear on the
3 a celebration c a leaving party recording. You need to listen for
4 brother and sister d a birthday party words with a similar meaning. It can
5 work in the same office e a football match sometimes help to rephrase the
question in your own words before
� Read questions 1-6 in the Exam skills task below and match them with you listen.
the topic areas in the box.
Colour Food Presents The meaning of something
The relationship between the people The type of event
EXAM SKILLS] Use the questions to help you to
follow the recording. Multiple
choice questions are in the same
� Listen to the conversation and choose the correct letter, A, B or C. order as the information in the
1 Who are the two speakers? 4 The purse represents recording. You will hear the answer
08 to question 2 before you hear the
A good friends A good health.
information which gives you the
B work colleagues B good fortune.
answer to question 3.
C family members C wealth.
2 What celebration are they talking 5 What food do guests
about? have at the event?
A a birthday party A oranges
B a graduation B vegetables
C a wedding C rice cakes
3 What colour hat do baby girls wear 6 What does the baby
at the event in Korea? receive from the guests?
A black and silver A a candle
B black B some money
C red and silver C some tea
