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Mid-Year Listening Test

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2016.

A You will hear a woman asking a man about B You will hear six short conversations. You
a holiday camp. Listen and complete the will hear each conversation twice. There is
notes. You will hear the conversation ONE question for each conversation. For
twice. each conversation, choose the right
answer, A, B or C.

M Kids Creative, can I help you?

W Yes, please. I’m calling about your holiday 1
camp. When does it start? N How do you spell the man’s surname?
M Oh, we’ve already started. We started on F What’s your first name, please?
Monday the 21st. We finish next month, on M It’s Carlos.
Friday, the 8th of April. F C-A-R-L-O-S. Carlos. And your surname?
W That’s great! So, what time do you start in M It’s Figueiredo.
the morning?
F How do you spell that?
M We start at 8am and finish at 6.30pm.
M F-I-G-U-E-I-R-E-D-O.
W OK. My son is 11 and his cousin is 12. What
F Thanks. Figueiredo.
special activities do you do for children
between 10 and 12 years old?
M There are lots of sports, including basketball, 2
football and tennis. We also have a great N What does the girl’s sister look like?
indoor swimming pool and we take the 10 to
B Is that your sister over there?
12 year olds swimming every morning at
10.30am. G No, that’s my cousin. My sister hasn’t got
long hair.
W That sounds good. What about art?
B Does she look like you? Has she got blue
M We have lots of different art clubs. For the
eyes and blonde hair?
10 to 12 year olds, we have painting club on
Wednesdays at 3pm. We also have a very G Yes, but her hair is curly and mine is straight.
exciting new music club. There are lots of Look, here she is.
different instruments, including guitars,
drums, a piano and we’ve even got a 3
didgeridoo! It’s lots of fun. N Who does the boy hang out with?
W And what time is music club?
M Hi, Sam. Where were you? Were you with
M Every Monday and Thursday from 2.30pm to
Pete and Charlie?
4pm. The teacher is brilliant at teaching
children. S No, they don’t go to my school any more.
I was at George’s house.
W I think the boys will like that. They are very
musical. M Oh, yes, I remember. Was anyone else
there?
M Oh, good. Music club isn’t included, though,
so it will be extra. S Yes, Luca, Henry and Mauricio were there
too, with George and me. We usually
W That’s OK. How much do the lessons cost?
hang out together at school. We get on
M It’s £75 for three weeks during the holidays. really well.
W Thank you very much. I’ll talk to the boys and
call you back. I think they can start
tomorrow…

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4 C Listen to Caroline and her friend Amanda
N What does the boy usually do on Saturday talking about their weekends. For each
mornings? question, choose the right answer, A, B or
C. You will hear the conversation twice.
G Hi. Are you going to meet up with everyone
tomorrow morning?
B No, I can’t. I always help my parents on A Hi, Caroline. You look well. Did you have a
Saturday mornings. good weekend?
G Really? What do you do? C Thanks, Amanda. I had a brilliant weekend.
B Lots of housework. We vacuum the carpets, We went to a wedding on Saturday.
we clean the bathrooms, and we dust. A That’s nice. Where was it?
I always do the ironing. I’m brilliant at it! C In a little village in the countryside, about
G Wow! That’s amazing! three hours away. It was quite far, really.
A Yes, that’s not close… What did you wear?
5 C I wore my pink dress, you know, the one I
N What did the boy buy for his mother? wore to that party last month. But I got a
new blue jacket and I wore a hat. I’ve never
F Have you tidied your bedroom yet, Theo? worn a hat to a wedding before!
T Sorry father, no, not yet, but I’ve done my A I’m sure you looked great. So, what was it
homework and I’ve been to the shops for like?
mum. She wanted some orange juice and a
C Ah, it was such a lovely wedding. There was
packet of cornflakes.
a fantastic dinner and after dinner, there was
F OK, but don’t forget your room. It’s such a lots of dancing.
mess.
A How lovely! And what did you do then? Did
you stay?
6 C No, we came home because we had tickets
N Where does the girl live now? for a concert on Sunday.
G Mum, can Tina come round tomorrow A Oh, was that the concert in the park?
afternoon? C Yes, it was. It was so much fun.
M Oh, I thought Tina was living in the country. A We wanted to go, but there weren’t any
G No, not any more. They’ve moved. Now they more tickets when we tried to buy some.
live on Stratford Street. Her parents have C I know! The tickets sold out in one day! We
rented a flat in that building on the corner, were so lucky to get ours, but they were
opposite that nice café we used to go to. really expensive. What about you? What did
M Oh, yes, I know. That’s interesting… And, you do at the weekend?
yes, of course she can come round. A We stayed at home and did lots of jobs
around the house. I put up some new blinds
in the living room and I painted the
bathroom. And Steve tidied the shed, so
now we can find everything again. We’ve
also cleaned the patio so we can have
everyone round for a barbecue soon.
C You were really busy! I’m looking forward to
seeing all your hard work.
A And I can’t wait for next weekend! We’re
going to my parents’ house in the
countryside and I’m going to sleep, eat and
lie on the sofa all weekend. I’m not going to
do any housework!

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End-of-Year Listening Test
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2016.

A You will hear six people talking about B You will hear a tour guide talking about a
sports and hobbies. Match the person, walking tour of Oxford. Listen and
1–6, to the sport or hobby they do now, complete each question. You will hear the
A–H. There are two extra letters which you presentation twice.
do not need to use. You will hear each
person twice.
W Hello, everyone, and welcome to Oxford.
Today we are planning to go on a walking
1 tour of the city of Oxford. We will visit
N Speaker 1 various colleges, including Christ Church
College, where many scenes from the Harry
M Hi, my name’s Timothy. I used to really enjoy
Potter movies were filmed. You will
doing woodwork when I was at school, but
recognise the dining hall in particular. We
now I don’t have time. I still play the guitar. I
will also wander around the Oxford Botanic
try to practise after work…
Garden, the oldest botanic garden in Britain.
Then we will go to the Ashmolean Museum,
2 where you will see many wonderful works of
N Speaker 2 art, from ancient Egyptian wall paintings to
modern Chinese paintings. The museum is
W This is Alicia. She’s really keen on stamp the biggest in Oxford and the oldest public
collecting! It’s been a hobby of hers since museum in the world. It’s free, so you won’t
she was a girl. I don’t think she’ll ever give it have to pay to get in. Many Oxford colleges
up. are free, too. But a few colleges, like Trinity,
Brasenose and Oriel, for example, charge a
3 small fee of around £2. Children and
N Speaker 3 students usually go in free. Bigger colleges
like Christ Church charge more, between £4
M You know, Sarah used to be brilliant at and £9. You also have to pay to get into the
cooking. But she never cooks any more. Botanic Gardens – it’s £4.95 per adult, but
She’s started doing gymnastics at the sports children under 16 go in free. So make sure
centre and that’s what she does every day you bring some money with you, in case you
after school, and every weekend… want to spend some time in the colleges.
Finally, we will go to the covered market
where you can buy some souvenirs.
4
N Speaker 4
W You know my brother, Arturo? Well, he’s just
taken up skateboarding. He’s really enjoying
it. I think I might try it too…

5
N Speaker 5
M Hello, I’m Sergio. When I was at school, I
used to play in a band. I was the drummer.
I’m going to take it up again. I met someone
who plays the guitar and Joanna is brilliant at
singing, so I think we can have a go…

6
N Speaker 6
W Did you hear about Tere? She’s given up her
phone and her computer. She was spending
too much time gaming. Now she’s taken up
gardening and she says she loves it!

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C You will hear six short conversations. You 5
will hear each conversation twice. There is N What was the temperature yesterday?
ONE question for each conversation. For
M Wasn’t it hot yesterday?
each question, choose the right answer,
A, B or C. W I know! It was boiling. I didn’t want to leave
the house and the air conditioner. Do you
know what the temperature was?
1 M Yes, I checked just now. It was even hotter
N What platform does the man’s train go from? than the forecast said. It was 38°C! It’s only
M Excuse me. Can you tell me what platform 30°C today.
the 9.24 to Edinburgh leaves from? W Still too hot! I like it when it’s in the twenties.
W Let me have a look. Umm… The 9.24… It
should be platform 6… 6
Oh, the train is delayed. And it’s not leaving N What animal are they talking about?
from platform 6. It’s leaving at 9.43 now,
from platform 5. W Look at this photo! Isn’t it sweet?
M OK. Thank you very much. M Yes, it’s a baby loggerhead trying to get to
the sea.
W A baby what?
2 M Oh, it’s a turtle, a loggerhead turtle.
N Which boat tour does the woman go on? They lay their eggs on beaches, but they
W Hi, two tickets for your boat tour, please. live in the sea.
M Well, we have two different tours, our W Wow! And you spent the summer helping
shorter tour leaves in half an hour. It’s them…
45 minutes long. That’s the Compact Tour.
W OK. And the other one?
M Actually, our longer tour leaves in just ten
minutes. It’s two-and-a-half hours long, but
you see much more, of course. That’s the
Complete Tour.
W That sounds good and we don’t have to
wait so long. We’ll go for that one,
the Complete Tour.

3
N Where are Marcy and Anna staying?
M Have you heard from Marcy?
W I have. They’ve arrived on the island at last.
They had a really good journey but it was so
long…
M Oh, good. And where are they staying?
W Well, they were planning to stay at the
campsite, but that was full, so they’re in the
youth hostel.

4
N What’s the weather forecast for tomorrow?
W Shall we go for a hike tomorrow?
M No, the forecast isn’t good…
W Really, they say it’s going to be sunny
tomorrow.
M Well, I heard the weather forecast a few
minutes ago, and it’s going to snow!

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