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Listening Practise Test

Brad Mitchell is an expert snowboarder who discusses extreme snowboarding. He advises that there are no signs to warn of dangers. Riders should always follow the trail signs and wear a helmet in the mountains. It takes a lot of courage to descend steep slopes. Over time, Brad learned to do good turns on steep slopes and never to freeze if falling. He carries emergency equipment in case of injury from a fall. In the future, he wants to try backcountry snowboarding.

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Listening Practise Test

Brad Mitchell is an expert snowboarder who discusses extreme snowboarding. He advises that there are no signs to warn of dangers. Riders should always follow the trail signs and wear a helmet in the mountains. It takes a lot of courage to descend steep slopes. Over time, Brad learned to do good turns on steep slopes and never to freeze if falling. He carries emergency equipment in case of injury from a fall. In the future, he wants to try backcountry snowboarding.

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Listening practise test

Part 1

You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8,
choose the best answer (A, В or C).

1. You hear a customer talking to a shop assistant about a coat she bought.
What does she want?
A a different kind of item
В the same item but in a different size
C her money 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.
В sunny in the afternoon.
C foggy in the evening.

3. You hear an office worker talking about cycling to work. What does she enjoy
most about it?
A getting some exercise each morning
В avoiding the traffic into town
C thinking about the day ahead

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 over sixteen to enter.
В you can submit more than one entry.
C your entry must be emailed.

5. You hear a conversation about reading. The man enjoys reading books which
A have characters that remind him of people he knows.
В describe situations that he finds highly amusing.
C are set in places that he is unlikely ever to visit.

6. You hear two people talking about watching films on the Internet. What do
they agree about?
A the advantages of buying films online
В the usefulness of reading film reviews
C the pleasure of watching films at home

7. You hear a woman at an airport talking on the phone. Why did she miss her
flight?
A She was held up by traffic.
В There was a long queue at check-in.
C She went to the wrong terminal.

8. You hear a man talking about his new job. What attracted him to this job?
A the type of work
В the opportunities for promotion
C the salary offered
Part 2

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.

Extreme snowboarding

Brad says there are no 9_______ to warn extreme snowboarders of dangers.


Brad advises snowboarders always to follow the 10_______ when descending.
Brad always wears a 11_______ when he goes into the mountains.
According to Brad, you need a lot of 12_______ to set off down the mountain.
Brad particularly enjoys doing several 13_______ when he is going down a
slope.
Brad says at first he found it difficult to do a good 14_______ on steep slopes.
Brad says you must never 15_______ if you feel you’re about to fall.
Brad advises against putting your weight on your 16_______ in a fall.
Brad always carries a 17_______ in case he is in difficulty following a fall.
In the future, Brad would most like to try 18_______ snowboarding.

Part 3

You will hear five short extracts in which people talk about habits they find
difficult to control.
For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H) the habit each person has. Use
the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

A eating unhealthy food Speaker 1  19 __


В doing too much exercise Speaker 2  20 __
C buying unnecessary items Speaker 3  21 __
D watching too much television Speaker 4  22 __
E spending too much time online Speaker 5  23 __
F oversleeping
G working too hard
H arriving late for everything

Part 4

You will hear Leonie Steiner talking to an interviewer about her work as a music
teacher in a school. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, В or C).
24. Leonie first starting learning the piano
A with a relative.
В at primary school.
C with a private teacher.

25. Leonie started giving music lessons


A for the pleasure of seeing others learn.
В because she needed some extra money.
C to see if she was suited to teaching.

26. Leonie most likes to teach students who


A have great natural talent at an early age.
В need good teaching to develop their talent.
C have previously been taught badly.

27. Leonie thinks that schools should


A employ far more music teachers.
В buy good musical instruments.
C ensure that all their pupils pass music exams.

28. Leonie thinks the problem with singing in schools is that


A many students are too embarrassed to sing.
В few students want to learn how to sing.
C singing is not often taught in them nowadays.

29. Leonie believes her success as a music teacher is a result of


A choosing a particular age group of children to teach.
В the training she received as a student teacher.
C a natural ability to communicate with young people.

30. What decision did Leonie find difficult to make?


A to turn down the offer of a job abroad
В to refuse promotion in the school
C to continue teaching when she felt tired

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