CAMBRIDGE EXAM TRAINER

TRAINING TEST – PET 1

Boy: Right, we have to choose which cake to buy for Dean's birthday. It has to
chocolate
be the chocolate one, surely?
Girl: It does taste the best, but the one with the strawberries on looks amazing.
Boy: Dean hates fruit, though! What about getting a plain cake and asking them
strawberry
to put Happy Birthday Dean in blue icing?
Girl: Hmmm, isn't he a bit old for that?
Boy: Maybe. So, it has to be the first one, then.
plain
Girl: I suppose so.
Girl: That was a great film.
Boy: If you're into that kind of thing. I haven't seen anything as bad
as that for a long time.
Girl: Oh, I didn't know that you don't like horror movies.
Boy: I usually do, but I'm not sure that's how I'd describe that film
there was only one bit I found at all scary. It's strange because the
main characters were played by two quite big stars, but I don't
know how they got to be so famous if that's the best they can do.
It was all very disappointing …
Girl: Oh, dear!
Girl: How's your biology homework going?
Boy: Not very well. I can't work out what I have to do.
Girl: In that case, it probably won't be much use looking online. You
can find all the information you need there, but if you don't know
what to do with it, it's not really going to help you. Have you seen
Mr Benson about it?
Boy: No, not yet.
Girl: It might be best. as he set the homework in the first place. Take
your coursebook with you when you go so he can explain everything
to you using that.
Boy: Good idea!
Girl: Did you see that interview with Denny Starr?
Boy: I did. He seemed so nervous at the beginning. And it wasn't
that the guy asking the questions was especially rude or asked him
anything difficult.
Girl: I know. But once he relaxed a bit, he really spoke about lots of
things i didn't know anything about.
Boy: I don't think I've ever heard him talk in so much detail about
his life before. In other interviews I've heard, he's generally given
answers that had very little to do with what he's been asked.
Girl: Yes, like he didn't really understand the question.
Boy: Exactly.
Boy: How was the diving trip?
Girl: It was great, but I learned to dive in a swimming pool
where the water doesn't move around much. Going
underwater in the sea was a completely different
experience. I seemed to become totally unable to do all
those things that I got so good at in the pool.
Boy: So is it something you'd like to have another go at?
Girl: I'll think about it, but if I do, I need to make
sure I go with my cousin Martin again. It gave me a
bit more confidence to be underwater with
someone I knew.
Girl: Hey, did you see the big basketball game last night?
Boy: I did, yeah.
Girl: That was awesome when their star player jumped so
high he nearly landed on that cameraman! Wouldn't you
love to be able to do that? You'd be a great player - you're
real tall.
Boy: I guess. I can't say I understand much about the rules, though.
Girl: Some of them are quite complicated, especially the
ones about how long you can hold onto the ball for. But the
best way to understand them is to play - that way you'd learn
them as you were having fun.
Boy: Maybe one day.
Girl: How was London?
Boy: Great, except we got lost.
Girl: Oh no! How?
Boy: My dad had this guide book which was at least 20 years
old. We told him lots of things would be different now, so
most of what was in it would be wrong. Even though it was
old. it was probably more accurate than the information a
guy on the street gave us for getting to Big Ben we ended up
somewhere completely different! We only used the book for
getting around on the Underground in the end - the map's
almost the same as it was back then.
LISTENING PART 3 Training
Right, listen everyone. The trip to the aquarium is next Tuesday, the
th
26 of May. I hope all of you have a form signed by your parents to say
you can go. You need to pay for the trip by this Friday. The cost is E6.50
for admission to the aquarium and E2.OO towards the cost of the coach.
So, that means the amount you need is E8.50.
Now, it's very important for you to Earing your lunch. We will provide
water and other drinks, so don't worry about that. We're going to eat on
the beach in front of the aquarium, and there won't be a chance to buy
anything. There won't be a chance to buy food there, so you must bring
your own.
It's going to be a really interesting trip. There are a few special events the
day we are going. We're going to watch the sharks being fed at 3.00 — no,
hold on, that's at 2.30. There's also a talk every morning at 11. The topics
change every day and often they talk about fish, but on the day we're
going- that's Tuesday - it's about penguins. so I'm sure you'll all love that.
LISTENING PART 3 Training
We'll give you some work sheets to do while you're at the aquarium,
but don't worry, they'll be quite easy.
Now, I'm going to finish by giving you the address of where we're
going because some Of the parents were asking. It's Aquarina aquarium
and it's on Wortham Road - that's W-O-R-T-H-A-M Road. If your parents
need to contact the aquarium while we're there, our guide for the day will
be Sarah Guiley - I'll spell her surname for you: G-U-I-L-E-Y.
Exam Practice
Hi everyone. I'm going to tell you about a new video game that I've
played a lot recently, called Sky Jam. It's produced by the same
company that made Road Jam a few years ago, which was set in a city
of course. Instead of streets and huge buildings, though, you'll find
yourself living in a rainforest in this game.
It's an unusual game because you have to answer questions in order to make
progress, as well as by moving through the environment. You'll be asked all
sorts of things regarding insects, which you have to learn on the way from the
many helpful creatures you meet, such as butterflies and bats.
There are 30 levels in the whole game, which are supposed to become more
and more challenging as you go on. I found the one called 'the monkey'
almost impossible, even though it comes well before the last level, called 'the
frog', which didn't seem so difficult.
Exam Practice
There are lots of things to love about this game. The story you learn about as
you continue through the game is fantastic, second only to the characters you
can play, who are lovely, and extremely interesting too. Learning to play the
game is easy and fun, too.
Unfortunately, unlike the eight players who could play against each other in
Road Jam, six people at the most can join in this game at any one time. I found
this to be a few too many, though, and preferred playing in a group of four.
You can find out more about the game online. If you're interested, visit the
company's website www.lombardio.com. I'll spell that for you: it's L-O-M-B-A-
R-D-I-O.
I hope you enjoyed my presentation. Thank you for listening.
TIME PHRASES 07
My name is Silvia and I've lived in London for three years. I
came here because my mum got a job in a bank here. Before
that, we lived in Shanghai in China for two years. It was
amazing. I've been studying Chinese since I was 10. My mum
had been interested in studying Chinese for a long time before
we moved to China, so she finally managed to do it. Two years
ago, my brother went back to our hometown. Rome. to study
at university. He's been to visit us in London a couple of times
since we got here. The last time, he stayed for a few months
and did an English course.
TIME PHRASES 07
Interviewer: So, Anita, how long have you been a helper at Cat
Rescue?
Anita: Umm, let me see, since October, so about eight months. But
I've been visiting the Centre for much longer, since I was about 12.
My mum's been a volunteer here for over 10 years and that's how I
got into it.
Interviewer: And what kind of jobs do you do here?
Anita: When I first started, I was just watching the other helpers, and
then I began cleaning the cages where the cats live. Just a few weeks
ago I started helping the vet when he visits, which I absolutely love. Oh,
I forgot that for a few months I was doing all the feeding by myself. So,
now all the cats are friendly with me!
 Listening part 4

Man: Welcome, Andrea. You're an expert ice hockey player now, but when did
you start playing?
Andrea: Not until about three years ago actually, so quite recently. I've come a
long way quite quickly. I've always loved sport, though, and have played
basketball since I was five or six. I gave that up for a while when I got into
football about five years ago, but started playing again once I'd lost interest in
football.
Man: How did you first become interested in playing ice hockey?
Andrea: My brother's into it, and I used to go to his games. His team wasn't
very good, though, so I didn't think of it as something I actually wanted to
do. That moment came when there was a professional match on a sports
programme I was watching. I knew then I wanted to try it and fortunately a
couple of friends did too so we all started playing together.
 Listening part 4

Man: You sometimes play against boys' teams. How important is that?
Andrea: Very. There are as many girls playing ice hockey now as there are
boys, which is great. Attitudes towards us have always been positive, ir my
experience. I want to do better against boys somehow - I'm not sure why -
which really helps to develop my talents
Man: How did you feel when you were chosen for the national under16s
team?
Andrea: I'd been really happy with how I'd been playing for my club. and
felt I could do just as well at a higher level. There'd been a lot of talk
about me being picked, so I kind of knew it was coming. It was great for
my parents too - they felt great having a daughter in the national team!
Man: Are the national team matches your favourite games?
 Listening part 4

Andrea: Not always, even though some Of them are big games and
appear on national television. If a game's close because both teams are
good, then it's fantastic for the crowd to see. and better to play in
because-of-that. It's far more interesting than scoring loads of goals
because we're so much better than the other team.
Man: Any advice for people wanting to start playing ice hockey?
Andrea: You can spend hours reading books about what you can and
can't do, but there's no better way of becoming good than playing. So
borrow some skates and a stick if you need to — you can buy your own
later — and ioin a team so you can start playing straightaway.

Man: Thank you, Andrea!

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