Test 3 answer key Listening Further feedback Part1 | vy available in the 18 20 38 48 5A 6C 7A (CY cownicadabie resources Part 2 GIBE OE 10101 11 Cleat2|b) 11s/A Part 3 14 8.15 / quarter past 8 / quarter past eight +15 entrance 16 palace 17 Wakizi 18 diving 19 sun(-)cream Part 4 2A 218 2A 2B 2C 25C Transcript Test Three. There are four parts to the test. You will hear each part twice. We will now stop for a moment. Please ask any questions now, because you must not speak during the test PART1 Now look the instructions for Part One For each question, choose the correct answer. Look at question one. Question 1 One. Why was the man late? Woman: What happened? | was getting worried. Man: Sorry I'm so late. You know I've been having problems with my car. Well, it broke down completely lastnight so the bus was my only way of getting here, but it took ages, Woman: Did the rain make the journey difficutt? Man: Actually that wasn't it. We were moving along quite fast until we got to the traffic. lights in the town centre. | don’t think they were working properly, and there were. long delays before we got moving again. Woman: Oh well, you're here now. ‘Now listen again. [repeat] Question 2 Two. Why is the main road closed today? Woman: ... and in today’s local news, the main road in and out of tow is closed so tratfic Is slow. It's best to avoid the area if you're driving. But if you're on foot, it's worth going to have a look at what's going on. They're filming a movie, and people ‘can come and watch. There'll be a really good atmosphere in fact, just like the weekend when the charity bike race came through town. And remember, there's a street party next weekend, and the road will be closed for that too, Now listen again. [repeat] 127Test 3 answer key Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 ‘Question 6 128 ‘Three. Where do they decide to have the weddlng anniversary party? Man: Is there a plan yet for our grandparents’ wedding anniversary party? Woman: No, andi their 80th anniversary soit has to be special Man: | thought about that smart new restaurant in town. I'd be perfect. Woman: It's abit far away, though Man: True. We could always take them. on a river cruise, and eat on boars. Woman: That's not a bad ides .. I! make the arrangements. It'd be better than having @ ‘garden party and inviting ther friends over lke we did lat year Man: Iilleave ital to you then. Now listen again. repeat) Four. What does the man decide to order? Woman: Shall we have a look at the menu? What did you have last time? ‘Man: had chicken and chips, but I think il have something different today. | was thinking about the pasta. What about you? Woman: | fancy that too. Lhad the pizza last time Lcame here ~it was delicious. | can realy recommend it. Man: Ohi tis. a8. good as you say, try. Lthink I prefer that today actually. Are you ready to order? Woman: Yes, | know what | want. OK then. Let's order. ‘Nowe listen again. (repeat) Five. Wich armchair is the man going to buy? ‘Woman: What do you think of this armichair here? Man: Itlooks really comfortable and | lke the stripes, but 'm looking for one that will ‘match the rest of my furniture. Woman: If were you. Y its a nice size: not too small, ‘Man: That's true. like the look of the one over there, with the cushion, but it’s too large for the space | have availabe. Woman: So have you decided? Man: LlL.g0 for the one ested. ‘Now listen again. (repeat) ‘Six. Which concert has the woman arranged to attend? Man; Are you planning to go to any of the concerts at the music festival next month? ‘Woman: Yeah, there's lots of good things on. You know Billy Ryan the folk singer and guitar layer? Well. 've got tickets for that, Aren't you going to see the rock band Buzz? Man: That's right. ‘Woman: | saw them recently — they're pretty good actually! Do you fancy seeing something together? Man: There's ajazz band playing on the last day too. We could ty that. Woman: I'd rather get tickets for something else instead. 'l see what's available. Now listen again. lrepeatj‘Question 7 PART 2 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Test 3 answer key ‘Seven. Which tomatoes will the man use? Man: I'llstart making the tomato sauce now. Can you pass me that knife? Woman: Why don't you leave the tomatoes whole? ‘Man; The recipe says to cut them into slices. | suppose these ones are small enough to use as they are though, Woman: The sauce'l taste nicer lke that. Just cook them for a long time, Man: | could just open a tin, you know. It'd be far easier. Woman: That's cheating! You said you wanted to do this properly Man: OK follow your adviee. Now liston again. (repeat) That isthe end of Part One. [Now look at Part Two. For each question, choose the correct answer Eight. You will hear two friends talking about doing exercise Woman: HiTom, how are you? Man: Fine thanks, but | need to get more exercise, Woman: You could join a gym. The one at the end of your road's expensive, but ithas lots of good machines. Man: 1 know, but it's when to go. I'm at work all day, often til late, There's a swimming pool near my office, but i's always crowded there. The best option’s probably cycling to work. Bikes cost alot, 50 I guess I'll ond up spending as much as | would on going to the gym, but | think ll look for one anyway. Now listen again. (repeat) ‘Nine. You wil hear two people talking in @ restaurant. Man: What did you think of the meal? The soup had an unusual flavour. ‘Woman: | thought it needed more pepper and! garlic. But the salmon was wonderful Man: Ittook a while to come, but my tuna was gorgeous. Lots of butter and herbs. I'd love to have the recipe. I'm not so sure about the dessert you had though ~ it looked a bit strange. ‘Woman: | thought it was really nice. n fact I'd say it was my favourite part of the meal. But unfortunately | couldn't eat it al Man: Im nota fan of desserts. I'd rather have a bigger main dish. Now listen again. [repeat] Ten. You will hear a woman telling her friend about her neighbours. Man: How are you getting on with your new neighbours? Woman: Well, they always smile and say hello. | think they have a lot of visitors because | hear them chatting and playing music in the evenings, 129Test 3 answer key ‘Question 11 Question 12 ‘Question 13 130 Man: Oh, that's annoying, especialy if you need to sleep! Woman: Actual, | don't mind - | can sleep tough anything, and they won't beable to complain if | make a noise! But what bothers me is the mess they've left outside ~ loads of empty boxes from when they moved in| think I have achat with them, but don't want fo soem rude Now tten again (repeat Eleven. You will hear two fiends talking about a new museum, Woman: Have you been to the new history museum in the high street yet? Man: Yes, it's fantastic, isn't it? Woman: There was so much to see. The displays of 19th-century costumes were briliant. ''m amazed you enjoyed looking at that kind of thing though, especialy the fashion stuff... | really Wanted to stay at the museum longer, I's @ shame it closes so early Any i " i weekend as that's when I'm nat working, Now listen again. lrepeat] Twelve. You wil hear a man talking to a colleague about a hotel he stayed in. Woman: How was the hotel you stayed in? Man: It was comfortable enough and easy to reach from the station, but it wasn’t. walking distance from the city centre, which is how itwas advertised. i looked loser on the map. It was on a main road, so that was conveniont for taxis, but ‘there was lots of trafic. | was worried i'd be noisy in my room at night, but I hardly heard anything, ‘Would you recommend it for me and my husband? | was in a double room and there was only just enough space. Fine for me, but not really big enough for two. ‘Now listen again. (repeat) Thirteen. You will hear two passengers talking on an aeroplane. Man: We've finally taken off Woman: I'm so pleased. I's a while since I've flown, but | recently started a new job and the long cistances | need to travel for it just make fiying a better option than the tain. Man: | know what you mean. | do this same journey every month when I visit my family. They live a long way from the capital. | get nervous flying, but i's just so much easier than any other form of transport. Woman: That's absolutely true, but | can never get comfortable in the seat. | like watching ‘movies though to pass the time. Now listen again. repeat] That is the end of Part Two.PART 4 Test 3 answer key Now look at Part Three For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one or two words ora number ‘ra date ora time. Look at questions 14 to 19 now. You have 20 seconds. You will hear a tour guide talking about arrangements for a day trip to a place called Gulum. Man: Good moming. You've all booked the trip to Gulum tomorrow, an I'd ike to explain the arrangements for what will be a great day out. This is one of our most popular trips so you're sure to enjoy it. ‘We're meeting at eight o'clock in the morning as the bus will go at exactly quarter. ‘past eight. This is instead of the usual departure time of eight thirty. The reason for this is that, after picking you up, we've got to collect a number of passengers from ‘other hotels. To get on the bus, please meet al the entrance to the hotel rather than at the reception desk, which gets quite crowded in the mornings, So to the trip itself. Our first stop will be at a magnificent rin just outside Gulum. It used to be a palace. 'm sure the guide mentioned it during the tour of the ancient theatve, if you went on that yesterday. The atmosphere there's really special, as you'll see for yourselves. Afterwards we'll drive on to the Wakizi Restaurant on the Gulum River for lunch. That's spelt W-A-K-I-Z-|, by the way ~ do check their menu online ~ its fantastic! There'll be plenty of time to take photos while we're there. In the afternoon, we'll stop at Gulum beach where there's a choice of activities to do. One option is to go diving. The variety of fish species on this part of the ‘coast is quite amazing. For those people who lke volleyball, we're organising a ‘competition on the beach. Unfortunately, at thi time of year, sailing isn’t possible, due to the lack of wind. We'll provide towels and beach chairs, but please don't forget the sun-cream as the temperatures are very high — you'll need it even on a cloudy day! The bus... (fade...) "Now listen again. [repeat] That is the end of Part Three. ‘Now look at Part Four For each question, choose the correct answer. ‘Look at questions 20 to 25 now. You have 45 seconds You will hear an interview with a man called James Sweeney who works as a tree-climbing instructor. Woman: I'm talking to James Sweeney, who's a tree-climbing instructor. He teaches people \who want to leam for different reasons. How did you get interested in trees, James? Man: | grew up around trees, because my mother was a garden designer. I often spent time in the gardens she worked on, although | wasn't allowed to go up the trees. ‘What really got me into them was that Mom had a friend who was an arborist ~ someone who takes care of trees ~ and he offered me a job one summer. Woman: And then you went on a course to leam to climb trees. How was that? Man: Well Las expecting everyone in the class to be young and fit, because | thought you needed to be strong to climb trees. In fact there were middle-aged climbers, children - even old people! There was obviously special equipment to make climbing safe. We stayed in the trees for hours because it was 80 much fun! 131Test 3 answer key 132 Woman Man: Woman: Man: Woman Man: Woman: Man: Woman: ‘And then you became a teacher of tree-climbing yourself... What do you enjoy ‘most about it? It's great to be in the open, although not so much in the rain or when it’s very hot. And like working with people. Particularly teaching those whose jobs involve having to go up trees. lke scientists, for example. There aren't so many of them ~ most people come because of happy memories of a childhood tree-climbing experience. You often travel around the USA, too. Why? ive and work in the north-west of this country, and no-one wants to climb trees ‘there in the winter. So | move around. I've climbed trees in every US state except ‘Alaska! And in other countries ~ there's actually more interest in the subject abroad than here though, ‘And you like sleeping in trees, | understand. Why's that? I's such a great place to get views of the night sky. People say it must be uncomfortable, but you get used to it~ it's not that bad really. You can’t wake up late in the trees though ~ even a tiny bird sounds very loud when It's only a few inches from your head! You've climbed trees in rainforests too. How is that different?” ‘The climbing’s more challenging not because the trees are harder to climb, but because you have to move more siowly. It's an important environment, $0 vot need to be careful not to damage it. There are insects living in the trees too. If you go fast you attract them, and you're more likely to get bitten. ‘Thanks, James... (fade) ‘Now listen again. (repeat] That isthe end of Part Four. You now have six minutes to write your answers on the answer sheet. You have one more minute That Is the end of the test