Listening Part 1

What is Listening Part 1? Task information: Table, Note and

• a conversation between two people, either face Form completion
to face or on the phone This task requires you to fill in the spaces in the table. The
• one or two tasks (e.g. table completion) spaces are numbered in the same order as the information
• an example and 10 questions you hear.
You have to:
The purpose of the conversation is to communicate
and share information that will be useful in some way • listen to a conversation, which you hear once only.
(e.g. for making a holiday booking, for working out • write one to three words, a number, or a date in
the best transport options). each space in the table.
What does it test? • write the exact words you hear.
• understanding specific information e.g. dates, • spell everything correctly.
prices, everyday objects, locations
• spelling of people and place names

Useful language: spelling

In Part 1, a speaker will sometimes spell out the name of a person, street or company.
You need to be very familiar with the English names for the letters of the alphabet, as the word will only be spelt out once.
(i') 1 Listen and choose the first letter in each pair that you hear.
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01 1 A/E 2 A/I 3 E/1 4 A/R
Not all place names are spelt out. For
5 Y/E 6 0/U 7 B/P 8 G/J example, the underlined words ore very
9 S/F 10 M / N 11 H/X 12 D/T common in English, so you should learn
how to spell words like these.
(i') 2 Listen to some words being spelt out and write down what you hear. Mountain View Hotel
1 Manager: Sarah ........................................... �Road
02 B.ri.d.a.f Street
2 Email: ........................................... @gmail.com

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3 Meeting point: ........................................... School sports field
4 Hotel name:
5 Address: 112 ........................................... Terrace When we say a phone number, we can
6 Company: ........................................... Movers pronounce 0 as oh, or say zero.
When we talk about money we say,

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Useful language: numbers for example, seven pounds I dollars I
(i') 1 Listen and write the numbers you hear. euros fifty. I £7.50, $7.50, €7.50).

03 1 Customer cell phone: ...........................................

2 Distance of race: ........................................... miles The answer can be written in numerals
3 A one-way ticket is: or in letters, e.g. 650, or six hundred and

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4 Home address: ........................................... Bayside Road. fifty. But it's much easier and faster to
5 Width of window frame: ........................................... inches write numerals!
6 Booking reference:
For similar sounding numbers, listen
out for the stressed syllable e.g. fif!.e.ell,
fifty, sixt.e..e.n, �ty.

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 Useful language: times and dates
(i) 1 Listen and write the times or dates you hear.
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We say dates like 1752 or 1997 as
1 Arrival date: ........................................... seventeen fifty-two and nineteen
04 ninety-seven. For years following 2000,
2 Class schedule: ........................................... to 6:30 p.m. we can say, for example, two thousand
3 Date of last inspection: ..........................................., 2018 eighteen, or two thousand and /en/
eighteen, or twenty eighteen.

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4 Best time to visit:
5 The courses finishes on:
6 Delivery date:

Useful language: recognising when the answer is coming You can write a date in
In Part 1, you might see a question like 'Height: about I ..................cm'. different ways to get a mark
( e.g. 3 rd March, March 3 or
You might not hear the word 'height' in the recording. Instead, the speaker
3 March). This fits the one
might ask a question, or say something that relates to a person's height.
word and/ or a number in
This will tell you when the answer is coming. the instruction.

1 Match an answer 1-6 with a question A-F the speaker might ask.

Height: around 1 .......9......... feet A 'So can you tell me how long the curtains are?'

Width: 2 ....J.-2...... centimetres B 'How tall are the trees at the moment - approximately?'

Distance: 3 ......-?.'?...... kilometres C 'And what would the charge for that be?'

Length: 4 .... 9..9.9... inches D 'How heavy is the box you want us to move?'

Weight: about 5 .... 9..9........ kg E 'Do you know how wide the screen is?'

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Cost: 6s F 'How far is it from the hotel to the airport?'

Don't add words like euros or inches or

kilometres to the answer sheet if they
are provided on the question paper.

Listening Part 1 Training Test 1 -

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 Useful strategy: deciding what to write in the spaces
1 Look at the sample exam task below and complete this table.

Which space needs ... What tells you this?

• Predicting what type of
word will go into each
space helps you to be
ready to hear it during the
recording.
a date? 8 the verb 'starts'and
'Wednesday'.
a price?
a phone number?
a person's name
a period of time?

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a place?
a piece of equipment or
clothing- singular noun? Speakers sometimes mention a time,
date or number, which might fit a
a piece of equipment or space, but is not the real answer. This is
clothing- plural noun? called a distraction. Listen carefully in
case the speaker changes their mind,
a verb/ action? or another speaker corrects them with
the real time, date or number.
a part of the body?

Westwood Community Centre Activities

Classes: when / where Things to bring Other information
Yoga basics a 1 .................. is necessary for Discounted rate for students:
Example: every session 2 $ ..................
Mondays 7 p.m. - ...f?.:9..9. ... p.m.
Taking place in the hall Simple techniques that will help you
3 ................ pain in your4 ..................

Classes: when / where Things to bring Other information

Westwood Walkers A good pair of Free for everyone
7:00 a.m. every morning 6 .................. will help
The organiser is 7 ..................
The walk starts from outside the Lindsay
5 .................. in the village

Classes: when / where Things to bring Other information

Cycle Group helmet and bike No charge
Training starts again on lights are essential
Wednesday, 8 .................. Nicky's contact details:
10 ..................
The rides take about
9 .................. on average

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Training Test 2 Listening Part 1
Review
1 How many speakers will you hear?
2 Does each task in this part have the same number of questions?
3 What kind of information do you have to listen for in Part l?
4 Do you have to write the exact words you hear?
5 Is spelling important in Part l?
Now follow the Action plan reminder on page 65

Useful strategy: deciding what kind of information to write in the spaces

It is very important to look at the words around each space in the notes or form. These words will help you predict
the type of information you are looking for.
1 Look at this set of notes. Underline the important information around each space. What does this tell you about
the missing information? Try to predict possible answers. The first one has been done for you as an example.

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Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Accommodation at Sunnyside Holiday Park

Example: a view of
Motel rooms Budget units
• so, the answer must be something
• $205; sleep 2 people • $222; sleep 4 people that is nice to look at
• all rooms have a view of the • kitchen with a fridge and • possible answers: lake, sea, river,
1 ........................................... 3 ........................................... city, etc.
Studios • need to bring your own
4 ...........................................
• $ l 55; sleep 4 people &\2 Now listen and complete
• no kitchen but a kettle and
Other facilities '-' the information.
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2 ........................................... • laundry
for making drinks and snacks • games room for all ages Useful vocabulary:
accommodation
• a 5 ........................................... for
registration forms
guests under 12
Look at the completed guest
Guest Registration Form registration form. Complete the
spaces using words from the
1 .............. Ms 2 .............. Rousseau First Name Angelique box.
Arrival Date 6 April 3 .............. 8 April 4 .............. 1016 Country
Credit Card Credit Card Number 5 .............. 05.19 Date and Place of Birth
DigiCard xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx Date of Issue Departure Date
Expiry Date Home Address
Business Address [Kl 6 ·············· [Z] City Paris Nationality Postcode
7 .............. 8 .............. 70115 E-mail Room No. Street
12 Rue de la Pare a.rouss [email protected] Surname Title

9 .............. France Telephone 01 83 77 29 54 Passport Number

224674429
10 .............. 11 .............. French 12 .............. 7.9.2017
18.3.1999 Lyon

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 Exam Practice Test 2 Listening Part 1

Action plan reminder for Table, note and form completion

1 How do you know how many words to write?
2 Do you have time to look at the task before you hear the recording?
3 What can you learn from the words around the space?
4 How do you know the topic?

(i) Questions 1-5

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12 Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.

Not every piece of information in

New Apartment the notes I form I table contains
a space. This helps you follow the
conversation.

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Example Answer
Landlady's Name: Mary Jones
General
• partly furnished Most missing information is facts
about the topic, so the answers are
• no 1 ........................................... are allowed usually nouns ( or dates, names,

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Kitchen numbers, etc.).
• nice and big
• there is a new 2 ...........................................
Lounge
Don't just write down the first word
• some 3 ........................................... will be built soon you hear that fits the space because
Bedroom there may be distractors. Keep
listening until you hear the correct
• good clothes storage information.
• need to bring a 4 ...........................................
Bathroom
• only a shower

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• the water is heated by 5 ...........................................

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1 Think of synonyms for allowed.
All the answers are words from the
text. Don't write down any word that
isn't in the text.
2 The word new is important here - listen for distraction.
3 This must be something that can be built - not just
something that will happen in the future.

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 (i) Questions 6-10

12 Complete the form below.

Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Tenancy Form
Tenant details
• Full name: Andrew 6 .......................................... .
• Best contact: 7 andrew171@ ............................................ com
• Driver's licence: 8 ...........................................
Tenancy details
• Moving-in date: 9 ...........................................
• Rent per week: $315

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• Bond paid: 10 $ .......................................... .

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6 Look out for letters that are easily confused, such that is already given in the form I notes I
as m and n, band t, etc. table, e.g. Sor a or the, etc.
8 Some numbers are actually a mixture of letters
and numbers!

Use the subheadings in the form I notes/

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table to help you follow the conversation and
predict what you will hear next .

Make sure your answer fits the grammar

around the space, e.g. is the missing word
singular or plural?

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