Listening approximately 40 minutes Part 1 (9 11-16 Before you listen tothe recording, read the test questions and go to the Further Practice and Guidance pages which follow. ‘You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, Bor) which fits best according to what you heat. There are two questions for each extract. Extract One ‘You hear part of an interview with an environmental campaigner called Richard Frost. 1 Why did businessman Kwabena Osel Bonsu set up Trashy Bags? A. Hewanted to solve a problem. B Hehad seen similar projects overseas. C He was given governmentfunding, 2 Whatdoes Richard Frost say about the use of plastic bags in supermarkets? ‘A. Customers should be made to pay for them. B The government will eventually have to disallow it. C Supermarkets should offer other kinds of bag instead. Extract Two ‘You hear two people on a radio programme talking about the subject of hypnotherapy. ‘3 What did the woman think about hypnotism before she visited a hypnotherapist? A. She doubted it would permanently stop a bad habit. B She believed it could treat psychological issues. C She thought it might work for people who believed in: 4. Thetwo speakers agree that many people A havea negative image of hypnotists. B arenotin control ofthemselves during hypnosis are disappointed with the results of hypnotherapy. Extract Three ‘You hear part ofan interview with a woman called Fiona who works asaz00 tour guide, 5 What does Fiona say about visitors who go on z00 tours? A They encounter some animals for the first time, B ‘They have strong preferences about which animals to see, Theyare unaware of the potential danger. 6 How did Fiona feel after the incidentwith the chimpanzee? A. She was reluctant o work with chimpanzees again. B She realized that she needed to be more careful at work, C She was uncertain why the incident had occurred.Rena] What's tested? Se eter eerie 2 the second one mightbe aboutone ofthe speakers Part 1; Multiple choice re eat aie rea ForPenJofihe Usteningpeper youvillhearthree Part tests your ability identiythe speakers? shortcorversations. Thereare usualy twospeakers feelings, atttades and opinions, aswell as recognizing taking part in the conversation, but three are also the function of the conversation, what decisions the possible. Each conversation isaboutadifferenttopic _speakershave made, and what they agree about. ortheme; for exemple, the first conversation might be A detailed study « Read through the audioser + Listen to the recording and write down the words you hear. ‘* Pause orstop the recording if you need time to write down the missing words. ts ofthe conversations below. | Extract One Interviewer: Richard, can you give us an example of what people in other countries are | doinginterms ofrecyeling? | Richard: Absolutely. Eem, well, 60 tonnes ofp! of Accra, the capital city of Ghana, every day. But recentlya businessman called Kwabena | sei Bonsu set up a company called Trashy Bags to do something about it. He pays people to collect plastic bags and these are stitched together to make new ones. Thiskind of venture (1) —.—.— _.... sponsored by governments, and there are plenty of similar projects occurring in other countries (2) But Kwabena | had decided he wasn’t going to wait around. He says he wanted to come up with an idea thatwould (3) Invhis lifetime ic packaging are dumped on the streets Interviewer: That's fantastic. What about here, though? !supposeyou'd liketostopthe | use of plastic bags in supermarkets completely? eT eae Petia ba ol ring Stee RG PaLGCN alae pcploars 30 that customers know they're (6) instead. |36 eee aD Extract Two Man: You've just had a few sessions of hypnotherapy, haven't you? Ihave to say, 1d think you were into thatkind of thing. Woman: You thought Iwas the sceptical type? Well I've never been a believerin most alternative therapies but 've always been fairly (7) ‘when it comes tohypnotherapy... atleast when it came to dealing with psychological Issues. 1 mean, before [experienced hypnotism for myself, ididn't think itwould work for actual @). x - Lwent along because I wanted to quit smoking, but Dr Grey helped me overcome my back pain, too. Man: I guess a lot ofpeople see celebrity hypnotists on TV embarrassing people they've hypnotized - making them do ridiculous things. And I think the result of thatis that people are(9) tosee genuine hypnotherapists - because they think anyone who practises hypnotism isnot (10) Je ‘Woman: I thinkyou're right, but people should know that hypnotherapy sa serious profession. And ifthe idea of being under someoné else's control makes you nervous, 1 can tell you it’s not like that. You're (11)... ~. what's going on. Extract Three Interviewer: Erm, Fiona, howis it working with visitors to the 00? Fiona: The public? Generally they're fantastic. Maybe they’rea litle bitquiet to start with, because they're not sure what they're (12) bbutsoon after we've met the rhinos or we've started doing the monkeys they normally open up and they’reall “Oh, this is fantastic! They start asking questions and they know alot about the animals: anyway because they've been goingto the 200 (13) Butthe hardest thing for meis being constantly alert to the risks because even thaugh you do aaa) people about them, they just don’t realize what could happen. | mean even the cheetahs look so docile and so cuddly. Interviewer: Have you ever had an incident yourself? Fiona: No, not exactly, but | did get a bit too close to the bars of the chimpanzee enclosure once, and the chimps had branches with them to try and get food from beyond the bars, and one of the male chimps basically just reached through the bars ‘with his branch and poked mein the ribs and it was basically a Get back! That's my food!’ and from that moment on I've always been doubly (15) Tam to an animal and what tools it has to get to me as well. He could have been alot nastier, though, than he was. Itwas just (16) Use the words you wrote down to help you choose the correct answers to questions 1-6 on. pages4.Part 2 (4 1.7-1.8 ‘You will heara museum curator called Frank Turner giving a talkabout a dinosaur exhibition, For questions 7-14, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. Dinosaur Exhibition Frankelieves people want 0 b¢ (7) exon wonwn-vnrnnn Which is why they visit the According to Frank, children first look for the (8)... ovnmenn the exhibition, Frank thinks the exhibition helps develop (9) e-swe-0-vw-nnwnwein children. According to Frank, scientists usually have to work with an incomplete dinosaur [oT | oa — Frank says that dinosaurs are mainly found preserved in'(11) snonw-nnnnenne environments. Frankrefers toa huge (12)... in China which killed many dinosaurs. Frank believes that the feathers of the Chinese dinosaurs were probably used for (13) senso mnninnnnine PUFPOSES, Franksays that the museum appreciates (14) -o--w--m-nsenerwnsn fYOM Visitors.38 | Listening Pan3 rest Part3 (¥ 1.9-1.10 You will hear part ofa radio interview in which a naval officer called Peter Martin istalking, about his experience. For questions 15-20, choose the answer (A, B, Cor D) which fits best according to what you hear. 15 What made Peter frst decide to join the navy? A Heliked the idea of being able to travel B He thought t would impress people athhome. € He believed he could get promoted more quickly D He felthehad wasted his time when he was younger. 16 Whateffect did Peter's upbringing have on his suitability or the navy? A He found itaifficulto take orders at first. B Hewas often too competitive during training sessions. C Heexperienced few problems adapting tothe lifestyle. D He was challenged by the hard physical exercise required. 17 According to Peter, how can recent school leavers do well in the navy? A by accepting that their social lifes ofsecondary importance B by recognizing thatthe navy can offer a long-term career © bylearning to take responsibility for themselves D bydelayingentry into the navy until they are older 18 For Peter, what isthe most rewarding part ofa trip back to his hometown? A Recelving respect from people he went to school with. B Experiencinga sense of pride in his achievements. Relating his experiences to younger members of the community. D Hearing that other people have followed his example. 19 According to Peter, what do the public not understand about the navy? A ‘Therange of roles that the navy undertakes. B Thelength oftime that navy personnel spend at se: ‘Thedangers thatnavy personnel have to face. D How much money is required to run the organization property. 20 According to Peter, what advantage does a previous naval career give job seckers? A Asense of confidence in their own ability. B The discipline forlater academic study. © ‘Thedetermination to succeed in their work. D Experience which can be transferred to ather fields.yest Listening Part4 | 39 Part 4 (4 1.11-1.12 Before you listen to the recording, read the test questions and go to the Further Practice and Guidance pages which follow. You will heat five short extracts in which various people are talking about embarrassing, situations. TASK ONE TASK TWO For questions 21-25, choose from thelist(A-H) the __ For questions 26-30, choose from the list (A-H) the person who is speaking, situation the speaker finds embarrassing, While you listen you must complete both tasks. A someone acting as an interpreter A being unaware of social etiquette B acurrentstudent B losing customers 21 26 € aparty organizer making introductions 22| 27 D anexperienced chef D meeting childhood rivals, 23 28 E someone in a managerial position E gettinglost abroad 24 23 F anewemployee F being in unnatural social situations 25 30 G aprofessional photographer G feeling inferior H anoldschool friend 11 impressing possible employers In the exam you will have 5 minutes at the end of the test to copy your answers on toa separate answer sheet.Crea age) What's tested? Part 4: Multiple matching Part ofthe Listening paperisa multiple-matching ‘exercise. This involves two tasks. Inthe fist task, you maybe required, for example, to identify the speakers, interpret theirattitudes or opinions e.g. anger/ irritation), orunderstand their reasons for doing something, Inthe second task, you may need, for example, to recogiize the function of thelr monologue (eg compleining/apologizing), recognize the context (eg traificproblems/rudeness) orunderstand the way they feel about something. Tips # Remember you will hear the recording twice. You need to do both tasks while the recordingis played. # Read both Task | and Task 2 before the recording begins so you can anticipate the kind of vocabulary or functional language you are going to hear. For example, ifone of the optionsis ‘expressing disappointment,’ you might expect to hear ‘Whata pity’ or ‘Itwasn’tas good asd hoped for” ‘* When you read Tasks 1 and 2, do not automatically assume that an option in Tusk 1 matches an option in Tusk2. For example, ‘an airline pilot’ in Task 1 may not be talking about ‘Tong flights’ in Task2, A detailed study Listen to the recording again and fill in the gaps below. Answer the questions that follow each. extract. Speaker 1 1... when I'm supposed to be showing around, [can 2 _...I'msupposed tobe settingan example to the 3 I'd ind myself saying things like‘ 4° Thenmy. actually suggested I rehearse the whole thing, What does the information in 1-4 tell you about the speaker and whathe finds embarrassing? Speaker 2 5 Theycomeatongand!'msettingup the 6 Ijusthide behind the They feel Kid's 8 _ I’snotexactly good for and they're taken. tohave their What does the information in 5-8 tell you about the speakerand what she finds embarrassing? Speaker 3 9 Idon'thavemuch 10 Ive 11 'mfed up with themall 12 Itmakesme feel really - in general in our department, attimes. What does the information in 9-12 tell you about the speaker and what she finds embarrassing?DR d Speaker 4 13 Ididn’tspendalotoftime there, a couple of Tthink. 14 Nobodyhad to anybody and the few conversations we had were utterly 15 What do you expectaftera ‘odd years? 16 _...everybody remembered hating the What does the information in 13-16 tell you about the speaker and what he finds embarrassing? Speaker 5 17 'mgoingout there again ina month's time and around 18 Atleastmy skills are alright. They hould be afer 19 ‘Therewon'tbe many people prepared to unless Ihave some idea of the language. What does the information in 17-19 tell you about the speaker and what he finds embarrassing? Now check your answers to Part 4 of the test