Cambridge English: First

Listening Part 3 – Multiple matching

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that kind of thing. I tried them all and I think I
answer key got my money’s worth. What I wasn’t expecting
though was to fall in love with cycling. I borrowed
The following worksheet is intended to help your
one of the resort’s bikes and spent hours just
students prepare for Part 3 of the Listening paper
cruising around the resort. It was bliss, with the sun
of the Cambridge First exam. The audio file can
on my face and the warm air around me. I think I
be downloaded from onestopenglish, and the
might have discovered a new hobby!
transcript is included below for your convenience.
SPEAKER 4: We booked this hotel because we’re
Transcript keen walkers and we knew there were lots of
walking routes and footpaths in the area. We
NARRATOR: You will hear five short extracts in
weren’t disappointed. On the first day we walked
which people are talking about their visit to a
five miles into a nearby town. It was a market
holiday resort. For questions 19–23, choose from
day there, so it was really interesting to see all the
the list (A–H) what each speaker liked most about
local produce. The scenery was very pretty, even
the holiday resort they visited. Use the letters only
though we didn’t have the best weather. And
once. There are three extra letters which you do
when we got home to the hotel each night, after
not need to use.
a long day of walking, the owner would prepare
You now have 30 seconds to look at part three. the most amazing dinners for us – completely
different every night. To be honest I hadn’t really
SPEAKER 1: We had never been to this kind of
thought about the meals, but they were a real
resort before, where everything is provided for
highlight of the holiday.
you at no extra cost. The rooms were OK, very
clean and tidy, but nothing spectacular. And the SPEAKER 5: We booked a holiday in December
weather was quite nice, though we did have rain because we’d had a really busy year and just
on a couple of days. We were planning to visit needed some time to relax. Our hotel was nice
a market in a nearby town, but when it started enough, though the evening buffet dinners were
raining we decided to stay at the resort instead. disappointing – it was the same thing to eat every
In fact, we did a spot of shopping. We weren’t night. There were some exercise classes you could
expecting such a variety of shops, selling all kinds take part in if you wanted to, though we’re not
of fascinating things. I’m afraid we spent quite a really sporty. We spent most of our time by the
lot that day! pool. Despite it being winter, we were really lucky
to have some beautiful sunny days. We made the
SPEAKER 2: It’s not the best hotel I’ve ever stayed
most of it and spent all day outdoors, swimming
in, although it was quite cheap, so I suppose you
and reading our books.
get what you pay for. But the hotel employees
more than made up for it. They always had a
Answer key
smile on their faces and would go out of their
way if you needed something. The breakfast 19. F; 20. C; 21. E; 22. B; 23. H
was nice enough, though a bit limited in choice,
and the view from our window wasn’t as
stunning as we thought it would be – perhaps
the trees have grown since they took the photo
that’s on the website. But we had a lovely time
there, nevertheless.

SPEAKER 3: I’m quite keen on fitness, so I chose this

resort because they have a lot of free activities
– yoga on the beach in the morning, beach
volleyball in the afternoon, tennis in the evening,
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Listening Part 3 – Multiple matching

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about their visit to a holiday resort. For

Worksheet
questions 19–23, choose from the list (A–H) what each speaker liked most about the holiday resort they
visited. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

A the beautiful views

Speaker 1 19
B the wide choice of great food
C the friendly and helpful staff Speaker 2 20
D the sports facilities
Speaker 3 21
E the cycle path through the resort
F a the range of interesting shops Speaker 4 22
G the market in the nearby town
Speaker 5 23
H the warm and sunny weather

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