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Listening

30 min
Overview

Paper structure

01
Section 1

Everyday social conversation (2 speakers).

02
Section 2

Monologue on a social topic.

03
Section 3

Academic discussion (up to 4 speakers).

04
Section 4

Academic monologue / lecture.

Instructions
  • Audio plays once only. Answers are written while listening.
  • 10 minutes are added at the end to transfer answers in the paper exam.
  • Question types: form / note / table completion, MCQ, matching, map labelling, sentence completion.
Listening content

You will hear four recordings. Each section plays once. Answer the questions while you listen.

Part 1

Section 1 · Joining a sports centre

A phone enquiry about gym membership.

Part 1 audio

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Questions
  • 1. Off-peak monthly price: £_______
  • 2. Off-peak access starts at _______ a.m.
  • 3. Joining fee normally: £_______
  • 4. Squash courts are charged _______.
  • 5. Documents needed: photo ID and a recent _______.
  • 6. Induction lasts _______ minutes.
Part 2

Section 2 · Museum tour briefing

A guide gives visitors a briefing before a museum tour.

Part 2 audio

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Questions
  • 7. Length of tour: _______ minutes.
  • 8. First stop: _______ hall.
  • 9. Instruments date from the _______ century onwards.
  • 10. Film in the modern exhibition runs every _______ minutes.
  • 11. Switch off camera _______.
  • 12. Meeting point if lost: by the giant _______.
Part 3

Section 3 · Dissertation supervision

A student meets her supervisor to plan a dissertation on food waste.

Part 3 audio

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Questions
  • 13. Focus: household food waste and _______.
  • 14. Existing data source: the _______ Foundation.
  • 15. Number of households in the experiment: _______
  • 16. Study length: _______ weeks.
  • 17. Ethics approval takes _______ working days.
  • 18. Deadline: _______ of April.
Part 4

Section 4 · Lecture on coral reef restoration

An academic lecture on new methods for restoring damaged coral reefs.

Part 4 audio

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Questions
  • 19. Reefs cover less than _______ per cent of the ocean floor.
  • 20. Reefs support around _______ per cent of marine species.
  • 21. Roughly _______ of reefs lost since 1950.
  • 22. Oldest technique: coral _______.
  • 23. Larval propagation produces more genetic _______.
  • 24. Newest technique: assisted _______.
  • 25. Restoration must go with reducing _______.