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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 · Library induction

A new library user receives an introduction from a librarian.

Part 1 audio

Tap play to generate and listen.

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Questions
  • 1. Membership is free for residents of the _______.
  • 2. Loan limit: _______ items.
  • 3. Loan period: _______ weeks.
  • 4. Free computer time per day: _______ hour(s).
  • 5. Printing cost: _______ p per page.
  • 6. Story time starts at _______ a.m.
Part 2

Section 2 · Neighbourhood walking tour

A local guide describes stops on a free walking tour.

Part 2 audio

Tap play to generate and listen.

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Questions
  • 7. Tour length: _______ minutes.
  • 8. Fish market built in _______.
  • 9. Second stop: the _______ park.
  • 10. Mural painted by local _______.
  • 11. Final stop is the _______ pier.
  • 12. Toilets are in the _______.
Part 3

Section 3 · Course selection meeting

Two students discuss evening course options with an adviser.

Part 3 audio

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Questions
  • 13. Digital marketing runs Monday and _______ evenings.
  • 14. Weekly homework: about _______ hours.
  • 15. Photography course length: _______ weeks.
  • 16. Photography needs your own _______.
  • 17. Photography assessment: final _______.
  • 18. Early-bird discount: £_______
Part 4

Section 4 · Talk on the history of tea

A short talk on how tea became a global drink.

Part 4 audio

Tap play to generate and listen.

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Questions
  • 19. Tea reached Japan in the _______ century.
  • 20. First shipments reached _______ in 1610.
  • 21. Made fashionable in Britain by _______ of Braganza.
  • 22. British companies began growing tea in _______.
  • 23. The tea bag was invented in _______.
  • 24. Largest producers: China and _______.
  • 25. Top per-person drinkers: _______.