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Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs

Engl i sh Language Cert i f i cat i on




LEVEL B1&B2 on the scale set by the Council of Europe
MODULE 3 LISTENING COMPREHENSION





Period Integrated Sample Exam






ATTENTION
Do not open this booklet until the exam begins.
Mark your answers on Answer Sheet 3 [ 3].
Provide only one answer for each item.
This part of the exam lasts 25 minutes.
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ACTIVITY 1
Listen to a guide giving directions to tourists in an Irish town (items 1-4) and decide
which point on the map (A-F) shes talking about. There are two letters you do not need.


1. The Writers Museum
2. The National Art Gallery
3. The Toy Museum
4. The Big Fish restaurant

Listen again and check your answers.


A
F
E
D
C
B
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ACTIVITY 2
Listen to a folk tale from Africa, and choose the best answer (A, B, or C) for each item.
5. What does the traveller want the fisherman to do?
A. To sell him fish. B. To give him money. C. To work harder.
6. How much food does the fisherman say that he needs?
A. Enough to buy a
boat.
B. Enough to feed his
family.
C. Enough to get him
through the winter.
7. One of the messages of this tale is that money doesnt buy
A. goods in life. B. food for everyone. C. happiness.
Listen again and check your answers.
ACTIVITY 3
Read items 8-10, listen to three telephone calls, and choose the best answer (A, B, or C)
for each item.
Read item 8. Listen and respond.

FIRST TELEPHONE CALL
8. The person at the other end of the line wants to know if
A. she can borrow her brothers car this weekend.
B. her brother will go to his nieces wedding this weekend.
C. she can use her brothers summer house this weekend.

Read item 9. Listen and respond.

SECOND TELEPHONE CALL
9. The person at the other end of the line tells the woman on the phone that her son
A. didnt go to school today.
B. hurt himself at school.
C. is doing badly at school.

Read item 10. Listen and respond.

THIRD TELEPHONE CALL
10. The person at the other end of the line wants
A. to speak with an employee about something urgent.
B. to talk to Patricia.
C. to apply for a position at the company.
Listen again and check all your answers.
ACTIVITY 4
Read items 11-15. Listen and choose the best answer (A, B, or C) for each item.
11. What we are listening to is
A. an informal conversation.
B. a formal discussion.
C. a radio interview.
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12. The speaker kept going back to the doctors because she was
A. under stress at work.
B. having difficulty sleeping.
C. in a lot of pain.
13. After having acupuncture the woman felt better
A. the very same day.
B. the following week.
C. the next day.
14. The doctor told the speaker that acupuncture
A. works for everyone.
B. only works for certain people.
C. doesnt usually help backache.
15. The woman believes that
A. all alternative therapies dont work.
B. acupuncture is more effective than other therapies.
C. acupuncture is well worth trying.
Listen again and check your answers.
ACTIVITY 5
Listen and write down where each speaker (16-20) is.
Where do you think the speakers are?
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Listen again and check your answers.
ACTIVITY 6
Read questions 21-25. Listen and answer the questions in the Answers Column.
A. QUESTIONS B. ANSWERS
21. Whats the speakers profession?

22. Whats the speaker looking for?

23. Whos the speaker talking about?

24. Whats the speaker referring to?

25. What sort of surprise is the speaker talking about?

Listen again and check your answers.
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