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LISTENING Intermediate Level
LISTENING Intermediate Level
centre.
17 swimming pool: Listen for: ... the top right-
p8-9 Listening Section 1 hand corner ...; Just here beside the pitches ...
Questions 1-4 18 (flower) garden: Listen for: .... in the top left-
hand corner.
1 Frarnlington
19 play area: Listen for: In tile bottom left corner
2 4411 92 and above the block of flats.
3 5/five nights (only) 20 cafe: Listen for: bottom right-hand corner of the
4 l/four park.
further 15S~reduction ... 23 A: Andy says: ... but you realise it's possible
you'll have a different tutor. Neither B nor C
10 FAPSJMI5: The receptionist says: I'll just give are mentioned.
you a reference for the reservation.
Questions 24 and 25
Questions 11-13
D and E in any order. Listen for positive words
11 decade: Listen for the word development and about the new programme. Rosana says: It's the
lying unused for ... flexibility ... that iS1)ery useful. And what makes it
12 (small) business park Listen for pressure and
even more interesting iB that I don't have to spend
o lot of time travelling to and from the university
training to prepare for the answer.
011 the Wednesday. The other alternatives are not
13 (local) organizations/organisations: The mentioned,
sentence helps you predict the type of word. It
is some kind of group. Note the noun is in the Questions 26--30
plural. The word sponsorship helps you listen 26 course diary: Andy says: ... expected to keep a
for the answer. written course diary.
Questions 14-20
27 written exam: Andy says: ... a written exam
14 Parksid e: Follow the instructions. The street is ... "[oil!account for 30 per cent. The information
at the bottom. is the other way round, so you need. to be
15 40 studio flats: The block of flats is: on the left careful.
of the entrance, in the bottom left-hand corner of 28 design: Listen for the word course work. Andy
the plan. then says: The design portfolio, which you need to
present at the end ...
"-- __ /
29 50 per centlpercent/%: This comes closely
after the previous one, so be careful.
30 fashion show: Listen for the word present.
equipment goes with computers. But always a full range affitm!ss machines '" atound
check that your prediction is correct. iohicl: there arc various offices.
7 300/Three hundred pounds: Be careful with 18 B: The speaker says: Or! the second floor, there
the numbers. The seller says: It's 'worth about is a series of sniall therapy rooms with waitil"1:{
900-1000 new. The Union Rep points out it's areas Ivr cl ien ts.
second hand. The Union Rep then says: ... So
shall we say 300? and David says: Okay put Questions 19 and 20
that.
19 3/three: Check the other items on the table.
8 Bristow: Be careful with the letters P, Band R. This will help you predict the type of answer.
9 09875423387. Remember the numbers are In thi case it is a number.
usually said in threes or twos: zero nine 20 Thursday 4.30: Check the other items on the
eight/seven five/four two/three three (or table. This will help you predict the type of
double three)/ eight seven. answer. In this case it is a day and a time.
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4 B: Once the woman asks about the 17 B: The winner will be given a cash prize, not
programme, listen for an adjective vouchers (A). The two runners up will
(extensive) to describe it. A is the opposite receive book tokens (C).
of Band C is not mentioned. 18 A: The purpose of the donation is: to help
fund much needed specialist apparatus
Questions 5-10 (equipment). Band C are not mentioned.
19 B: The speaker mentions last year's
5 Rochester: Be careful with the name spelling,
organization: to help make sure the actual
especially the ending.
parking is more organized than last ymr,
6 Stone Avenue: Remember not to write the -whicl! was a mees. This means there was a
number as it is in the question. Be careful with problem. A and C arc not mentioned.
the letter 'e' at the end of the words Avenue 20 C: The speaker mentions that the bags arc
and Stone.
only for all the recyclable material, like
7 MA74PQ: Be careful with the numbers. glass and plastic, not all rubbish (A) and
not food (B).
8 6633:You will normally hear the numbers in
pairs: six six/three three/rather than sixty-
six/ thirty-three or double six/ double three. p98 Listening Section 3
9 (monthly) instalments: Note the plural. Questions 21-23
10 fortnight: Listen when the woman asks about 21 B: When Mary asks about the exam, Adam
bringing in a friend as a guest. replies: Of the eueu exams, ... So A and C
are incorrect.
p96 Listening Section 2
22 A: Listen when Adam and then Mary
Questions 11 and 12 mention the two essay papers. Adam
says: / don't think it's a good way of fcstin!?
Band 0 in any order. When the speaker mentions
our theoretical medical knowledge. So His
the word changes, listen carefully. Listen for the
wrong as it mentions practical and C is the
nouns in the list A-E and listen for the adjectives
opposite of i\.
or their synonyms (for the word free: without
chargelwillllot have to pay). 23 C: Mary and Adarn have a discussion about
multiple-choice questions. Listen carefully
when Mary says they disad vantage
Questions 13-15 women. She then says: Multiple-choice
questions benefit men more than 71)Olllen. They
13 shop: When the speaker mentions the number
are a male construct. A is wrong because
of teams, listen for the name of the first
this is not mentioned and B says they
which is the Beach Team. Follow through the
benefit females not males.
information in the table. After the speaker
mentions the litter, listen carefully.
Questions 24 and 25
14 seating: Immediately the speaker mentions
the second team, listen for their purpose: Band E in any order. Listen when they start
...will be responsible for setting out seating. discussing the role-play. Be careful with A (resl
not test). There is no mention of C and D.
15 9.30: The time is given after the meeting point
is mentioned. Questions 26-30
26 prioritize/prioritise actions: With the
Questions 16-20 summary, pick the key words to help you
predict when the answer is coming. Listen
16 A: The speaker says: On the whole, the [udge
first for problem-solvi1i?( and then working ill
will have had experience of judging before. So
groups of 'four,
not all the judges, but most of them will
have experience. So C is wrong and B is
not possible.
27 (four/4) examiners: Listen carefully when 39 bank: Listen for the phrase constantly processed
Adarn asks if \:lary Ielt comfortable with 'four shortly after the answer for number 38.
examiners watching.
40 experts/centres: Both answers are correct.
28 listen: Listen carefullv when Adam says: The Listen for the word collated and then analysis.
test doesn't just assess ;uiIcther people can" talk a
lot, It's about ....
29 learn: The answer comes immediately after
number 28.
30 appeal: When Adam asks about the policy on
re-sits, the answer is coming.
Questions 34 and 35
34 acidity: Listen for the words oceanographers
and lIteteorologists.
35 habitats, peoples: Listen for the words
osseesmen: and impact.
Questions 36-40
36 observing ice packs: When the speaker starts
talking about the ship and the buoys, she is
beginning to talk about the data collection and
processing. Immediately after she mentions
the number of buoys, she gives the answer.