LISTENING

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By teacher Najmie
PART 1:LISTENING
PART TASK TYPE NUMBER TASK FORMAT
OF
ITEMS
1 3-OPTION 7 7 SHORT, UNRELATED
MULTIPLE CHOICE DIALOGUES OR
MONOLOGUES.
THERE IS ONE 3-OPTION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS PER EXTRACT
(60-70 WORDS EACH)
• You hear a girl talking about watching movies.

• I usually enjoy watching my favourite movies

and cartoons on weekends. Action movies
are good but I’m not that keen if there’s too
much violence. I wouldn’t waste any time on
horror movies, either! I’ll have trouble
sleeping after watching them. I guess I enjoy
watching fantasy the most – where there’s
magical kingdoms and dragons. As for
romance, well, I don’t really enjoy that.
• (64 words)
1. The girl likes movies which
A. have lots of fight scenes
B. are shown on weekends
C. let her use her imagination
Answer: C
• Item focus: Specific detail
•
You hear a man talking about
his occupation.
• I always dreamed of sailing the seven
seas when I was small. In my twenties, I
saved enough money working as a
salesman to travel to Africa. While I
was there, I took lots of great pictures
and that’s what made me think of a
career in photography. Since then, I’ve
done lots of exhibitions and travel
magazines have used my pictures to
write about holidays and hotels.
• (68 words)
2.When did the man realise he
could turn his hobby into his
job?
A. when he was in Africa.
B. when travelling all over the
world.
C. when magazines started
publishing his work.
Answer: A
• Item focus: Specific
detail
PART 2:LISTENING
PART TASK TYPE NUMBER TASK FORMAT
OF
ITEMS
2 3-OPTION 8 A LONGER NARRATIVE
MULTIPLE CHOICE OR INFORMATIONAL
MONOLOGUE (350-400
WORDS) WITH 8 MULTIPLE
CHOI CE ITEMS
• Balancing is everything when you ride a
skateboard. You have to learn how to bend your
knees properly and move your weight around the
deck. 9.What is the most important aspect of
• I remember the first time I saw a pro-skateboarder. skateboarding according to Roy?
He came to our new skate park and put on a demo. A. bending your knees
When I saw him zoom up and down the ramp, I B. balancing your body
C. moving your weight around
knew I wanted to do that too. I watched as he got
ready to do a trick and when it worked out, I could 10. When did Roy decide to be
see the pleasure spread across his face. We all a skateboarder?
cheered, including the parents and little kids. But I A. seeing the happiness on the
think I cheered the loudest. skateboarder’s face.
• When it was over, he threw things to us – caps, t- B. after meeting a pro-
skateboarder for
shirts, wheels, shoes and even a skateboard with his
the first time.
name on it. I caught a t-shirt and I wear it nearly C. watching a skateboarder
every day. It’s my lucky shirt. showing
• (141 words) some of his skills
 PART 3:LISTENING
PART TASK TYPE NUMBER TASK FORMAT
OF
ITEMS
3 MATCHING 5 5 SHORT MONOLOGUE
TEXTS OF APPROXIMATELY
50 WORDS WITH 7 OPTIONS
GIVEN
 PART 3: QUESTIONS
• Speaker 1
16-20
• Before I buy something, I look at the advantages
and disadvantages of buying it. I ask myself why I
need it, where I’ll put it and what it’s for. If I
can’t give definite answers to these questions, I
may want it, but will probably decide I don’t need
it.
• (50 words)
• Speaker 2

• At supermarkets, there are always people trying

to sell you things. I normally compare prices of
different brands to get the best deal. Sometimes,
I use vouchers that I find on the internet or in
newspapers. I like to go online to know who is
offering the lowest price!
• (49 words)
PART 4:LISTENING
PART TASK TYPE NUMBER TASK FORMAT
OF
ITEMS
4 NOTE 10 A NEUTRAL OR INFORMAL
COMPLETION DIALOGUE (INTERVIEW) OF
600 – 650 WORDS.
CANDIDATES COMPLETE
GAPPED SUMMARY TEXT
WITH ONE WORD PER GAP.
• F:How did you know about this programme? PART 4: Q U ESTI ON S 21-30

• M: It all started when my teacher announced

that there would be a student exchange
programme. We could choose to go to Italy or
France. In the past, I had always ignored these
programmes. But for some reason, this year,
it caught my attention.
• F: So, did you apply straightaway?
• M: I think my biggest concern was that I had a
limited budget but I didn’t let that stopped
me. I went ahead with the application and it
was successful. My parents were a bit worried
about how I would handle life away from
home, of course! I’d never travelled that far
before so I had to buy a new suitcase.
THANK YOU!