Lesson 1 (b2)
Lesson 1 (b2)
Part 1
You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the
best answer (A, В or C).
1 You hear a customer talking to a shop assistant about a coat she bought. What does she
want?
A a different kind of item
B the same item but in a different size
C her money back
2 You hear a weather forecast on the radio. Tomorrow, the weather in the east of the
country will be
A stormy in the morning.
B sunny in the afternoon.
C foggy in the evening.
3 You hear an office worker talking about cycling to work. What does she enjoy most
about it?
A getting some exercise each morning
B avoiding the traffic into town
C thinking about the day ahead
4 You hear a radio announcer talking about a competition for writers of short stories. The
man says that one of the rules is that
A you have to be over sixteen to enter.
B you can submit more than one entry.
C your entry must be emailed.
5 You hear a conversation about reading. The man enjoys reading books which
A have characters that remind him of people he knows.
B describe situations that he finds highly amusing.
C are set in places that he is unlikely ever to visit.
6 You hear two people talking about watching films on the Internet. What do they agree
about?
A the advantages of buying films online
B the usefulness of reading film reviews
C the pleasure of watching films at home
7 You hear a woman at an airport talking on the phone. Why did she miss her flight?
A She was held up by traffic.
B There was a long queue at check-in.
C She went to the wrong terminal.
8 You hear a man talking about his new job. What attracted him to this job?
A the type of work
B the opportunities for promotion
C the salary offered
Part 2
You will hear an expert snowboarder called Brad Mitchell talking about the sport of
extreme snowboarding. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short
phrase.
Extreme snowboarding
Brad says there are no 9 to warn extreme snowboarders of dangers.
Brad advises snowboarders always to follow the 10. when descending.
Brad always wears a 11 when he goes into the mountains.
According to Brad, you need a lot of 12 to set off down the mountain.
Brad particularly enjoys doing several 13 when he is going down a slope.
Brad says at first he found it difficult to do a good 14 on steep slopes.
Brad says you must never 15 if you feel you’re about to fall.
Brad advises against putting your weight on your 16 in a fall.
Brad always carries a 17 in case he is in difficulty following a fall.
In the future, Brad would most like to try 18 snowboarding.
Part 3
You will hear five short extracts in which people talk about habits they find difficult to
control.
For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H) the habit each person has. Use the letters
only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.
A eating unhealthy food Speaker 1 19
В doing too much exercise Speaker 2 20
C buying unnecessary items Speaker 3 21
D watching too much television Speaker 4 22
E spending too much time online Speaker 5 23
F oversleeping
G working too hard
H arriving late for everything
Part 4
You will hear Leonie Steiner talking to an interviewer about her work as a music teacher
in a school. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, В or C).
24. Leonie first starting learning the piano
A with a relative.
B at primary school.
C with a private teacher.
25. Leonie started giving music lessons
A for the pleasure of seeing others learn.
B because she needed some extra money.
C to see if she was suited to teaching.
26. Leonie most likes to teach students who
A have great natural talent at an early age.
B need good teaching to develop their talent.
C have previously been taught badly.
27. Leonie thinks that schools should
A employ far more music teachers.
B buy good musical instruments.
C ensure that all their pupils pass music exams.
28. Leonie thinks the problem with singing in schools is that
A many students are too embarrassed to sing.
B few students want to learn how to sing.
C singing is not often taught in them nowadays.
29. Leonie believes her success as a music teacher is a result of
A choosing a particular age group of children to teach.
B the training she received as a student teacher.
C a natural ability to communicate with young people.
30. What decision did Leonie find difficult to make?
A to turn down the offer of a job abroad
B to refuse promotion in the school
C to continue teaching when she felt tired
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