LISTENING PART 1 1

Services and places

Match the questions (1–10) to the answers (a–j).
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1. When shall we meet? a At 8:30 a.m. every day.

2. What time does the next train leave? b At 6:15 p.m., outside the cinema.

3. When is your sister’s birthday? c At twenty to eight, on platform three.

4. What time does the post office open? d In 2009. We were in the same class at school.

5. When is your doctor’s appointment? e Saturday. I love the weekend!

6. How long have you lived in Sydney? f Next Wednesday at 1:15 p.m.

7. When do you play hockey? g On the 22nd of September.

8. Excuse me, what’s the time please? h On Tuesdays, in the sports centre.

9. When did you meet your best friend? i Since 2014.

10. What’s your favourite day of the week? j It’s ten o’clock.

Exam task
Track 3
2
For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 Where is the post office?

A B C

2 What does the man order?

A B C

3 How much does the man spend?

A B C

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 4 Where are the girls going today?

A B C

5 When is the woman going to the dentist?

A B C

Match the words in the box to the sentences and questions.

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cinema dentist hotel library museum restaurant

sports centre theatre tourist information centre train station

1. The paintings were discovered in Italy in 1843.

2. Excuse me, what time does the play finish?
3. Can I have a return ticket to Bradford, please?
4. You are in room 321, on the third floor. Here is the key. Enjoy your stay.
5. I’ll have a chicken salad, please.
6. Would you like a map of the city?
7. Good morning. I’ve got an appointment at 4:30.
8. What time does the aerobics class start?
9. Let’s buy tickets for the new James Bond film now!
10. Can I borrow these books, please?

Exam facts
• In this part, you listen to five short conversations.
• There are five questions with three pictures.
• You have to choose the right picture.

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Shopping and numbers

Complete the sentences with the numbers in the box.
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eight fifteen seven sixty twelve twenty-six two hundred thousand

1. There are ................ days in a week.

2. When it’s 11:45, it is also a quarter to ................ .
3. There are a ................ metres in a kilometre.
4. I’m 24 and my sister is 16. She’s ................ years younger than me.
5. There are ................ seconds in a minute.
6. Paula lives at 16 Brick Lane and her friend lives next door at number ................ .
7. There are ................ letters in the English alphabet.
8. Our house was built in 1793. It’s over ................ years old.

Exam task
Track 4
2
For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 Which bus goes to the supermarket?

A B C

2 What time does the shop close?

A B C

3 Which T-shirt does the woman buy?

A B C

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 4 What time does the bookshop close on Saturday?

A B C

5 What did the man buy?

A B C

Read the descriptions and complete the words. The first letter is given to you. There is one
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space for each letter in the word.

1. If you haven’t got any cash you will need to pay with this. c _ _ _ _ _ c _ _ _
2. When you buy something the shop assistant will give you this. r _ _ _ _ _ _
3. This is a shop with many floors where you can buy lots of different things. d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
s____
4. These are people who buy things in a shop. c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. There are 100 pennies in one of these. p _ _ _ _
6. You can buy food and other things in this shop. s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7. You might do this before you buy new clothes. t _ _ (them) _ _
8. If you like reading, you might go to this shop. b _ _ _ _ _ _ _
9. Shoppers in the USA spend these. d _ _ _ _ _ _
10. When you are shopping you can ask this person for help. a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Exam tips
• Read the questions very carefully. Underline the most important words in the question.
• The people will talk about what you can see in all three pictures, but only one is right.
• The first time you listen, choose your answers. The second time you listen, check that your
answers are right.

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Education and study

Choose the correct alternative in each sentence.
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1. What time did / does the class finish last week?
2. Fran is always tired on Saturdays so she got up / gets up late.
3. Was / Does your mum work in a bank?
4. Max bought / is going to buy a new mobile phone later.
5. Kate sends / sent me an email two days ago.
6. Did you / Are you going to visit your grandmother tomorrow?
7. I sometimes meet / am going to meet my friends at the beach.
8. Is / Was Ben wearing a hat at the party last night?
9. I think I’ll go / I went shopping tomorrow.
10. Matt usually walks home but this afternoon he is going to ride / rides his bike.

Exam task
Track 5
2
For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 What is the boy’s favourite subject?

A B C

2 Where does the girl put the dictionary?

A B C

3 What does the boy lend the girl?

A B C

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 4 What time does the TV programme start?

A B C

5 Where does the medical student have lessons?

A B C

Read about Teresa’s day, then choose the correct alternative.

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Hello. My name’s Teresa. I am a teacher in a secondary school. I usually wake up at 7:30, have a shower
and get dressed. Then I have toast for breakfast. I always listen to the news on the radio while I am having
breakfast. I leave the house at 8:30 and I cycle to work. I start at 9:00 and school finishes at 4:15. After
work, I often go to the pool. When I get home, I make dinner, and eat it in the living room while I watch TV.
After dinner I do the washing up, walk my dog on the beach and sometimes phone my friends. I usually go to
bed at 10:30. I love reading travel magazines and always look at them before I go to sleep.

1. Teresa works in a bank / school.

2. She has cereal / toast for breakfast.
3. While she is having breakfast, she listens to music / the news.
4. Teresa goes to work by bike / car.
5. She starts work at eight thirty / nine o’clock.
6. After work, she often shops / swims.
7. She watches TV while she is cooking / eating.
8. She eats dinner in the living room / kitchen.
9. She walks her dog in the park / on the beach.
10. She usually reads emails / magazines before she goes to sleep.

Get it right!
Look at the sentences below and choose the correct one.

Next week, I’m going to an interesting place near your town.

Next week, I go to an interesting place near your town.

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