Listening 12 | TEC School of English

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Listening Part 4

Listening Part 1

Part 1

You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8. choose the best answer (A, B or C).

1 You hear a man talking about a book.
What does he particularly like about it?

It's amusing.

Its well written

Its informative

2 You hear a caller on a radio phone-in programme.
Why has she called?

to criticise the appearance of a new building

to question the purpose of a new building

to explain the location of a new building

3 You overhear a conversation about families.
What language does the man usually speak at home?

Dutch

English

Spanish

4 You hear a woman talking about learning how to make jewellery.
What does she say about it?

It's made her realise that she lacks practical skills.

Its easier to do than she had expected.

It's created new opportunities for her.

5 You hear a man talking about a new car he's just bought.
What most attracted him to this model?

its economy

its reliability

its size

6 You overhear two sales assistants talking about their new manager.
What does the woman say about him?

He's well qualified for the job.

He's been very polite so far.

He seems very efficient.

7 You hear a man talking about a tennis competition.
What does he say about it?

It was less successful than a newspaper suggested.

More people should have taken part in it.

The players enjoyed it.

8 You hear a cycle mechanic talking to a customer.
What does he say about the customer's bike?

Its not worth repairing.

It would be impossible to repair.

Its difficult to get the pads needed for the repair.

Listening Part 2

Part 2

You will hear an interview with a woman called Britt Porton, who is talking about women's basketball. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences.

Women's basketball

Britt first designed her website when she was at 9

Britt's website is now called 10

Britt says that 11 is the main topic now covered by her website.

Britt began writing her book in the month of 12

Britt says that women's basketball has been an Olympic sport since the year 13

The first women basketball players suffered 14 as well as discomfort as a result of their clothing

Britt says that both handkerchiefs and 15 were often found on court after early women's games.

Britt mentions 16 as something that women basketball players were not allowed to use on court.

Britt tells us about a women's team with the name 17

When talking about her book, Britt describes herself as a 18

Listening Part 3

Part 3

You will hear five different people talking about holiday jobs they have done. For questions 19-23. choose from the list (A—F) what each speaker says about the job they did. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

A I needed to be very sociable.
B The routine made it very boring.
C I didn't like the way some people were rude to me.
D I didn't have to work very hard.
E Some of my colleagues were very friendly.
F I had to be prepared for unexpected events.

Speaker 1 19

Speaker 2 20

Speaker 3 21

Speaker 4 22

Speaker 5 23

Part 4

You will hear an interview with a novelist called Greg Field. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

24 What led Greg to start reading as a child?

the encouragement of his parents

spending time exploring a local library

some books he was allowed to look through

Listening Part 4

25 What does Greg say about his schooldays?

He found books more interesting than websites.

He liked reading books that had been made into films

He was inspired by the way one teacher used books in class

26 How did Greg feel when his first novel was published?

calm

relieved

disappointed

27 What does Greg say about the place where he writes?

He likes to keep distractions to a minimum.

He has a favourite pen that he always uses

He enjoys varying the room where he works.

28 What is different about Greg's next book?

the period in which it is set

the readers it is intended for

the seriousness of the message

29 Greg says that writing novels based on your own experiences can

be very difficult to do well.

limit what you can describe.

quickly become boring for readers.

30 Greg advises new writers to avoid

explaining the meaning of symbols they use.

mentioning people's clothes too much.

involving too many different places.