Listening (approximately 40 minutes)

Part 1 

You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1 – 6, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.

Extract One

You hear two friends discussing an exhibition they have just visited, featuring a female sculptor called Sue Lin.

Extract Two

You hear part of a discussion between two psychology students on the subject of laughter.

Extract Three

You hear two friends discussing their experiences of learning to play the piano.

Listening

Part 2

You will hear a book illustrator called Colin Rodgers talking about his work to a group of students. For questions 7 – 14, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

Colin Rodgers - book illustrator

Listening

Part 3

You will hear an interview in which a deep-sea map-maker called Sally Gordon and a marine biologist called Mark Tomkins are talking about making maps of the ocean floor. For questions 15 – 20, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.

Listening

Part 4

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about going to live in another country.

While you listen, you must complete both tasks.

TASK ONE                                                                                TASK TWO

For questions 21 – 25, choose from the list (A–H)                   For questions 26 – 30, choose from the list (A – H)

speaker's main reason for moving to the new country.           what each surprised each speaker about the place where they are now living.

A. to satisfy a desire for change                                              A. differences in language use

B. to take the advice of a friend                                              B. a seasonal abnormality

C. to have a chance no longer possible at home                    C. the national cuisine

D. to achieve a long-standing ambition                                  D. practical difficulties of daily life

E. to accompany someone else                                               E. the contrast in working cultures

F. to improve a particular skill                                                  F. people's sense of humour

G. to be part of an important trend                                         G. the attitude of local people

H. to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity              H. the authentic reconstructions

Scrivere per ciascuno speaker, le due risposte corrette come riportato:

Example

21-26. Speaker 1: G-A