Nome e Cognome

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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 talking about what it’s like being an identical twin.

1. What irritates the man about people’s attitude to him and his twin?

A - the way they’re still thought of as a single unit

B - the assumption that they’re naturally best friends

C - the fact that they’re often compared to one another

2. What do they both say they particularly appreciated as children?

A - the honest relationship they had with their twin

B - how easy it was for people to confuse their identity

C - being treated by others as if they were somehow special

Extract Two

You hear two friends discussing sleep and dreams.

3. What does the man say about his ability to remember his dreams?

A - He thinks it’s better than that of most people.

B - He finds the longer he sleeps the stronger it is.

C - He believes it was greater when he was young.

4. What surprises the woman about her dreams?

A - how they can affect her daytime mood

B - how her sleeping position affects them

C - how frequently some of them recur

Extract Three

You hear two friends discussing their visit to an exhibition of paintings by 17th century artists.

5. The woman thinks paintings by lesser-known artists were included

A - to help fill the exhibition space.

B - to allow visitors to appreciate their merits.

C - to show the influence of famous painters of the time.

6. What do they agree about paintings of domestic interiors?

A - They are more subtle than they at first appear.

B - They have become too common a theme in exhibitions.

C - They are generally regarded as inferior to more traditional subjects.

Listening

Part 2

You will hear a woman called Carol Wilson giving a talk about her
job as a forest worker in a wildlife park. For questions 7 – 14, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

Forest worker

Carol chose to study (7) ..................................................... before she started working in forestry.

She found that working at considerable (8) ..................................................... was challenging at first.

Carol says that (9) ..................................................... is the focus of her work that she feels most strongly about.

She thinks visitors need to be told about the dangers of leaving (10) ..................................................... in the forest.

In seminars, Carol describes things in the forest as (11) ..................................................... in order to interest the children.

Carol gives the example of the (12) ..................................................... as an endangered animal children think is attractive.

She is particularly pleased with the trail nicknamed the (13) .................................................... by children.

She says that having a (14) ..................................................... is vital for any prospective forest worker.

Listening

Part 4

You will hear five short extracts in which qualified pilots are talking about their initial training course.

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)

what motivated each speaker to train as a pilot. what surprised each speaker about their course.

A. a fascinating read A. the mix of colleagues

B. a related skill B. the high intensity of the programme

C. a parental suggestion C. a particular teaching activity

D. the prestige D. some of the venues for classes

E. advice from an acquaintance E. the approach of some other participants

F. tales heard in childhood F. the extra self-study required

G. financial considerations G. the relatively low level of pressure

H. the experience of a specific flight H. the attitude of some instructors

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

Example

21-26. Speaker 1: G-A

21-26. Speaker 1

22-27. Speaker 2

23-28. Speaker 3

24-29. Speaker 4

25-30. Speaker 5