Listening 1
Questions 8-13
For each question, choose the correct answer.
8 You will hear a girl telling a friend about her trip to Canada.
How did she feel before she started the trip?
A concerned about flying alone
B worried about her language skills
C unsure if she was prepared for the weather
9 You will hear two friends talking about performing in a school concert.
What do they agree was the hardest part?
A knowing who was in the audience
B finding the time to do enough practice
C remembering what they’d been told to do
10 You will hear two friends talking about homework.
What does the girl advise the boy to do?
A a search on the internet
B compare notes with a classmate
C ask someone to suggest a website
11 You will hear two friends talking about a collection of short stories.
What is they boy doing?
A explaining why he’s enjoyed reading it
B comparing it will another similar book
C suggesting who the writer might be
12 You will hear two friends talking about a dance club.
What does the girl think about it?
A the music is rather uninteresting
B the building needs cleaning
C the teacher is quite strict
13 You will hear two friends talking about a statue.
What does the girl like about it?
A what it looks like
B what it’s made from
C what it reminds her of
Answer
8 B: ‘The thing that I wasn’t looking forward to was having to talk in French some of the time. I mean, I’m hopeless at it.’
9 B: ‘But I’d learnt the pieces better than I thought – I had so much homework this week I didn’t get the chance to study them properly.’; ‘Nor me. I’ve been so busy.’
10 C: ‘Why don’t you try asking your teacher to recommend one?’
11 A: ‘What I thought was great was not knowing whether I was reading science-fiction or a crime story or what.’
12 A: ‘My only criticism concerns the songs they play when you’re doing the dance routines. I mean it’s all stuff you’ve heard a million times before.’
13 C: ‘… it takes me back to my childhood and the monsters we used to make out of clay in primary school. It’s a nice memory.’
Listening 2
Questions 20-25
For each question, choose the correct answer.
You will hear an interview with a young singer-songwriter called Marcus Bushel.
20 Marcus says that as a young child
A he preferred playing the piano to singing.
B he didn’t like the idea of performing in public.
C he had lots of friends who shared his interests.
21 Marcus thinks he won the school talent competition because
A he was an experienced songwriter.
B he thought about what he was singing.
C he was able to play his own instrument.
22 What does Marcus say about his training as a singer?
A He missed lessons in other subjects to do it.
B He was shown the mistakes that he was making.
C He learnt how to make the most of his natural ability.
23 Marcus prefers not to sing in a band because
A he thinks it doesn’t suit his character.
B he dislikes the type of music they play.
C he isn’t keen on working with other people.
24 Marcus says that the singer Steffi Phlox is going to
A promote him as a recording artist.
B put him in touch with a recording studio.
C sing some of his songs on her next album.
25 Marcus would advise talented young musicians
A to put their general education first.
B to make every effort to make it their career.
C to accept that they’re unlikely to be successful.
Answer
20 B: ‘Colleagues today tell me they were singing and dancing in shows from the age of five – but I was never like that.’
21 B: ‘But actually it really made me focus on the song itself and what the words meant. I think that’s why I won!’
22 C: ‘Voice training’s very important – it allows you to discover what your voice can do.’
23 A: ‘I’m quite a shy person naturally so I wouldn’t want to take the lead and people expect that of the singer in the band.’
24 A: ‘I’ve now signed a recording contract with her.’
25 B: ‘To the talented ones I’d say, sure, not many people make it to the top in the music business, but if you don’t try, you’ll never know what you’re capable of.’
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