Focus 1 Listening Semester 1

Listen to Helen and Jason talking about sport. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

1 Helen isn’t running at the moment because  

A her parents won’t let her go.

B of the weather.

C she doesn’t have time before school.

2 When does Helen run at the weekend?  

A After she finishes her homework

B After it gets dark

C After breakfast

3 What does Helen like to do at the weekend?  

A Visit her aunt

B Go to work

C Go sightseeing in small villages

4 How do Helen’s friends feel about running?  

A They like talking about running.

B They want to do the fun run with Helen.

C They are not interested in running.

5 How does Jason know Gareth and Paul?  

A He goes to the same athletics club as them.

B He met them at the fun run the year before.

C He has physics lessons with them.

Listen to Helen and Jason talking about sport. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

1 Helen  

A isn’t sure how far she runs every day.

B runs very fast.

C wants to run eight kilometres.

2 When does Jason run at the weekend?  

A Only on Sunday.

B He doesn’t run because he has to go to work.

C He runs on the way to work and the way home from work.

3 Why did Jason take up running?  

A He watched a race and thought it looked fun.

B His friends were all runners.

C There are not many opportunities to do other sports in the city.

4 Do Helen’s friends like running?  

A They like talking about it but they don’t run.

B They don’t enjoy running.

C They only enjoy running in the fun run.

5 Where did Jason meet Gareth and Paul?  

A At a fun run.

B In a physics lesson at school.

C At his athletics club.

You will hear three conversations. Choose the answer, A, B or C, which correctly completes the sentence.

Conversation 1

1 The bus and minibus tours are different because of  

A the sights they go to.

B the order they see the sights.

C the restaurants they stop at.

2 The two people are talking because  

A they don’t know if they should go on a tour of the sights.

B they are worried that they have booked the wrong tour.

C they need to agree on which tour to take.

Conversation 2

3 Sara and her family  

A have been camping in Wales once.

B always go to Wales on holiday.

C have just booked a holiday in Wales.

4 In the conversation, Sara  

A invites Alec to go camping with her.

B advises Alec to go camping.

C asks Alec about his camping experiences.

Conversation 3

5 The girl has been to  

A an island in the Atlantic Ocean.

B a town in Portugal.

C a countryin Africa.

6 The man did not have time to  

A eat.

B sleep.

C see any sights.

You will hear three conversations. Choose the answer, A, B or C, which correctly completes the sentence.

Conversation 1

1 The bus and the minibus tours  

A go to the same places.

B are the same price.

C are the only choices.

2 At the end of the conversation, Clara  

A agrees with Andy about which tour to go on.

B asks Andy his opinion about which tour to go on.

C says that she still wants to go on the private tour.

Conversation 2

3 According to Sara, it is difficultto sleep  

A because the tent is uncomfortable.

B if you camp in a forest.

C after the sun has come up in the morning.

4 Alec wants to  

A get some information about camping.

B invite Sara on a camping trip.

C decide whether to go camping with Sara or not.

Conversation 3

5 The girl does not talk about Madeira’s  

A location.

B weather.

C food.

6 The two people  

A are travelling to the airport.

B have just arrived back in Britain after trips abroad.

C are taking the train to two different places.