Form 10 Listening (II)

Listen to five short extracts. Choose the best answers, A, B, C or D.

1 You hear two students talking at school. Why is the boy not feeling too good?  

A He has caught flu.

B He has to rewrite his coursework.

C He has to resit his biology exam.

D He hasn’t done well in a test.

2 A teacher is talking to her students. What does she want her students to do before their tutorial?  

A Discuss their careers ideas with the careers officer.

B Attend an after-school class.

C Be prepared to discuss their weaknesses.

D Bring their marks for all exam subjects with them.

3 You hear a TV presenter talking about a programme. What can we learn from watching the programme?  

A the cost of space tourism

B the space experiences of three people

C the way people get ready to go into space

D about recent developments in space tourism

4 Two people are talking about a student who is going to do work experience at their company. Why is the man worried?  

A The student can’t follow him because he’ll be away.

B The student could see private papers.

C The student doesn’t know how to do paperwork.

D There might not be enough work for the student.

5 You hear two friends talking about the weekend. Where is the science exhibition being held?  

A In Manchester.

B It has already closed.

C In London.

D In Cardiff.

Listen again and complete the sentences with two or three words in each gap.

1 The girl may have to take her              again.

2 Students will be able to do extra preparation for their               in the after-school classes.

3 The millionaire will say if he got good value for the large                 he paid for his space trip.

4 The work experience student wants to see how the businesspeople           client problems.

5 The space exhibition has been extended for a minimum of             .

Listen to four people talking about buying something in another country. Match the speakers (1–4) with the statements (A–F). There are two extra statements.

Speaker 1  

Speaker 2  

Speaker 3  

Speaker 4  

A Someone else bought this for me because I really wanted it.

B This can help lift my mood.

C I bought this because I wanted something authentic.

D I bought something that broke as soon as I got home.

E I bought this for another person.

F I bought this item to help me with my work.

Listen again. Are these statements True (T), False (F), or is the information Not Mentioned (NM)?

1 Speaker 1 went to Spain for guitar lessons. T/F/NM  

2 Speaker 2 had his portrait painted while
he was in Paris. T/F/NM   

3 Speaker 2’s mum bought him a painting
by Monet. T/F/NM  

4 Speaker 3 went to a place she knew well
from family holidays. T/F/NM  

5 Speaker 3 bought a souvenir made from
something edible. T/F/NM  

6 Speaker 4 bought the CD because it was
his favourite kind of music. T/F/NM   

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