Form 7 Listening

Listen to five people talking about rubbish and recycling. Match the speakers (1–5) with the comments (A–F). There is one extra comment.

1  

2  

3  

4  

5  

A Companies don’t do enough.

B This is a good idea if you have a big kitchen.

C We don’t need to worry about our rubbish.

D This is not a good solution. It just makes things worse.

E Different people can use our old things.

F We have to change our habits.

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

Speaker 1: The council wants people to reduce their waste. T/F/NM  

Speaker 2: There is one bin for kitchen waste. T/F/NM   

Speaker 3: Companies say they use more paper and plastic than in

the past. T/F/NM  

Speaker 4: It’s always more expensive to buy a new computer than

repair an old one. T/F/NM  

Speaker 5: We can reduce the amount of rubbish if we buy less

food. T/F/NM  

Listen to two friends talking about what they did last night. Choose the best answers, A, B, C or D.

1 What did the girl do last night?  

A She did her homework.

B She went to the cinema.

C She watched television.

D She stayed at home.

2 What sort of TV programme did the boy watch?  

A scientific

B science fiction

C crime

D documentary

3 Where is the series set?  

A America

B Italy

C Russia

D Britain

4 What does the boy think about the series?  

A It’s confusing.

B It’s moving.

C It’s surprising.

D It’s educational.

5 What does the boy want to be in the future?  

A a detective

B a scientist

C a teacher

D an actor

6 Which film did the others see at the cinema?  

A a horror film

B a medical drama

C a crime film

D a science fiction film

Listen again and complete the notes with one or two words in each gap.

Crime Scene Chicago

Crime Scene Chicago is a (1)              from the United States.

Forensic scientists investigate (2)                    

Forensic scientists examine (3)      and bits of things.

Scientists can find out a lot from the
(4)            .

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

1 Helen agrees that the family did
something interesting. T/F/NM  

2 The plan was that no one in the family
watched TV for a whole week. T/F/NM  

3 It was quite easy for Helen to stop
watching TV. T/F/NM  

4 Her dad missed watching his favourite
soap opera. T/F/NM   

5 Helen once went to her friend’s house to
see a programme. T/F/NM  

6 The family spent more time together during
the week. T/F/NM  

Listen again and complete the summary of the recording with a word or short phrase in each gap.

Helen’s mum and dad decided not to watch television for (1)        . They didn’t want their baby daughter
to become a (2)           . Helen normally watches
(3)            hours of TV a day and thought it would be easy. It wasn’t but she had a good time with her family. They played games and had (4)                at the table.