Look at the six sentences for this part.

You will hear a conversation between a girl, Claire, and a boy, Tom, about a football tour. Decide if each sentence is correct (A. YES) or incorrect (B. NO).

You will hear a man called Henry Lee giving a talk about the first time he went skydiving. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.  Write your answers on a separate sheet, then check if they are correct! 

 

My first jump

Henry had his first skydiving lesson in the month of (9) _________

Henry had to attend a talk about (10) _________ before his jump.

Henry says that a (11) _________ was the most important piece of equipment he was given.

Henry was surprised that the plane the club used didn’t have any (12) _________ in it.

Henry’s instructor had jumped a total of (13) _________ times in the past. 

Henry had brought some (14) _________   with him to wear during the jump.

Henry said he felt totally (15) _________ when the plane door was opened.

Henry uses the word (16) _________ to describe the winding river he could see below him.

Henry compares his landing to that of a (17) _________ landing on the ground.

Henry was pleased to be given a (18) _________ after his jump.

 

You will hear a photographer called Ian Gerrard talking about his career. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

Write your answers on a separate sheet, then check if they are correct! 

IAN GERRARD

The subject that Ian studied at university was (9) ______

Ian did a presentation on (10) ______ as part of his final year.

Ian worked for a (11) ______  in the USA for a year after leaving university.

When he travelled around the USA, Ian chose (12) ______  as the theme for his photographs.

Ian says that (13) ______   is the season when he takes the best photographs.

When Ian came back to Britain, he travelled around by (14) ______  taking photographs.

Ian says he was surprised by how few photographers specialise in shots of (15) ______  communities.

Ian’s book will be available in bookshops in (16) ______  next year.

The title of Ian’s book is (17) ______ .

Ian has chosen (18) ______  as the theme of his next tour.

You will hear an expert snowboarder called Brad Mitchell talking about the sport of extreme snowboarding. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

Write down your answers in a separate sheet, then click to find the correct answers. 

 

For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one word or a number or a date or a time. Write your answers on a separate sheet, then check if they are correct! 

You will hear a talk about an exercise class called Extreme Bootcamp.

Extreme Bootcamp

The (1) ……………… use the name ‘bootcamp’ for soldiers’ training.
Extreme Bootcamp takes place on a (2) ………………, so you can exercise and look at the river.
Members start each class at 6.30 a.m. by doing some (3) ……………… .
Wear the same clothes as for other exercise classes, and bring good (4) ……………… .
The next bootcamp starts on (5) ……………… .
Contact Ellie (6) ……………… for more information.

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For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one word or a number or a date or a time. Write your answers on a separate sheet, then check if they are correct! 

You will hear part of a training session for people who are going to work as sales assistants in a large shop.

Training session for new sales assistants

The training manager is called Mandy (1) ……………… .
New assistants will work on the (2) ……………… floor.
Part-time workers have a rest day on (3) ……………… every week.
Workers who live in the town can use the store’s (4) ……………… service for free.
The staff discount cannot be used to buy (5) ……………… .
Assistants need to collect their (6) ……………… on their first day.

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Listen to the radio programme about Ammon Shea’s book on the experience of reading the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). For questions 1 – 6, choose the option (A, B or C) which best expresses what you hear. You will hear the information twice.

Listen to Mark Thompson, who has worked for the BBC for many years. For questions 11 to 18, choose the best answer a), b) or c) according to what the speakers say. You will hear the recording TWICE. You now have 1 minute and 30 seconds to read the options. 

EXAMPLE:

1. Thompson thinks British society …
   1. is not certain about the importance of television.
   2. watches quite a lot of television.
   3. is not well represented by television.

Listen to the “9 News” bulletin and choose the right answer for each of the news items. Write the appropriate letter (a, b or c) in the box provided below, as shown in the example. You will hear each news item TWICE before moving on to the next one.

INTRO: EXAMPLE. On Wednesday afternoon, more than a million people were unable to…

a. check their emails from their personal computers.

b. access the 9 News website due to a hacker attack.

c. make proper use of their mobile phones.

You are going to hear six extracts about different topics. For items 1 – 5 , match the options (a – g) to the speakers (1 – 5). There is ONE extra option which you do not need to use. You will hear the extracts ONCE. You now have 20 seconds to read the options.

EXAMPLE: A. «A famous cocktail» –> Extract 0