In the Listening Test 15, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40.
Section 1 is a conversation between an official in the lost property office and a man who lost his belongings.
Section 2 is a monologue which gives you details of sending money abroad.
Section 3 is a conversation between two people regarding the features of a lesson plan
Section 4 is a lecture about learning Chinese in schools.
Audio
Section 1
Question 1-10
Question 1-3
Complete the description of the man’s briefcase, using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR LETTERS for each gap.
Very light brown briefcase, approx. 50 x 30 cms. Distinctive 1 ……………………. clasp on the front. Red trimmings. Black 2 ……………………… Initials 3 …………………… on the clasp.
Question 4-7
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer.
4. What is the lost property number given to the man? ……………………….
5. When does the lost property office open? ………………………..
6. How is the man going to the airport next week? …………………………
7. What is to the left of the lost property office? ………………………
Question 8-10
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer.
8. What is the shortest time lost items are kept by the office? …………………………
9. How often does the office sell lost items? ……………………….
10. Where does the money from the December sale go? ………………………..
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Section 2
Question 11-20
Question 11
Choose THREE letters, A-D
Decide which method or methods of sending money abroad is/are being described. Write
11. You need a local bank account to use this.
A. an international money order.
B. bank draft.
C. electronic transfer.
D. telegraphic transfer.
Questions 12-14
Decide which method or methods of sending money abroad is/are being described. Write
A. an international money order.
B. bank draft.
C. electronic transfer.
D. telegraphic transfer.
12. …………… You can avoid a commission fee if you use a local bank and the local currency.
13. …………… Using a local bank and the local currency will allow you to get access to your money sooner.
14. …………… This is the quickest way to send money abroad.
Question 15-16
Complete the following summary about taking money out of your country.
Your government might 15 ………………….. of money in and out of your country, so you might need to find out how to 16 ………………….. to transfer money, if there is a limit on transfers and what regulations there are.
Question 17-20
Complete the following notes about having enough money for your first few days abroad.
| Advantages | Disadvantages | |
| Cash | useful for 17……………… | less secure |
| Traveller’s cheques | insured against 18………….. | not widely accepted |
| can be 19………… in some | ||
| shops/restaurants | ||
| Credit cards | widely accepted | may involve 20………………. |
| can get cash from bank machines | commission fee being charged |
Section 3
Question 21-30
Question 21-24
Complete the notes on the purposes of a lesson plan, using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.
A LESSON PLAN
helps with 21 ……………………
creates a focus
shows material
clarifies 22 ………………….
reminders to put aims first
23 ……………….. student problems
creates opportunities for solutions
brings lesson 24 ………………….
teacher-student interaction
distribution of time for each activity
reminder of materials
Question 25-28
Complete the following notes on the example lesson plan.
| Student level | 25 ……………………… |
| Time | 50 minutes |
| Class profile | academic, 3-month study, improve spoken English |
| Aims elicit | reading comprehension and speaking abilities for storytelling, |
| practice the present simple and the past simple | |
| Teacher’s aims | 26 ……………………… |
| Assumptions | students can understand instructions |
| Anticipated problems | students may not know some extreme sports 27 …………………. |
| Solutions | elicit differences using questions |
| Teaching aids | textbook, blackboard, chalk, chalk eraser, pictures of 28………………. climbing |
Question 29-30
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
29. When using books, what should the student definitely write down, apart from the title? ……………………
30. What does the tutor give the student a list of? …………………
Section 4
Question 31-40
Question 31-34
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer.
31. Which three foreign languages are traditionally taught in the USA? …………………….
32. How old are the youngest schoolchildren learning Chinese? ……………………
33. How many students are learning the 15 leading languages? ……………………..
34. What percentage of Europeans speak a second language? ………………………
Question 35-38
Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.
35. ……………………. are secondary to cultural exchange at Potomac Elementary.
36. The young boy finds writing the strokes of Chinese characters in the …………………….. to be difficult.
37. The lecturer says that children take more interest in learning if ……………………. do.
38. Apart from Chinese, the NEP focuses on ……………………
Question 39-40
Decide which university student or students (A, B and/or C) is being referred to.
Student A
Student B
Student C
39. Who started learning Chinese as an interest?
40. Who are learning Chinese to help with their future career?
Answers
Section 1
1. (bright) red
2. handle
3. AEJ
4. EDV 758
5. 6 a.m/ 06:00
6. (by) underground/subway/tube
7. (large/electronic) departures board
8. 3/three months
9. twice a year
10. a children’s charity
Section 2
11. B, C and D
12. B
13. B
14. D
15. control the flow
16. get permission
17. (covering) small purchases
18. loss or theft
19. used like cash
20. (quite) substantial
Section 3
21. pace and timing
22. aims
23. highlights potential
24. coherence and cohesion
25. low- intermediate
26. avoid excessive instructions
27. vocabulary
28. rock and mountain
29. pages/ page numbers
30. websites
Section 4
31. French, Spanish, German ( NB in any order)
32. 6
33. 1.4 million/ 1,400,000
34. 52,7%
35. Weighty national priorities
36. right order
37. (their) parents
38. Arabic, Korean, Russian ( NB in any order)
39. A B C
40. A B C
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