Listening Test PET

Listening Paper  General Tips Don’t worry if you don’t get the answer at first. You will hear the recording twice, so you can try again the second time. Check your answers during the second playing. If you are still not sure about na answer, make a guess. Never leave a blank. As you listen, you can make notes on the question paper. There will be sone time at the end for you to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.

Listening  Part 1 What do I have to do? You will hear seven short conversations or monologues. These may be conversations between friends or family, or between costumers and shop assistants. They may be extracts from radio or TV, recorded messages or talks. The texts are all separate and each one is on a different topic. There will be a question for each text (1 – 7) and three pictures, A, B and C. How do I do it? There will be a short pause between each question, so read the question to find out what information you are listening for. You will also hear the question. Look at the pictures and think of the words you might hear. Think about the meaning of the text and try to work out the main message. Don’t choose an answer just because you hear a word which appears in one of the pictures. All 3 pictures might be mentioned but only one will answer the question correctly.

Listening Part 2 What do I have to do? You will hear either one speaker giving information, or a radio interview. There will be six multiple-choice questions (8-13). These will be either a question and 3 possible answers, or the first part of a sentence with 3 possible endings. How do I do it? Use the time before the recording starts to read the questions and underline the important words. You will hear the information you need IN THE SAME ORDER as the questions. Don’t choose an answer just because you hear the words in the recording. The answer to a question will have the same meaning but may use DIFFERENT WORDS.

Listening  Part 3 What do I have to do? You will hear some information from one speaker about things like a course, a holiday, a journey or a visitir attraction. On the question paper you will have some notes on the talk, with six spaces (14-19). You have to listen and fill each space with a word or number from the listening. How do I do it? Read the in istructions and find out what the conversation will be about. Look at the form and think about the information you will be listening for. For example, you might need to listen for a day, a time, a price, a place or a telephone number. You might hear two possible answers (two times or two prices). Listen carefully to choose the right one. You should write the word exactly as you hear it. Don’t change it. Write numbers as numbers (25), not words (twenty-five), to avoid spelling mistakes.

Listening  Part 4 What do I have to do? You will hear a conversation between two people. The six questions (20-25) are sentences about the attitudes and opinions of the speakers. You have to listen and decide if the sentences are correct (A) or incorrect (B). How do I do it? Before the recording starts, read the instructions and find out who the speakers are and what they will talk about. Read the six sentences and underline words that show attitude and opinion, for example think, agree, suggest, believe. The words you hear will not be exactly the same as the words in the sentences. You will hear the information you need IN THE SAME ORDER as the questions.

Reporting Verbs : The sentences often include a reporting verb that sums up what one of the speakers says. 2. Match the statements to the reporting verbs: 1.I know the film got terrible reviews and it was quite silly, but actually I really enjoyed it! ____________ 2.What about entering your pictures in photography competition?_____________ 3.I think that’s very unlikely that I’d win a prize. _____________ 4.That´s a really cool T-shirt! _____________ 5.I spent all weekend writing that essay and I still got a C for it. What a waste of time! _______________ 6.If you carry your wallet in your back pocket like that, it might be stolen! ______________ Exam Extra! admire admit doubt regret suggest warn

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