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Strategy 3 Make guesses about what you will hear.

1 n Read and listen to the instructions


to the Exam Task below.
a) Underline six nouns which tell you what
William and Sophie's conversation will be
about.
1 How many sentences are there?
2 How many people will you hear? b) Compare your list of words with another
student.
3 What is the boy's name?
4
5
What is the girl's name?
Where are they?
4 n Listen to the recording and answer
the questions.
6 What do you have to do?
Mark the answers you are sure of. If you miss
2 Read the six sentences. Underline the one, don't worry. You can listen for the answer
names in each sentence. when you hear the recording again.

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The instructions tell you the names of the
5 n Listen again and check your answers.
people and who they are. Make sure you know Try to fill in any answers you missed the first
which speaker is which, as this is important for time. If you're still not sure, guess! Don't leave
answering the questions. any questions unanswered.
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Part 4

Questions 20-25

Look at the six sentences for this part.


You will hear a conversation between a boy, William, and a girl, Sophie, in a music shop.
Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, put a tick (,/ ) in the box under A for YES.
If it is not correct, put a tick (,/) in the box under B for NO.

A B
YES NO

20 Sophie's mother works in the town where they live. D D


21 Sophie enjoys shopping in Birmingham. D D
22 William feels confident about finding his way around Birmingham. D D
23 Sophie thinks the band 521 has improved. D D
24 William persuades Sophie to buy a different CD from him. D D
25 Sophie is disappointed to have her birthday present early. D D

TEST 1, LISTENING PART 4 lED


Language praclice: I.islenlng Pa,1 ill

1 Vocabulary: words with similar meanings 2 Grammar: if sentences (unreal situations)

In Part 4, you hear people talking about their feelings, a) Look at the following sentences from William
giving opinions, and agreeing or disagreeing with and Sophie's conversation.
each other. They use different words for the same
William: Ifwe had a map, it wouldn't be a problem
meaning. for me.
Sophie: It we were it would be OK.
a) Look at this example from the Exam Task on
page 43.
b) Match the sentence halves.
Sophie says: Their music has got a lot better recently.
1 If I earned more money,
Question 23 says: Sophie thinks the band 521 has
2 If my brother wasn't so shy,
improved.
3 If they lived in the country,
Does has improved mean the same as has got a lot
better recently"! 4 If I had a bicycle,
5 If we knew his address,
b) Complete the second sentence so it means
6 If the city was nearer,
the same as the first, using a word or phrase
from the box. Remember to put the verb in the a) he'd join my band.
correct form. b) they'd miss the shops.
feel think persuade ettfej' be disappointed c) we'd go there more often.
suggest prefer be keen recommend d) I'd go to work by taxi.
e) I'd get more exercise.
o 'I really like shopping for clothes.' f) we'd visit him.
She ..... ..... shopping for clothes very much. c) Complete these sentences with your own ideas.
'I'm sure I can climb to the top of the mountain.' 1 If I had lots of money, .
He confident about climbing to the
top of the mountain. 2 If I was a film star, .
2 'The Riders' new CD is better than their old one.'
3 If I could live anywhere in the world, .
He The Riders' new CD to their old
one.
4 If I met a famous pop star, .
3 'Why don't we go away for the weekend"!'
She going away for the weekend.
5 If my friends gave a party for me, .
4 'In my opinion, this book is really boring.'
He the book is really boring.
6 If my hair was green, .
5 'I really want to visit the market while I'm here.'
She to visit the market while she's
here.
3 Speaking: shopping
6 'If I were you, I'd try the fish soup.'
He the fish soup. Work with a partner. Answer the following
questions.
7 'I hoped to go sailing this weekend, but the
weather is bad.' 1 What sort of shops do you often go to'!
She that she can't go sailing. 2 When do you usually go shopping"!
8 'I'm going to a really good club tonight. Why 3 Do you like going shopping?
don't you come?' 4 Who helps you choose your clothes?
He tried to her to come to a club 5 Do you decide quickly what to buy?
with him. 6 Do you like buying presents?

IIIID TEST 1, LISTENING PART 4

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