Preparation & Practice Test 1 stening Part 1 Preparation 1 Woman | eat a lot of fruit and vegetables because they're good for me. | have a salad every day. Even though pizza is what like the most, lonly eat it, once a week. Pizza isn't a very healthy food! 2 Boy The concert was amazing, wasn't it? Most of the songs were brilliant. Girl Yeah, and I'm glad they played their hit song first. Its so cheerful Boy I was surprised by the final one, though. It was kind of strange. Girl You're right. It wasr't really typical of their style 3 Boy Hi Tom, it’s Faisal. My tennis lesson was just starting when you rang at 10.30. Sorry | missed you. 'm so tired now; the lesson didn't end until 12.00! Hey, can you call me back around 2.15 if you have time? 4 Woman Im taking a trip to Spain next week. Does your sister, Elena, still live there? Man No, she’s living in italy at the moment. She used to live in Madrid, though. Part 1 Practice 1 When will the wedding take place? Woman Are you going to Mike's party on the 142 ‘Man I'm not sure fl be here or not. You see, {im travelling to Edinburgh on the 15% for my brother's wedding and the train leaves early in the morning. | don't want to be tired after a late night. My brother's not actually getting married until the 17, but I want to spend a bit of time in Edinburgh before the wedding, 2 What is the woman going to buy today? Man Can you get some milk and some butter when you go to the shop, please? | want to do some cooking later. Woman We don't need any milk; ought some yesterday. It’s in the fridge, on the battom shelf. il just get butter and bread ‘Man We've got plenty of bread. | went to the new bakery on the corner this morning. Don't buy any more. 3 What is the man going to do on Saturday? Woman 'm going to the cinema on Saturday afternoon. Do you want to come with me? There’ a new comedy film playing, and it looks great. ‘Man Id love to, but | need to go shopping. | must buy my mother a birthday present. Its her 60th birthday party on Sunday. Woman Well, why don't you go shopping this evening instead? Then you can come to the cinema, Man OK. Thats a good idea. I'l do that. 4 What did the woman do last Sunday? Man | went to the beach with my family last weekend, |had a great time. Woman But it rained, didnt it? | remember, because we were having a picnic in the park and ‘we had to run home with all our things. We got soaked! ‘Man That was on Saturday. We went on Sunday when it was nice and sunny. Woman Oh yes, you're right. | remember now. | sat in the garden all day. 5 How did the man book his holiday? ‘Man I've booked a fantastic holiday in Italy for next month, | can't wait to go! Woman That sounds exciting. 'd love to go to Italy. Did you book it on the Internet? Man No, I don't ike booking things on the Internet. | phoned the travel agent, told her what | wanted and she found me just the right thing, 'm going there to pick up the tickets next week. 6 What time is the exam? Girl Why aren't you ready to go? Its nearly one o'clock. We need to hurry if we're going to get to the exam hall in time, The traffic is really bad today. Boy What's the rush? The exams not until 4.00. Girl No, it starts at 2.00 and ends at 4.00. Check your exam timetable! Boy Really? Oh no! How did | get that wrong? We'd better hurry up, thent I'ljust grab my things. 7 Why are there delays on the road? Woman Now for the latest traffic and travel news. There are delays on the A6O between Nottingham and Mansfield as a result of the recent weather conditions. Although the heavy rain did not have much effect on the speed of the traffic, a fallen tree now means that police have made the decision to close a section of the road. Luckily, traffic is still fairy ight on the surrounding routes and the road should be open again before people start returning home from work. Part 2 Preparation 1 Girl That was the worst exam ever! | wasrit able to finish any of the questions. Boy Qh, sorry to hear that. But, if you don't mind my saying, it seemed fair enough to me, actually. mean, all the topics we studied came up AUDIOSCRIPTS 163eto tthe Aud Girl Yeah, | probably should have revised more. Parts of it were so complicated, though, Boy Look, don't worry too much. 'm sure you're going to get a good grade. Girl | doubt it. But thanks! 2 Man Fantastic news: my football team has just bought the top player in the world. Woman Sorry, | think its disgusting to pay anyone so much money. Man Oh, come on. That's just the way it works in premier league football. You know that. Woman Doesn't make it right. So, one man is paid millions to kick a ball while people all over the world have nothing to eat .. hows that a good thing? Man Well, | accept that a lot of people have no money for food, but many of the players do loads of work for charity. Woman It's not enough! | can't believe you're defending this. It doesn't make sense 3 Woman The new restaurant on Green Street is amazing, isnt it? ‘Man Well | think it’s pretty good, but | wouldn't call it amazing. Woman Really? ‘Man Yeah, | had an excellent burger, but the desserts were disappointing. Woman What did you t Man Too noisy for me, 'm afraid! The waiters couldn't have been better, though, and the prices were fair. of the atmosphere? Part 2 Practice orn 8 You will hear two friends talking about a singer. Man Have you heard Kaylee’s new song? ‘Woman Yes, | heard it last night. Do you like it? Man It's good, but | prefer her earlier songs. Her last album was amazing, Woman | agree with you. I read an interview with her and she said that she's been working with a songwriter lately. They've written the lyrics and music for her new album together. | think she produces better music when she writes her own songs. She's got real talent, and she's very creative. ‘Man She's got a great voice, too. 9 You will hear two friends talking about a new café. Man | haven't been to this café before. Woman Nor have |. Its only been open for a few weeks. Man The food is delicious, isnt it? 164 AUDIOSCRIPTS Woman It's lovely. And the staff are really friendly, too. Man Yes, they're very cheerful and polite. They described all the dishes on the menu to help us order. Woman | know! Well, some of the dishes do have funny names, so it’s good to know what they are! | just wish the seats weren't so uncomfortable, ‘Man | know what you mean. These chairs are very hard. 10 You will hear a woman telling a friend about her new job. ‘Man Are you enjoying your new job? Woman Yes, am, Well, most of the time, anyway. ‘Man Oh? Woman The people | work with are very nice, and the boss isn't too bad. | da find the work interesting, and it’s nice to be part of a team. | just find the hours a bit much. | start at eight in the morning, which is much earlier than I'm used to. It means that | have to get up at six to get to work ‘on time. Some days | struggle to stay awake until home time! Man Oh dear! You should talk to your boss 11 You will hear two friends talking about their teacher. Girl | wish we didn't have Mr Harris teaching us history. Boy Why? Dor't you like him? Girl Its not that. He’ a good teacher, and he always explains things really well. He makes the lessons interesting and easy to understand, which is really good. Boy | know. I never used to like history before, but [really enjoy lessons with Mr Harts. Girl Me too, But | wish he wouldn't give us so much homework on a Friday. Now I've got to spend the whole weekend studying! Boy No, you haven't! Welll go to the library together this evening and we'll be finished in time to enjoy the weekend! 12 You will hear two they watched. Man Well, that was disappointing. Woman Didn't you enjoy it? | laughed all the way through! There were some fantastic lines in that film. | wish | could remember them all! Man It was funny, ll admit that. But | was expecting there to be a bit more action, to be honest. The trailer we saw last week made the film look really exciting, nds talking about a filmWoman That's true. It was more of a comedy than an adventure film. But at least it had a great cast. You have to admit that the acting was brilliant. ‘Man Yeah. | suppose so. 13 You will hear two friends talking about a website they use. | see they've updated Chatter again. Boy | know! wish they wouldn't do that. Every time | get used to using it, they change it again. Yes, but they always improve it and add cool new features. Look, now you can have private group chats with your friends. And you can add videos to your posts. Boy Hmm. But now I can't find my photo albums. Have all my photos disappeared? Girl Don't panic. You haver't lost them. They're Just here, under Photo Options. Boy Oh, right. Girl You'll get the hang of it soon! Part 3 Preparation 1 Man Freya was born in 1979 and she lived in Scotland until 1991. Her family moved to Spain and they lived there for four years. When they left Madrid in 1995, she was 16 years old. 2 Woman The cottage is available to rent on a weekly basis from June until September. In December, it can be rented for a maximum two- night stay. 3 Man The speech will begin at 11.00 am. but members of the public are asked to take their seats by 10.45. Doors will be open from 10.30. 4 Woman You can plant carrots in rows that should be around 30 centimetres apart. Don't plant them deeper than two centimetres in the ground, Remember to keep the plants around seven centimetres apart. 5 Man The bookshop is around the corner from the town hall it's on Wingate Street opposite the vegetarian café. You'll see the big sculpture of a fish beside it. Part 3 Practice You will hear a man talking to a class of students about a language course. ‘Man Hello, everybody and welcome to the class. pleased to see so many of you here today. But don't worry, there won't be any more of you! There's always a maximum of 15 in the class, and a minimum of eight. Before we start, 'd like to tell you about the course. Some of the information you'll probably know already, but some of it has changed. Your class will stil be on Tuesday evenings, but it won't start at seven oclock, it will start at the later time of 7.30, and will end at 9.30, not nine o'clock. | hope that change is OK for everyone. Unfortunately can't be here any earlier than that. Another change is the room. Next week we need to move to the second floor to the room opposite the art room. That's Room 26, Today is the only time we'll be here in Room 12. The coursebook will be the same as before, that is Starting French, | see some of you have already bought it - that’s good. However, if you want to buy it from us, it costs £8. You can order it today, but it takes two weeks so you wontt have it until 1* October. One more thing ...during the last week of term, there is an International Evening Event at the college. There will be traditional dancing from different countries and every class is asked to provide some food. | thought we could take some French cheese, but any other suggestions are welcome. ‘And finally, let me remind you that most of your lessons will be completely in French, So, let's begin. Part 4 Preparation ‘Man So, how many followers do you have online? Woman Um, about 10,000 at the moment. ‘Man Wow, that's incredible! You must be thrilled, Woman Well, yeah, thanks. But, actually, it’s not that unusual. Other people have hundreds of thousands of fans and followers! Some have millions. | mean, it feels great to have managed so much, but | can. always improve. ‘Man Who are your typical fans? Woman Mostly girls in their early teens, but more and more boys are following me these days. Part 4 Practice You will hear a woman called Alice Parker talking on the radio about a new shop. Interviewer Welcome back! I'm here with Alice Parker, who is the owner of a new local business. Alice Hello! My business is called Small World. It's in the centre of town. It’s different because it isnt just a shop. At the front, we sell clothes, jewellery, wooden animals, wooden boxes, bowls and other interesting items from around the world. Then, at the back, there's a small café where we sel different kinds of tea and coffee, and home-made vegetarian snacks. Interviewer Starting your own business is a bit of a risk, isn't it? AUDIOSCRIPTS 165 9