Section 1 · Questions 1–10 · booking a community hall
🎧 Recording — Section 1 2 speakers · everyday conversation
A man books a hall for a family event. Listen for the details he changes his mind about.
Questions 1–10 · Note completion
Complete the booking notes. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Riverside Community Hall — Booking

  1. 1Type of event: a ______ party

    retirement. "No, not a birthday — it's a retirement party." Trap: birthday is rejected.

  2. 2Date: ______

    15 June. "The fourteenth… make it the fifteenth." Trap: 14th rejected.

  3. 3Number of guests: ______

    60. "About fifty… let's say sixty." Trap: fifty → sixty.

  4. 4Room booked: the ______

    Garden Room. "The Main Hall sounds too big… the Garden Room will be perfect." Trap: Main Hall rejected.

  5. 5Cost per hour (member): £______

    18. "twenty-five for the public, but as you're a member it's only eighteen." Trap: £25 is the public rate.

  6. 6Facility also included: the ______

    kitchen. "Can we use the kitchen… the kitchen's included."

  7. 7Not allowed (fire rule): ______

    candles. "for fire safety, no candles anywhere."

  8. 8Deposit: £______

    40. "There is — forty pounds, refunded after the event."

  9. 9Parking spaces reserved: ______

    5. "Five should be plenty."

  10. 10Found the details on the ______

    website. "A friend mentioned it — though actually, I found all the details on your website." Trap: a friend is the distractor.
Section 2 · Questions 11–20 · a talk at a nature reserve
🎧 Recording — Section 2 1 speaker · guided introduction
A guide introduces a nature reserve. Listen for the details and the rules.
Questions 11–16 · Note completion
Complete the notes. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

  1. 11Reserve opened to the public in ______

    1998. "first opened to the public in 1998."

  2. 12Best time to see birds: the ______

    (early) morning. "it's the early morning; by the afternoon most are hidden."

  3. 13The main habitat protected is ______

    wetland. "the main one… is wetland."

  4. 14Entry is free for ______

    children. "entry is completely free for children." Trap: adults pay £6.

  5. 15Not allowed in the reserve: ______

    dogs. "no dogs are allowed anywhere."

  6. 16The café closes at ______

    4.30. "closes at half past four."
Questions 17–20 · Short answer
Answer each question. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

  1. 17What should visitors bring?

    binoculars. "Do bring binoculars… we've run out of pairs to lend."

  2. 18On which day are guided walks held?

    Saturday. "guided walks run… every Saturday at ten."

  3. 19What is new this year?

    a hide. "our brand-new hide, right beside the main lake."

  4. 20How is the reserve funded?

    donations. "we rely entirely on donations." Trap: "no government money."
Section 3 · Questions 21–30 · a geography field project
🎧 Recording — Section 3 2 speakers · academic discussion
Two students review a river project. Listen for what they change or reject.
Questions 21–25 · Multiple Choice
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

  1. 21What did the students actually measure?

    B. "we didn't measure depth… we measured how fast the water flowed."

  2. 22How many sites did they use?

    C. "at five sites, not three as we'd first planned."

  3. 23What was their main problem?

    B. "a measuring float got stuck on rocks." Trap: "the weather was fine."

  4. 24The river flowed fastest in which section?

    B. "fastest… in the middle section, where it was narrowest."

  5. 25What do they recommend for future groups?

    A. "use two floats, not one, as a backup."
Questions 26–30 · Matching
Who did each part of the project? Write A (Aoife), B (Josh), or C (both).

  1. 26the introduction

    B (Josh). "the introduction — that was all your work, Josh."

  2. 27the maps and diagrams

    A (Aoife). "you drew all the maps and diagrams, Aoife."

  3. 28the data tables

    C (both). "we put those together jointly, both of us."

  4. 29the conclusion

    A (Aoife). "you wrote the conclusion on your own."

  5. 30the reference list

    B (Josh). "the references were mine."
Section 4 · Questions 31–40 · a lecture on sleep
🎧 Recording — Section 4 1 speaker · academic lecture
A lecture on why we sleep and how to sleep better. The key point often comes at the end of a sentence.
Questions 31–40 · Note completion
Complete the notes. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
The Science of Sleep

  1. 31In deep sleep, the body mainly ______ itself.

    repairs. "deep sleep… mainly when the body repairs itself."

  2. 32______ sleep is most strongly linked to memory.

    REM. "REM sleep… most strongly linked to memory."

  3. 33Most adults need around ______ hours.

    eight. "the figure is around eight hours."

  4. 34As important as length is ______ (same time each day).

    regularity. "what matters just as much… is the regularity."

  5. 35Blue light comes from phone and ______ screens.

    laptop. "blue light from phone and laptop screens."

  6. 36Caffeine can stay in the body up to ______ hours.

    eight. "caffeine… can stay in the body for up to eight hours."

  7. 37Keep the bedroom cool and ______.

    dark. "Keep the bedroom cool and dark."

  8. 38Avoid ______ in the last hour before bed.

    screens. "Avoid screens in the final hour before bed."

  9. 39An irregular schedule confuses the body's internal ______.

    clock. "confuses the body's internal clock."

  10. 40If you can't sleep, get up and do something ______.

    calm. "get up, do something calm."