Section 1 · Questions 1–10 · a course enquiry
🎧 Recording — Section 1 2 speakers · everyday conversation
A caller enrols on an evening course. Listen for the details that change.
Questions 1–10 · Note completion
Complete the enrolment notes. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Bridgeport Community College — Evening Course

  1. 1Course chosen:

    pottery. “I did consider drawing, but I'll go for the pottery.” Trap: drawing is rejected. 🔑 drawing নয়, pottery।

  2. 2Day of the week:

    Wednesday. “Used to be Tuesday, but moved to a Wednesday.” Trap: Tuesday is the old day. 🔑 আগে Tuesday, এখন Wednesday।

  3. 3Start time: pm

    7. “Most start at half past six, but pottery begins at seven.” Trap: 6:30 is the general time. 🔑 pottery ৭টায়।

  4. 4Length: weeks

    10. “A ten-week course.” 🔑 ১০ সপ্তাহ।

  5. 5Fee (includes materials): £

    120. “A hundred and twenty pounds, including all clay and materials.” 🔑 ১২০ পাউন্ড।

  6. 6Room number:

    4. “People go to Room 6 by mistake — pottery is in Room 4.” Trap: Room 6 is the wrong room. 🔑 Room 6 নয়, Room 4।

  7. 7Item to bring: an

    apron. “Tools provided, but do bring an apron.” 🔑 apron আনতে হবে।

  8. 8Tutor's surname: Ms

    Whitfield. Spelled “W-H-I-T-F-I-E-L-D.” 🔑 বানান — Whitfield।

  9. 9Suitable for: complete

    beginners. “Aimed at complete beginners, no experience needed.” 🔑 beginners-দের জন্য।

  10. 10Register online by:

    Friday. “Do it by Friday — that's when enrolment closes.” 🔑 Friday-র মধ্যে।
Section 2 · Questions 11–20 · a talk
🎧 Recording — Section 2 1 speaker · a monologue
A warden gives an orientation talk at Ashdown Nature Reserve.
Questions 11–15 · Multiple choice
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

  1. 11The best time to visit the reserve is

    A. “Most assume summer, but the most rewarding time is early autumn, when migrating birds pass through.” Trap: summer is the wrong assumption. 🔑 summer নয়, early autumn।

  2. 12The new observation hide

    B. “Seats twice as many… fully wheelchair-accessible, which the old one never was.” 🔑 বেশি মানুষ + wheelchair-বান্ধব।

  3. 13After heavy rain, visitors should take

    C. “If it's been wet, take the upper woodland path — always passable.” Trap: the marsh trail floods. 🔑 marsh নয়, woodland path।

  4. 14The free guided walks take place

    A. “Contrary to the old leaflet, not daily — at weekends only.” Trap: “daily” is the outdated info. 🔑 প্রতিদিন নয়, শুধু সপ্তাহান্তে।

  5. 15Dogs

    B. “Very welcome, but kept on a lead the whole time, because of ground-nesting birds.” 🔑 lead-এ রাখতে হবে।
Questions 16–20 · Short answer
Answer each question. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.

  1. 16Which bird are visitors almost certain to see?

    herons. “The kingfisher is shy… what you're almost guaranteed to see are the herons.” Trap: kingfisher is the hoped-for one. 🔑 kingfisher নয়, herons প্রায় নিশ্চিত।

  2. 17Where is the new hide located?

    (the) north shore. “Built up on the north shore.” 🔑 উত্তর তীরে।

  3. 18What can visitors borrow free from the front desk?

    binoculars. “Borrow binoculars, free of charge, from the front desk.” 🔑 binoculars ধার নেওয়া যায়।

  4. 19What time do the guided walks set off?

    ten. “Setting off from the visitor centre at ten.” 🔑 ১০টায়।

  5. 20What must visitors never do to the animals?

    feed (them). “Please don't feed any of the animals… more harm than good.” 🔑 খাওয়ানো যাবে না।
Section 3 · Questions 21–30 · a project discussion
🎧 Recording — Section 3 2 students · academic discussion
Anna and Tom compare their findings from a river water-quality study.
Questions 21–25 · Matching · the main problem at each site
What was the main issue at each sampling site on the Elder Brook? Choose A, B or C.
Key: A = clean / healthyB = chemical pollutionC = litter / rubbish

  1. 21Site 1 — by the old mill

    A. “The cleanest of the lot… our healthy control.” 🔑 সবচেয়ে পরিষ্কার।

  2. 22Site 2 — behind the industrial estate

    B. “Clear signs of chemical pollution — pH well off, hardly any invertebrates.” 🔑 রাসায়নিক দূষণ।

  3. 23Site 3 — by the park

    C. “Problem was purely rubbish… the water itself tested fine.” Trap: not chemistry. 🔑 কেবল আবর্জনা।

  4. 24Site 4 — below the farm

    A. “I expected chemicals from fertiliser, but no — surprisingly clean.” Trap: they expected pollution. 🔑 প্রত্যাশার বিপরীতে পরিষ্কার।

  5. 25Site 5 — at the town outfall

    C. “Rubbish once more — all that debris caught on the grille.” 🔑 আবার আবর্জনা।
Questions 26–30 · Sentence completion
Complete each sentence. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

  1. 26The single biggest factor affecting the brook was the industrial .

    estate. “The single biggest factor was clearly the industrial estate.” 🔑 industrial estate।

  2. 27They recommend the council install a at the outflow.

    filter. “Install a filter at the estate's outflow.” 🔑 filter বসানো।

  3. 28The main limitation was that they sampled only .

    once. “We only sampled once.” 🔑 একবারই নমুনা।

  4. 29Their data is only a , not a long-term picture.

    snapshot. “Just a snapshot, not a long-term picture.” 🔑 snapshot মাত্র।

  5. 30For future work, they suggest repeating it across the .

    seasons. “Repeating it across the seasons would make it more reliable.” 🔑 ঋতুভেদে পুনরাবৃত্তি।
Section 4 · Questions 31–40 · a lecture
🎧 Recording — Section 4 1 speaker · university lecture
A lecture on how honeybees communicate the location of food. Plays right through, no break.
Questions 31–40 · Note completion
Complete the notes. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
The honeybee "waggle dance"

  1. 31A scout bee performs a dance, shaped like a figure-of-eight.

    waggle. “Performs what we call the waggle dance.” 🔑 waggle নাচ।

  2. 32It is danced in the dark, on the vertical of the comb.

    surface. “On the vertical surface of the honeycomb, in the dark.” 🔑 comb-এর উল্লম্ব surface।

  3. 33The dance encodes the direction of the food and its .

    distance. “The direction of the food, and its distance.” 🔑 দূরত্ব।

  4. 34For direction, the bee uses the as a reference.

    sun. “It uses the sun as its reference.” 🔑 সূর্য।

  5. 35If the food is towards the sun, the bee waggles straight .

    up / upwards. “If the food is towards the sun, it waggles straight upwards.” 🔑 সোজা উপরে।

  6. 36Distance is shown by the of the waggle (longer = further).

    duration. “Distance is signalled by duration — the longer the waggle, the further.” (accept length). 🔑 waggle-এর duration।

  7. 37Because the sun moves, the bee uses an internal to adjust the angle.

    clock. “An internal clock at work.” 🔑 অভ্যন্তরীণ clock।

  8. 38The dance was first decoded by Karl von .

    Frisch. “An Austrian scientist, Karl von Frisch… later a Nobel Prize.” 🔑 Karl von Frisch।

  9. 39Modern experiments used tiny bees to confirm the dance works.

    robotic. “Using tiny robotic bees.” Trap: earlier they doubted it was the dance vs scent. 🔑 robotic মৌমাছি।

  10. 40Understanding foraging helps design better for declining bees.

    habitats. “Helps us design better habitats.” 🔑 উন্নত habitat।