C1 ADVANCED LISTENING

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C1 ADVANCED LISTENING

Last updated over 3 years ago

15 questions

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EXTRACT ONE
You hear two friends discussing the topic of marketing.
Which aspect of college publicity material do the friends disagree about?

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In the woman’s opinion, companies link themselves with charities in order to...

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EXTRACT 2
You hear two friends talking about ways of keeping fit.
What is the woman’s criticism of exercising in gyms?

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How does the man respond to his friend’s criticism?

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EXTRACT THREE
You hear a woman telling a friend about living in her capital city as a student.
What is she doing during the conversation?

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As well as his research project, Josh planned to write a _______  for a website while he was in Africa.
Josh’s group planned to check out a particular region after a _______ that had occurred there.
Josh was surprised to see _______ being grown in the first area they visited.
Josh describes the vehicle they travelled in as a _______  when they went in search of specimens. 
Josh uses the word _______ to give us an idea of the shape of the leaves he found.
Josh was particularly impressed by one type of flower which was _______ in colour.
Josh uses the word _______  to convey his feelings about an area of vegetation he studied.
Josh really appreciated the view he got from the _______  of his accommodation.

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EXTRACT ONE
You hear two friends discussing the topic of marketing.
Which aspect of college publicity material do the friends disagree about?

In the woman’s opinion, companies link themselves with charities in order to...

EXTRACT 2
You hear two friends talking about ways of keeping fit.
What is the woman’s criticism of exercising in gyms?

How does the man respond to his friend’s criticism?

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EXTRACT THREE
You hear a woman telling a friend about living in her capital city as a student.
What is she doing during the conversation?

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Why does the man give the example of trees?

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As well as his research project, Josh planned to write a _______  for a website while he was in Africa.
Josh’s group planned to check out a particular region after a _______ that had occurred there.
Josh was surprised to see _______ being grown in the first area they visited.
Josh describes the vehicle they travelled in as a _______  when they went in search of specimens. 
Josh uses the word _______ to give us an idea of the shape of the leaves he found.
Josh was particularly impressed by one type of flower which was _______ in colour.
Josh uses the word _______  to convey his feelings about an area of vegetation he studied.
Josh really appreciated the view he got from the _______  of his accommodation.

Why does the man give the example of trees?

What does Jenny say about the story which made her name?

What does Jenny suggest about the editor she worked for on her first national daily
newspaper?

When Jenny got her own daily column on the newspaper, she felt...

Peter thinks he got a job on Carp Magazine thanks to...

Peter and Jenny agree that courses in journalism

When asked about their novels, Peter and Jenny reveal

TASK ONE

Choose from the list the
reason each speaker gives for changing job.

	SPEAKER 1	SPEAKER 2	SPEAKER 3	SPEAKER 4	SPEAKER 5
unfriendly colleagues
poor holiday entitlement
lacking a sense of purpose
needing more of a challenge
the workload
disagreements with superiors
no prospect of advancement
the physical environment

TASK TWO
Choose from the list what each speaker feels about their new job.

	SPEAKER 1	SPEAKER 2	SPEAKER 3	SPEAKER 4	SPEAKER 5
encouraged by early results
hopeful about future success
delighted by a change in lifestyle
relieved the initial uncertainty is over
glad to be helping other people
grateful for an increase in salary
happy to feel in control
satisfied with the training received

TASK ONE

Choose from the list the
reason each speaker gives for changing job.

SPEAKER 1

SPEAKER 2

SPEAKER 3

SPEAKER 4

SPEAKER 5

unfriendly colleagues

poor holiday entitlement

lacking a sense of purpose

needing more of a challenge

the workload

disagreements with superiors

no prospect of advancement

the physical environment

TASK TWO 
Choose from the list what each speaker feels about their new job.

SPEAKER 1

SPEAKER 2

SPEAKER 3

SPEAKER 4

SPEAKER 5

encouraged by early results

hopeful about future success

delighted by a change in lifestyle

relieved the initial uncertainty is over

glad to be helping other people

grateful for an increase in salary

happy to feel in control

satisfied with the training received

C1 ADVANCED LISTENING

C1 ADVANCED LISTENING

EXTRACT ONE You hear two friends discussing the topic of marketing.Which aspect of college publicity material do the friends disagree about?

In the woman’s opinion, companies link themselves with charities in order to...

EXTRACT 2You hear two friends talking about ways of keeping fit.What is the woman’s criticism of exercising in gyms?

How does the man respond to his friend’s criticism?

EXTRACT THREE You hear a woman telling a friend about living in her capital city as a student.What is she doing during the conversation?

EXTRACT ONE You hear two friends discussing the topic of marketing.Which aspect of college publicity material do the friends disagree about?

In the woman’s opinion, companies link themselves with charities in order to...

EXTRACT 2You hear two friends talking about ways of keeping fit.What is the woman’s criticism of exercising in gyms?

How does the man respond to his friend’s criticism?

EXTRACT THREE You hear a woman telling a friend about living in her capital city as a student.What is she doing during the conversation?

Why does the man give the example of trees?

What does Jenny say about the story which made her name?

What does Jenny suggest about the editor she worked for on her first national dailynewspaper?

When Jenny got her own daily column on the newspaper, she felt...

Peter thinks he got a job on Carp Magazine thanks to...

Peter and Jenny agree that courses in journalism

When asked about their novels, Peter and Jenny reveal

Why does the man give the example of trees?

What does Jenny say about the story which made her name?

What does Jenny suggest about the editor she worked for on her first national dailynewspaper?

When Jenny got her own daily column on the newspaper, she felt...

Peter thinks he got a job on Carp Magazine thanks to...

Peter and Jenny agree that courses in journalism

When asked about their novels, Peter and Jenny reveal

TASK ONEChoose from the list thereason each speaker gives for changing job.

TASK TWO Choose from the list what each speaker feels about their new job.

EXTRACT ONE
You hear two friends discussing the topic of marketing.
Which aspect of college publicity material do the friends disagree about?

EXTRACT 2
You hear two friends talking about ways of keeping fit.
What is the woman’s criticism of exercising in gyms?

EXTRACT THREE
You hear a woman telling a friend about living in her capital city as a student.
What is she doing during the conversation?

EXTRACT ONE
You hear two friends discussing the topic of marketing.
Which aspect of college publicity material do the friends disagree about?

EXTRACT 2
You hear two friends talking about ways of keeping fit.
What is the woman’s criticism of exercising in gyms?

EXTRACT THREE
You hear a woman telling a friend about living in her capital city as a student.
What is she doing during the conversation?

What does Jenny suggest about the editor she worked for on her first national daily
newspaper?

What does Jenny suggest about the editor she worked for on her first national daily
newspaper?

TASK ONE

Choose from the list the
reason each speaker gives for changing job.

TASK TWO
Choose from the list what each speaker feels about their new job.