PAPER 1

PART 1: MINIMAL PAIRS

SOUND 1 /p/ SOUND2 /b/
1. It’s a useful pin It’s a useful bin
2. Pen, please! Ben, please!
3. Look at the yellow pear Look at the yellow bear
4. It’s an old cap It’s an old cab
5. Do you like Poppy? Do you like Bobby?

PART 2: DIALOUGE/ PASSAGE

BARBARA: Hi, Bob. It’s my birthday today.
BOB: Oh yes! … Your birthday!..er…Happy birthday, Barbara!
BARBARA: Thanks, Bob. Somebody gave me this blouse for my birthday.
BOB: What a beautiful blouse! It’s got…mm…er…blue butterflies on it
BARBARA: And big black buttons
BOB: Did….er….mm…Ruby buy it for you?
BARBARA: Yes. And my brother gave me a book about birds
BOB: I don’t remember your birthday, Barbara. I’m terribly sorry. I’ve been
so busy with my new job. I left my old job. The one in the pub. Guess
what? I’m driving a cab.
 PAPER 2
PART 1: MINIMAL PAIRS
SOUND 1 /t/ SOUND2 /d/
1. You too? You do?
2. You sent the email? You send the email?
3. Can he write well? Can he ride well?
4. Is the red cart hers? Is the red card hers?
5. Does this train smell? Does this drain smell?

PART 2: DIALOUGE/ PASSAGE

DAISY: Hello. This is 22882228
DAVID: Hello, Daisy. This is David
DAISY: Oh, hi, darling.
DAVID: What did you do yesterday, Daisy? You forgot our date, didn’t you?
DAISY: Well, it rained all day, David … and … I had a bad cold, so I …er…decided
to stay at home.
DAVID: Did you? … I phoned you 20 times and nobody answered.
DAISY: Oh, the telephone line was damaged. They repaired it today.
DAVID: Well ….Daisy!
DAISY: What, David?
 PAPER 3
PART 1: MINIMAL PAIRS
SOUND 1 /k/ SOUND2 /g/
1. It’s a hairy coat It’s a hairy goat
2. He’s got a lovely curl He’s got a lovely girl
3. It’s a brilliant class It’s a brilliant glass
4. She’s got a strong back She’s got a strong bag
5. It’s crowing It’s growing

PART 2: DIALOUGE/ PASSAGE

Greg and Carol want to stay for a couple of days at Craig and Maggie’s house in
Glasgow. They’re coming to Glasgow at the beginning of August. Carol is always
giggling. She wants to catch up on all the gossip. The last time they got together, Greg
and Craig played computer games while the two girls went shopping. Carol says: “I
guess you’ve gone away for the weekend”.
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PART 1: MINIMAL PAIRS
SOUND 1 /s/ SOUND2 /z/
1. That Sue was amazing. That zoo was amazing.
2. Sip it slowly Zip it slowly
3. I heard a bus I heard a buzz
4. I want the big piece I want the big peas
5. What’s the price? What’s the prize?

PART 2: DIALOUGE/ PASSAGE

SUSAN: This parcel smells, Mrs Lazarus.
ZENA: Call me Zena, Susan.
SUSAN: Yes. … Zena … Something’s written on it. What does it say?
ZENA: It says: “This parcel contains 6 mice”
SUSAN: Aw! Isn’t that awful, Zena! Poor animals!
ZENA: And listen, Susan! What’s in this sack?
SUSAN: It’s making a strange hissing noise. Zena! It’s a sack of snakes
ZENA: And what do you think’s in this box, Susan?
SUSAN: It’s making a buzzing sound. Those are bees
ZENA: A parcel of mice and a sack of snakes and a box of bees. What do you think
about this, Susan, on your first day in parcels office? Isn’t it surprising?
 PAPER 5
PART 1: MINIMAL PAIRS
SOUND 1 /s/ SOUND2 /ʃ/
1. I like Sue’s I like shoes
2. Sip it carefully Ship it carefully
3. C is third She is third
4. He won’t sew it He won’t show it
5. “Puss!” he shouted “Push!” he shouted

PART 2: DIALOUGE/ PASSAGE

MRS. MARSH: Does this shop sell washing machines?
MR. SHAW: Yes. This is the latest washing machine.
MRS. MARSH: Is it Swedish?
MR. SHAW: No, madam. It’s English
MRS. MARSH: Could you show me how it washes?
MR. SHAW: Shall I give you a demonstration? This one is our special
demonstration machine. It’s so simple. You take some sheets and
shirts. You put them in the machine. You shut this door. And you
push this button.
MRS. MARSH: The machine shouldn’t shake like that, should it?
 PAPER 6
PART 1: MINIMAL PAIRS
SOUND 1 /ʃ/ SOUND2 / ʧ/
1. We like ships We like chips
2. This is a sheep farm This is a cheap farm
3. It’s a sherry trifle It’s a cherry trifle
4. I’ll buy this shop I’ll buy this chop
5. He’s washing the television He’s watching the television

PART 2: DIALOUGE/ PASSAGE

CHARLES: Good morning, Mrs. Church.
MRS. CHURCH: Good morning, Charles. I’d like some chops for the
children’s lunch.
CHARLES: Chump chops or shoulder chops, Mrs. Church?
MRS. CHURCH: I’ll have 4 shoulder chops, and I want a small chicken.
CHARLES: Would you like to choose a chicken Mrs. Church?
MRS. CHURCH: Which one is cheaper?
CHARLES: This one’s the cheapest. It’s a delicious chicken
MRS. CHURCH: How much is all that? I haven’t got cash. Can I pay by
credit card?
CHARLES: Of course, Mrs. Church
 PAPER 7
PART 1: MINIMAL PAIRS
SOUND 1 /f/ SOUND2 /v/
1. Fine in the garden Vine in the garden
2. It’s a fail It’s a veil
3. This room has a few This room has a view
4. They need a fast ship They need a vast ship
5. Ferry late Very late

PART 2: DIALOUGE/ PASSAGE

VIVIENNE: Has the Vander family lived here for very long, Victor?
VICTOR: Five and a half years, Vivienne. We arrived on the first of February
VIVIENNE: What a lovely view you have!
VICTOR: Yes. It’s fabulous.
VIVIENNE: Look! You can see the village down in the valley.
VICTOR: Yes. We just love living here because of the view
 PAPER 8
PART 1: MINIMAL PAIRS
SOUND 1 /h/ SOUND2 /f/
1. Hold this paper Fold this paper
2. I like heat on the back I like feet on the back
3. That sign said “Hill” That sign said “Fill”
4. This heel’s different This feels different
5. It’s got a little hole It’s got a little foal

PART 2: DIALOUGE/ PASSAGE

This is a photograph of a fat farmer arriving at a village. The village is in the valley.
Near the village, there are four or five tall trees. The farmer is driving a fast van. It’s the
seventeenth of November. It’s a fine day but it’s very cold. Some of the leaves have
fallen from the vine in the foreground of the photograph.
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PART 1: MINIMAL PAIRS
SOUND 1 /v/ SOUND2 /w/
1. V didn’t come before U We didn’t come before you
2. That’s the vest That’s the west
3. The dog’s vet The dog’s wet
4. It’s a blue veil It’s a blue whale
5. This is my best vine This is my best wine

PART 2: DIALOUGE/ PASSAGE

JOHN YEE: Excuse me. Did you use to live in York?
JOE YOUNG: Yes.
JOHN YEE: Did you use to be a tutor at the university?
JOE YOUNG: Yes. For a few years.
JOHN YEE: Do you remember Hugh Yip? He was a music student.
JOE YOUNG: Hugh Yip? Did he use to have a huge yellow jeep?
JOHN YEE: Yes. And he used to play beautiful tunes on the tuba
JOE YOUNG: Yes, I knew Hugh. He used to be a very stupid student. Do you
have any news of Hugh?
JOHN YEE: Yes. He’s a millionaire now in New York.
 PAPER 10
PART 1: MINIMAL PAIRS
SOUND 1 /h/ SOUND2 /no sound/
1. That’s a beautiful heel? That’s a beautiful eel?
2. Put your head hand heart into it Put your head and heart into it
3. Hold Mrs. Smith’s hand Old Mrs. Smith’s hand
4. She’s lost her hearing She’s lost her earring
5. I love the highlands I love the islands

PART 2: DIALOUGE/ PASSAGE

EMMA: Hi, Holly.
HOLLY: Emma, have you heard? There’s been a horrible accident
EMMA: Oh, dear! What’s happened?
HOLLY: Helena’s husband has had an accident on his horse.
EMMA: How awful! Is he injured?
HOLLY: Yes. He’s been taken to hospital in an ambulance
EMMA: How did it happen?
HOLLY: He was hit by an ice-cream van. It was on the crossing just behind his house
EMMA: How horrible.
HOLLY: He’s having an emergency operation in hospital now.
EMMA: Perhaps he’ll be all right, Holly.
HOLLY: I hope so.
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PART 1: MINIMAL PAIRS
SOUND 1/θ/ SOUND2 /s/
1. What a sweet little mouth! What a sweet little mouse!
2. Is this thumb OK? Is this sum OK?
3. It’s very thick It’s very sick
4. He’s thinking He’s sinking
5. There’s a mountain path There’s a mountain pass

PART 2: DIALOUGE/ PASSAGE

CATHERINE: Samantha Roth is only thirty
RUTH: Is she? I thought she was thirty-three.
CATHERINE: Samantha’s birthday was last Thursday.
RUTH: Was it? I thought it was last month.
CATHERINE: The Roth’s house is worth six hundred thousand.
RUTH: Is it? I thought it was worth three hundred thousand.
CATHERINE: Ross Roth is the author of a book about moths.
RUTH: Is he? I thought he was a mathematician.
CATHERINE: I’m so thirsty.
RUTH: Are you? I thought you drank something at the Roth’s.
 PAPER 12
PART 1: MINIMAL PAIRS
SOUND 1 /d/ SOUND2 /ð/
1. Smith is bigger, Dan Jones Smith is bigger, than Jones
2. Day arrived They arrived
3. Jim dares his friend Jim there’s his friend
4. Doze after lunch Those after lunch
5. I don’t know her sister, Ida I don’t know her sister, either

PART 2: DIALOUGE/ PASSAGE

MISS BROTHERS: I want to buy the hat in the window
ASSISTANT: There are three hats together in the window, madam. Do
you want the one with the feathers?
MISS BROTHERS: No. the other one
ASSISTANT: The small one for three hundred and three euros?
MISS BROTHERS: No. Not that one either. The one over there. The leather one.
ASSISTANT: Ah! The leather one. Now this is another leather hat,
madam. It’s better than the one in the window. It’s a
smoother leather.
MISS BROTHERS: But I’d rather have the one in the window. It goes with my
clothes.
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PART 1: MINIMAL PAIRS
SOUND 1 /n/ SOUND2 /m/
1. The Nile is very old. The mile is very old.
2. This is nine. This is mine.
3. He loves money. He loves mummy.
4. I want a cone I want a comb
5. He’s proud of this mane He’s proud of this name

PART 2: DIALOUGE/ PASSAGE

CHARLES: Would you like some coffee?
ASSISTANT: I’d actually like some hot chocolate…
CHARLES: Well?
ASSISTANT: You know how to make that, don’t you?
CHARLES: You just heat up the milk, put the chocolate in the cup….and then
pour the hot milk over it.
ASSISTANT: And add some of these marshmallows I brought
CHARLES: Would you like some hot chocolate?
ASSISTANT: With a few extra marshmallows?
CHARLES: Mmm!
 PAPER 14
PART 1: MINIMAL PAIRS
SOUND 1 /l/ SOUND2 /n/
1. We need low tables We need no tables
2. It’s a bright light It’s a bright night
3. That line is too long That nine is too long
4. I love Jelly I love Jenny
5. That’s a slapping noise That’s a snapping noise

PART 2: DIALOUGE/ PASSAGE

PAUL: What a beautiful bicycle!
UNCLE BILL: Paul! Be careful!
SALESMAN: Excuse me, sir. This child is too small to ride this bicycle. It’s a
very difficult bicycle to….
UNCLE BILL: Be careful, Paul!
PAUL: You always tell me to be careful. Don’t help me. I won’t fall.
SALESMAN: But, sir. This is a very special bicycle. It’s…
PAUL: Don’t pull the bicycle, Uncle Bill. I’ll do it myself
UNCLE BILL: Be sensible, Paul. This gentleman says it’s a ….
(Paul falls)
PAUL: It was Uncle Bill’s fault. He was holding the bicycle.