Faisal Akbar - Progress Test - Listening

PART 1
Questions 1 - 10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Advice on sur ng holidays
Jack’s advice
• Recommends sur ng for 1…………………….. holidays in the summer
• Need to be quite 2……………………..
Irish sur ng locations
• County Clare
- Lahinch has some good quality 3…………………….. and surf schools
- There are famous cli s nearby
• County Mayo
- Good surf school at 4…………………….. beach
- Surf camp lasts for one 5……………………..
- Can also explore the local 6……………………. by kayak
Weather
• Best month to go: 7…………………….
• Average temperature in summer: approx 8……………………. degrees
Cost
• Equipment
- Wetsuit and surfboard: 9……………………. euros per day
- Also advisable to hire 10……………………. for warmth

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PART 2
Questions 11 - 20
Questions 11 - 12
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO facts are given about the school’s extended hours childcare service?
A It started recently.
B More children attend after school than before school.
C An average of 50 children attend in the mornings.
D A child cannot attend both the before and after school sessions.
E The maximum number of children who can attend is 70.
Questions 13 - 15
Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.
13. How much does childcare cost for a complete afternoon session per child?
A £3.50
B £5.70
C £7.20
14. What does the manager say about food?
A Children with allergies should bring their own food.
B Children may bring healthy snacks with them.
C Children are given a proper meal at 5 p.m.
15. What is di erent about arrangements in the school holidays?
A Children from other schools can attend.
B Older children can attend.
C A greater number of children can attend.

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Questions 16 - 20
What information is given about each of the following activities on o er?
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–G, next to Questions 16–20.
Information
A has limited availability
B is no longer available
C is for over 8s only
D requires help from parents
E involves an additional fee
F is a new activity
G was requested by children
Activities
16. Spanish …………………….
17. Music …………………….
18. Painting …………………….
19. Yoga …………………….
20. Cooking …………………….

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PART 3
Questions 21 - 30
Questions 21 - 24
Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.
Holly’s Work Placement Tutorial
21. Holly has chosen the Orion Stadium placement because
A it involves children.
B it is outdoors.
C it sounds like fun.
22. Which aspect of safety does Dr Green emphasise most?
A ensuring children stay in the stadium
B checking the equipment children will use
C removing obstacles in changing rooms
23. What does Dr Green say about the spectators?
A They can be hard to manage.
B They make useful volunteers.
C They shouldn’t take photographs.
24. What has a ected the schedule in the past?
A bad weather
B an injury
C extra time
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Questions 25 - 30
What do Holly and her tutor agree is an important aspect of each of the following events
management skills?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 25–30.
Important aspects
A being exible
B focusing on details
C having a smart appearance
D hiding your emotions
E relying on experts
F trusting your own views
G doing one thing at a time
H thinking of the future
Events management skills
25. Communication …………………….
26. Organisation …………………….
27. Time management …………………….
28. Creativity …………………….
29. Leadership …………………….
30. Networking …………………….

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PART 4
Questions 31 - 40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Bird Migration Theory
Most birds are believed to migrate seasonally.
Hibernation theory
• It was believed that birds hibernated underwater or buried themselves in
31……………………..
• This theory was later disproved by experiments on caged birds.
Transmutation theory
• Aristotle believed birds changed from one species into another in summer and winter.
- In autumn he observed that redstarts experience the loss of 32…………………….. and
thought they then turned into robins.
- Aristotle’s assumptions were logical because the two species of birds had a similar
33……………………..
17th century
• Charles Morton popularised the idea that birds y to the 34……………………..
in winter.
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Scienti c developments
• In 1822, a stork was killed in Germany which had an African spear in its
35……………………..
- previously there had been no 36…………………….. that storks migrate to Africa
• Little was known about the 37…………………….. and journeys of migrating birds
until the practice of ringing was established.
- It was thought large birds carried small birds on some journeys because they
were considered incapable of travelling across huge 38………………………
- Ringing depended on what is called the 39 ‘………………………’ of dead birds.
• In 1931, the rst 40……………………… to show the migration of European birds was
printed.
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PART 1

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Advice on sur ng holidays

• Recommends sur ng for 1…………………….. holidays in the summer

• Need to be quite 2……………………..

Irish sur ng locations

- Lahinch has some good quality 3…………………….. and surf schools

- There are famous cli s nearby

- Good surf school at 4…………………….. beach

- Surf camp lasts for one 5……………………..

- Can also explore the local 6……………………. by kayak

• Best month to go: 7…………………….

• Average temperature in summer: approx 8……………………. degrees

- Wetsuit and surfboard: 9……………………. euros per day

- Also advisable to hire 10……………………. for warmth

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

B More children attend after school than before school.

C An average of 50 children attend in the mornings.

E The maximum number of children who can attend is 70.

Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

14. What does the manager say about food?

A Children with allergies should bring their own food.

B Children may bring healthy snacks with them.

C Children are given a proper meal at 5 p.m.

15. What is di erent about arrangements in the school holidays?

A Children from other schools can attend.

B Older children can attend.

C A greater number of children can attend.

What information is given about each of the following activities on o er?

A has limited availability

C is for over 8s only

D requires help from parents

E involves an additional fee

G was requested by children

17. Music …………………….

18. Painting …………………….

19. Yoga …………………….

20. Cooking …………………….

Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

Holly’s Work Placement Tutorial

21. Holly has chosen the Orion Stadium placement because

C it sounds like fun.

22. Which aspect of safety does Dr Green emphasise most?

A ensuring children stay in the stadium

B checking the equipment children will use

C removing obstacles in changing rooms

23. What does Dr Green say about the spectators?

A They can be hard to manage.

B They make useful volunteers.

C They shouldn’t take photographs.

24. What has a ected the schedule in the past?

C having a smart appearance

D hiding your emotions

F trusting your own views

G doing one thing at a time

H thinking of the future

Events management skills

25. Communication …………………….

26. Organisation …………………….