10th Class Nov16
10th Class Nov16
10th Class Nov16
Exercise 1
You will hear four short recordings. Answer each question on the line provided. Write no more than
three words for each answer.
1 (a) What present does the girl usually buy for her grandmother’s birthday?
...cclothes..................................................................... [1]
(b) Where is the girl going to look for a present for her grandmother?
2 (a) What does the man find most difficult about learning to drive?
......parking....................................................................................................... [1]
(b) Who does the man think has helped him most with learning to drive?
........singer............................................................................................................. [1]
(b) Where does Gina Foster prefer to give talks about the environment?
......schools............................................................................................................. [1]
4 (a) What time of day did the man go to the top of the skyscraper?
(b) Where on the top floor had the man planned to go?
............restaurant....................................................................................................... [1]
[Total: 8]
Exercise 2
5 You will hear a talk given by a woman called Laura who took up photography as a hobby. Listen to
the talk and complete the details below. Write one or two words only in each gap.
Photography as a hobby
When Laura first took up photography, she was discouraged by the technical language .
Laura says that a blog was particularly useful when she was learning about photography.
When Laura began taking pictures outside, she realized the importance of light .
Laura’s family didn’t expect her to take her camera to the supermarket .
When Laura managed to get good pictures of sunsets , she became much more confident.
Laura gets most pleasure from taking photographs when she is in other countries .
[8]
Exercise 3
6 You will hear six people talking about television programmes they watch regularly. For each of
speakers 1 to 6, choose from the list, A to G, which opinion each speaker expresses. Write the
letter in the appropriate box. Use each letter only once. There is one extra letter which you do not
need to use.
Exercise 4
7 You will hear a student called Anna talking to Ben Hamilton, a personal trainer, about his work
helping people to keep fit. Listen to the interview and look at the questions. For each question,
choose the correct answer, A, B or C, and put a tick (3) in the appropriate box.
(b) What does Ben think is the most important quality for a personal trainer?
(f) Ben says that some of his clients probably give up because
[Total: 8]