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Test 2 Exam practice Listening Part 4

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Tip! Don’t choose an answer just because
1 Look at the exam instructions. you hear the same word or phrase.
Listen for the same idea.
1 What kind of recording (e.g. speech) is it?
2 What’s the topic? Tip! For each question, wait until the
speaker finishes talking about it before
3 Who will you hear?
you decide on your answer.

2 1 17 Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. [You will need to play this recording twice.]

Part 4

You will hear an interview with a woman called Adriana Moretti, who works as a wildlife photographer. For
questions 24–30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

24 Why did Adriana want to become a wildlife 29 What disadvantage does Adriana say her work has?
photographer? A She sometimes feels lonely when she is working
A She enjoyed travelling to remote locations. abroad.
B She was very good at taking photos. B She doesn’t see her family as often as she would
C She was interested in animal behaviour. like to.
C She always has to go where the agency tells her.
25 Why, according to Adriana, is it easier nowadays to
learn how to photograph animals? 30 Adriana believes it is becoming harder to get work as
A The necessary equipment is cheaper than it used a wildlife photographer because
to be. A so many photos of wildlife are available on the
B It is possible to learn wildlife photography online. Internet.
C Cheap international travel means more species B there is a lot of competition for jobs in wildlife
can be photographed. photography.
C people are becoming less interested in wildlife.
26 Why did Adriana feel uncomfortable while she was
trying to take photos of birds? Tip! If you’re not sure, mark the two most likely. Choose from
those on the second listening.
A She was not able to sit down.
B Her feet were getting wet. Advice
C She was being bitten by insects. 24 Think of other ways of saying ‘interested in animal
behaviour’.
27 How did Adriana feel when she was trying to
25 Think of expressions that mean ‘photographic equipment’
photograph the crocodile? and ‘cheaper’.
A afraid that it might try to attack her 26 Which two of A–C does she say were not a problem?
B worried she may not get the photo she wanted
27 What is the focus of the question? Which of the adjectives
C increasingly bored with waiting to take the picture in A–C describes this?
28 Which two of these animals had she already photographed?
28 Adriana has still never taken photos of
29 Choose the one that is a problem for Adriana, not for other
A a tiger in India. people.
B a snow leopard in China. 30 Which of A–C does Adriana say isn’t true and which doesn’t
C a polar bear in Russia. matter?

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