Listening Questions for the Exam

1. Listen to the story about a girl and answer the questions below.

1.    Why was Whitney worried about going to college?

2.    How did she find a friend?

3.    What lesson did Whitney learn?

2. Listen to the career counsellor speaking about choosing a career and answer the questions below.

1.    Why is choosing the right job very important?

2.    Which jobs are popular among young people at present?

3.    What advice does the speaker give?

3. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.

1.    What is wrong with the accommodation?

2.    Why did the boy oversleep?

3.    What agreement did he reach with the person on Reception?

4. Listen to Alice speaking about her first job and answer the questions below.

1.    What job did Alice do?

2.    What difficulties did she have?

3.    What kind of knowledge and skills did she get at her first job?

5. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.

1.     Where does the conversation take place?

2.     What is the man interested in?

3.     How much do you need to pay monthly?

6. Listen to three teenagers talking about homework and answer  the questions below.

1.     Why does the first speaker dislike doing homework?

2.     What does the second speaker have regrets about?

3.     What are the benefits of doing homework according to the third speaker?

7. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.

1.    Where was Tina going to?

2.    What happened at the airport?

3.    Why was Tina scared during the flight?

8. Listen to the member of the Greenpeace organisation telling a story about whales and answer the questions below.

1.    How did Uncle Roger explain to the boy why the whales were on the beach?

2.    How did the people help them?

3.    How did this event affect the story-teller’s life?

9. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.

1.     Where does the action take place?

2.     What happened to the furniture in the grandmother’s room?

3.     Why were Martin and his friend scared?

10. Listen to the girl speaking about her eating habits and answer the questions below.

1.    What problem does the girl have?

2.    What makes the girl think that her habit is harmful?

3.    Why can’t she stop eating chocolate?

11. Listen to the interview with Mr Ron Cansler taken by the Youth Magazine and answer the questions below.

1.    How old is Mr Cansler?

2.    What kind of life did he have when he was young?

3.    What does he recommend listeners to do?

12. Listen to the conversation between Nancy and her mum and answer the questions below.

1.     What do Nancy’s parents worry about?

2.     Why does Nancy refuse to do household chores?

3.     What arguments does Mum use to make Nancy clean the room?

13. Listen to the advice how to make a good friend and answer the questions below.

1.       How do people feel if they have no friend?

2.       What qualities does a good friend have?

3.       Why is it good to be a real friend?

14. Listen to Huan, a Chinese man, speaking about moving out and answer the questions below.

1.     Why do young people prefer to live with their parents in Hong Kong?

2.     How did Huan’s parents react to his decision?

3.     What are the advantages of living on your own?

15. Listen to the tour guide and answer the questions below.

1.    What sort of tour is it?

2.    What will the tourists see on the tour?

3.    Why does the tourist ask to return the money?

16. Listen to a part of the interview with a thirteen-year old writer, Sally Myers, and answer the questions below.

1.    What made Sally write the book?

2.    What did Sally’s Dad think about the book?

3.    How did Sally’s life change after publishing the book?

17. Listen to the interview and answer the questions below.

1.    What does Jackie want to become?

2.    Why has she chosen this profession?

3.    Why is it important for students to do sport at school?

18.    Listen to the conversation between two friends and answer the questions below.

1.    What does Christian want to become?

2.    Why does Kate need to learn English?

3.    What piece of advice does Christian give to his friend?

19. Listen to the young man describing where he lived and answer the questions below.

1.    Why did the man’s family have to rent a flat for about a year?

2.    What was their flat in the capital like?

3.    How many people is he sharing the flat with at present?

20. Listen to Tom speaking about his day off and answer the questions below.

1.         How did Tom spend his day off?

2.         What went wrong?

3.         What made Tom feel frightened?

21. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.

1.    What is the flat like?

2.    What do Anna and Carlos like and dislike about the flat?

3.    What have they decided to do?

22. Listen to three people talking about their favourite countries and answer the questions below.

1.       What country does the first speaker like most?

2.       What makes Italy a favourite place for the second speaker?

3.       Why does the third speaker like Argentina?

23. Listen to the conversation between two friends and answer the questions below.

1.    What does Margaret complain about?

2.    Why does Peter need new clothes?

3.    What piece of advice does Margaret give to her friend?

24. Listen to three people speaking about how they met their partners and answer the questions below.

1.         Why was the first speaker surprised?

2.         When did the second speaker ask the girl out?

3.         Why did the third speaker think that the girl was awful when they first met?

25. Listen to three people speaking about their work-life balance and answer the questions below.

1.       What does the first speaker complain about?

2.       How has the life style of the second speaker changed?

3.       What does the third speaker think about his way of life and the typical Japanese work-life balance?