CAE Listening Part 1
You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, В or C) which fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.
Extract One
You hear two people talking about their colleague.
1 What is the problem the colleague causes?
A others have to do more work because of them
B clients are not happy with the service
C other members of staff are dissatisfied with them
2 What does the woman suggest as a solution?
A talk about it with the colleague
B get the management involved
C give the situation more time
Extract Two
You hear a man and a woman talking about a newspaper article.
3 What is the newspaper article about?
A poor results of a football match
B club management changes
C a sports club involved in a lawsuit
4 What is the man’s reaction to the news?
A He is unhappy because the situation is very unfortunate
B He feels relief that they avoided a difficult situation
C He is puzzled by the timing of the event
Extract Three
You hear two students talking about a university course.
5 What do they agree about?
A The teacher manages to arouse interest to the difficult subject.
B The course got off to a bad start.
C Their future careers will benefit from this course.
6 What does the woman like about the lectures?
A the voice of the lecturer
B the lecturer’s humorous approach
C the lecturer’s visual presentation of the material
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