IELTS Listening Blind Technique — Day 21: Cambridge FCE Practice Test 5 - Paper 4 Listening

Part 1

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

You hear part of an interview with a crime writer. What does he say about his home town?
- It was a good background for the writing he does.
- He generally feels uncomfortable returning there.
- People there tend to treat him differently now.
You hear a careers adviser talking to a woman who has applied for two jobs. What suggestion does he make?
- find out more information about the first job
- withdraw the application for the second job
- ask the first company to be flexible
You hear a girl talking about a psychology textbook. What does she say about it?
- It is not very interesting.
- It is good value for money.
- It is going to come in useful.
You hear the mother of a famous skier talking about a competition. She says that her daughter
- expected to win the competition.
- didn't tell her mother she was entering it.
- gave up her job to practise for it.
You hear a film director talking about the actors she works with. How does she feel about the actors in her current film?
- She sympathises with their problems.
- She admires the sacrifices they make.
- She approves of their attitudes.
You hear a man talking about his first job interview. How did he feel during the interview?
- confident that he was right for the job
- embarrassed because of the long silences
- relieved he could answer most of the questions
You hear two friends talking about a popular television programme. What is the programme about?
- retirement
- cookery
- teaching
You hear two people talking about a place they have visited. What kind of place is it?
- a museum
- a library
- a shop

Part 4

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Why did pottery not appeal to Mark when he was younger?
- He was put off by his mother's achievements.
- His many attempts always seemed to end in failure.
- He was too busy playing in a band to take an interest.
Why did Mark decide to take up pottery?
- His business wasn't as successful as he wanted it to be.
- He saw how enjoyable pottery classes could be.
- He realised he needed to be more creative.
What did Mark say about being a student again?
- He missed having responsibility.
- He was made to feel that he was different.
- He felt physically challenged.
Mark describes the pots he makes as
- reflecting shapes in nature.
- objects that are to be used.
- similar to his mother's in design.
What has surprised Mark about the pottery community?
- how supportive they have been to a newcomer
- how willing other potters are to share ideas
- how content they are with their lifestyle
What advice from his mother has Mark valued most?
- to concentrate all his efforts on perfecting pottery
- to remember the skill of potters from the past
- to be realistic about the money-making possibilities of pottery
In the future, Mark says he would like to be able to
- develop some new colours for his pots.
- exhibit his pots in a gallery.
- explore different techniques for making pots.

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DAY 21Cambridge FCE Practice Test 5 - Paper 4 Listening

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PART 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1

to 8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

Ouest ion 1 You hear part of an interview with a crime writer.

Interviewer: You came from quite a tough town, didn't you?

Man: Yes, | did. The experiences | had living there, the people | Know, the lessons |

had to learn growing up have stood me in good stead for the kind of life I've

chosen. I'm streetwise as a result of all that and | feel equipped to write the

crime novels that I'm known for. | definitely haven't lived a sheltered life. | still

have to go back there a lot to see family. Luckily, as a writer, my face isn't that

well known. It's not as if I'm a celebrity with my name on the cover of every

magazine.

Ouest ion 2 You hear a careers advisor talking to a woman who has applied for two

jobs.

Woman: _ I've been for two job interviews and I've been offered the first job. I'd prefer

the second one but | haven't heard from the company yet. What should | do?

Advisor: _ It's difficult to make the right decision if you don't have all the information to

hand. I'd explain to the first employer that you're very pleased to have been

offered the job but some other organisations haven't been in touch with

you yet. Ask them if it's possible to have a bit more time before you decide.

Hopefully, they'll be understanding. Just remember that there could be legal

consequences if you accept the first job in writing and then turn it down!

u est ion 3 You hear a girl talking about a psychology text book.

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Well | was quite excited when | finally found this psychology book, because |

need it for my assignment. It was hardly cheap, and | know | could get a lot of

the information in it for free online, but | still think it was worth getting my own

copy of it. It has such clear explanations - | probably won't find anything else

as useful. Some books like this can turn out to be pretty boring, | know, but

| just don't believe this one will. And it's no more expensive than any of the

other course books | have to buy.

Ouest ion 4 You hear the mother of a famous skier talking about a competition.

Well, | don't Know who was more surprised, Kelly or me, that she'd won. She

didn't start skiing until she was fourteen so she was quite a late starter really.

She went to work in a restaurant in Austria in the year before she went to

university and went skiing every day after work. | tried to get in touch with her

one day at the restaurant and couldn't - she'd left apparently. Then a couple

of days later, she phoned me and said, "Guess what? I've got a new job in

a different restaurant, but more importantly, I've just won the junior skiing

championship!". | couldn't believe it!

Ouest ion 5 You hear a film director talking about the actors she works with.

| have to say, having also worked on some very big-budget films, there are

all sorts of advantages to working on a small project like this one. Everyone

shares a common goal. Actors always have three reasons to act. The first is

to make money for their family, the second is to do good work and the third

is to get their name in lights. The main actors, Chris and Fiona, are already

big names in show business. | don't think they're short of money either. No,

they're doing this because they're totally committed to the project.

Ouest ion 6 You hear a man talking about his first job interview.

I'd read everything | could about the company and referred to a lot of it in my

interview. | wanted the interviewer to know how much research I'd done and

how much | wanted the job and I'd thought about what an interviewer would

want to know about me based on what | could offer. Deep down | knew I'd be

a great match. In the interview there was a long silence after one question |

was asked but | knew it was important not to say the first thing that came into

my head. | did say a few embarrassing things but | just moved on.

Ouest ion 7 You hear two friends talking about a popular television programme.

Man: Did you watch that programme last night on Channel Two?

Woman: Yeah. It's hard to believe Helen Jenkins is seventy-five years old, isn't it? Most

people give up work well before then and she still seems to be on TV all the

time!

Man: | know! | think it's because she's such a good communicator and she's come

into her own, hasn't she, with the move away from complicated cuisine

towards the simple, budget-friendly family stuff. It's very much in keeping with

the times, isn't it?

Woman: _ Yes, but | still haven't learnt to do it myself.

Ouest ion 8 You hear two people talking about a place they have visited.

Woman: _ | loved the architecture, didn't you?

Man: Yeah, it was so unusual - | mean when you think of what's being put up

in cities nowadays - you know, all the shopping centres and places, then

you wonder whether anyone actually bothers to design buildings like that

anymore.

Woman: _ That's right, and it's just so quiet and peaceful in there - you could really take

time to look at all the objects on display. | loved those rare fifteenth-century

books! So different from anything you could ever buy.

Man: Yeah, me too. I'm going to read up on those now, in fact. There'll be

something about them on the internet, or maybe a book | can borrow.

That is the end of Part One.

Questions 1-8

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

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1You hear part of an interview with a crime writer.
What does he say about his home town?

2You hear a careers adviser talking to a woman who has applied for two jobs.
What suggestion does he make?

3You hear a girl talking about a psychology textbook.
What does she say about it?

4You hear the mother of a famous skier talking about a competition.
She says that her daughter

5You hear a film director talking about the actors she works with.
How does she feel about the actors in her current film?

6You hear a man talking about his first job interview.
How did he feel during the interview?

7You hear two friends talking about a popular television programme.
What is the programme about?

8You hear two people talking about a place they have visited.
What kind of place is it?

IELTS Listening Blind Technique — Day 21: Cambridge FCE Practice Test 5 - Paper 4 Listening

Part 1

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

You hear part of an interview with a crime writer. What does he say about his home town?
- It was a good background for the writing he does.
- He generally feels uncomfortable returning there.
- People there tend to treat him differently now.
You hear a careers adviser talking to a woman who has applied for two jobs. What suggestion does he make?
- find out more information about the first job
- withdraw the application for the second job
- ask the first company to be flexible
You hear a girl talking about a psychology textbook. What does she say about it?
- It is not very interesting.
- It is good value for money.
- It is going to come in useful.
You hear the mother of a famous skier talking about a competition. She says that her daughter
- expected to win the competition.
- didn't tell her mother she was entering it.
- gave up her job to practise for it.
You hear a film director talking about the actors she works with. How does she feel about the actors in her current film?
- She sympathises with their problems.
- She admires the sacrifices they make.
- She approves of their attitudes.
You hear a man talking about his first job interview. How did he feel during the interview?
- confident that he was right for the job
- embarrassed because of the long silences
- relieved he could answer most of the questions
You hear two friends talking about a popular television programme. What is the programme about?
- retirement
- cookery
- teaching
You hear two people talking about a place they have visited. What kind of place is it?
- a museum
- a library
- a shop

Part 4

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Why did pottery not appeal to Mark when he was younger?
- He was put off by his mother's achievements.
- His many attempts always seemed to end in failure.
- He was too busy playing in a band to take an interest.
Why did Mark decide to take up pottery?
- His business wasn't as successful as he wanted it to be.
- He saw how enjoyable pottery classes could be.
- He realised he needed to be more creative.
What did Mark say about being a student again?
- He missed having responsibility.
- He was made to feel that he was different.
- He felt physically challenged.
Mark describes the pots he makes as
- reflecting shapes in nature.
- objects that are to be used.
- similar to his mother's in design.
What has surprised Mark about the pottery community?
- how supportive they have been to a newcomer
- how willing other potters are to share ideas
- how content they are with their lifestyle
What advice from his mother has Mark valued most?
- to concentrate all his efforts on perfecting pottery
- to remember the skill of potters from the past
- to be realistic about the money-making possibilities of pottery
In the future, Mark says he would like to be able to
- develop some new colours for his pots.
- exhibit his pots in a gallery.
- explore different techniques for making pots.