Listening comprehension A

Name _________________________________________________ Class : 2C Date:

1 Track 5; Class CD4.30 Listen to a radio show and match speakers 1–5 to statements A–
G. There are two extra statements that you do not need. /5

1 Sarah 

2 Mike 

3 John 

4 Carolyn 

5 Thomas 

A ‘I’m happy I didn’t go to university.’

B ‘I teach at university and I don’t think the students work hard.’

C ‘I think everyone would benefit from going to university.’

D ‘I wish I had gone to university when I left school.’

E ‘I haven’t got a full-time job at the moment, I only work part-time.’

F ‘I think more young people go to university now than before.’

G ‘I’m not sure if I want to go to university or not.’

2Track 5; Class CD4.30 Listen again and choose the correct answers. /5

1 Sarah says that

a she wants to get some work experience after finishing university.

b she has to do work experience as part of her degree.

c she hasn’t had any work experience yet.

2 Mike

a had no idea what he wanted to do when he left school.

b didn’t get a job immediately after leaving school.

c knew what he wanted to do when he left school.

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 3 John says that

a he really enjoys his job.

b he will never look for a permanent job.

c he isn’t sure what he wants to do yet.

4 Carolyn

a complained that companies want graduates to have experience too.

b found that it was much easier to get a job than she’d expected.

c said that most graduates find it difficult to get a job these days.

5 Thomas thinks that his manager

a was right to sack him.

b shouldn’t have sacked him.

c was sorry to see Thomas leave.

3 Track 6; Class CD4.31 Listen to the conversation between Sam and Debbie about the
singer Adele. Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?

1 Adele has only won two prizes. 

2 Adele got a record deal after she uploaded three videos on YouTube. 
3 Her second album went to number one in over fifteen different European countries. 
4 Sam has never seen Adele perform live. 
5 Sam’s favourite song by Adele is Someone like you. 
6 Sam and Debbie decide to go to an Adele concert. 

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4 Track 6; Class CD4.31 Listen again and complete the sentences with one word or

number.

1 Adele’s birthday is the __________ of May, 1988.

2 Adele’s first album was released __________ years before her second album.
3 In the first week, Adele’s second album sold 208,000 copies in __________.
4 Debbie says Adele is playing live next __________.

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