Section 1 · Questions 1–10 · enrolling on a cookery course
🎧 Recording — Section 1 2 speakers · everyday conversation
A woman phones a cookery school to book a course. Listen for the details she changes her mind about.
Questions 1–10 · Note completion
Complete the enrolment notes. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Greenfield Cookery School — Enrolment

  1. 1Course chosen: ______ cookery

    Italian. "I was very tempted by the Thai, but I think I'll go for the Italian." Trap: Thai is the distractor.

  2. 2Level: ______

    beginner. "I'd like to think I'm intermediate, but … put me down as a beginner." Trap: intermediate self-corrected.

  3. 3Class day: ______

    Thursday. "Tuesdays are already full … so it would be the Thursday class." Trap: Tuesday is full.

  4. 4Start time: ______

    6.30. "It normally starts at seven, but this term we've moved it … to six thirty." Trap: seven is the usual time.

  5. 5Length of course: ______ weeks

    8. "We first planned six, but we've since extended it — it now runs for eight." Trap: six was the first plan.

  6. 6Cost: £______

    90. "The course itself is ninety pounds … no materials fee this term."

  7. 7Item to bring: your own ______

    apron. "The only thing we ask you to bring along is your own apron." (Equipment and ingredients are supplied — you map "bring".)

  8. 8Classroom: the ______ kitchen

    garden. "the beginners are down in the garden kitchen." Trap: the main kitchen is for other courses.

  9. 9Discount available for: ______

    students. "full-time students get ten percent off."

  10. 10How she heard about the school: a ______

    poster. "A colleague did mention you once, but really it was a poster I spotted at the library." Trap: a colleague is the distractor.
Section 2 · Questions 11–20 · a tour of a new leisure centre
🎧 Recording — Section 2 1 speaker · welcome talk
A staff member shows visitors round the centre. Follow the directions on the plan, then listen for the notes on each facility.
Questions 11–15 · Plan labelling
Which room is at each position on the plan? Write the correct letter, A–H, next to each.
corridor A B C D E F G H RECEPTION ◄ ENTRANCE Parkside Leisure Centre — floor plan (an original, exam-style plan). Follow the guide's directions to place each letter.

  1. 11Swimming pool

    F. "right at the far end on your right … the swimming pool, by far our largest room" = F.

  2. 12Café

    A. "the very first room on your left is the café" = A.

  3. 13Gym

    D. "The next door along on your right leads into the gym" = D.

  4. 14Changing rooms

    C. "Facing the gym, over on the left … the changing rooms" = C. Trap: the exercise studio (E) is just past them.

  5. 15Crèche

    B. "Directly opposite it, on your right, is the crèche" = B.
Questions 16–20 · Matching
What does the guide say about each facility? Choose your answer from the box and write the correct letter, A–F, next to each. The labels are reworded — listen for the meaning.
Comments
A   It is free of charge.
B   It must be booked in advance.
C   It is for members only.
D   It is closed at weekends.
E   It has recently been rebuilt.
F   It is suitable for children.

  1. 16the yoga class

    B. "places are strictly limited, so you'll need to reserve a spot ahead of time" = must be booked.

  2. 17the sauna

    C. "set aside for full members only … isn't available to day visitors" = members only.

  3. 18the climbing wall

    F. "designed with youngsters in mind, and is perfectly safe for children" = suitable for children.

  4. 19the car park

    A. "we make no charge whatsoever for the car park" = free of charge.

  5. 20the tennis courts

    D. "open right through the week, but … shut at the weekend" = closed at weekends.
Section 3 · Questions 21–30 · planning a group presentation
🎧 Recording — Section 3 2 speakers · academic discussion
Two students, Aoife and Liam, plan a presentation. Listen for what they change or reject.
Questions 21–24 · Multiple Choice
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

  1. 21Which topic will the presentation cover?

    B. Liam: "I've rather gone off that idea — I think solar power gives us far more … let's switch." Trap: wind power is dropped.

  2. 22How long must the presentation last?

    B. "It was twenty, but the lecturer has just cut everyone down to fifteen." Trap: twenty was the original.

  3. 23What is Liam most worried about?

    C. "it's not the slides … It's the actual speaking in front of the whole class that terrifies me." Trap: slides are ruled out.

  4. 24What will they do first next week?

    A. "Before we do anything else, we really ought to book a slot with our tutor."
Question 25 · Choose TWO letters
Which TWO sources will the students use for their data? Tick TWO boxes.

  1. 25Which TWO sources will they use?

    B & C. "the government energy website is the most reliable … strengthen it with a couple of interviews." The textbook is "out of date"; the newspaper and documentary are rejected.
Questions 26–30 · Matching
Who will prepare each part? Write A (Aoife), B (Liam), or C (both). The labels are reworded — listen for the meaning. Each part is said only once.

  1. 26the introductory slides

    B (Liam). Liam: "I'll put together the opening slides that introduce the whole topic."

  2. 27the graphs and charts

    A (Aoife). Aoife: "I'm happy to take on the graphs and charts."

  3. 28the case study

    C (both). "let's both handle the case study."

  4. 29the concluding summary

    A (Aoife). Liam: "the closing summary I'll leave entirely to you." ("concluding summary" = closing summary.)

  5. 30the class handout

    B (Liam). Liam: "Leave the handout with me — I'll take care of that."
Section 4 · Questions 31–40 · a lecture on memory
🎧 Recording — Section 4 1 speaker · academic lecture
A lecture on how memory works and how to improve it. The key word often comes at the end of the sentence.
Questions 31–37 · Note completion
Complete the notes. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
The Science of Memory

  1. 31The first stage — ______ — means taking information in through the senses.

    encoding. "The first, which we call encoding, is simply taking information in." (storage and retrieval are the other two stages.)

  2. 32Short-term memory holds only about ______ items at once.

    seven. "for years people quoted … nine items, but the figure accepted today is closer to seven." Trap: nine is the old figure.

  3. 33Information lasts in short-term memory for roughly ______ seconds.

    thirty. "material slips out of short-term memory in roughly thirty seconds."

  4. 34Unlike short-term memory, long-term memory has almost no ______.

    limit. "long-term memory appears to have virtually no limit; we never truly run out of room."

  5. 35Information is moved into long-term storage mainly during ______.

    sleep. "it is mainly while we are asleep that the day's experiences are filed away." (The note paraphrases "asleep" → during sleep.)

  6. 36To remember better, ______ new facts to things you already know.

    link. "the trick is to link new material to things you already know."

  7. 37Testing yourself works better than simply ______ the material.

    rereading. "testing yourself fixes it far more firmly than simply rereading it over and over."
Questions 38–40 · Sentence completion
Complete each sentence. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

  1. 38In one classic technique, you picture each item at a point along a familiar ______.

    route. "picture each item … at a point along a familiar route — say, your walk to college."

  2. 39Most forgetting happens ______ after learning, then slows down.

    soon. "most of what we lose disappears fairly soon after learning."

  3. 40Memory is best seen not as a recording but as a ______.

    reconstruction. "each time we bring something to mind we partly rebuild it … memory is really a kind of reconstruction." Trap: "recording" is what memory is not.