Listening
Paper 3: Listening The Preliminary for Schools Listening exam has four parts with a total of 25 questions. Each question is worth one mark. You have 30 minutes to complete all parts of the exam, then six minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet. For all parts of the listening exam, you will listen to the recordings twice. In Part 1 , you will listen to seven short conversations or monologues. Each listening has a question and three images for you to choose from. In Part 2 , you will listen to six short dialogues. Each dialogue has a sentence to explain the context and a question or sentence to complete. There are three options to choose from. In Part 3 , you will listen to a longer monologue and fill in the six gaps on a page of notes that summarise it. The missing information can be one or two words, a number, a date or a time. In Part 4 , you will listen to a longer interview and answer six three-option multiple choice questions. Exam summary
Part 2
Part 1
This section tests your global understanding of separate dialogues. You will listen to short dialogues and answer a question or complete a sentence. There are three options to choose from. For this part of the exam, you should: read the statement about the context, the question and the options carefully underline the key information in the question or sentence to be completed listen for the main idea of the dialogue to help you choose the best option – use the second listening to check your answers. ET2 For each question, choose the correct answer. 1 You will hear two friends taking about a new club they have been to. What did the girl like best about it? A It had a lot of activities. B There were some people she knew. C They have some interesting trips. 2 You will hear two friends talking about a basketball game. What did the boy enjoy most about the match? A Both teams played really well. B His friends were all at the game. C He saw one of his favourite players. 3 You will hear two friends talking about a school project. What does the boy advise the girl to do?
This section tests your understanding of specific information. You will listen and choose the picture that best answers the question. For this part of the exam you should: read each question and look at the images try to predict the kind of vocabulary you might hear in each recording listen for specific information to help you choose the best option use the second listening to check your answers. ET1 For each question, choose the correct answer. 1 What will the girl bring to the picnic? a b c
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2 Where did the boy find his phone?
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3 Which film do the family agree to watch?
A go to the library. B talk to her family. C find some photos.
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