CEPT Practice B1 Level Extended Listening about a teenage surfer

 

You will hear a radio interview with a teenage surfer called Abby Fielding. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B or C.

1 Abby first decided to go surfing when

A her dad offered to teach her.

B she saw some local competitions.

C her mother gave her money for a surfboard.

2 What did Abby discover when she started surfing?

A Her local surfing school was expensive.

B She needed more equipment than she'd expected.

C It was good to try different surfboards.

3 What does Abby say about surfing in the winter?

A The sea is warm enough where she lives.

B She wears a special suit for winter surfing.

C The beaches are very quiet then.

4 How did Abby feel about surfing the enormous wave?

A disappointed she didn't have the right board

B worried at first by the size of the wave

C scared about falling off her board

5 What advice does Abby give to teenagers interested in surfing?

A don't start until you're a very strong swimmer

B find a good surfing teacher

C learn to surf in different conditions

6 What does Abby want to do next?

A find out about surfing as a career

B study surfing science at university

C train for the next surfing competition

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Man: Today, I'm talking to teenage surfer Abby Fielding. Abby, welcome. Tell us about how you started surfing.

Abby: Well, my family have always loved going to our local beach, and my dad became keen on surfing. He wasn't very good, but he really wanted to show me how to do it, and my mum offered to buy me a board. I still wasn't keen, but then I started watching

surfing competitions near home, and when I saw the standard of the surfers, I just felt I could do better!

Man: Very confident! How easy was it to get started?

Abby: Well, it's free to practise, once you've got the equipment. But it can cost quite a lot to buy what you need. I went to the local surfing school for a bit too. I was lent some boards before I bought one, to see which type I liked best - that was useful.

Man: So do you go surfing all year round now?

Abby: Yes - even in winter when it's cold! The sea is actually warmer than the land. I just wear the same wetsuit as I do in the summer - although sometimes I do add gloves! You'd be surprised how many people are out there surfing with me.

Man: And your biggest achievement was surfing an enormous wave!

Abby: Yeah! That kind of wave only comes along a couple of times a year. I borrowed a large board, as mine wasn't big enough, and I was nervous - the waves were a lot bigger than they look from the beach. People say it hurts if you fall off in those

conditions - but I didn't have time to think about that!

Man: So - any advice tor other teenagers taking up surfing?

Abby: Well, you're never too young to start - not on big waves, of course, in case you have to swim back to the beach. But in many places, you need to know how to surf whatever the waves are like - good and bad. And surfing schools are OK, but watching other sur1ers is just as useful - and practising yourself, of course!

Man: So .. . you're still young - what next?

Abby: Well, I'm going to miss the next big competition, as I've injured my ankle, but my

future's definitely in surfing, so I need to investigate what opportunities there are.

There's a course in surfing science you can do at the university here, but I'm not sure

that's the right path for me at the moment.

Man: Well, thank you Abby.

1 B 

2 C 

3 A 

4 B 

5 C 

6 A