CEPT Practice B1 Level LISTENING GAP FILL ABOUT A BUSINESS STUDIES COURSE

 

You will hear a telephone message about a Business Studies course. 

For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. 

Business Studies Course 

Course start date:         (1) ________ 

 

Course begins with:         (2) ____ about business 

What students mustn't bring to class:     (3) ___ 

Visitors' car park:         next to the (4) ___ 

Language classes available :         Spanish and (5)__ 

Name or Business Studies secretary:         

Sonia (6) ______

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Woman: Hello, this is Greenhill College. I'm leaving this message in answer to your enquiry about the Business Studies course. Firstly, you asked when the course starts. It begins on the 12th of June, and finishes four weeks later on the 7th of July. 

According to your letter, you're free at this time, so I hope those dates will be all right. 

At the beginning of the course, there are no lectures because we spend time watching business videos. So you won't need to bring anything for the class, as everything is provided. Don't forget, however, that although you can bring your own laptop if you wish, mobile phones are not allowed in the classroom. I'm afraid these can disturb the classes, so they've now been banned. 

You said you're coming by car. Well, as it's only a short course, you can use the visitors' car park which is just beside the main entrance. We're only a short walk away. 

Just turn right after the science and technology centre, cross the staff car park, and you'll see the door to the Business Studies Department in front of you. 

Finally, you also wanted to know if it's possible to attend a language course while you are here. Well, the answer is yes, but we only have room on our Italian classes. 

Oh, no actually . .. there's one place on the Spanish course too. We usually offer French and Japanese as well, but there aren't enough students for those classes this summer. 

So, I think that's all. But if you need to ask any further questions, please call Sonia Ashleigh - that's spelt A-S-H-L-E-1-G-H. She's the secretary in the Business Studies department, and she'll be happy to help. Thank you for your enquiry. 

1 12(th) (of) June 

2 video/film 

3 (mobile) phone 

4 entrance 

5 Italian 

6 Ashleigh 

CEPT Practice B1 Level EXTENDED LISTENING ABOUT THE SHOWS RACHEL PUTS ON FOR CHILDREN

 

1 Before her children were born, Rachel worked as 

A an art teacher.

        B a painter.

        C an actor.

2 Who first thought of doing a show at a party? 

A Rachel's husband

        B Rachel's children

        C Rachel's parents

3 Rachel's neighbour, Lena, helps by 

A making some dolls for the shows.

        B performing in the shows.

        C writing the music for the shows. 

4 When Rachel did a play about a lion 

A the children laughed too much.

        B the children were frightened.

        C the children's parents complained.

5 How do Rachel's daughters help her? 

A They show new dolls to their school friends.

B They think of ideas for new stories. 

C They give her their opinions on her new plays. 

6 Rachel thinks her shows are successful because 

A she enjoys doing them so much.

        B she does a show daily.

        C they are suitable for all ages. 

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Man: Rachel, tell us how your shows for children started. You studied art at college, didn't you? 

Woman: That's right. But I gave up my career as an artist when my twin daughters were born. Painting took up too much time when I was looking after them. I thought about teaching art classes part-time, but instead I started making dolls for my daughters. I love acting, so I often invented little plays for the dolls, doing the voices myself. 

Man: And when did you start doing shows for other people? 

Woman: When our daughters were five, my husband suggested using the dolls to entertain the children at their birthday party. I wrote a little show and he built a dolls' theatre. My daughters and their friends loved it. As a result, other parents asked me to come and do the show at their children's parties. That's how it all began. 

Man: It must be a lot of work for you? 

Woman: Yes. I love making the dolls, but I decided that I needed someone to help me with the shows. Luckily my neighbour, Lena, was keen to perform with me. Her husband records the music to go with the shows. It would be impossible to do everything on my own. 

Man: Have you ever had any problems? 

Woman: Only once. I did a show for a group of three-year-olds, and I'd written a story about a lion. Unfortunately, the children were really afraid of the lion and started crying. I was worried the parents might complain, but luckily they were all able to laugh about it afterwards. 

Man: And what did you learn from that? 

Woman: The experience taught me that I had to find out beforehand just what children enjoy. 

Like me, Lena has two daughters, so whenever we've invented a new story, we show it to our four girls first. They always tell us exactly what they think of it. And sometimes I take new dolls to the local primary school to check that children like them.

Man: And the shows continue to be successful? 

Woman: They do. I have a range of different shows for five to nine-year-olds. In fact, the shows have become so successful I could do one every day, but I don't want to do that. The reason the shows have become popular, I think, is because I love every minute of every show, and so other people love them too. I certainly didn't realise when I organised that birthday party for my daughters all those years ago that it would change my life so much!

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2 A 

3 B 

4 B 

5 C 

6 A

CEPT Practice B1 Level LISTEN AND SELECT ABOUT A DIVING TRIP

 

You will hear a girl telling her friend about a diving trip.  How did the girl feel about it? 

A sure she will go again 

B glad she went with a relative 

C pleased with her diving skills 

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Boy: How was the diving trip?

Girl: It was great, but I learned to dive in a swimming pool where the water doesn't move around much. Going underwater in the sea was a completely different experience. I seemed to become totally unable to do all those things that I got so good at in the pool.

Boy: So is it something you'd like to have another go at?

Girl: I'll think about it, but if I do, I need to make sure I go with my cousin

Martin again. It gave me a bit more confidence to be underwater with

someone I knew.

The correct answer is B.