Listening Tests 3 for A4 (Answer Key will be given to you in the classroom A4)

Fill in each blank with a correct word or number:

I. In Russia

1 It’s important (1)_____________ to give an even number of (2)_________________ as a present because Russians only give an even numbers of flowers when people die.

2 (3)______________ in Red Square, Moscow, is (4)________________ and you can get a large fine which you have to pay immediately.

3 Russians think it’s very bad manners to put your (5)______________ on the back of your chair in a restaurant or a (6)_________________.

4 When it snows, Russians always take off their outdoor shoes when they go indoors. They offer (7)________________ shoes to wear indoors, but you give a very good (8)____________ if you take your own indoor shoes with you.



II. In Japan

1 The Japanese consider talking (9)______________ or showing anger a very (10)_____________ way to behave. In their culture it’s important to be calm and to control (11)_______________.

2 If you pour your own (12)______________, they may think you are an alcoholic.

3 (13)________________ normally stand closer to each other than Japanese people do. Japanese people feel (14)________________ if a foreigner stands close to them.

4 A Japanese communal bath is not for washing but for (15)__________________, so you should wash (16)________________ getting into a bath in Japan. Despite of his age, he works very hard. Despite of his age, he works very hard.


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Listening Tests 2 for A4 (Answer Key will be given to you in the classroom A4)

Listen and fill in each blank with a suitable word or number

Interview Joseé Manuel, you’re from (1)_________________ but you live and work in Spain?

Jose Manuel Yes, that’s (2)________. I’m the Operations Director in Unilever’s Food Division, and I live and (3)______ in Barcelona.

Interview Do you need to speak good English, working for a big (4)_____________________ company like Unilever?

Jose Manuel Yes, English is the company (5)_________________ so I use it every day for emails and phone calls, and all international meetings are in English.

Interview How often do you go to international meetings?

Jose Manuel I go to our (6)______________ office in the (7)___________________ twice a year, and I (8)_____________ have meetings in other countries in (9)__________ too. But most of my meetings are in Spain, with (10)_______________ people, so I don’t have to speak English then!


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Listening Tests 1 for A4 (Answer Key will be given to you in the classroom A4)

I. Fill in each blank with a correct word or number:

* In the evenings I (1)_______ watch TV – I don’t have time. I (2)_________ and have dinner with my husband. (3)___________ I get home from work late, my children are often asleep when I (4)_________, but we’re always with them at (5)___________. We do a lot of things (6)_________ – we go for walks and we go (7)_________ and swimming. In the evening we sometimes (8)___________ friends and have parties.

* When I get home from work, I always go for a walk with my (9)________ and I go to the gym (10)__________ times in the week and once at weekends. I (11)__________ have dinner late in the evening – around (12)__________ o’clock, and I hardly ever go to bed before (13)__________. On Saturdays I go (14)___________ for food and take my dog for a (15)___________ walk. I read a lot at weekends, and sometimes play my (16)__________ computer game.



II. Fill in each blank with a correct word or number:

* What kind of (1)__________ do I enjoy? Well, I really enjoy travelling to (2)_________ places. I like lots of (3)___________ when I’m on holiday. I love walking and trekking – my next holiday is trekking in the jungle in (4)__________. I don’t enjoy doing (5)____________ when I’m on holiday. For example, I don’t like lying on a (6)___________. OK, (7)_____________, when I’m very tired, I can relax on a (8)_____________ for (9)___________ days but then I’m (10)__________ for something active again!


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