Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER

A1 LISTENING COMPETENCY TEST

End of Course Test Time Approximately 20 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so.

Write your name on this question paper.

Listen to the instructions for each part of the paper carefully.

Answer all the questions.

While you are listening, write your answers on the question paper.

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

There are four parts to this test.

You will hear each piece twice.

Each question carries one mark.

For each part of the test there will be time for you to look through the questions.

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Part 1

Questions 1 – 5 You will hear five short conversations. For each question, choose the correct picture. You will hear each conversation twice. 1 Where’s the man from?

A B C 2 How much was the woman’s dress?

A B C 3 What job does the woman do now?

A B C

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4 How did Elena’s parents meet?

A B C 5 What’s Dermot going to do first?

A B C

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Part 2 Questions 6 – 10

You will hear Jasper talking to a friend about the presents he bought for people in his family. Which present did Jasper buy for each person?

For each question 6 – 10, write a letter A – G next to it. You will hear the conversation twice.

PEOPLE PRESENTS 6 wife

A

7 mother 8 son

B

9 sister 10 father

C

D

E

F

G

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Part 3

Questions 11 – 15 You will hear a woman called Megan talking about her holiday in Dublin. For each question, choose the correct answer .

You will hear the conversation twice.

11 When did Megan go to Dublin? A two months ago

B two weeks ago

C one week ago

12 Megan went to Dublin in A spring.

B summer.

C autumn.

13 Why did Megan stay at the Camilla hotel? A It was big.

B It was very cheap.

C It was near the station.

14 Megan’s favourite meal was A breakfast.

B lunch.

C dinner.

15 What present did Megan buy for her brother? A a T-shirt

B a camera

C a book

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Part 4 Questions 16 – 20 You will hear a man called Andy talking about a summer school for teenage students. For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. You will hear the recording twice.

Henley Summer School

Students from: 16 Italy, and Brazil

Kilometres from London: 17

Month school opens: 18

Subject of morning class: 19

Time afternoon classes finish: 20 o’clock