B1 PET Test #27 - Listening

5/10/2021 4:46:00 PM

What was the weather like at the seaside?

What time does the Stuart need to be at work?

What was the boy doing when the phone rang?

Why was the man late?

Which programme will they watch first?

What problem is there in the town?

What pet are they going to buy?

You will hear a girl telling her friend about a new jumper she has bought.

What's the problem with her jumper?

She didn't like it when she took it home.
She can't return it until next week.
She found two holes in it when she got home.

You will hear a woman talking on the radio.

What point is the woman making?

Being active has a positive effect on mood.
Exercise makes people look as well as feel better.
It's easy to build more physical activity into your day.

You will hear a boy telling his friend about a science lesson with a new teacher.

What does the boy say about the new teacher?

She asked a lot of questions.
She made the lesson fun.
She knew her subject well.

You will hear two friends talking about breaking up for the summer holidays.

What do they agree about the holiday?

They'll have a lot of schoolwork to do.
They'll miss their friends from their class.
They'll get bored before the holidays finish.

You will hear two friends talking about what they did in the snow.

What did the girl crash into at the bottom of the hill?

Two children
A bush
A dog

You will hear a boy talking to a friend about his photos from a recent trip to a forest.

What is the girl's opinion of them?

They're more interesting than his usual selfies.
They were influenced by his teacher.
They're much better than he thinks.

For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one or two words or a number or a date or a time.

You will hear a talk about an exercise class called Extreme Bootcamp.

Extreme Bootcamp

The 14.1 use the name "Bootcamp" for soldiers' training.

Extreme Bootcamp takes place on a 14.2, so you can exercise and look at the river.

Members start each class at 6.30 a.m. by doing some 14.3.

Wear the same clothes as for other exercise classes, and bring good 14.4.

The next bootcamp starts on 14.5.

Contact Ellie 14.6 for more information.

You will hear a man called Toby Merchant talking on the radio about his job as an engineer with a company called Atkins Engineering.

For each question, choose the correct answer.

When did Toby get a job with Atkins Engineering?

When he was a university student
As soon as he finished university
Six months after he finished university

What is Toby working on at the moment?

A new motorway
Houses and flats
A new airport

When Toby began working, he was surprised to spend so much time _____.

talking to other people
sitting in an office
designing buildings

Young people often don't choose engineering because they think ____.

it's hard to get a job
it's probably boring
it's not very well paid

What is a disadvantage of the job for Toby?

He finds it difficult to take holidays.
He can't organize his spare time.
He works too many hours.

When Toby was at school, what job did he want to have?

A doctor
An architect
An engineer