C19 Listening Test 3

Questions 1-6

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Local food shops

Where to go

• Kite Place —near the 1

Fish market

• cross the 2 and turn right

• best to go before 3 pm, earlier than closing time

Organic shop

• called 4

• below a restaurant in the large, grey building

• look for the large 5 outside

Supermarket

• take a 6 minibus, number 289

Questions 7-10

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Shopping
	To buy	Other ideas
Fish market	a dozen prawns	a handful of 7 (type of seaweed)
Organic shop	beans and a 8 for dessert	spices and 9
Bakery	a brown loaf	a 10 tart

Questions 11-16

What information is given about each of the following festival workshops?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 11-16.

Information

A. involves painting and drawing

B. will be led by a prize-winning author

C. is aimed at children with a disability

D. involves a drama activity

E. focuses on new relationships

F. is aimed at a specific age group

G. explores an unhappy feeling

H. raises awareness of a particular culture

Festival workshops

Superheroes 11

Just do it 12

Count on me 13

Speak up 14

Jump for joy 15

Sticks and stones 16

Questions 17-18

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO reasons does the speaker give for recommending Alive and Kicking?

A It will appeal to both boys and girls.

B The author is well known.

C It has colourful illustrations.

D It is funny.

E It deals with an important topic.

Questions 19-20

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO pieces of advice does the speaker give to parents about reading?

A Encourage children to write down new vocabulary.

B Allow children to listen to audio books.

C Get recommendations from librarians

D Give children a choice about what they read.

E Only read aloud to children until they can read independently.

Questions 26-30

Complete the flowchart below.

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 26-30.

A. size

B. escape

C. age

D. water

E. cereal

F. calculations

G. changes

H. colour

Choose mice which are all the same 26

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Divide the mice into two groups, each with a different 27

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Put each group in a separate cage.
Feed group Acommercial mouse food.
Feed group B the same, but also sugar contained in 28

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Take measurements using an electronic scale.

Place them in a weighing chamber to prevent 29

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Do al necessary 30

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Microplastics

Where microplastics come from

• fibres from some 31 .during washing

• the breakdown of large pieces of plastic waste from industry

• the action of vehicle tyres on roads

Effects of microplastics

• They cause injuries to the 32 of wildlife and affect their digestive systems.

• They enter the food chain, e.g., in bottled and tap water, 33 and seafood.

• They may not affect human health, but they are already banned in skin cleaning products and 34 in some countries.

• Microplastics enter the soil through the air, rain and 35

Microplastics in the soil - a study by Anglia Ruskin University

• Earthworms are important because they add 36 to the soil.

• The study aimed to find whether microplastics in earthworms affect the 37 of plants.

• The study found that microplastics caused:

- 38 loss in earthworms

- fewer seeds to germinate

- a rise in the level of 39 in the soil.

The study concluded:

- soil should be seen as an important natural process.

- changes to soil damage both ecosystems and 40 .

Notepad

Part 1

Questions 1-6

Local food shops

Where to go

Questions 7-10

Part 2

Questions 11-16

Questions 17-18

Questions 19-20

Part 3

Questions 21-25

Science experiment for Year 12 students

Questions 26-30

Part 4

Questions 31-40

Microplastics