TEST 21

11 B   12 A   13 B   14 B   15 C

Audioscript

Man:   Hello, Dawn, I haven’t seen you for weeks.

Dawn:   Well, last month I went to California for a concert.

Man:   How did you get the concert ticket?

Dawn:   My computer wasn’t working, so I couldn’t use the internet, and the post takes too long, so I called the ticket office and booked one that way.

Man:   Really? Was your plane ticket expensive?

Dawn:   Well, most people pay three hundred and fifty pounds, but my student ticket was only two hundred and thirty pounds. Even flights booked on the internet cost three hundred pounds.

Man:   Great! Did you stay in a student hotel?

Dawn:   I was so lucky! My mother’s old schoolfriend let me use her apartment. That was nicer than going to a student place or a campsite.

Man:   Tell me about the concert.

Dawn:   Well, one group didn’t come so it finished an hour early. That made me angry! But the music was great and very loud – I loved it!

Man:   Did you go to the beach?

Dawn:   Well, it was a long bus trip to get there so I only went once. Anyway, I spent most days buying clothes.

Man:   It all sounds great!

TEST 22

Answer & Audioscript

11 C   12 A   13 B   14 A   15 B

Audioscript

Joe:   Hello. I’d like some information about French courses, please.

Woman:   Certainly. Beginners classes are on Wednesdays, other classes are on Mondays or Fridays.

Joe:   I’m a beginner and I’m going to France on holiday. I want to speak to people in shops and read information in museums and other places.

Woman:   Do ‘French for Tourists’ then. It’ll be better than our Business class and you want more than French Conversation.

Joe:   Great. I can only come in the evening.

Woman:   Fine, it starts at half past six, there’s a break at quarter past seven and you go on until half past eight.

Joe:   Is it a big class?

Woman:   We never have fewer than nine students or more than fifteen and … let me see, there are fourteen at the moment, so with you, the class will be full.

Joe:   OK. What about the coursebook?

Woman:   You’ll get that in the first class and a special notebook. Bring a dictionary – that’s always useful.

Joe:   Fine. Oh, how much is the course?

Woman:   It’s a hundred and seventy pounds for people from outside the city, but it’s twenty-five pounds less, or a hundred and forty-five pounds, if you live here.

Joe:   Oh, I do.

Woman:   Good. So let me just take your name …

TEST 23

11 B   12 AC   13 B   14 C   15 C

Audioscript

Girl:   Good morning. Can I book a coach trip to Edinburgh?

Man:   Yes, there are two every day, morning and afternoon.

Girl:   Tomorrow morning, please. It’s my free day. How much is it?

Man:   It’s nine pounds for adults, five for children, and seven for students.

Girl:   That’s good. I’m at the university. Here’s the money and my student card.

Man:   Thanks. Here’s your ticket.

Girl:   Where can I catch the coach?

Man:   In Bridge Street or outside the Grand Hotel, or there’s a stop at the library if you want to wait there.

Girl:   Good idea, I’ll do that. What time does it leave?

Man:   It leaves Bridge Street at quarter to nine and gets to you at five to nine. It takes ten minutes going through town.

Girl:   Is there time to see the castle in Edinburgh?

Man:   Yes, we go there after the cathedral. We don’t visit the shops or museums, I’m afraid.

Girl:   Fine. How long is the trip?

Man:   The journey there and back is about two and a quarter hours and you spend two hours in Edinburgh. So that four hours and fifteen minutes. You’ll be back by lunchtime.

Girl:   Great!

TEST 24

11 C   12 C   13 B   14 A   15 A

Audioscript

Girl:   Hi Duncan. How was your tennis course at the weekend?

Duncan:   Well, I was actually there for five days, not two.

Girl:   Oh! Was the hotel nice?

Duncan:   Beautiful! We were high up in the mountains. We looked down on the lake, where we swam every morning, and across to the town on the other side.

Girl:   Was the teacher good?

Duncan:   Excellent. He’s worked here in England for ages but he was born in Canada, so he speaks French and English.

Girl:   I’d like to do the course. Was it very expensive?

Duncan:   Um, the full price in the summer is two hundred and sixty-five pounds, but it only cost me two hundred and five pounds because I’m a student. In the autumn it’s less – a hundred and eighty-five pounds.

Girl:   Hmm. Did you have to buy anything special?

Duncan:   I already had tennis clothes, and the hotel had racquets and balls, but I got some new shoes because my old tennis ones were too small.

Girl:   What did you do in the evenings?

Duncan:   Sometimes we watched videos of tennis matches, but on the last night we danced and sang songs in the hotel garden. That was great!

TEST 25

11 B   12 A   13 A   14 B   15 C

Audioscript

Jessica:   Hi Frank. Are you coming to the dance class at eight o’clock this evening?

Frank:   Hi Jessica. Yes, I finish work at half past seven, but I need to be home by nine. How long is the class?

Jessica:   Oh don’t worry. The class is forty-five minutes long, not an hour. Some people stay later to do half an hour extra exercises, but you don’t have to.

Frank:   OK. What do I need to bring?

Jessica:   Just wear comfortable sports clothes. You can leave your trainers at home, because the teacher doesn’t want us to wear shoes. And bring lots to drink.

Frank:   I’m not very fit. Is that a problem?

Jessica:   No, there are people of all ages there and lots of them aren’t very fit. But tell the teacher if you have never done dance classes before.

Frank:   Are the classes expensive?

Jessica:   The price has just changed from five pounds to six pounds. It’s still a good price, though, because other classes at the sports centre cost eight pounds.

Frank:   OK, shall I come to your house at half past seven?

Jessica:   I’m going straight from college. There’s a café in the sports centre so let’s meet there.

Frank:   OK, see you later.

TEST 26

11 C   12 B   13 B   14 A   15 B

Audioscript

Suzy:   A new clothes shop opened in the town last week. I went there yesterday and I’m going back again today!

Woman:   Do you mean the one near your college, Suzy?

Suzy:   That’s been there a long time, in fact they’re opening another one in the shopping centre. The one I’m talking about is across the road from the newsagent’s.

Woman:   What does it sell?

Suzy:   It sells shoes and boots as well as clothes. The only thing missing is bags!

Woman:   What time does it open?

Suzy:   It’s normally open from ten ‘til six, but it stays open until eight p.m. on a Thursday.

Woman:   So, is it open every day of the week? I’d like to go on Tuesday.

Suzy:   That’s fine. The only day it’s closed at the moment is Monday, but it will open every day if it’s popular enough.

Woman:   Oh, OK. I’m looking for some work. Do they need any staff?

Suzy:   Yes, they need shop assistants. The sign in the window says, if you are interested, go in and talk to the manager. Don’t phone, because they’re very busy.

Woman:   Oh great, I’ll just write that down. Thanks, Suzy.