1. The document provides tips and instructions for listening comprehension exercises that are divided into 4 parts. It includes listening to short dialogues and monologues and answering multiple choice questions about their content. 2. The exercises cover topics like texting habits of young people, descriptions of software types, opinions on radio and podcast programs, and a conversation about someone's experience with dyslexia. 3. Part 2 involves listening to brief descriptions of software and filling in missing details of things like their name, target audience age, and system requirements.

1. LISTENING
FCE

2. TECHNOLOGY

4. MOST POPULAR SOFTWARES
1. Linux kernel
2. GNU Utilities and Compilers
3. Ubuntu
4. BSD Operating Systems
5. Samba

5. to help us deal with a variety of tasks

7. TIPS PART 1:
• Read and listen to the questions and options
carefully.
• Underline key words in the questions and try to
predict what ideas or vocabulary you may hear
connected to that topic.
• Listen carefully for key words and choose the best
option.
• If you get stuck do not panic! Move on and keep
up with the flow of the recording.
• Use the second listening to check your answers.

8. PART 1:
1. You hear a man talking about text messages.
How many young people would rather text a message than call?
A. About 25%
B. About 14%
C. About 75%
2. You hear the start of the radio programme about cars.
Who is the guest on this programme?
A. A car designer
B. An author
C. A historian
3. You hear a businesswoman talking to her assistant.
What does she want him to do?
A. Send a fax
B. Make a phone call
C. Send an email
4. You hear two friends remembering an evening out.
Where did they go?
A. To the cinema
B. To the theatre
C. To a party

9. PART 1:
5. You hear a man talking about his family. What was his aunt’s profession?
A. Doctor
B. Lawyer
C. Actress
6. You hear a brother and sister talking about Christmas. What present have they
bought for their mother?
A. A book
B. A handbag
C. A painting
7. You hear an announcement in a multiplex cinema. Which screen is showing the film
“Racing Fever”?
A. Screen 3
B. Screen 5
C. Screen 6
8. You hear a man talking about acupressure. Which of the following can acupressure
do?
A. Prevent heart diseases
B. Relieve headaches
C. Change our metabolism

11. TIPS PART 2:
• Read through the notes you have and try to
predict the type of missing information (Is it a
number, name, place, etc.)
• As you listen fill in the notes using no more
than 3 words.
• Listen a second time and check your answers.
• Read through and make sure you have not
made any spelling mistakes.

12. PART 2:
SOFTWARE TYPE A:
Software name: (9) _______________
Aimed at users aged: (10) _______________
and upwards
The system requirements are
(11)_______________
One major disadvantage is
(12)_______________ of operations

13. PART 2:
SOFTWARE TYPE B:
Software name: (13) _______________
Allows small companies to
(14)_______________ income and
expenditure
Tax office (15) _______________ regularly
available

14. PART 2:
SOFTWARE TYPE C:
Software name: (16) _______________
Needs (17) _______________ system in
the car
Supplies latest information every
(18)_______________

16. TIPS PART 3:
• Read the instructions carefully to find out what topic the
speakers will be talking about.
• Before you listen read the topics A-F and try to predict
ideas or words you expect to hear.
• During the first listening decide on your answers.
• Use the second listening to check your answers.
• Remember that if one answer is wrong, it could mean
that most of the other answers are in the wrong place.
• Be aware that this part can be confusing because
sometimes a word in one option may appear in more
than one extract. You need to focus on the differences
between the speakers.

17. PART 3:
A. It’sbothentertainingandinformative Speaker1
B. Itprovidesanexcellentnewssummary Speaker2
C. Itpresentsavarietyofdifferentopinions Speaker3
D. It’sgotthemostupdatedinformationaboutfashion Speaker4
E. It’sgotmarketinformation Speaker5
F. It’sgotthebestphotography

19. TIPS PART 4:
• Read the instructions carefully to find out
what topic the speakers will be talking about.
• Before you listen read the topic sentences and
try to predict ideas or words you expect to
hear.
• During the first listening decide on your
answers.
• Use the second listening to check your
answers.

20. PART 4:
24. The Stanley Trust
A. helped Kay a lot when she was a child
B. was started by Kay to help other people with dyslexia
C. was founded by Kay’s father
25. How did Kay’s parents first realize she had dyslexia?
A. She didn’t know stories that other children could read
B. Her mother found her learning audio books by heart
C. She couldn’t spell words that other children knew
26. What was Kay told by an expert on dyslexia?
A. She has a mild form of the condition
B. She will be able to overcome her problems with reading
C. Spelling will always be a particular problem for her
27. How does dyslexia affect the way people think?
A. It makes people think more creatively
B. It prevents them from solving problems effectively
C. It makes it harder for them to follow logic

21. PART 4:
28. What made Kay work hard to improve her reading?
A. It was the only way she could study acting
B. She felt angry that people thought she was stupid
C. Her father encouraged her
29. Kay feels that children with dyslexia should
A. attend special school
B. have special training to help them read
C. be treated like all other children at school
30. How does Kay want to publicise the problem of dyslexia?
A. by acting in a film about the subject
B. by giving talks to parents of dyslexic children
C. by setting a positive example