The whole Listening paper, in the shape and the order of the real one — with the support already open on every part, transcript included. Do each part with the help beside you, check it, then clear the help, close the transcript, and do the part once more by ear alone. That second attempt is the one this page reports. A ajuda já está aberta em todas as partes, com a transcrição. Faça com ela, confira, depois limpe, feche a transcrição e refaça só de ouvido — é essa tentativa que a página anota.
This is the scaffolded mock: every part opens with its support showing. Use it, check, then clear it and try the part alone. Este é o simulado com a ajuda aberta: use, confira, depois limpe e tente sozinho.
For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear each recording twice. Cinco gravações curtas e separadas. Cada uma é tocada duas vezes.
Part One. There are five questions in this part. For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear each recording twice.
One. You will hear two friends deciding what to eat.
GIRL: I’m starving. Pizza?
BOY: They only do pizza on Fridays. There’s soup — tomato.
GIRL: I can’t stand tomato soup.
BOY: Then it’s sandwiches. Cheese or egg?
GIRL: Cheese. Sandwiches it is.
Two. You will hear a man phoning the dentist.
MAN: Hello, it’s Peter Shaw. I’ve got an appointment on Tuesday at four, but I can’t make it now, I’m afraid.
RECEPTIONIST: Let me see. Wednesday at four is free, or Thursday at ten.
MAN: Thursday’s no good, I’m working. Wednesday, then. Thank you.
Three. You will hear a girl talking about her keys.
GIRL: I looked in my bag three times. Nothing. I looked all over the kitchen. Then Dad said, “What about your coat?” — and there they were, in the pocket. I’d been wearing it the whole time.
Four. You will hear an announcement at a railway station.
ANNOUNCER: This is a platform change. The 10.15 to York, calling at Doncaster, will now leave from platform 8, not platform 3. Platform 8 for York. The 10.20 to Leeds is on platform 5 as usual.
Five. You will hear a boy talking about his weekend.
BOY: Saturday was great — football in the morning, and then we went to my grandparents’ for tea. Sunday it rained all day, so I didn’t go anywhere. I did my homework and watched about four films.
Now listen again.
[The five recordings are repeated.]
That is the end of Part One.
How to read this part. · Como ler esta parte. In Part 1 you hear the answer and the two wrong options, out loud, in the same twenty seconds. So do not listen for a word — listen for what the question actually asks: which food is left, which day is new, which day of the weekend. The help on each question below tells you the moment to listen hardest; it does not tell you what you will hear there. As três opções são ditas em voz alta. A ajuda mostra o momento de prestar atenção — não o que vem nesse momento.
Do it in this order. · Nesta ordem.
Listen for the small words that turn a sentence round: but, then, not, now, so. The first thing you hear is very often the old plan, the wrong place, the other day. The answer comes after the turn. A primeira coisa que você ouve costuma ser o plano antigo. A resposta vem depois do “but” ou do “then”.
On each question. · Em cada pergunta. The help for the ones you missed is now attached to the question itself — the options that cannot be right are crossed out, and the place to look is marked. A ajuda das que faltaram está agora na própria pergunta: as opções impossíveis ficam riscadas e o lugar de procurar fica marcado.
You will hear Nila on the radio giving information about a street party. Write one word, a number or a time in each gap. You will hear the recording twice. Uma palavra, um número ou um horário em cada lacuna. Copie exatamente o que ouvir.
Date: Saturday 6 ______ June
Starts at: 7 ______
Go in at: 8 ______ Road
Price for adults: £9 ______
Bring: a 10 ______
Part Two. You will hear Nila on the radio giving information about a street party. For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one word, or a number, or a time. You will hear the recording twice.
[pause 20s — look at the notes]
NILA: And now something for the diary. This Saturday — that’s the twenty-first of June — it’s the Hollis Road street party, and everybody is welcome.
NILA: It starts at half past two this year, not three o’clock like last year, because the band has to leave early.
NILA: Come in at the Hollis Road end — that’s H-O-L-L-I-S — next to the corner shop. The other end of the road is closed.
NILA: Adults pay three pounds and children get in free.
NILA: There’s food — please don’t bring any, there’s always far too much — but do bring a chair, because there are only twenty seats and there’ll be about two hundred people.
NILA: That’s Saturday, half past two, Hollis Road.
Now listen again.
[The recording is repeated.]
That is the end of Part Two.
How to read this part. · Como ler esta parte. Part 2 is the only part where spelling counts, and the only part where you can read the whole task before you hear a word. The notes tell you what kind of answer each gap wants — a date, a time, a name, a price, a thing — so decide that first, and write only what is missing: the note already has “Saturday”, “June” and “£” on it. Leia as notas primeiro: elas dizem que tipo de resposta cada lacuna quer. Escreva só o que falta.
Do it in this order. · Nesta ordem.
In this part the speaker often says two of a thing — this year and last year, adults and children, what not to bring and what to bring. The note only wants one of them. Wait for the second half of the sentence before you write. Ela quase sempre diz dois: este ano e o passado, adultos e crianças. A nota quer só um. Espere o fim da frase.
On each question. · Em cada pergunta. The help for the ones you missed is now attached to the question itself — the options that cannot be right are crossed out, and the place to look is marked. A ajuda das que faltaram está agora na própria pergunta: as opções impossíveis ficam riscadas e o lugar de procurar fica marcado.
You will hear Nila talking to a boy called Oscar about his paper round — delivering newspapers before school. For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear the conversation twice. Uma conversa só, cinco perguntas, na ordem da conversa. “Paper round” = entregar jornais de casa em casa.
Part Three. You will hear Nila talking to a boy called Oscar about his paper round. For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear the conversation twice.
[pause 20s — read the five questions]
NILA: Oscar, you deliver newspapers. How many days a week?
OSCAR: Six. Monday to Saturday. Mr Patel at the shop does Sundays himself, because the Sunday papers are too heavy for the bag.
NILA: And what time do you start?
OSCAR: The shop opens at six, and I’m there at quarter past. I’m finished by seven, so I can be home for breakfast before school.
NILA: What’s the best thing about it?
OSCAR: Everyone says the money, and the money’s fine. But it’s actually the dogs. There are eleven on my round and I know all their names. Number thirty has a huge one called Biscuit that waits for me at the gate.
NILA: And the worst thing?
OSCAR: Not the rain — you get used to rain. It’s the dark in winter. In December it’s black at quarter past six, and some of the letterboxes are very hard to find.
NILA: What are you saving for?
OSCAR: Everyone thinks a phone. I’ve got a phone. And Mum bought me new trainers for the round in September. It’s a bike — a proper one, with gears. My old one hasn’t got any, and the hills are terrible.
Now listen again.
[The conversation is repeated.]
That is the end of Part Three.
How to read this part. · Como ler esta parte. The five questions follow the order of the conversation, so question 11 is answered in the first ten seconds and question 15 in the last. And Oscar answers every question the same way: he names the thing you expect, closes it off, and then says the real thing. The help below shows you where each answer starts; the answer itself you have to hear. As perguntas seguem a ordem da conversa. Oscar sempre diz primeiro o que não é. A ajuda mostra onde a resposta começa — o resto é de ouvido.
Do it in this order. · Nesta ordem.
In this part all three options are usually things the speaker really says — the wrong ones are said first, and then taken back: “everyone says the money… but”, “not the rain… it’s”, “everyone thinks a phone… I’ve got a phone.” Wait for the word after but, actually or it’s. As opções erradas vêm primeiro e depois são desfeitas. Espere o “but”.
On each question. · Em cada pergunta. The help for the ones you missed is now attached to the question itself — the options that cannot be right are crossed out, and the place to look is marked. A ajuda das que faltaram está agora na própria pergunta: as opções impossíveis ficam riscadas e o lugar de procurar fica marcado.
You will hear five short recordings. For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear each recording twice. Cinco pessoas diferentes, cinco assuntos diferentes.
Part Four. There are five questions in this part. For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear each recording twice.
Sixteen. You will hear a woman talking about her new flat.
WOMAN: It’s tiny — smaller than my old place — and I haven’t met anybody on my floor yet. But every morning I open the curtains and there’s the river, and the boats, and the whole city behind it. I’d live in a cupboard for that.
Seventeen. You will hear a man talking about a train journey.
MAN: The train was on time, for once. I wasn’t. I was standing on platform two reading my book, and the train to Bristol went from platform four. I watched it leave. The next one was an hour later.
Eighteen. You will hear a girl talking about a school play.
GIRL: The hall was full — Mum, Dad, both grandmothers. My costume was perfect. And then I walked on, opened my mouth, and nothing came out. Not one word. Josh had to say my line for me. I remembered all of it about a minute later.
Nineteen. You will hear a man on the radio talking about a museum.
MAN: The new gallery is wonderful, but I went on Saturday and I couldn’t see the paintings for people’s heads. My advice: it’s open until eight on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and after five it’s nearly empty. Leave the weekend to the crowds.
Twenty. You will hear a woman leaving a message for a friend.
WOMAN: Hi Jo, it’s Carol. I’m still coming tonight, don’t worry, and seven’s fine. But my car’s at the garage until tomorrow and the last bus is at six. Any chance you could pick me up on the way? Ring me back. Thanks!
Now listen again.
[The five recordings are repeated.]
That is the end of Part Four.
How to read this part. · Como ler esta parte. Each of these is one person making one point, and the point arrives after a turn — a but, a my advice, an and then. Before the turn, the speaker is clearing away the wrong answers for you: “it’s tiny”, “the costume was perfect”, “I’m still coming”. The help below marks the turn on each question. Cada pessoa faz um ponto só, e ele chega depois de uma virada. Antes dela, o falante está descartando as opções erradas. A ajuda marca a virada.
Do it in this order. · Nesta ordem.
Four of these five speakers say what is fine before they say what is not, or what is wrong before what is right. The exam is testing whether you can wait. Quatro dos cinco dizem primeiro o que está bem e só depois o que importa. A prova está testando se você espera.
On each question. · Em cada pergunta. The help for the ones you missed is now attached to the question itself — the options that cannot be right are crossed out, and the place to look is marked. A ajuda das que faltaram está agora na própria pergunta: as opções impossíveis ficam riscadas e o lugar de procurar fica marcado.
You will hear Nila asking Tom about the people in his street and their jobs. For each person, choose the correct job A–H. There are three extra answers you will not need. Oito opções, cinco pessoas: três sobram.
A a nurse · B a teacher · C a bus driver · D a plumber
E a cook · F a shop assistant · G a police officer · H a taxi driver
Part Five. You will hear Nila asking Tom about the people in his street and their jobs. For questions twenty-one to twenty-five, choose the correct answer, A to H. You will hear the conversation twice.
[pause 20s — read the eight options]
NILA: Tom, you know everyone in your street. What do they all do?
TOM: Most of them. Mrs Kaur next door — she’s at the hospital. Nights, mostly. She’s a nurse, thirty years now.
NILA: And her son, Raj? Wasn’t he going to be a teacher?
TOM: He started the training and hated it. He’s a plumber now — did my bathroom in March, and a good job too. Earns more than a teacher, he says.
NILA: What about the man at number three, the one with the van?
TOM: Everyone thinks he’s a plumber because of the van. He isn’t. He drives a taxi — that’s his own car. The van is his brother’s.
NILA: And the twins’ mum?
TOM: She’s at the big hotel by the station, in the kitchen. Head cook. She brings me cake when they’ve made too much.
NILA: And the new man at number eleven?
TOM: Ah — now, he was a bus driver, like me. But he’s just started at the police station. Six weeks in. He says the shifts are worse than the buses, which I don’t believe.
Now listen again.
[The conversation is repeated.]
That is the end of Part Five. That is the end of the test.
How to read this part. · Como ler esta parte. In Part 5 the people come in the order printed on the page, so you never have to search — you only have to keep up. The danger is that each person is linked to two jobs: the one they do and one they were going to do, used to do, or only look like. The help below tells you which word to wait for on each person. As pessoas vêm na ordem da folha. Cada uma aparece ligada a dois empregos: um real, um falso. A ajuda diz que palavra esperar.
Do it in this order. · Nesta ordem.
Three jobs are never used, and two of them are said out loud in the conversation: the teacher Raj did not become, and the bus driver the new man used to be. Hearing a job is not the same as someone doing it. Duas das opções que sobram são ditas em voz alta. Ouvir não é ser.
On each question. · Em cada pergunta. The help for the ones you missed is now attached to the question itself — the options that cannot be right are crossed out, and the place to look is marked. A ajuda das que faltaram está agora na própria pergunta: as opções impossíveis ficam riscadas e o lugar de procurar fica marcado.
The marks below are your unaided attempt on each part — the one you did after clearing the support and closing the transcript. A nota abaixo é da tentativa só de ouvido, depois de limpar o apoio.
The help on this paper points at the moment the answer arrives — the “but”, the “actually”, the second half of the sentence. If the unaided attempt fell on a part, play it once more with the transcript open and your finger on those moments, then once more with it closed. A ajuda aponta o momento em que a resposta chega. Se a tentativa sozinho caiu, ouça mais uma vez com o dedo nesses momentos, depois sem a transcrição.