Listening Skills

Worked examples (6)

• 1Exercise 1 — predict from the options, then listen for L1 detail (1 MCQ)
• 2Exercise 3 — sentence completion, choose A/B/C for the meaning (1 item)
• 3Exercise 2 — opinion plus detail on one extract (2 MCQs)
• 4Exercise 4 — multiple matching, one speaker (1 match)
• 5Exercise 5 — interview, decode an implied attitude (1 MCQ, L4)
• 6Exercise 5 — connect two speakers' opinions (1 MCQ, L3)

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer — Component 2, Exercise 1 — short extract, MCQ A–D
• ✓Model answer — Component 2, Exercise 2 — one extract, two MCQs A–C
• ✓Model answer — Component 2, Exercise 4 — multiple matching
• ✓Model answer — Component 2, Exercise 1 — full set of 8 extracts
• ✓Model answer — Component 2, Exercise 5 — interview, 8 MCQs A–C
• ✓Model answer — Component 2, Exercise 2 — full set of 5 extracts

Worked examples (6)

• 1Exercise 1 picture MCQ — catch the corrected time (L1)
• 2Exercise 1 picture MCQ — what to bring (L1)
• 3Exercise 3 sentence-completion — choose A/B/C on gist (L2)
• 4Exercise 4 multiple-matching — match speaker to statement (L2)
• 5Exercise 3 sentence-completion — infer the speaker's purpose (L4)
• 6Exercise 4 multiple-matching — implied feeling under polite words (L4)

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer — Component 2 (Listening), Exercise 1 — short announcement
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 (Listening), Exercise 2 style — recorded message
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 (Listening), Exercise 4 — short monologues
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 (Listening), Exercise 3 — talk / presentation
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 (Listening), Exercise 1 — short announcements
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 (Listening), longer monologue — news item

Worked examples (6)

• 1Catch the agreed detail in a short dialogue (Ex1 style)
• 2Attribute an opinion to the right speaker (Ex2 style)
• 3Decode an attitude from how something is said (Ex2 style)
• 4Follow a change of mind to the final position (Ex2 style)
• 5Read what an interviewee implies but won't say (Ex5 style)
• 6Connect two speakers' attitudes across an interview (Ex5 style)

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer — Component 2 Exercise 1 — dialogue extract
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 Exercise 2 — conversational extract
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 Exercise 2 — conversational extracts
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 Exercise 2/3 — extended conversation
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 Exercise 1 — eight dialogue extracts
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 Exercise 5 — interview

Worked examples (6)

• 1Single detail — match the question to its place in the interview (1 mark)
• 2A stated opinion — read all three options before the speaker finishes (1 mark)
• 3Two questions, one topic — keep your place as the topic develops (2 marks)
• 4A change of opinion — track the interviewee's final position (2 marks)
• 5Implied, not stated — decode an attitude that is never named (1 mark)
• 6Connecting two parts of the interview — why the speaker changed (2 marks)

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer — Component 2 Exercise 5 — interview, detail (L1)
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 Exercise 5 — interview, detail + opinion (L1/L2)
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 Exercise 5 — interview, mixed (L1/L2/L3)
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 Exercise 5 — full interview (L1-L4)
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 Exercise 5 — interview, opinion and implied (L2/L4)
• ✓Model answer — Component 2 Exercise 5 — extended interview (L1-L4)