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APELLIDOS /COGNOMS: _________________________________________________

NOMBRE/ NOM: _________________________________________________________

DNI o PASSAPORT / DNI o PASAPORTE: ____________________________

Núm EXPEDIENT / Nº EXPEDIENTE: ____________________________

LLOC D’EXAMEN / LUGAR DE EXAMEN: EOI _________________________________

PROVA PER A L’OBTENCIÓ DEL / PRUEBA PARA LA OBTENCIÓN DEL

CERTIFICAT DE NIVELL INTERMEDI – IDIOMA ANGLÉS

CERTIFICADO DE NIVEL INTERMEDIO – IDIOMA INGLÉS

DELS ENSENYAMENTS OFICIALS D’IDIOMES / DE LAS ENSEÑANZAS OFICIALES DE IDIOMAS

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PUNTUACIÓ/PUNTUACIÓN TOTAL: 30

60%= 18 50% = 15

DURACIÓN

/DURADA:

30-35 MIN.

NOTA: ______

�APTE / APTO

�NO APTE/ NO APTO

CONDICIONAL

�NO APTE / NO APTO

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION TASKS: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ENGLISH EXAM 2010 THERE ARE THREE PARTS TO THE TEST. YOU WILL HEAR EACH PART TWICE. YOU WILL HAVE TIME AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH TASK TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND AT THE END TO CHECK YOUR ANSWERS. PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

TASK 1 ‘REBUS’ IS BORN

Listen to a radio podcast in which the novelist Ian Rankin talks about the creation of Rebus, the main character of his most popular crime novels. Then choose the correct option, A), B) or C) for each question. The answer for the first question has been given to you as an example. Write the letters in the spaces provided below. You will listen to it twice. You now have one minute and thirty seconds to read the questions (5 x 2 =10 marks)

Example

0. Ian Rankin was born in

A) the USA.

B) Ireland.

C) Britain.

3. In this novel…

A) very few places which appear are real.

B) none of the places which appear are real.

C) most places which appear are real.

1. Before Ian Rankin started working on his

first novel about Rebus…

A) he wrote some pages of the novel in his

diary.

B) he had the whole story in his mind.

C) he had the title for it.

4. The climax of the novel takes place…

A) on a bridge.

B) in the National Library.

C) in some tunnels.

2. Looking for the title of this novel he played

with the words…

A) noughts - knots

B) nots - noughts

C) knots - knows

5. The detectives at the police station

recorded Ian’s personal information because…

A) they were afraid of his appearance.

B) they thought he might be lying about his

purposes.

C) it was the usual thing to do.

Source:www.ianrankin.net

0. AAAA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. TOTAL

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TASK 2 A RADIO HOROSCOPE.

You will hear an extract from a radio programme in which the speakers talk about some

star signs. Match the signs on the left with the questions. Two of the signs are not used in

the answers. Write the initial of the sign after each question in the spaces provided. The first

one has been done for you as an example. You will hear the extract twice. You now have

one minute and thirty seconds to read the questions. (5 x 2 =10 marks)

Write the initial of the star sign.

Teacher

(A) AQUARIUS

(C) CAPRICORN

(G) GEMINI

(L) LEO

(P) PISCES

(S) SAGITTARIUS

(T) TAURUS

(V) VIRGO

WHO …

0. … might argue about money? 0. TTTT

1. … should stop guessing? 1.

2. … shouldn’t try to impress his/her guests? 2.

3. … shouldn’t talk about other people’s lives? 3.

4. … shouldn’t take decisions in a hurry? 4.

5. … should listen to somebody else’s recommendations? 5.

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TASK 3 NEWS IN BRIEF

You will hear six short pieces of news. Decide whether the statements are True or False

according to what you hear, and put a cross X in the right column. The first one has been

done for you as an example. You will hear the recording twice. You now have one minute

and thirty seconds to read the questions (10 x 1= 10 marks)

True False Teacher

Example :

0. The rise of a river’s water level caused the flood at the zoo.

XXXX

0.

Item 1

1. Allan Ellis was declared innocent by the jury. 1.

2. Allan created the Oink website after finishing his studies. 2.

Item 2

3. Students will receive 40 lessons on meditation and stress relief.

3.

4. The lessons will help students prevent certain illnesses. 4.

Item 3

5. A team of scientists has created a new kind of biofuel. 5.

6. The production of biofuels is quite expensive nowadays. 6.

Item 4

7. Jimi Hendrix was 27 at the time of his death. 7.

8. The single ‘Valleys of Neptune’ will be out in February. 8.

Item 5

9. Sultan Kosen is from Turkey. 9.

10. Approximately 50 Guinness world records were broken. 10.

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