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The document contains information about a badminton club including previous sports enjoyed by members, trial sessions for new members, colored shirts to identify committee members, annual membership fees and facility use, gifts for new members, coaching sessions, availability calendars, social events, and cafe discounts. It also includes snippets of a conversation about running a business, employment, promotion strategies, financial backing, customer feedback, and business courses. Finally, it provides details from an interview with Tony Little about his wildlife film and conservation work including challenges, plastic waste, a new educational website, proud achievements, disadvantages of the work, essential gear for young naturalists, and future goals.

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Listening FCE

The document contains information about a badminton club including previous sports enjoyed by members, trial sessions for new members, colored shirts to identify committee members, annual membership fees and facility use, gifts for new members, coaching sessions, availability calendars, social events, and cafe discounts. It also includes snippets of a conversation about running a business, employment, promotion strategies, financial backing, customer feedback, and business courses. Finally, it provides details from an interview with Tony Little about his wildlife film and conservation work including challenges, plastic waste, a new educational website, proud achievements, disadvantages of the work, essential gear for young naturalists, and future goals.

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Part 1

1 You hear a sportsperson talking about her sporting career. What is she going to do in the
future?
A change her career
B become a sports writer
C train for the next event

2 You hear two friends talking about a laboratory experiment. How do they both feel now?
A anxious about the procedures they used
B annoyed about having to repeat it
C disappointed with the results

3 You overhear a student calling his university department. Why is he phoning?


A to make a complaint
B to find out about a course
C to book an appointment

4 You hear two friends talking about a website. The man thinks that the website is
A helpful.
B interesting.
C easy to use.

5 You hear a man talking about his decision to become a singer. His mother was unhappy
about it because she didn't
A like his kind of music.
B want him to leave education.
C think it would suit him.

6 You overhear a man calling a TV shop. Why is he calling?


A to cancel an order
B to arrange a delivery
C to make a purchase

7 You hear two friends talking about a meal. What do they agree about it?
A It was expensive for the amount of food they got.
B Some of the foods they were served didn't go well together.
C The dishes they were given weren't cooked properly.

8 You hear a college lecturer talking to a student. What is he doing?


A giving encouragement
B offering to help
C suggesting improvements
Part 2

Badminton club
 Before she took up badminton, (9) had been Kyra's favourite sport.

 People interested in joining the club are invited to what's called a


(10) session.

 Club committee members can be identified by the colour of their (11) at


sessions.

 Members of the badminton club pay a membership fee of (12) £ each year.

 New badminton club members can use the (13) at Sportsworld without
paying.

 When new members join the club, a (14) is given to them as a free gift.

 There is coaching for the club's (15) on a Monday evening.

 Members can look at the club's (16) to see which courts are free at
Sportsworld.

 The club's annual (17) is its most popular social event.

 New badminton club members will be offered a (18) at the Sportsworld cate.
Part 3

A I DON'T NEED TO EMPLOY SPEAKER 1 (19)


ANYONE. SPEAKER 2 (20)
B I DECIDED TO CHANGE THE WAY I
SPEAKER 3 (21)
PROMOTED THE BUSINESS.
SPEAKER 4 (22)
C I TOOK A BUSINESS COURSE.
SPEAKER 5 (23)
D I WAS ABLE TO GET FINANCIAL
BACKING.
E I BELIEVE IN LOOKING AFTER MY
EMPLOYEES.
F I BELIEVE MY BUSINESS OFFERS A
UNIQUE SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS.
G I LEARNT A LOT FROM OTHER
BUSINESS PEOPLE.
H I MADE CHANGES BECAUSE OF
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK.

Part 4

You will hear a radio interview with a man called Tony Little, who makes wildlife films
and works for a wildlife conservation organisation called The Nature Trust. For questions
24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

24 Tony thinks that the hardest challenge he faces is

A to publicise what The Nature Trust does.

B to expand the range of people volunteering.

C to interest local groups in a variety of activities.

25 What does Tony think about the use of plastic?

A He knows it will be difficult to change people's attitudes to it.

B He worries that there is no way of preventing plastic waste.

C He believes it causes the biggest problem to wildlife.


26 Tony hopes that his new website Nature Talk will help people learn

A about different animal habitats.

B how to watch animals in the wild.

C which animals are endangered.

27 Tony says the achievement that he is most proud of is

A helping to make a popular film.

B doing a scientific study.

C working on an award-winning project.

28 What disadvantage does Tony mention about having a career as a cameraman?

A It is often badly paid.

B It can be hard to find enough work.

C It usually involves long hours.

29 Tony advises young naturalists that it is essential to have

A suitable walking boots.

B the latest photography equipment.

C good binoculars.

30 What would Tony like to do in the future?

A to help save the tiger and polar bear

B to publicise the dangers facing a variety of species

C to produce more films for TV about animals

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