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Cambridge Flyers 2 by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations in conjunction with Cambridge University Press.
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This recording is copyright.
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Hello, this is the Cambridge Flyers Practice Listening Test, Test 1.
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Thank you.
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look.
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There is one example.
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Is that Katie there, near the tree?
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Yes, it is.
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Look, she's jumping very high.
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Yes, she's very good at jumping.
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Can you see the line?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and draw lines.
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Who's that girl running in the race?
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The one who's winning?
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Yes.
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I think that's Jane.
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You're right.
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It is Jane.
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Look at Sarah under the tree.
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She looks tired.
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Is Sarah the girl who's sleeping then?
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Yes.
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She's tired because she's running three races today.
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Do you know the girl who's won the Gold Cup?
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The gold cup?
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Yes.
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Oh yes, I know her.
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Her name's Helen.
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Oh no!
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Someone in the race has fallen over.
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Oh yes, it's Emma.
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Is she okay?
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Yes.
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Look, she's smiling.
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She's fine.
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Someone is helping the girl who's fallen over.
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Who is it?
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I think it's Betty.
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Yes, it is.
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She always helps people if she can.
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Who's that girl running in the race?
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The one who's winning?
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Yes.
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I think that's Jane.
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You're right.
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It is Jane.
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Look at Sarah under the tree.
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She looks tired.
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Is Sarah the girl who's sleeping then?
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Yes.
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She's tired because she's running three races today.
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Do you know the girl who's won the Gold Cup?
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The Gold Cup?
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Yes.
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Oh yes, I know her.
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Her name's Helen.
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Oh no!
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Someone in the race has fallen over.
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Oh, yes.
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It's Emma.
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Is she OK?
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Yes.
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Look, she's smiling.
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She's fine.
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Someone is helping the girl who's fallen over.
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Who is it?
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I think it's Betty.
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Yes, it is.
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She always helps people if she can.
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That is the end of part one.
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Part 2 Listen and look There is one example When did you meet your husband, Mrs Hill?
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It was in 1947, so that's 50 years ago 50 years is a long time Yes Can you see the answer?
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Now you listen and write.
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A -M OK
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where did you meet him do you remember yes i do we met at our school oh
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so you were very young when you met yes we were only 11 years old
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but we weren't friends at the beginning why not why not well we didn't like doing the same things Then,
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when we were older, we had the same favourite hobby.
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And we were more friendly after that.
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What was your favourite hobby?
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We liked going fishing in the lake near our village.
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That's nice.
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Do you still go fishing together?
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Yes.
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We go a lot in the summer.
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Now listen to part two again.
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Did you meet in the summer?
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No, it was in the autumn, in November.
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Oh, was the weather okay?
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Yes, it was a beautiful sunny day.
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Good.
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What's his first name?
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It's William.
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That's W -I -L -L -I -A -M.
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OK.
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Where did you meet him?
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Do you remember?
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Yes, I do.
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We met at our school.
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Oh!
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So you were very young when you met.
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Yes.
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We were only 11 years old.
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But we weren't friends at the beginning.
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Why not?
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Why not?
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Well, we didn't like doing the same things.
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Then, when we were older, we had the same favourite hobby.
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And we were more friendly after that.
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What was your favourite hobby?
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We liked going fishing in the lake near our village.
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That's nice.
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Do you still go fishing together?
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Yes.
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We go a lot in the summer.
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That is the end of part two.
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Part 3.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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The people who live in the flats all get up at different times.
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At what time does each person get up?
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Oh, I had to get up so early this morning.
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Me, too.
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But the person who lives in the flat next to ours gets up very late.
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He's a businessman, but he often works at home.
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He's got an office there.
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He gets up at a quarter past nine.
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Wow!
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That is late!
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Can you see the letter D?
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Now you listen and write a letter in each box.
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The policewoman who lives in the downstairs flat goes running before she goes to work.
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She gets up at five to seven every morning.
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I hear her in her kitchen sometimes.
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Making coffee?
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I don't know.
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There's another person who gets up earlier than me.
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She's a nurse, so she has to be at the hospital at a quarter to eight.
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She gets out of bed at ten past seven.
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She told me.
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Is she nice?
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Yes.
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I like her a lot.
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Who else do you know in the flats?
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There's a mechanic who lives on the first floor.
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He gets up at about twenty past eight, then has a shower every day.
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I hear him in the bathroom.
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He catches the bus at ten to nine, like me.
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Do you know, one of the people there is an astronaut?
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No. Well, he says he is.
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We don't know.
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He gets up the earliest.
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I hear his clock sometimes at half past six.
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I couldn't get up that early.
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On most days I'm still dreaming then.
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Me too.
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doesn't someone from the university live there too you mean lucy
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she's a student there what time does she get up at about eight o 'clock
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or five past something like
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that i'm not sure she lives at the top of the
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house all we hear is her music oh now listen to part three again
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The policewoman who lives in the downstairs flat goes running before she goes to work.
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She gets up at five to seven every morning.
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I hear her in her kitchen sometimes.
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Making coffee?
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I don't know.
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There's another person who gets up earlier than me.
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She's a nurse, so she has to be at the hospital at a quarter to eight.
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She gets out of bed at ten past seven.
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She told me.
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Is she nice?
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Yes.
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I like her a lot.
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Who else do you know in the flats?
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There's a mechanic who lives on the first floor.
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He gets up at about twenty past eight, then has a shower every day.
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I hear him in the bathroom.
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He catches the bus at ten to nine, like me.
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Do you know, one of the people there is an astronaut?
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No. Well, he says he is.
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We don't know.
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He gets up the earliest.
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I hear his clock sometimes at half past six.
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I couldn't get up that early.
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On most days, I'm still dreaming then.
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Me too.
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Doesn't someone from the university live there too?
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You mean Lucy.
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She's a student there.
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What time does she get up?
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At about eight o 'clock or five past, something like that.
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I'm not sure.
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She lives at the top of the house.
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All we hear is her music.
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Oh.
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That is the end of part three.
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Part four.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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How many homes has Richard's Aunt Betty got?
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I've got three aunts, but Aunt Betty is my favourite.
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Oh, is she, Richard?
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Why?
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Well, she's nice, and I like going to stay with her.
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Her homes are very interesting.
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Holmes, how many has she got?
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One for the winter and a second one for the summer.
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Can you see the tick?
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Now you listen and tick the box.
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1. Where does Aunt Betty live in the summer?
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Does she live near your farm?
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In the winter, yes.
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But in the summer, she travels a lot.
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Where does she go?
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She goes up the river in her summer home.
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It's a boat.
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Oh, she lives on a boat.
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Yes, she likes visiting old castles and places near the river.
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2. Where is Aunt Betty's winter home?
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Does she live on the river in the winter?
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No, she's got a little house in our village for the winter.
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It's opposite the hotel.
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Oh, yes.
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Is it that little pink house?
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Yes, that's right.
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That's her house.
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3. Where does Aunt Betty work in the winter?
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Does your Aunt Betty work?
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Yes, she works hard in the winter when everyone comes here to ski.
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Does she work in the hotel?
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Not now.
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She worked in the restaurant there about five years ago, but now she works at the theatre, in the shop there.
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She sells books and postcards.
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4. How often does Richard see Aunt Betty in the summer?
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Do you often see your Aunt Betty?
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In the winter we see her once a week.
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She comes up to our farm on Wednesdays for her milk.
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and in the summer only about once a month sometimes we stay with her for a weekend on the boat
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five what do richard and his sister do when they visit aunt betty
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my sister and i love staying with aunt betty it's very different from home
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how is it different well she hasn't got a tv so we can't watch anything What do you do then?
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Most of the time she just talks to us, about her travels usually.
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Sometimes she goes outside and paints a picture.
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Then she comes in and starts telling us stories again.
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Are they good stories?
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Yes, and sometimes the stories are very long, so we don't go to sleep until after midnight.
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Now listen to part four again.
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1. Where does Aunt Betty live in the summer?
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Does she live near your farm?
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In the winter, yes, but in the summer she travels a lot.
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Where does she go?
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She goes up the river in her summer home.
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It's a boat.
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Oh, she lives on a boat.
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Yes, she likes visiting old castles and places near the river.
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2. Where is Aunt Betty's winter home?
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Does she live on the river in the winter?
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No, she's got a little house in our village for the winter.
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It's opposite the hotel.
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Oh, yes.
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Is it that little pink house?
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Yes, that's right.
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That's her house.
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3. Where does Aunt Betty work in the winter?
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Does your Aunt Betty work?
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Yes.
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She works hard in the winter when everyone comes here to ski.
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Does she work in the hotel?
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Not now.
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She worked in the restaurant there about five years ago.
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But now she works at the theatre, in the shop there.
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She sells books and postcards.
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4. How often does Richard see Aunt Betty in the summer?
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Do you often see your Aunt Betty?
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In the winter we see her once a week.
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She comes up to our farm on Wednesdays for her milk.
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And in the summer?
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Only about once a month.
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Sometimes we stay with her for a weekend on the boat.
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5. What do Richard and his sister do when they visit Aunt Betty?
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My sister and I love staying with Aunt Betty.
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It's very different from home.
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How is it different?
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Well, she hasn't got a TV, so we can't watch anything.
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What do you do then?
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Most of the time she just talks to us, about her travels usually.
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Sometimes she goes outside and paints a picture.
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Then she comes in and starts telling us stories again.
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Are they good stories?
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Yes, and sometimes the stories are very long, so we don't go to sleep until after midnight.
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There is one example.
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In the sky there are some clouds.
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Can you see them?
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Yes.
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Find the biggest cloud and colour it black.
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OK.
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Can you see the black cloud?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and colour and draw.
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One.
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Now you're going to draw another cloud.
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Where shall I draw it?
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Between the plane and the helicopter.
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One cloud?
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Yes.
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Two.
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How many birds can you see?
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Five.
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Yes.
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Now colour two of the birds orange and three of them grey.
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Two orange, three grey?
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That's right.
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Three.
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If you look at the plane, you can see it has three windows.
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Yes.
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Now draw another one.
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A fourth window on the plane?
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Yes, and colour it green.
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Green?
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OK.
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Four.
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Now find the three women in the picture.
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Right.
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I can see them.
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Can you see the woman who's nearest the plane?
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Nearest the plane?
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OK.
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Colour her clothes blue.
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All her clothes blue?
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That's right.
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5. In the picture there are some words.
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I want you to colour one word. Which one?
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Just colour the word flyers.
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OK.
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But what colour is it?
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Red.
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Flyers is red?
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Yes.
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Now listen to part five again.
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One.
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Now you're going to draw another cloud.
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Where shall I draw it?
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Between the plane and the helicopter.
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One cloud.
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Yes.
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Two.
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How many birds can you see?
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Five.
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Yes.
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Now colour two of the birds orange and three of them grey.
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Two orange, three grey?
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That's right.
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3. If you look at the plane, you can see it has three windows.
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Yes.
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Now draw another one.
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A fourth window on the plane?
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Yes.
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And colour it green.
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Green.
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OK.
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4. Now find the three women in the picture.
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Right.
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I can see them.
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Can you see the woman who's nearest the plane?
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Nearest the plane.
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OK.
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Colour her clothes blue.
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All her clothes blue?
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That's right.
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Five.
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In the picture, there are some words.
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I want you to colour one word. Which one?
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Just colour the word flyers.
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OK.
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But what colour is it?
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Red.
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Flyers is red?
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Yes.
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That is the end of the Flyers Practice Listening Test 1.
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