Shadowing Practice: KET 6 - TEST 3 - PART 1 (LEVEL A2) #englishwithbong - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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This is the Cambridge Key English Test,
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Paper 2, Listening, Test Number 3.
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There are five parts to the test,
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parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
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We will now stop for a moment before we start the test.
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Please ask any questions now,
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because you must not speak during the test.
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Now look at the instructions for part one.
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You will hear five short conversations.
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You will hear each conversation twice.
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There is one question for each conversation.
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The questions one to five put a tick under the right answer.
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Here is an example.
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How many people were at the meeting?
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Were there many people at the meeting? About 30.
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That's not many.
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No, but more than last time.
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The answer is 30, so there is a tick in box C.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Look at question one.
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One.
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Where is the photograph now?
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Where's our photograph gone?
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I put it on the wall next to the window.
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It didn't look good where you put it above the cupboard.
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But you can't see it by the window.
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Shall I put it next to the phone?
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It'll fall off there.
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Let's leave it where it is.
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OK, then.
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Now listen again.
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Where's our photograph gone?
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I put it on the wall next to the window.
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It didn't look good where you put it above the cupboard.
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But you can't see it by the window.
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Shall I put it next to the phone?
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It'll fall off there.
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Let's leave it where it is.
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OK, then.
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2. When can Susie come to dinner?
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Hello, Susie.
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It's Diane.
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I'm just calling to see if you're free for dinner next Saturday,
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the 9th, or the Saturday after, the 16th.
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The 9th is fine.
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We're away from the 16th until the 23rd.
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So, next weekend then?
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Yes, that will be lovely.
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What time...
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Now listen again.
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Hello, Susie, it's Diane.
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I'm just calling to see if you're free for dinner next Saturday,
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the 9th, or the Saturday after, the 16th.
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The 9th is fine.
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We're away from the 16th until the 23rd.
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So, next weekend then?
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Yes, that will be lovely.
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What time...
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3. Where did Jane go on holiday?
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Did you go camping again this year, Jane?
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Our tent is too old,
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so we stayed with my Aunt Vera.
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She lives in an apartment by the beach.
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I don't like swimming, but we went walking and horse riding a lot.
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It was great.
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Doesn't your aunt live in the mountains?
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She moved last year.
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Now listen again.
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Did you go camping again this year, Jane?
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Our tent is too old,
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so we stayed with my Aunt Vera.
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She lives in an apartment by the beach.
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I don't like swimming, but we went walking and horse riding a lot.
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It was great.
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Doesn't your aunt live in the mountains?
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She moved last year.
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4. What has Maria hurt? Are you alright, Maria?
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What's wrong with your neck?
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I've just fallen over in the snow and I've got a terrible pain in my arm,
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not my neck.
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Give me your hand and I'll help you up.
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OK, thanks.
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Now listen again.
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Are you all right, Maria?
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What's wrong with your neck?
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I've just fallen over in the snow.
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I've got a terrible pain in my arm, not my neck.
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Give me your hand and I'll help you up.
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OK, thanks.
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Five.
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What time will Claire meet Jack at the station?
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What time will you arrive at the station, Jack?
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I'll come and meet you.
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Well, Claire, the train leaves London at half past four.
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So you should be here at quarter to six.
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That's right.
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It takes one hour and fifteen minutes.
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Now listen again.
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What time will you arrive at the station, Jack?
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I'll come and meet you.
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Well, Claire, the train leaves London at half past four.
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So you should be here at quarter to six.
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That's right.
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It takes one hour and fifteen minutes.
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That is the end of part one.

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