8 fragmentos independientes con una pregunta de 3 opciones.
Claves
Oyes cada fragmento dos veces.
Normalmente se mencionan las tres opciones, pero solo una responde a la pregunta.
Estrategia paso a paso
Lee la pregunta antes: ¿quién habla y qué se pregunta?
Escucha palabras de contraste: but, actually, the thing is.
Trampas habituales
Elegir la primera opción que oyes mencionada.
No fijarse en si la pregunta es sobre el hombre o la mujer.
Ejemplo resuelto
«The sound was much better than I'd expected… It was the people around me» → le molestó el público, no el sonido.
Preguntas de ejemplo
Intenta responder antes de abrir la solución. Las preguntas están en el idioma del examen.
Pregunta 1
Dificultad fácil≈ 1 min
Transcripción del audio (en la app lo escuchas con voz)
Narrator: You hear a woman talking about a new phone she has bought.
Woman: I'd been saving for months, so I was really excited when it arrived. And I have to say, the camera's incredible, far better than my old one. The battery lasts all day, too, which is a relief. What really gets on my nerves, though, is that they've moved all the settings around. I spent twenty minutes yesterday trying to turn the alarm off, and I still don't know how I managed it in the end.
You hear a woman talking about a new phone she has bought. What is she unhappy about?
AA. the quality of the camera
BB. how difficult it is to use
CC. how long the battery lasts
Ver respuesta y explicación
Respuesta correcta: B. how difficult it is to use
Explicación
She complains that 'they've moved all the settings around' and it took twenty minutes to turn off the alarm. The camera is 'incredible' and the battery 'lasts all day', so she is happy with both.
Pregunta 2
Dificultad fácil≈ 1 min
Transcripción del audio (en la app lo escuchas con voz)
Narrator: You hear a man talking on local radio about a festival.
Man: This year's festival starts on Friday the twelfth, with the usual opening parade through the town centre. I know a lot of people were upset when we cancelled the fireworks last year, so I'm happy to say they'll be back on Saturday night. But please, if you're planning to come, leave the car at home. Parking near the park will be extremely limited, and there'll be free buses from the station every fifteen minutes.
You hear a man talking on local radio about a festival. What does he ask listeners to do?
AA. come to the opening parade
BB. book tickets for the fireworks in advance
CC. avoid driving to the festival
Ver respuesta y explicación
Respuesta correcta: C. avoid driving to the festival
Explicación
His request is 'please… leave the car at home' and use the free buses. He mentions the parade and the fireworks only as information, and he says nothing about booking tickets.
Pregunta 3
Dificultad media≈ 1 min
Transcripción del audio (en la app lo escuchas con voz)
Narrator: You hear a man leaving a phone message.
Man: Hello, this is a message for Mrs Collins. It's Dave from Harper's Furniture. We tried to deliver your new table this morning, but there was nobody at home. That's not a problem, it happens all the time, but our driver noticed the box was slightly damaged, so before we try again, we'd like to check the table's all right. We'll give you a call once we've looked at it, to arrange a new time. Sorry for any inconvenience.
You hear a man leaving a phone message. Why is he calling?
AA. to complain that nobody was at home
BB. to arrange a new time for the delivery
CC. to explain why a delivery will be delayed
Ver respuesta y explicación
Respuesta correcta: C. to explain why a delivery will be delayed
Explicación
He explains that they need to check the damaged table before trying again, so the delivery is delayed. He says nobody being home is 'not a problem', and a new time will be arranged in a later call, not in this message.