C19 Listening Test 3 AC

Questions 1-6

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER ONLY for each answer.

Local food shops

Where to go
• Kite Place – near the 1

Fish market
• cross the 2 and turn right
• best to go before 3 pm, earlier than closing time

Organic shop
• called 4
• below a restaurant in the large, grey building
• look for the large 5 outside

Supermarket
• take a 6 minibus, number 289

Questions 7-10

Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Shopping
	To buy	Other ideas
Fish market	a dozen prawns	a handful of 7 (type of seaweed)
Organic shop	beans and a 8 for dessert	spices and 9
Bakery	a brown loaf	a 10 tart

Questions 11-16

What information is given about each of the following festival workshops?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 11-16.

Information
A involves painting and drawing
B will be led by a prize-winning author
C is aimed at children with a disability
D involves a drama activity
E focuses on new relationships
F is aimed at a specific age group
G explores an unhappy feeling
H raises awareness of a particular culture

Festival workshops
11. Superheroes 11
12. Just do it 12
13. Count on me 13
14. Speak up 14
15. Jump for joy 15
16. Sticks and stones 16

Questions 17-18

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO reasons does the speaker give for recommending Alive and Kicking?

A It will appeal to both boys and girls.

B The author is well known.

C It has colourful illustrations.

D It is funny.

E It deals with an important topic.

Questions 19-20

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO pieces of advice does the speaker give to parents about reading?

A Encourage children to write down new vocabulary.

B Allow children to listen to audio books.

C Get recommendations from librarians.

D Give children a choice about what they read.

E Only read aloud to children until they can read independently.

Questions 26-30

Complete the flowchart below.

Choose FIVE answers from below and write correct letter A-H next to questions 26-30.

A size
B escape
C age
D water
E cereal
F calculations
G changes
H colour

Flowchart

• choose mice which are all the same 26
• divide the mice into two groups, each with a different 27
• put each group in a separate cage
• feed group A commercial mouse food
• feed group B the same, but also sugar contained in 28
• take measurements using an electronic scale
• place them in a weighing chamber to prevent 29
• do all necessary 30

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Microplastics

Where microplastics come from
• fibres from some 31 during washing
• the breakdown of large pieces of plastic
• waste from industry
• the action of vehicle tyres on roads

Effects of microplastics
• They cause injuries to the 32 of wildlife and affect their digestive systems.
• They enter the food chain, e.g., in bottled and tap water, 33 and seafood.
• They may not affect human health, but they are already banned in skin cleaning products and 34 in some countries.
• Microplastics enter the soil through the air, rain and 35

Microplastics in the soil – a study by Anglia Ruskin University
• Earthworms are important because they add 36 to the soil.
• The study aimed to find whether microplastics in earthworms affect the 37 of plants.
• The study found that microplastics caused:
o 38 loss in earthworms
o fewer seeds to germinate
o a rise in the level of 39 in the soil.

The study concluded:
• soil should be seen as an important natural process.
• changes to soil damage both ecosystems and 40

Notepad

Part 1

Questions 1-6

Questions 7-10

Part 2

Questions 11-16

Questions 17-18

Questions 19-20

Part 3

Questions 21-25

Questions 26-30

Part 4

Questions 31-40