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Time Approximately 40 minutes (including 5 minutes’ transfer time)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so.
Write your name, centre number and candidate number on your answer sheet if they are
not already there.
Listen to the instructions for each part of the paper carefully.
Answer all the questions.
While you are listening, write your answers on the question paper.
You will have 5 minutes at the end of the test to copy your answers onto the separate answer
sheet. Use a pencil.
At the end of the test, hand in both this question paper and your answer sheet.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

There are four parts to the test.
Each question carries one mark.
You will hear each piece twice.
For each part of the test there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for you
to check your answers.

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© UCLES 2015 Cambridge English Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International
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Part 1

You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 – 8, choose the best answer
(A, B or C).

1 You hear a young woman talking about her job as a trainee photographer.

What does she say about the training she has received?

A It is more expensive than a university course.

B She is being trained by some famous photographers.
C She has saved time by not going to university.

2 You hear a man giving a talk on the radio about an exhibition of paintings by a British painter
called Lowry.

He says the exhibition shows

A what influenced the way Lowry painted.

B what Lowry’s everyday life was like.
C what people in Lowry’s hometown thought of his work.

3 You hear a woman talking on the radio about dance as a form of exercise.

What does she say about how dance has benefited her?

A It has helped her swim faster.

B It has made her feel happier at work.
C It has improved her balance.

4 You hear an author talking about a book he is writing.

What does he say about the book?

A He hopes it will be as popular as the last one he wrote.

B He is finding it hard to decide how the story will end.
C He spent longer writing it than he had expected.
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5 You hear a student talking about why he wants to become a teacher.

What reason does he give for wanting to become a teacher?

A He gets on well with teenagers.

B He likes explaining things to people.
C He will have long holidays.

6 You hear a scientist giving a talk on the radio.

What is she doing in her talk?

A recommending how to choose what trees to grow

B criticising the way some people treat their trees
C describing the effects of different diseases on particular trees

7 You hear a man talking about his friend.

What does the man say?

A She reminds him of his mother.

B She is a difficult person to work with.
C She taught him not to take himself seriously.

8 You hear a man talking about some trousers he has bought.

What does he like about the trousers?

A The material is very strong.

B The style suits him.
C The colour is fashionable.

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Part 2

You will hear a student called Lucy Brown talking about her experience of volunteering with dolphins
in Australia.
For questions 9 – 18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

Volunteering with dolphins at Monkey Mia, Australia

Lucy was studying (9) at university when she went to

Australia on holiday.

Lucy first found out about volunteering with dolphins from her
(10) .

Lucy travelled to Monkey Mia by (11) .

Lucy slept in a (12) while she was in Monkey Mia.

Lucy’s first job as a volunteer was to (13) the dolphins.

Lucy says she nearly stood on a small (14) in the water.

Lucy says certain dolphin families started coming in with (15)

to the beach in the 1970s.

Lucy explains that the beach’s location means it is protected from the
(16) all year round.

Lucy went on a trip on a (17) one evening.

Lucy is now writing a (18) based on her experiences in

Australia.
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Part 3

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about their decision to study fashion. For
questions 19 – 23, choose from the list (A – H) what each speaker says about choosing a fashion
course. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

A I didn’t think of a fashion course until it was suggested to me.

B I was told this course would be easier than other courses.

Speaker 1

C I never considered doing anything else.

Speaker 2

D I wanted to be taught by a famous designer.

Speaker 3

E I nearly chose a different course instead.

Speaker 4

F I was impressed by what I read about this course online.

Speaker 5

G I did some other courses before a fashion course.

H I had to be persuaded to do a fashion course.

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Part 4

You will hear an interview with Camilla Ford, who writes and stars in a TV comedy show. For
questions 24 – 30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

24 Why did Camilla start writing her own comedy show?

A She didn’t want to perform comedy material written by others.

B Comedy writing had always been a childhood ambition.

C She wasn’t offered parts in other comedy shows.

25 What does Camilla find stressful about writing comedy?

A having to produce material on her own

B knowing her work will be seen by a lot of people

C constantly coming up with new ideas

26 What does Camilla say about her show?

A It’s in a modern style.

B It contains a lot of action.

C Its main character tells good jokes.

27 Camilla says she gets inspiration for her humour from

A listening to other people’s conversations.

B watching other comedians’ shows.

C reading stories in the news.

28 How does Camilla feel when performing in front of a live studio audience?

A worried that nobody will laugh.

B nervous in case she makes mistakes.

C encouraged by the immediate feedback.

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29 What does Camilla enjoy most about being famous?

A meeting people she’s always admired

B knowing her show is popular with all sorts of people

C having the influence to help certain groups in society

30 What’s Camilla going to do next?

A do a live comedy tour

B act in a play at the theatre

C make a comedy drama in another country

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