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Exam practice Reporting 19

Listening Part 4

CR You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about moving from the countryside to the
city. While you listen you must complete both tasks.

TASK ONE
For questions 1 -5, choose from the list (A - H) the reason each speaker gives for leaving the countryside.

slow broadband connection
Speaker 1
A 1
close friends had left 2
Speaker 2
C Speaker 3 3
limited cultural activities
lack of privacy Speaker 4 4
Speaker 5
transport problems 5
difficult to find a job
F
poor housing quality
limited shopping opportunities

TASK TWO
For questions 6 - 10, choose from the list (A - H) what each speaker says about their experience of living
in the city.
Speaker 1
A 6
happy to have efficient transport
relieved to make friends Speaker 2 7
Speaker 3
satisfied with accommodation
C 8
Speaker 4
glad to have a hospital nearby 9
Speakers
grateful for a reliable income 10
F enjoying a variety of places to eat

pleased with sports facilities
excited by diversity of cultures

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