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SECTION 2 OF THE LISTENING TEST]

Section 2 of the Listening test is a little more difficult than Section 1. You will hear a
recording spoken by one speaker, or mainly one speaker, on a topic of general interest.
You have to listen for information about important details or facts on the recording,
usually without the help of another speaker's questions to guide you.
You hear the recording in two parts and there are questions on each part.

IDENTIFYING DISTRACTORS Distractors are words and
phrases on the recording
� Listen to four short recordings and answer questions 1-4 in the table below. that are incorrect answers
to a question. Identifying
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
ii:5 distractors helps you to
41 choose the correct answer
Questions Distractors
and shows that you have
1 The new sport shop is going to be 5 ______ _ understood the recording.
located in the of 6 --------
the town.
2 What does the tour guide recommend 7 ______ _
they buy? 8 --------

3 The shopping centre opens at 9 _______ o'clock
________ o'clock on 10 o'clock
Sundays. 1 1 o'clock

4 What is the most popular product in 1 2 ______ _
the shop? 13 ______ _

� Listen to the recordings again. Write the distractors in the second column of
---- the table (questions 5-13).
41 Can you remember the exact words which told you what the correct answer was?

RECOGNISING PARAPHRASE AND SYNONYMS The words the speakers use on the
recording are often different to the
� Match the words and phrases 1-6 with their synonyms or paraphrases a-f. words in the questions. Often ? you
1 a good selection a in one building will hear a synonym (a word with
the same meaning or a similar
2 at the weekend b photograph meaning) or a paraphrase (a group
3 shoes c on Saturday and Sunday of words with a similar meaning,
4 under one roof d footwear or the same thing expressed in a
different way).
S walk e a wide choice
6 picture f go on foot