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MEETING IN THE MIDDLE
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Listening Part 3 Multiple choice

W h a t t o e x p e c t i n t h e e x a m
Listening Part 3 tests your ability to listen for general ideas, specific details and opinions.
You may also have to listen for what two of the speakers agree or disagree on. Ideas are
often stated indirectly, so this task often requires inference, i.e. listening ‘between the
lines’, to get the right answers.

H o w t o g o a b o u t i t
One effective strategy for this task is to listen for the answer to the question, rather than
listening for the options. Listen carefully to what the speakers say, and once you have
understood, look at the options and choose the one closest to what you heard. This
strategy has a couple of advantages: 1) it’s easier to listen for one thing than four, and 2)
you are much less likely to get tricked by the distractors that have been carefully inserted
into the incorrect options.

1 S P E A K Do you find it easier or more difficult to make friends now than when you were
younger? Why?
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2 4.1 You will hear part of an interview with two sociologists, Hanya Richardson and
Jeffery Walsh, in which they discuss adult friendships. For questions 1–5 , choose the
answer (A, B , C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.
When discussing the aging process, Hanya and Jeffery agree that
1
A it causes bonds with childhood friends to weaken.
social lives fall victim to life circumstances.
B
C people get stuck in established friend groups.
D adults dedicate too much time to work and too little to leisure.
2 When describing how adults meet potential friends, Jeffery reveals https://english0905.com/private/
his belief that younger people are more open to new friendships.
A
B his conviction that genuine friendships start organically.
his impression that people have unrealistic expectations.
C
D his fear that people are unwilling to put in sufficient effort.
3 What does Hanya say about the use of avoidance strategies?
A It stops us from making an emotional investment in people.
B It allows us to better grapple with awkward social situations.
C It limits opportunities for achieving personal growth.
D It refocuses our minds away from distressing thoughts.
4 What advice is given about how to strengthen a new friendship?
A Embrace taking the initiative.
Identify activities you could do together.
B
C Avoid neglecting established social protocols.
D Fulfil your commitments to the other person.
5 In Hanya’s view, friends who behave badly
A may overstep boundaries but do so unintentionally.
B can stretch our patience past its breaking point.
should be given the benefit of the doubt.
C
D will come to regret their actions at a later date.

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