🧩 Practice LESSON 06 OF 20

Listening Practice — 10 Questions

⏱️ 10 min

🧩 10 Questions

Put the Strategy to Work

A short transcript and ten questions covering spellings, numbers, and times — exactly the detail Section 1 always tests — with full answers explained. Answers use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER, exactly as in a real Section 1 task.

🎧 Transcript — Library Membership Enquiry

Read the transcript below, then answer as if you were listening to it.

"Good morning, City Library, how can I help?"
"Hi, I'd like to register for a membership, please."
"Sure. Can I take your full name?"
"It's Sarah Mitchell — that's M-I-T-C-H-E-L-L."
"And your address?"
"42 Elm Street, Apartment 3B."
"Great. Membership is free for residents, but you'll need photo ID and a proof of address. We're open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, closed Sundays. Your card will be ready for collection within three working days."
"Perfect, and is there a limit on how many books I can borrow?"
"Yes, up to eight items at a time, for three weeks each."

Q1. What is the caller's surname?

Mitchell — spelled letter by letter in the transcript, a classic Section 1 trap.

Q2. What is the caller's apartment number?

3B — note both the number and letter must be captured correctly.

Q3. On which day is the library closed?

Sunday

Q4. How many working days until the card is ready?

Three (3)

Q5. What two documents are required to register?

Photo ID and proof of address

Q6. What is the maximum number of items a member can borrow at once?

Eight (8)

Q7. For how many weeks can each item be borrowed?

Three (3) weeks

Q8. Is membership free for residents?

Yes

Q9. What time does the library open?

9am

Q10. What time does the library close?

6pm

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Strategy note

In the real test, you hear the recording once. Practising with transcripts like this trains your ear for exactly the kind of detail — spellings, numbers, times — that Section 1 always tests.

🔀 Matching Questions (Section 3 Format)

Matching is the format Lesson 3 flagged for Section 3: a list of items (1–4) must each be matched to one option from a longer list (A–E). Read the transcript, then match.

"So, let me run through the four societies meeting this week. The Photography Society is meeting Monday evening in the Art Block — bring your own camera if you have one. The Debate Society usually meets Tuesday, but this week it's been moved to Thursday because of the hall booking. Coding Club meets every Wednesday in the Computer Lab, no exceptions. And the Hiking Society doesn't have a fixed weekly slot — they post the date on their noticeboard about a week in advance, so keep an eye on that rather than assuming it's always the same day."

Match each society (1–4) to the correct meeting pattern (A–E). Options: A Monday · B Tuesday · C Wednesday · D Thursday · E Varies — check noticeboard

1. Photography Society → A (Monday). Stated directly: "meeting Monday evening."

2. Debate Society → D (Thursday), not B. The classic matching trap — the recording mentions Tuesday first as the usual day, then corrects it to Thursday "this week." Matching questions are designed to test whether you keep listening past the first-mentioned (and wrong) option.

3. Coding Club → C (Wednesday). "Every Wednesday... no exceptions" — no trap here, a controlled/easier item to balance the set.

4. Hiking Society → E (Varies — check noticeboard). Explicitly "doesn't have a fixed weekly slot."

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Why matching questions are harder than they look

Matching sets almost always include at least one item like the Debate Society above — an answer that changes mid-sentence. Never lock in an answer the moment you hear a match; keep listening until the speaker moves to the next item, since corrections are the single most common trap in this format.

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