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Listening Test 2

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Section 1

Section 1

Part of a conversation between an art Auctioneer and their client

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Questions 1–7

Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

1.£ ___

Section 2

Section 2

The curator of an art museum talking to a group of visitors who are visiting the museum for the first time

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Questions 11–15

Label the map. Write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 11-15.

11.Cloakroom

Section 3

Section 3

Part of a televised question and answer session between a celebrated art critic and three members of the public. Following a talk on Outsider Art

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Questions 21–25

Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

21.'Outsider art' is created by artists who

Section 4

Section 4

Part of an art lecture

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Questions 31–35

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

31.Despite the rather animal paintings are nevertheless impressive.

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    300

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  2. 2

    P.J. Browning

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  3. 3

    350

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  4. 4

    17th century

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  5. 5

    rural English

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  6. 6

    1.5 meters

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  7. 7

    1.5 meters

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  8. 8

    Bradwell Thompson

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  9. 9

    KN26 56T

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  10. 10

    23rd of March

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  11. 11

    E

    The speaker explicitly identifies the cloakroom's position relative to the museum store.

  12. 12

    F

    The speaker confirms it is the gallery closest to the entrance.

  13. 13

    G

    The speaker identifies the room behind the Warburton gallery as the storage space.

  14. 14

    A

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  15. 15

    B

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  16. 16

    A

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  17. 17

    C

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  18. 18

    A

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  19. 19

    B

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  20. 20

    C

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  21. 21

    A

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  22. 22

    A

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  23. 23

    A

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  24. 24

    B

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  25. 25

    B

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  26. 26

    A

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  27. 27

    B

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  28. 28

    C

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  29. 29

    C

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  30. 30

    A

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  31. 31

    basic colour use / basic color use

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  32. 32

    by human standards

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  33. 33

    our closest relatives

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  34. 34

    in recognition of

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  35. 35

    figurative approach

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  36. 36

    a novelty

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  37. 37

    appropriate

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  38. 38

    more similarities

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  39. 39

    human intervention

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    open mind

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