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Listening Test 29

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Section 1

Section 1

A conversation between a sociology student, who is doing research on the Town's new community center and a resident

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Questions 1–5

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

1.___

Section 2

Section 2

An audio tour for Hampstead in the city of London

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Questions 11–15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11.The Dark which makes up Hampstead Heath is

Section 3

Section 3

A tutor talking to a student about a case study

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Questions 21–25

Choose FIVE descriptions from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 21-25.

21.

Section 4

Section 4

Part of a talk to economic students about how to make the most of their course

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Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. ECONOMICS COURSE GUIDELINES During lectures Students:

31.will receive information about economics and the to concentrate on

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  1. 1

    fifty nine/59

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  2. 2

    HA87UP

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  3. 3

    (local) library

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  4. 4

    swimming pool

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  5. 5

    (further education) college

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  6. 6

    badminton, (and) yoga

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  7. 7

    pensioners

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  8. 8

    arts and crafts

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  9. 9

    2/two

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  10. 10

    3/three times

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  11. 11

    A

    The speaker explicitly describes the heath as 'huge', which corresponds to 'very large'.

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    B

    The transcript directly identifies it as the 'deepest' station, matching option B.

  13. 13

    C

    The speaker suggests returning to the village for 'window shopping', which matches option C.

  14. 14

    B

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    C

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    G

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    A

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    E

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    D

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  20. 20

    C

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  21. 21

    F

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  22. 22

    E

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  23. 23

    B

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  24. 24

    A

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  25. 25

    D

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  26. 26

    C

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    B

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  28. 28

    A

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  29. 29

    C

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  30. 30

    D

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  31. 31

    priorities

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  32. 32

    researcher

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  33. 33

    higher education

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  34. 34

    student understanding

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  35. 35

    learning outcomes

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  36. 36

    all items

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  37. 37

    gap year

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  38. 38

    background research

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  39. 39

    reliable

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  40. 40

    discuss ideas

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