FCE First Certificate in English Listening Test | Complete

this is the Cambridge first certificate in English listening test test 1 I'm going to give you the instructions for this test I'll introduce each part of the test and give you time to look at the questions at the start of each piece you'll hear this sound you'll hear each piece twice remember while you're listening write your answers on the question paper you'll have five minutes at the end of the test to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet there will now be a pause please ask any questions now because you must not speak during the test now open your question paper and look at part 1 you'll hear people talking in 8 different situations for questions 1 to 8 choose the best answer a B or C 1 you hear a restaurant manager talking about the cooks who work for him what does he say about them a they dislike cleaning tasks B they have a choice of jobs C they help to decide the menu as restaurant manager I feel responsible for the quality of the food we serve so it's up to me to check the ingredients that have been delivered overnight to make sure they are of sufficient quality and to produce a menu for the day the cooks arrive at about 10 a.m. to prepare a lunch and I'll take them through the menu because lunch is concentrated over a short period of time it can get very busy and very hot but unlike some kitchens we tend to divide the jobs up according to who likes doing what and that includes cleaning pots and pans and clearing the place before dinner as restaurant manager I feel responsible for the quality of the food we serve so it's up to me to check the ingredients that have been delivered overnight to make sure they are of sufficient quality and to produce a menu for the day the cooks arrive at about 10 a.m. to prepare a lunch and I'll take them through the menu because lunch is concentrated over a short period of time it can get very busy and very hot but unlike some kitchens we tend to divide the jobs up according to who likes doing what and that includes cleaning pots and pans and clearing the place before dinner too you hear a woman talking about a new book what does she particularly like about the book a it's educational B it's well-organized C it's enjoyable it's a factual book chronicle of the 20th century and it's wonderful I mean it's terribly bitty and it's not going to give you a lot of information nor be good for schoolwork and that's what's really nice about it here is a reference book which it is fun to dip in and out of so I'll be going to help anyone write an essay and it avoids being geared to any school syllabus unlike so much of what is published today but for anyone who likes little details you know you can look up your date of birth for example and see what else happened then it's a very good book it's a factual book chronicle of the 20th century and it's wonderful I mean it's terribly bitty and it's not going to give you a lot of information nor we good for school work and that's what's really nice about it here is a reference book which it is fun to dip in and out of so I'll be going to help anyone write an essay and it avoids being geared to any school syllabus unlike so much of what is published today but for anyone who likes little details you know you can look up your date of birth for example and see what else happened then it's a very good book 3 you hear the writer of a television soap opera being interviewed about the program what will happen next in the story a someone will make an important decision B someone will go away unexpectedly C someone will learn the truth at last so there have been some dramatic events in Victoria Street this past week what with Mariella deciding not to marry Jason and Steve and leaving home in the middle of a family Rao our next week's episodes as exciting well I can't give away the whole story but I don't think you'll be disappointed I can tell you that Stephens mother is forced to tell her husband a secret she's been hiding for years which leads to more fireworks and a few tears and Jason refuses to accept Mary Ella's decision so you're going to hear a lot more from him look out for some surprises there so there have been some dramatic events in Victoria Street this past week what with Mariela deciding not to marry Jason and Stephen leaving home in the middle of a family Rao our next week's episode is exciting well I can't give away the whole story but I don't think you'll be disappointed I can tell you that Stephens mother is forced to tell her husband a secret she's been hiding for years which leads to more fireworks and a few tears and Jason refuses to accept Mary Ella's decision so you're going to hear a lot more from him and look out for some surprises there for you here part of a radio interview home speaking a a taxi driver be a porter see the tourist guide we get people to the taxis that's the first priority and to the trains we make sure they get on early and get comfortable seats these days many passengers have a lot of luggage and they want assistance with it so we provide a much needed service we even take people down to the underground or two places in the surrounding streets but the majority of users are airline passengers with a lot of bags and perhaps accompanied by elderly relatives young children and so on obviously they can't manage everything on their own we get people to the Texas that's the first priority and to the trains we make sure they get on early and get comfortable seats these days many passengers have a lot of luggage and they want assistance with it so we provide a much needed service we even take people down to the underground or to places in the surrounding streets over the majority of users are airline passengers with a lot of bags and perhaps accompanied by elderly relatives young children and so on obviously they can't manage everything on their own five you hear a woman talking about how she keeps fit why did she decide to take up line dancing a she thought the pace would suit her be she had heard about it on television see she wanted to try exercising to music I exercise in the form of dance at one time I did aerobics because exercise is more interesting with music but I've since moved on to line dancing it's less energetic but I go three times a week I run my own business work hard and it's just a way to cut off rather than watch television it's also a challenge keeping up with the new steps I think young people sometimes take exercise too far get over concerned with how they look when they'll never be able to keep it up at that sort of pace whereas line dancing struck me as something I could sustain as part of my normal life I exercise in the form of dance at one time I did aerobics because exercise is more interesting with music but I've since moved on to line dancing it's less energetic but I go three times a week I run my own business work hard and it's just a way to cut off rather than watch television it's also a challenge keeping up with the new steps I think young people sometimes take exercise too far get over concerned with how they look when they'll never be able to keep it up at that sort of pace whereas line dancing struck me as something I could sustain as part of my normal life six you overhear a conversation in a restaurant what does the woman think about the food she has just eaten a it was expensive B it was delicious C it looked wonderful well what did you think of that then brilliant I've never tasted anything like it I wish now I tried this place sooner I mean I've been walking past it for years why didn't you well to be honest I never thought I'd be able to a4 it but it's actually quite reasonable mind you I think they could have tried a bit harder with the presentation I think your food looks good on the plate you automatically expect it to taste good yours was okay but I think they could have made more of an effort with mine well what did you think of that then brilliant I've never tasted anything like it I wish now I tried this place sooner I mean I've been walking past it for years why didn't you well to be honest I never thought I'd be able to afford it but it's actually quite reasonable mind you I think they could have tried a bit harder with the presentation I think your food looks good on the plate you automatically expect it to taste good yours was okay but I think they could have made more of an effort with mine 7 you turn on the radio and hear a man talking what's he talking about a drawing pictures B writing fiction C composing music in practical terms the place I'm in doesn't matter too much as long as I have the necessary tools you know pencil and paper and of course my keyboard once I'm started I go over things again and again must be very dull if anyone's listening a change a few notes here and there but basically I tend to stick with an idea once I have it I guess homes the best place in a way because there I'm relaxed enough to let my imagination flow and that's what you need to do in order to produce a good piece in practical terms the place I'm in doesn't matter too much as long as I have the necessary tools you know pencil and paper and of course my keyboard once I'm started I go over things again and again must be very dull if anyone's listening a change a few notes here and there but basically I tend to stick with an idea once I have it I guess homes the best place in a way because there I'm relaxed enough to let my imagination flow and that's what you need to do in order to produce a good piece eight you over here a student phoning her parents what's her opinion of the place she's living in while at college a she's not sure she will have enough room to study be she has difficulty in working because of the noise see she does not get on well with her roommates well I'm sharing with two other girls I know it was supposed to be me and one other person but there's a shortage of accommodation apparently anyway the rooms rather cramped but it's great there being three parties so far and it's still a first week it's incredibly noisy place with doors banging and people laughing and shouting - with small hours yeah I suppose we'll have to get down to work soon though I don't know how we'll be able to packed in fact little space none of us is very tidy well I'm sharing with two other girls I know it was supposed to be me and one other person but there's a shortage of accommodation apparently anyway the rooms rather cramped but it's great there being three parties so far and it's still a first week it's incredibly noisy place with doors banging and people laughing and shouting - with small hours yeah I suppose we'll have to get down to work soon though I don't know how we'll be able to packed in that little space none of us is very tidy that's the end of part one now turn to part two you'll hear an interview with Elizabeth Holmes about her experience working in Africa for questions 9 to 18 complete the sentences you now have 45 seconds in which to look at part 2 visitors to the small devon village of wimple might be forgiven for looking twice as they passed the garden of Elizabeth homes in the middle of the garden there stands a traditional African hut a reminder of the two years Elizabeth spent in Africa as a volunteer Elizabeth what persuaded you to leave your secure job in a travel agent and go to Africa well I'd been feeling Restless for ages I wanted to see the real world not just tourist places then I was at the dentist one day waiting to go in and I'd read all the magazines in the waiting room so I started looking at a poster it was all about volunteers working in Africa and it interested you yes I took down the name and address and applied I had mentor view locally and did some aptitude tests then just before I left for Africa there was a training weekend in London which they called changes which gives you some idea of what you're letting yourself in for what particular skills could you offer I had a degree in economics and I'd done some teaching at one time what they wanted to send me to Africa to do was to train local farmers in the marketing of their produce I flew out with 15 other volunteers all going to do different things like nursing teaching and so on when we got there we were supposed to have a four week course at a training centre learning something about the local culture and the basic for the language you know greetings and things like that anyway there was a problem and it only lasted three weeks in the end not enough really did it take a long time to get used to your new lifestyle I found it quite difficult for the first few weeks but after that I shuttled him very well my area covered 1200 square kilometres and I had a truck for long distance travel but for more local trips I rode a motorbike how did you get on with the local people very well the men were very polite but they tended to keep their distance unlike the women who were always inviting me to meals they showed me how they wove and dyed material to make clothes for themselves and their children I used to get magazines sent from England and we'd spend ages looking at them I expect you found it very different when you returned to England yes I certainly did after two years of living very simply I found the supermarkets especially overwhelming just the enormous choice of food also the traffic disturbed me I had to move from my flat in the city to a small cottage in the country just to get some of the peace and quiet I'd become accustomed to in Africa and what are you working on at the moment well I didn't want to just go back to working in someone else's office so I set up my own business which I run from home I deal in African furniture I bought some small pieces back with me as souvenirs and everyone loved them in Britain however I'm still in touch with the organisation that sent me to Africa as a volunteer I organize events to raise funds and give talks about my experience to encourage other people to go has the experience in Africa changed you at all oh yes in many ways I used to spend all my time working but now I make sure I have more time for gardening my favourite hobby well I'd like to thank Elizabeth for coming to the studio today if you're interested now you'll hear part two again visitors to the small devon village of wimple might be forgiven for looking twice as they passed the garden of Elizabeth homes in the middle of the garden there stands a traditional African hut a reminder of the two years Elizabeth spent in Africa as a volunteer Elizabeth what persuaded you to leave your secure job in the travel agents and go to Africa well I've been feeling Restless for ages I wanted to see the real world not just tourist places then I was at the dentist one day waiting to go in and I'd read all the magazines in the waiting room so I started looking at a poster it was all about volunteers working in Africa and it interested you yes I took down the name and address and applied I had mentor view locally and did some aptitude tests then just before I left for Africa there was a training weekend in London which they called changes which gives you some idea of what you're letting yourself in for what particular skills could you offer I had a degree in economics and I'd done some teaching at one time what they wanted to send me to Africa to do was to train local farmers in the marketing of their produce I flew out with 15 other volunteers all going to do different things like nursing teaching and so on when we got there we were supposed to have a four week course at a training centre learning something about the local culture and a basic for the language you know greetings and things like that anyway there was a problem and it only lasted three weeks in the end not enough really did it take a long time to get used to your new lifestyle I found it quite difficult for the first few weeks but after that I shuttled him very well my area covered 1200 square kilometres and I had a truck for long distance travel but for more local trips I rode a motorbike how did you get on with the local people very well the men were very polite but they tended to keep their distance unlike the women who were always inviting me to meals they showed me how they wove and dyed material to make clothes for themselves and their children I used to get magazines sent from England and we'd spend ages looking at them I expect you found it very different when you returned to England yes I certainly did after two years of living very simply I found the supermarket's especially overwhelming just the enormous choice of food also the traffic disturbed me I had to move from my flat in the city to a small cottage in the country just to get some of the peace and quiet I'd become accustomed to in Africa and what are you working on at the moment well I didn't want to just go back to working in someone else's office so I set up my own business which I run from home I deal in African furniture I bought some small pieces back with me as souvenirs and everyone loved them in Britain however I'm still in touch with the organisation that sent me to Africa as a volunteer I organize events to raise funds and give talks about my experience to encourage other people to go how's the experience in Africa changed you at all oh yes in many ways I used to spend all my time working but now I make sure I have more time for gardening my favorite hobby well I'd like to thank Elizabeth for coming into the studio today if you're interested that's the end of part 2 now turn to part 3 you will hear five different employees talking about what makes a good boss for questions 19 to 23 choose which of the opinions a to F each speaker expresses use the letters only once there is one extra letter which you do not need to use you now have 30 seconds in which to look at part 3 speaker 1 some people still think that leaders are born not made they see no matter how hard you study and how many diplomas you collect at the end of the day if you've got natural skills such as a strong character that's all you'll need I think that's nonsense leadership is all about commanding respect if a boss says to me for example Luke your computer skills need upgrading I think right this person has a degree in computing I don't so he must be right but if it's the other way around then you feel well maybe I should be boss speaker 2 well the sort of leaders that I actually admire are not the top dogs in suits with a degree in management and a belief that nobody can do things as well as they can one thing I've learned from all my experience in different jobs is that to be a really good boss you have to be good at encouraging the people under you to decide on important issues creating a situation in which other people can shine of course this does not mean the boss's job is any easier it's still a challenge but so much more rewarding for everyone speaker 3 since I left school I've done a number of short-term office jobs and I must say I'm beginning to realize how important it is to have the right sort of person directing your work to develop all my potential I need to be told when I'm doing something well and also the areas where I could improve I think the earlier you get formal and informal feedback the better otherwise you develop bad habits some of my workmates don't agree with me when I say it's good to meet regularly with your boss they think I'm trying to be better than them speaker 4 of course we all want bosses who are knowledgeable and to bring energy to the job and I will say in my opinion most people who reach top job positions do possess these qualities however what really matters is the ability to bring people together leaders often mistakenly encourage people to work on their own kind of in isolation because they're afraid of the strengths of groups they think maybe they'll criticize or even join forces against the leader such leaders need to go on management courses to look at good examples of leadership speaker 5 well in the organ zatia where I work each department has a leader a boss and because I've worked in six of these departments I've had six different bosses I must say there's been very little to complain about except that we are being asked to do an enormous amount of extra work and some of the bosses don't seem to be doing long hours like the rest of us it is true that after work they may have to attend special management courses or meet individual members of staff to discuss performance but this only happens occasionally we'll hear part three again speaker 1 some people still think that leaders are born not made they see no matter how hard you study and how many diplomas you collect at the end of the day if you've got natural skills such as a strong character that's all you'll need I think that's nonsense leadership is all about commanding respect if a boss says to me for example Luke your computer skills need upgrading I think right this person has a degree in computing I don't so he must be right but if it's the other way around then you feel well maybe I should be boss speaker 2 well the sort of leaders that I actually admire are not the top dogs in suits with a degree in management and a belief that nobody can do things as well as they can one thing I've learned from all my experience in different jobs is that to be a really good boss you have to be good at encouraging the people under you to decide on important issues creating a situation in which other people can shine of course this does not mean the boss's job is any easier it's still a challenge but so much more rewarding for everyone speaker 3 since I left school I've done a number of short-term office jobs and I must say I'm beginning to realize how important it is to have the right sort of person directing your work to develop all my potential I need to be told when I'm doing something well and also the areas where I could improve I think the earlier you get formal and informal feedback the better otherwise you develop bad habits some of my workmates don't agree with me when I say it's good to meet regularly with your boss they think I'm trying to be better than them speaker 4 of course we all want bosses who are knowledgeable and to bring energy to the job and I must say in my opinion Mo's people who reach top job positions do possess these qualities however what really matters is the ability to bring people together leaders often mistakenly encourage people to work on their own kind of in isolation because they're afraid of the strengths of groups they think maybe they'll criticize or even join forces against the leader such leaders need to go on management courses to look at good examples of leadership speaker 5 well in the organ evasion where I work each department has a leader a boss and because I've worked in six of these departments I've had six different bosses I must say there's been very little to complain about except that we are being asked to do an enormous amount of extra work and some of the bosses don't seem to be doing long hours like the rest of us it is true that after work they may have to attend special management courses or meet individual members of staff to discuss performance but this only happens occasionally that's the end of part three now turn to part four you'll hear an interview with Trina traverse a pop singer who is only 15 for questions 24 to 30 choose the best answer a B or C you now have one minute in which to look at part four Treena you're 15 and you've just come back from America where you've been making records what was it like it was wonderful I had the six weeks called summer holidays and you know went over there for a month and then started school again what did you classmate to the school thing I just told close friends what I was doing in this state and I thought well if the records were successful then I'd tell everyone to and they were successful right and my friends were very good about it not envious or anything did you like being in the USA oh yes most of the time it was great the people are so friendly did you manage to write any songs there well yeah I did most of the stuff I done in England have been about the people closest to me you know mom dad my sister they weren't with me in the state and although I missed them and Philly things like the rain in England and fish and chips being surrounded with new faces gave me lots of material for my song now you're home in England is a long way from London yes about as far as you can get so is it easy to get into the music business if you live that far away then you have to be in London or near a big city at least no now we did play in London once we were actually approached at a local concert so it all think it's impossible to get noticed anywhere there are lots of record companies looking for band and they do got quite a long way from the cities to find them I was lucky with my band and there have been other bands like us that have been lucky as well so you don't have to come from a huge city to be discovered now in the USA you did a song with someone who was a star when I was your age David Pearson and you hadn't any idea who he was no it was embarrassing actually he was a really Pleasant guy he was recording an album in the same studio and he had this song that he needed someone to sing with him and he asked me and I was only too delighted to do it but that wasn't the only famous star you worked with in the States with it no there was Lance like a tough but you had heard of him yes he's a bit of a hero of mine in fact and you were in his TV series yes and what was that like it was a really good experience I hadn't done anything like that before and I filmed this for three or four days you know and that was the end of it all so I thought they made some mistakes which was such a shame because I had to go back to the USA oh I came home to England then they phoned off and put they had some bad camera work etc and that's why all the way back and do it again actually in the USA your record did well but not here in England why is that because you've never been able to get it over here in Britain the record companies never had any arrangements to sell their records in Britain so it's always just been the USA which is nice in a way why'd you say that well it's good to come home and get away from it but is it that the company don't think your style will appeal over here no it's purely the fact they don't operate over here but the company's just been sold and the new company does operate over here so maybe they will release the record so where do you see your career going will you go back to the state well not for a while I shouldn't think as I have another two years at school here in England and all my school friends are thinking of college but I'm not sure that's for me even to do music then my agent has been trying to persuade me to do it full-time and my parents say it's up to me but I'm happy to wait a while before that happens I can still write after all in fact one of my songs within the American charts at the moment but sung by someone else well the best of luck trainer and now now you'll hear part four again Trina you're 15 and you've just come back from America where you've been making records what was it like it was wonderful I had the six weeks called summer holidays and you know went over there for a month and then start to school again what did you classmate to the school thing I just told close friends what I was doing in this date and I thought well if the records are successful then I'd tell everyone they were successful right and my friends were very good about it not envious or anything did you like being in the USA oh yes most of the time it was great the people are so friendly did you manage to write any songs there well yeah I did most of the stuff I done in England have been about the people closest to me you know mom dad my sister they weren't with me in the States and although I missed them and in Philly things like the rain in England and fish and chips being surrounded with new faces gave me lots of material for my song now you're home in England there's a long way from London yes about as far as you can get so is it easy to get into the music business if you live that far away then you have to be in London or near a big city at least no now we did play in London once we were actually approached at a local concert so it also gets impossible to get noticed anywhere there are lots of record companies looking for bands and they do got quite a long way from the cities to find them I was lucky with my band and there have been other bands like us that have been lucky as well so you don't have to come from a huge city to be discovered now in the USA you did a song with someone who was a star when I was your age David Pearson and you hadn't any idea who he was no it was embarrassing actually I thought he was a really Pleasant guy yeah he was recording an album in the same studio and he had this song that he needed someone to sing with him and he asked me and I was only too delighted to do it but that wasn't the only famous star you worked with in the States was it no there was Lance like a tough but you had heard of him yes he's a bit of a hero of mine in fact and you were in his TV series yes and what was that like it was a really good experience I hadn't done anything like that before and I've filmed this for three or four days you know and that was the end of it or so I thought but they've made some mistakes which was such a shame because I had to go back to the USA oh I came home to England before and off and put they had some bad camera work etc and that's why all the way back and do it again actually in the USA your record did well but not here in England why is that because you've never been able to get it over here in Britain the record companies never had any arrangement to sell their records in Britain so it's always just been the USA which is nice in a way why'd you say that well it's good to come home and get away from it but is it that the company doesn't think your style will appeal over here no it's purely the fact they don't operate over here but the company has just been sold and the new company does operate over here so maybe they will release the record so where do you see your career going will you go back to the state well not for a while I shouldn't think as I have another two years at school here in England and all my school friends are thinking of college but I'm not sure that for me even to do music then my agent has been trying to persuade me to do it full-time and my parents say it's up to me but I'm happy to wait a while before that happens I can still write after all in fact one of my songs are in the American charts at the moment but sung by someone else well the best of luck Trainor and now that's the end of part 4 there will now be a pause of five minutes for you to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet be sure to follow the numbering of all the questions I'll remind you when there is one minute left so that you're sure to finish in time you that's the end of the test please stop now your supervisor will now collect all the question papers and answer sheets

Channel: English Plus10

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Keywords: First Certificate in English, Certificate in Advanced English, Preliminary English Test, International English Language Testing System, Young Learner English, Key English Test, Certificate of Proficiency English, Teaching Knowledge Test, american english, british english, funny, cae, ket, pet, fce, tle, teacher, credit card, visa, mastercard

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Length: 43min 7sec (2587 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 11 2017