Exercise 1. Listen and answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.(Track 26 – CD1)

  1. How many children in the UK now live in single parent families?________________
  2. According to some sociologists, who are responsible for the rise of single parenting?_____________
  3. What have the largest group of lone parents never done?_______________
  4. Where are single parent families more lively to live?____________________
  1. 1 in 4/one in four
  2. women
  3. married           
  4. rented accommodation

Exercise 2. Listen and answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. (Track 2 -CD2)

  1. 3 forms of energy Mary will write in her essay.

a._________________                 b._________________    c._________________

a. solar (energy) b. biofuels c. nuclear (energy)

Exercise 3. You are going to hear three students discussing their environmental science presentation. Listen and answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER (Track 3 – CD2)

What two pieces of information do the students agree to remove from the presentation?

a_________________         b. _________________

a.background details     b. diagrams

Exercise 2. Listen and answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. (Track 05 – CD2)

According to Phil, what are the 2 problems with some renewable energy sources?

  1. __________________________
  2. __________________________

List 2 things that Professor Jenkins wants to see in students’ reports.

  1. __________________________
  2. __________________________
  1. less reliable
  2. (generally/very)expensive
  3. Critical analysis                
  4. wide reading

Exercise 3. You are going to hear two friends talking about the exercise classes they took in the last week. Listen and answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. (Track 14 – CD2)

  1. Which two classes did Debbie go to last week?______________________________
  2. Why didn’t Penny like yoga?__________________________
  3. Where is Penny going next week?_____________________
  1. dance/kickboxing
  2. Too hard
  3. A conference

Exercise 4. Exercise 2. Listen and answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. (Track 16 – CD2)

  1. Name two times that Brad will visit the gym:____________________________
  2. What convinced Brad to choose Smith’s gym?__________________________
  3. What does Brad want to achieve at the gym?____________________________
  1. evenings, Sundays
  2. (The) television/ TV advert
  3. (reach) optimum fitness