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INSTRUCTIONS:
Do not open this paper until you are told to do so.
Read the instructions before answering the questions.
You will hear Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3 of the Listening TWICE.
You will hear Section 3 of the Listening AGAIN in Writing, Section 1.
Answer all the questions.
Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet in pencil.
Use a pencil HB 2.
Do TWO Tasks in the Writing.
Write your Tasks in the Writing Booklet in pencil.
You must ask any questions now as you cannot speak during the Test.
LRN LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE IN ESOL
INTERNATIONAL (CEF B2)
LEVEL B2
LISTENING
WRITING
READING AND USE
EXAM PAPER - JANUARY 2017
Duration
Listening: 30 minutes
Writing - Reading and Use: 2 hours
LISTENING SECTION 1 CEF B2
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Listen to 9 short conversations. For questions 1-9, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
You will hear each conversation TWICE. You now have 2 minutes to read the questions.
Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.
A hotel room
1. What Karen doesn’t like about the hotel
room is its
A. price.
B. location.
C. facilities.
The new restaurant
2. Paul went to the new restaurant because
A. Beth recommended it to him.
B. he had read a positive review for it.
C. it served his favourite food.
Spanish lessons
3. What is TRUE according to what you hear?
A. The Language School is closed during
the weekend.
B. The woman informs the man about
the school fees.
C. The man has done Spanish lessons
before.
A talented woman
4. From what you hear, you understand
that Ellie
A. works as a musician.
B. likes playing music for her friends.
C. has often performed in public.
An old house
5. What is FALSE about what you hear?
A. Jack is interested in buying the old
house.
B. No one has lived in the old house for
ten years.
C. Sue knows the owner of the old
house.
Outside the theatre
6. Vivian was late getting to the theatre
because she
A. was stuck in traffic.
B. was given the wrong directions.
C. got lost while driving.
A driving fine
7. George tells Sara that
A. the policeman shouldn’t have made
her pay a fine.
B. it was wrong of her to talk on the
phone while driving.
C. she didn’t give the policeman a good
excuse.
Sharing a flat
8. From what you hear, you understand
that
A. Pam is now sharing a flat with
another woman.
B. Pam never liked having a room-
mate.
C. Pam's room-mate has gone back to
her home town.
Entering a museum
9. It seems that
A. Kevin and Annie agree on museum
fees.
B. Kevin thinks museum fees are
necessary.
C. Annie doesn’t mind paying to enter a
museum.
LISTENING SECTION 2 CEF B2
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Listen to 3 longer conversations. For questions 10-15, choose the best answer
(A, B or C). You will hear each conversation TWICE. You now have 1 minute to read
the questions.
Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.
A new armchair
10. Chloe tells Nick that
A. she bought the armchair at a reduced price.
B. they needed another armchair for the living room.
C. the store had no kitchen tables.
11. What is TRUE about the big furniture store?
A. It offers a wide variety of tables.
B. It is near Chloe’s office.
C. It closes at 4 o’clock.
Asking for directions
12. From what you hear, you understand that
A. the man’s guidebook refers to two art museums.
B. the man doesn’t know where he is.
C. the man wants to visit both art museums.
13. What is FALSE about what you hear?
A. The Art Museum is near the last bus stop.
B. The man can get a ticket on the bus.
C. The bus passes some interesting places.
Working as a receptionist
14. Ann says that the best part of her job is
A. dealing with difficult guests.
B. the money she earns.
C. meeting new people.
15. What is TRUE about what you hear?
A. Ann is an experienced receptionist.
B. Ann expects a higher salary next year.
C. Ann is very busy when she works at night.
LISTENING SECTION 3 CEF B2
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Listen to Adam’s message to his friend, Andrew. For questions 16-20, choose the best
answer (A, B or C). You will hear the message TWICE. You now have 1 minute to look
at the questions.
Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.
16. The celebration of the World Environment Day started with
A. the headmaster’s speech on the environment.
B. students talking about the dangers of the environment.
C. the History teacher dividing students into groups.
17. What is TRUE according to what you hear?
A. The members of the first group had to draw posters.
B. Adam’s group spent less than two hours doing their activity.
C. The leaders of the groups were all teachers.
18. Adam tells Andrew that
A. he wasn’t happy with what he had to do.
B. the weather was cold on that day.
C. the activity he took part in was relaxing.
19. One of the things the second group had to do was
A. clean the school yard.
B. plant flowers in the school yard.
C. put recycling bins outside the school.
20. After all the groups had finished their activities, they
A. watered the trees in the school yard.
B. made paper bags.
C. went back to school.
Now turn to Writing, Section 1, Task 1. Open your Writing Booklet and listen to the
instructions. You have 1 minute to open your Writing Booklet.
WRITING SECTION 1 CEF B2
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Task 1
Listen to Adam’s message to his friend, Andrew, again. USE the space provided in the
Writing Booklet to take notes. You can use the information from the recording and the
notes you have taken to write an email to a friend of yours telling him/her about what
your class did to celebrate World Environment Day.
Write your email in the Writing Booklet Task 1.
Your notes will not be marked.
Take notes for the following
information or for anything
else you wish.
what the headmaster did
what the History teacher
did
what the first group had
to do
what the second group
had to do
what the third group had
to do
what happened after all
groups had finished
Write your notes in
the Writing Booklet.
