Key Listening 2: Shopping and Numbers
Key Listening 2: Shopping and Numbers
Exam task
Track 6 You will hear five short conversations.
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You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation.
For questions 1–5, put a tick (✓) under the right answer.
A B C
A B C
A B C
A B C
A B C
Read the descriptions and complete the words. The first letter is given to you. There is one
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space for each letter in the word.
1. If you haven’t got any cash you will need to pay with this. c _ _ _ _ _ c _ _ _
2. When you buy something the shop assistant will give you this. r _ _ _ _ _ _
3. This is a shop with many floors where you can buy lots of different things. d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
s____
4. These are people who buy things in a shop. c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. There are 100 pennies in one of these. p _ _ _ _
6. You can buy food and other things in this shop. s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7. You might do this before you buy new clothes. t _ _ (them) _ _
8. If you like reading, you might go to this shop. b _ _ _ _ _ _ _
9. Shoppers in America spend these. d _ _ _ _ _ _
10. When you are shopping you can ask this person for help. a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Exam tips
• Read the questions very carefully. Underline the most important words in the question.
• The people will talk about what you can see in all three pictures, but only one is right.
• The first time you listen, choose your answers. The second time you listen, check that your
answers are right.
Exam task
Track 9
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Listen to Sonia and Dan talking about shopping.
What did Sonia buy in each shop?
For questions 1–5, write the letter A–H next to each shop.
You will hear the conversation twice.
Shops Things
1 clothes shop A bag
2 bookshop B cake
3 supermarket C flowers
4 sports shop D shampoo
5 market E socks
F towel
G trainers
H trousers
Write four sentences about yourself. Use enjoy / favourite / prefer … to / don’t like.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
Exam tips
• Before you listen, read the two lists and think about what the conversation might be about.
• In the second list, the words you hear are often different from the words you read.
• You can only use an answer once. When you have used an answer, cross it out.
Exam task
Which notice (A–H) says this (1–5)? A Swimming pool
2 Take off shoes please!
For questions (1–5), write the correct answer.
Children don’t need hats in pool
5. You should not take these with you when you go out. E Factory staff and visitors
Keep hair covered at all times
F Visitors
Walk this way around the top
floor of the castle
G SPORTS CENTRE
New staff needed. Phone
manager for more information.
Exam tips
• Quickly read the seven short texts and think about where you might see them.
• Look for words or phrases in the sentences and the short texts that have the same meaning.
• Compare each sentence with each text before you choose an answer.