Certifica ci on b 2 Listening Comprehension

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© CDL 2013 Prueba de certificación de competencia lingüística

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A cumplimentar por el Centro

APELLIDOS:

NOMBRE:

DNI

PRUEBA DE CERTIFICACIÓN DE COMPETENCIA LINGÜÍSTICA

CERTIFICADO DE CICLO INTERMEDIO B2

INGLÉS B2

Fecha: 17 de enero de 2013

Tiempo: 40 minutos (aprox.)

Listening ComprehensionInstructions

- DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.- Write your name and surname in CAPITAL LETTERS within the space provided.- Do NOT use pencil.

- Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.- When time expires, stop writing and hand in this booklet.

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This section consists of 3 tasks.

Listen carefully to the instructions on the recording.

You will listen to each recording twice.

You must answer the questions while listening to the recordings.

I have read and understood the instructions above

Signature: Absent


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LISTENING TASK 1 (Q1-6)

Listen to this interview with footballer Danny Graham.

Choose the answer A, B or C, which best fits the questions (1-6).

The first one (0) has been done for you as an example.

Write your answers in the space provided.

0 Why has Danny been abroad for two years?

A: He was on loan to a Spanish football team.B: He was in the manager´s first eleven.C: He wanted to live and play in a foreign country.

Q1.Which of these statements about Danny is true?

A: It was easy for him to learn the language.B: He enjoyed the weather and the rain in Spain.

C: He could buy food products from his own country.

Q2. Choose one of the main differences between the Spanish and English leaguesaccording to Danny?

A: There are more matches in Spanish football.B: There is less equality in Spanish football.C: There is less money in Spanish football.

Q3. What does Danny say about his time playing in Spain?

A: His time in Spain didn't go as well as he had hoped.B: His time in Spain started well but finished badly.C: His time in Spain was spent wholly at Spanish club Real Sociedad.

Q4. Why are footballers’ summers di fferent according to Danny?

A: They can't see too much of their friends and families.B: They need to keep fit and eat as healthily as possible.C: The club gives all players a strict exercise programme.

Q5. Why was America good for Danny?

A: He always enjoys visiting there.B: He scored an important goal.C: Lots of people came to watch his team.

Q6. How does Danny feel about the match against Liverpool?

A: It will be an indication of how prepared his team are.B: He hopes Eric Dufarge does well in the match.C: His team will probably win the football match.

Write your answers here

0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6

A


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Listen to this radio programme about books.

Choose the answer A, B or C, which fits the questions (7-12).



0 What is Michael Green’s book ‘Bad Sports’ about? A: James I.B: Modern sports.C: Old forms of sport.

Q7. According to the author, which of these statements is t rue about early footbal l? A: It had no rules and was played amongst people in the village. B: It had no rules and was played within the village square.C: It had no rules and was played over an unlimited area.

Q8. Why did James the First ban the game?

A: He disapproved of football because of the number of injuries.B: He disapproved of football because everyone played it.C: He disapproved of all violent sports that were popular.

Q9. What does the author say a wrestler needed to do in a wrestling match? A: You could win by pushing your opponent out of the ring.B: You could win by gaining the approval of the king.C: You could win by putting your opponent on his back.

Q10. Which of these statements about athletics is true? A: It was only ever practised by the military to stay fit.B: It was a form of entertainment for the lower classes.C: It was not considered a noble sport for the aristocracy.

Q11. According to the author, why was bowling popular with lower class spectators? A: Because they could win some money.B: Because it was played in a specially built facility.C: Because it was very similar to football.

Q12. What did the Puritan, Robert Crowley, believe? A: That anybody who played any type of bowling would go to hell.B: That those who closed down bowling alleys would go to hell.C: That those who played the lower class form of bowling would go to hell.

Write your answers here

0 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12

C


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You will hear an interview with Gavin, a Scotsman, living and working in Valencia.

Complete the sentences (13-20) in a maximum of FOUR words.



0 Gavin is ____responsible for running __________ a pub quiz in English in Valencia.

Q13. He first arrived in Valencia in 2005 but only started __________________________two

years later.

Q14. Pub quizzes are popular in the UK and USA and basically consist of

__________________________.

Q15. Twenty-five to a hundred people attend and Gavin says it is best to limit the

__________________________per team to seven.

Q16. He says it’s advisable to have people who are good at __________________________

in each team.

Q17. In Gavin’s quiz everybody pays a euro and the money is

__________________________ between the top two teams.

Q18.Gavin says he enjoys doing the quiz because it is a meeting point for people who share

the same __________________________ and have had similar adventures.

Q19. He says Spanish people can easily take part because the questions are

__________________________.

Q20. In Gavin’s opinion, nowadays it’s much easier to __________________________

because everyone has phone access to internet.


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