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lsBN 978-1-84862-252-4 Contents Keyto Practice ExamPapers fortheRevised Cambridge ESOLFCEExamination 2 Tests. 5 Keyto FCEListening andSpeakingSkillsfortheRevised Cambridge ESOLFCEExamination 2 .23 Gontents Test1 Listening p. il Listening Test9 p. dt Test3 Speaking p.
86 Usteninglest I pool sounds like a prettygood idea, right?But if you REPEAT pRnr2 have little kids, you need to know that a swimming peuse5 sEcoNDS pool can be an extremelyrisky placefor them. So I'm That's the end of Part 2. reallyglad to be invitedheretodayto talk to you about keepingyour childrensafe in the water. Oh - and if Nowturnto Part 3.
you want more informationafterwards,I have copies pRuse5 SECoNDS of a fact sheetfrom the RoyalLifesavirfoSocietyhere, You'llhear five differentpeople talkingabout exercise. and you can alsovisitour website. uh, the address For questions 19-23,choose from the list (A-F)which is printedon the back. statementappliesto each person.
Usethe leftersonly To most parents,teachingvery small kids to swim once. Thereis one extralefter which you do not need isn't a high priority.So I'd like to start by quotingthe fo use. old saying, "preventionis better than cure". In other Younow have 30 seconds to look at Part 3.
words,teach your child to swim as soon as possible. pnuse30 sEcoNDs - ToNE You can take your babyto the pool when it's as young Speaker1 as 3 months.By the age of 6 months,the childshould pnuse2 sEcoNDS be able to begin havinglessons. Althoughat my age some peoplemight expectme to After that, you should take your child to the be sitting in a comfortablechair knittingsocks, I like swimmingpoolas oftenas possible.What'simportant more than anythingto get out and train. I'm in the is to get them used to the water.After a few lessons, middle of quite a vigoroustraining schedule,and I even very young children can be taught to just roll would love to compete for Britain, maybe in the over and float on their backs, blow bubbles and triathlonor somethingwitha bit of variety.lt seemsa bit generallyenjoy life.That meansthat if they do fall in a crazy havingall these ambitionsat 70, but I've never pool accidentally,they're not afraid and they have a really been your typical "stay-at-home"grandmother.
good chanceof stayingaliveuntilan adultfindsthem. I'd rathergo for a jog roundthe villagethan stay in the Of course, as parents,you can do much more.WhatI'd loveto Make sure someone is always supervisingchildren do is get a group of all us old age pensionerstogether around the pool. Take your childrento public pools and starttrainingthem- a sortof "keepfit for the aged".And if your child goesto pRuse3 sEcoNDS a friend's pool, always check to see that there are Speaker2 enough supervisors.As a rule, there should be one pnusE2 sEcoNDS supervisingadult for everyfour kids under eight.And lfirmly believethat the body is a temple,so I actually there's a simple messageto tell your kids: "if there's regulatevery carefullywhat goes into mine,and what no adult around,you can't go nearthe water." I do with it. Well, I swim two milesa day beforework, Talking of private pools - swimming pools in and after I get home from the office,I work out in the people'shomes,I mean-these shouldbe your biggest gym for about 2 or 3 hours.At weekends,when I have worry in the summermonths.Morethan ten times as more time, I like nothingmore than to go for a long many water-relatedaccidentshappen at home than at run; it reallyhelps me to think and get all the week's public pools.
By law, you must have a securely events and problems into perspective.I guess fastenedfencearoundthe pool.lt's alsoa good ideato exercisecan be a bit like a drug - it does give me a havea backdoor alarmthat makesa loud soundif your high. My friendssometimescomplainthat I don't have child everdecidesto exploreoutsideby him or herself. enough time for them becauseI'd ratherbe down at When you go to the beach you have to be extra the gym. but if I wantto stay lookingthis good I think careful.Always,and I reallydo mean always,keep an it's a small priceto pay.
eye on your child. A small child can get into trouble pnuse3 sEcoNDS evenin smallwaves.Also,avoidallthose kind of blow- Speaker3 up toys that kids love.They may be fun, but they can pRusr2 sEcoNDs easilybe blown out to sea. And - this may seem an I'm out everyweekendwith the boys. We kick a ball obviousthing to say, but you'd be amazedhow many round and we also organisegameswith some of the peopleignoreit - never,I repeatnever,swimwhenthe other local clubs - | supposewe've got a mini-league red flag is flying.
Apart from that, have a great time at going, really. lt's fun, 'cause we're all mates; we've the beach! known each otherfor yearsand so it meanswe get to pnuse10 sEcoNDS see eachotherregularly.lf we're playinga match,then Now you'll hear Part 2 again. all the wives and kids come along and cheer us on. TONE None of us are reallyfit.
I mean, look at me - I'm 27 UsteningTest 2 P: So it's our modern-daylifestylewhich is a problem Tapescript (Listening Test 2) for thesedogs.What'sthe solution? ExpressPublishing.Listening& SpeakingSkillsfor the J: To be honest,if we won'tchangeour lives,maybe RevisedCambridgeFCE,Book 2. the time has come to dumb down the dog. You l'm going to give you the instructionsfor this test. reallyneed a dog that fits your lifestyle.Suppose l'll introduce each part of the test and give you time to that you have a lifestylewhere you're out of the look at fhe guestions.
house,er, at work,say 8 to 10 hoursa day,well,I At the staft of each piece you will hear thls sound; mean, you don't want a really smart dog like a TONE Doberman Pinscher,because he's going to get You'llhear each piece twice. lf you had a bulldog,they're the third- Remember, while you're listening, write your answers slowestthinkingdogs,and it's goingto takehim 6 on the question paper.You'llhave 5 minutesatthe end to 8 hoursto realiseyou'regone. of the fesf to copy your answers onto the separate P: So if you don't want your furniture eaten while answer sheet. you'reout at work,get a dumb dog! Jane Fennet, There'll now be a pause.
P/ease ask any guesfions thankyou for talkingto us today. now, becauseyou mustnot speakduring the test PAUSE 10 sEcoNDS pRuse5 sEcoNDS Now you'll hear Part 4 again. TONE Now open your paper and look at Part 1. REPEATplRr 4 pnuse5 sEcoNDS pRuse 5 sEcoNDS You'll hear people talking in eight differentsffuafions.
Thatis the end of Part 4. For questions7-8,choose the bestanswer,A, B or C. There'llnow be a pauseof 5 minutes for you to copy your answersonto the separateanswer sheet.Be sure 1 to follow the numberingof all the questions.l'll remind Youhear a man talking to an optician about his you when there is one minute left,so that you're sure g/asses.Whatdoes he need the g/assesfor? to finishin time. A reading PAUSE4 MINUTES B driving Youhave one more minute left.
pRuse1 MTNUTE C watching TV pnuse2sEcoNDS-ToNE That's the end of fhe tesf. P/ease stop now. Your O: OK,so tell me. whenyou'redrivingand you stop superuisorwill now collect allthe question papersand to read something- for examplea map, or some answersheets.
directions- would you need to take your glasses otf? M: Yes- | can't readwith them on. They hurt my eyes Test2 Listening if ltry to focus close-upwith them on. O: What about watchingW? Part I M: Oh, no, I wearthem only when I think it would be 1B 3C 5B 7B dangerousnot to wear them. in the car, you 2B 4A 6C 8A know.
pnuse2sEcoNDS-ToNE Parl2 REPEAT exrnRcr1 peuse2 sEcoNDS 9 newspaper 14 market 2 10 readers 15 children Youhear a tour guide talking to a group of people. 16 6/sixo/"ipercent 11 a/1 million/1,000,000 Whereare they? 12 fishing 17 60isixty A a library 13 4ltour 18 channels B an historichouse C an art gallery Part 3 pnuse2sEcoNDS-ToNE 19C 21 D 23F And this is the Book Room, named after the superb 20E 22 A collectionof old booksyou can see fillingthe shelves. Amazing,aren't they? This is a room which holds Part 4 many secrets,such as thesestrangepaintingson the 244 26A 28C 308 ceiling.Who paintedthem?Do they meananything? 25A 278 29C 29 Ll'steninglest 2 Perhapswe'll neverknow.And look at this - if I press 5 this bookcasehere. yes! Youhear a girltalking about a recent holiday.
It opens a secret door to a hidden bedroom! Come Whydid she come back early? through this way. the furniturein here is 16th A because she didn't like the hotel century.lt's believedthat MaryQueenof Scotsslept B becausesomethingof hers was stolen in this very bed in 1568! C becauseshe was disappointedwith the island pnuse2sEcoNDs-roNE pnuse2sEcoNDs-ToNE REPEATexrRnct2 Well, for a start, I wanted to go to the mountains- pnusE2 sEcoNDS clean air, rock climbing,greatviews,that'sthe sort of 3 thing I like.But my friendswantedsun, sea and sand, Youhear a woman talking to her doctor. so we ended up taking a two-weekpackagetour to What does he think she might need? the Caribbean.Nowthe islandwe wereon, Antigua. A tablets to stay calm well,it was OK, you know,sunny,nice beachand all B a heart operation that.
But the hotel - my goodness! I tell you, it was C newglasses terrible! But the last straw was on the second night pnuse2sEcoNDs-ToNE there, when I had my bag snatched. I lost all my W:Well, it's like this, doctor. I've been having money!Just as well l'd left my passportand ticketsat headaches,and I take tablets but they don't help. but afterthat I'd had enoughand I took the And I'vebeen seeingthingsagain.
D: Whatdo you mean,Mrs Murphy? pnuse2sEcoNDS-ToNE W: Well,thingsin frontof my eyes- spots and stars. REPEAT exrnncr5 It's driving me mad. and my heart beats too pnusr2 sEcoNDS quickly.Can'tyou give me tabletsfor that?|. I just 6 know there'ssomethingwrong.
You hear a weather forecaston the radio. Which D: Calm down, Mrs Murphy. Have you changed part(s) of Englandwill have the heaviestrainfall? your glassesrecently? A London and south-east W: Well,not for quitea long time- fiveyearsor more, B northern I thinkr C westernand central D: Well,thdn,may I suggestyou get your eyestested? pnusE2sEcoNDS-ToNE In any case, l'll have to give your heart a quick And now for tomorrow'sweather.Partlycloudy in the check,and take your blood pressureas well. morningfor London and the south-east,but overcast pnuse2sEcoNDS-roNE by middaywith rain in the afternoon.Temperatures will REPEATexrnncr3 rangefrom 11-19"C.There'llalso be rain in the north, pnuse2 sEcoNDS whichwillquicklyspreadto the restof the country.Rain 4 will be very heavy in some areas by late afternoon, Youhear a man talking about healthyeating.
especiallyin westernand centralEngland,and there What does he suggest? will be strongwinds over most of mainlandBritain. A eating a large breaffiast pnusE2sEcoNDs-ToNE B eating a sandwich for lunch BEPEAT exrRncr6 C eating a big meal in the evening pnuse2 sEcoNDS pnuse2sEcoNDS-ToNE 7 I don't know, you young people never seem to eat Youhave /osf some money and you telephonethe properlythesedays.A cup of coffeein the morning,a lostproperty office. Youhear a recorded /nessage. sandwichfor lunch, and then your big meal in the What does the messagetellyou to do? evening.lt's just not right.
your poor bodies can't A to call in at the office between 9am and Spm cope - they haveto work all night trying to digestthe B to contact the police to make a statement food you'vejust eaten.What a wasteof energy.No, in C to contact your bank immediately my day, we were alwaystold, "breakfastlike a king" - pRusE2sEcoNDS-ToNE that way it setsyou up for the restof the day and starts Hello.This is the lost propefi office.There'sno one you otf right. here to take your call at present, but if you've lost pRuse2sEcoNDS-roNE something please listen carefully to the following REPEATrxrRncr 4 message.lf you've lost valuablessuch as jewellery, pnusE2 sEcoNDS cash or creditcards,you'll need to contactyour nearest policestationas soon as possibleto makea statement. 30 l-r'steninglest 2 In the case of a credit card, you should also contact 1 millionwomen in the UK play netball.ls that a your bank immediately. For any otheritems,pleasecall minoritysport?