Intermediate level – Listening comprehension

English – Intermediate level – Listening comprehension

There are three different types of tasks in the listening comprehension subtest: multiple choice tasks, true-false tasks and open-ended questions.

Find out more about the listening comprehension subtest here.

 

Multiple choice task:


You will hear the recording once. Choose the correct alternative (A, B or C).

M1. The Chinese company sold
M2. The report also tells that
You will hear the recording once. Choose the correct alternative (A,B or C).

M3. The news story is about

 True-false task:


You will hear the recording twice without pauses. Choose the box True if the statement is true and False if the statement is false.

M4. New Zealand is a paradise for American tourists.
M5. The issue is the expensiveness of the country.


You will hear the recording twice without pauses. Choose the box True, if the statement is true and False, if the statement is false.

M6. Sudbo studied the effect of painkillers on the pain relief of cancer patients.
M7. Sudbo's research interested the people specialized in safety and effectiveness of medicines.
M8. The Lancet has sued Sudbo for faking research results.
M9. It's currently being investigated how Sudbo succeeded in getting his research published.

Open-ended questions:


You will hear the recording twice - first as a whole and then in two parts. In part 1, you will answer the questions 1 and 2. In part 2, you will answer the questions 3 and 4. Answer the questions in English.

A1. How many children with malaria are brought to the hospital of Muheza?
A2. What is said about the medicine that is currently the most commonly used in the hospital?
A3. What is the significance of the 100 million dollars in the story?
A4. What is the significance of the 1 dollar mentioned in the story?