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IGCSE Exam Practice Listening 1

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Class:

IGCSE Listening: Part 1


(Use QSE Advanced Exam Practice Audio, Test 2)
Questions 16
For Questions 16 you will hear a series of short sentences. Answer each question
on the line provided. Your answer should be as brief as possible.
You will hear each item twice.
1 Benny is travelling to Paris next week. According to the weather forecast, on which
weekday morning would be best for him to sit outside at a caf?

2 Your English class is planning a trip to London this Friday. Where must you meet
your class and when?

3 Pamela is going to the cinema. When will her film start?

4 Richard needs a map of the Underground. How much does he pay for it?

5 Scott is going to play a game of football with his friends. What three things does he
need to bring with him?

6 Sharon and her friend are out shopping. Why does her friend suggest she buy some shoes?

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IGCSE Exam Practice Listening 2

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IGCSE Listening: Part 2


(Use QSE Advanced Exam Practice Audio, Test 3)
Listen to the following tour of London Heathrow Airport, and then fill in the details below.
You will hear the interview twice.

HEATHROW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT


GENERAL INFORMATION
 Busiest in Europe
 Busiest airports in the world: Atlanta, Chicago, London Heathrow
 Number of passengers:
 Open: 24 hours a day,

a year

Size
 Total retail space:
 48,000 sq. m, or

bigger than Manchester Uniteds

football pitch
 Total staff:
 Total parking space: 34,000

Airport documentary
 Filmed at Heathrow
 Jeremy Spake, now a television presenter

History
 Originally owned by the Vicar of Harmondsworth
 Fairey Aviation built the first airstrip to
 The airport officially opened
 Terminal 2 originally called

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IGCSE Exam Practice Listening 3

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IGCSE Listening: Part 3, Exercise 1


(Use QSE Advanced Exam Practice Audio, Test 4)
Listen to the following interview with a cellular biologist about stem cells,
and then answer the questions below.
You will hear the interview twice.
a What are stem cells?

b What kind of cells do they become?

c What is lost in Parkinsons disease?

d What positive development was shown with the mice?

e Name two other medical conditions that may be helped by stem cell research.

f Give two ways in which embryonic and adult stem cells differ.

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IGCSE Exam Practice Listening 3

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IGCSE Listening: Part 3, Exercise 2


(Use QSE Advanced Exam Practice Audio, Test 5)
Listen to the following interview with two advertising executives about the
noted advertiser David Ogilvy, and then answer the questions below.
You will hear the interview twice.
a Give two reasons why David Ogilvy is considered the father of advertising.

b What did John Wanamaker think about his spending on advertising?

c What was George Gallups occupation?

d Why should an advertising headline include quote marks?

e How are print ads different today?

f Why did Pepsi drop Britney Spears?

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