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This part in each Listening Test paper contains three telephone conversations. There is a short incomplete form in the Question Paper for each telephone conversation. The incomplete form contains 4 spaces which you should fill in as you listen to the conversation.
You should listen very carefully to each conversation, especially names, numbers, and simple facts. While you listen, look at the form and write the appropriate word or figure as soon as you hear it spoken. Don t waft until the end of the conversation before you start writing. This is a test of your
ability to identify words and short phrases rather than a test of your memory.
Read the form to obtain or follow the gist of the telephone conversation as you hear ft. Frequently, the same or similar words and phrases will be used. Almost all the information you will hear is given in the same order as that appearing in the form in your question book.
If you think you have missed a piece of information, don t worry. Above all, don t look back at the words and phrases in the form. Try to find the present place in the form as quickly as possible. Remember that you will hear the conversation again to enable you to check all the information. Sometimes you can glance ahead at a heading in the table. This approach will help you to recognise the word, number or phrase to write in the form when you hear ft in the telephone conversation.
The conversations may include simple information for messages, notes and diaries as well as enquiries, requests, invitations, orders, complaints, plans, bookings, arrangements, and confirmation of requests and arrangements.
In the following example, candidates hear a woman asking to speak to another woman who has left her office. She gives the man who answers the phone a message for the woman. Although there are three telephone conversations in Part One, only one is given here as an example. Note that the instructions have been slightly aftered here to take account of this.
You hear.
You will hear a telephone conversation. Write down one word or number in the numbered spaces on the form below.
M: Happy World Import Company.
F: Good afternoon. Could I speak to Mrs Chan, please?
M: I m afraid she s already left the office today. This is Paul Smith, her assistant. Could I give her a message?
F: This is Anna Shaw. S-H-A-W. This is about her planned business trip to Europe.
M: I ll just make a note of that. Mrs Chan s trip to Europe.
F: Yes, we ve just heard from our agents in Paris.
M: You ve heard from your Paris agents. Got it. What s your number,please?
F: 9 double7 31.
M: 9 double7 31. What s the best time to call?
F: Any time between 8.30 am and 12 noon.
M: Good, I ll give Mrs Chan your message first thing tomorrow morning.
F: Thank you. Goodbye.
You read.
You will hear a telephone conversation.
Write down one word or number in the numbered spaces on the form below.
MESSAGE
To: Mrs Chan
From:
(1) Anna………Shaw……… Re your business trip to-
(2) ………Europe………Action required: Phone
(3) ………97731………any time between
(4) ………8.30……… am and 12 noon
PART THREE
This part consists of an interview, conversation, discussion or presentation and involves 1 or 2 speakers. The questions take the form of 8 multiple-choice questions, each comprising 3 options: 1 correct option and 2 distractors. It is necessary for you to listen very carefully to the talk, looking at
the multiple-choice questions as you listen.
Try to answer each multiple-choice question as quickly as possible. If you spend too long thinking about the answer to a certain question, you may miss an important part of the talk. In any case, you will lose your place in the talk and find it harder to answer the next question. It is extremely important to try to follow the talk and the questions at the same time, matching each multiple-choice question with the appropriate part of the talk., Above all, try not to worry too much if you don t hear the answer to a multiple-choice question.Read the next one or two questions (or even more, if necessary) and try to listen for the particular topic or subject of each question in the talk.
In the following example, a salesman is talking to a potential business customer. As you listen, you must decide which sentence is correct and mark the appropriate letter (A, B or C).
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You will hear a negotiation between a salesman and a potential customer.The salesman is trying to sell a number of fax machines to a certain business while someone in the business is trying to negotiate the best price and terms. Choose the correct ending for each of the sentences 1 - 8. Mark one letter A, B or C for the ending you choose.
S1: Thank you very much for the demonstration of the new fax machine which you re marketing. I can tell you now that we re very interested in purchasing a quantity for our branch offices as well as for our headquarters. This will involve about 40 machines in all - provided that we can reach a
suitable agreement with you.
S2: I m very happy to heart hat. I m sure you ll find the machines very reliable indeed.
S1: Can you give me again the minimum price per machine - bearing in mind that we re talking about as many as 40 machines?
S2: Well, our normal wholesale price including delivery works out at RMB9,000 per machine. But we can let you have a 12 per cent discount
for any order of over 20 machines.
S1: Actually, we were hoping for a discount of up to 20 per cent.
S2: Oh dear, I m afraid that isn t going to be possible. I d be in trouble with my company manager if I agreed to such a large discount. 12 per cent is our usual discount on bulk orders. I ll tell you what I ll do. I ll see my supervisor and try my best to get a further 3 per cent for you
This part consists of two sections, each consisting of five short pieces (ie talks). You are required to listen to each talk in order to find out:-
either who the speaker is (eg the speaker s job, role, etc) or what the speaker is talking about (eg the topic) or what the speaker is doing (eg refusing, complaining, apologising) or what the speaker is expressing leg disappointment, doubt, surprise) or how the speaker is doing something (eg travelling) or why the speaker is phoning (ie the purpose of the call) or who the speaker is talking to (eg the manager, an accountant) or where the piece takes place (eg in a factory, in an office, in a bank)
This part is similar in many ways to a multiple-choice item: you have to choose the correct answer from a box containing 8 possible answers. 5 of these answers are correct but 3 are included as distractors. A distractor may at first glance seem to be correct but on later examination it is seen to be wrong. Consequently, R is very important that you check each of your answers very carefully indeed.
For example, because you hear the first speaker talking about a computer, you may at first be tempted to choose B a technician as the correct answer for number 1 in the following example. If you listen carefully to everything Speaker 1 says, however, you will realise that the correct answer is D a salesman .
Since each answer in the box can be used only once, the number of choices with which you are faced becomes smaller as you progress through the question. Remember also that you will have a second chance to listen to the five pieces, and so you can check each answer then.
Each short piece which you listen to in the following example is concerned in some way or other with computers.
Although there are always two sections in Part Two, only one section is given here as this is considered adequate to provide a good idea of the kind of test included in this part of BEC2.
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Section 1. Questions 1 to 5.
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