Ready for the exam?
On our previous posts you could find various different resources which are very very helpful for your listening practice, but today I will give you an extra tip. Since this platform is exclusively for your preparation for CAE, I want to recommend you to get to know each part of the exam first, this way you can know what to expect! The listening section of the exam is divided into four parts, on the first part you will hear three different extracts, for questions 1-6 you will have to choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you heard. There are two questions for each extract. An example is shown below
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On the second part, you will hear a recording and you will have to complete the gaps.
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On part 3 of the exam, you will hear a recording and choose the best option (A,B,C,D) according to what you heard.
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Lastly, part 4 of the listening section is divided into two tasks, you will hear five different extracts and you will have to complete both tasks at the same time.
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And that's it! I recommend you to go through all the resources we have gathered and practice a lot, and when you feel ready go to our Sample Tests section, feel free to try them out! You will do great! One last suggestion, you can check this site for an interactive listening practice as well, it's very similar to the real one! The website has ten different ones for you to try out! You just have to click on it; after you are done you can let us know how you did by leaving a comment on our forum or below on the comment section with the hashtag #ReadyForTheExamExercises!
INSTRUCTIONS:
First, when you open the website you will find the ten different practice tests, you have to click on the one you want.
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Then you will hear three extract and you have to answer the multiple chocie questions.
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After you have answered the questions, click on next task below.
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On part 2 you will hear an extract and you have to write your answer on the white box, when you are done click on the next task button at the bottom
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On part 4 you will hear a short extract and answer both tasks at the same time. After you are done, you can check the answer key for each part.
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References
Betsis, A., & Mamas, L. (2015). Succeed in Cambridge English Advanced (pp. 61,62,63). East Sussex: global elt ltd.
EngExam.info. (2018). CAE Listening Practice Tests | EngExam.info. Retrieved from http://engexam.info/ielts-cae-practice-tests/cae-listening-practice-tests/