Listening Part 3 Multiple matching
About the task
In Listening Part 3 of the B2 First exam, you are required to listen to a series of five themed monologues of approximately 30 seconds each. On the question, you have to select five correct options from a list of eight possible answers.
Recommendation
Listen carefully for the specific details, trying to identify attitudes and opinions.
Read through all the eight statements before you listen. The speakers won’t use exactly the same words. Try to think of other ways of expressing the information in each statement.
Preparation
Look at statements A-H.
How could you reword it without losing the meaning? Prepare yourself for synonyms and paraphrasing to help you become familiar with the core concepts and better equipped to identify them during the listening task.
Possible answers
Listening task
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