CAE (Advanced Exam) Listening Test 2 Part 4 |
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TASK ONE 21 Speaker 1 _____ |
TASK TWO 26 Speaker 1 _____ |
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CAE (Advanced Exam) Listening Test 2
Part 4
21ย Eย ย 22ย Dย ย 23ย Bย ย 24ย Gย ย 25ย C
26ย Cย 27 Aย 28 Bย 29 Eย 30 G
Look at task 1. For questions 21โ25, choose from the list AโH the reason each speaker gives for
going on the trip. Now look at task 2. For questions 26โ30, choose from the list AโH the aspect of
the trip each speaker found most memorable.
While you listen you must complete both tasks. In the exam, you have 45 seconds to look at Part 4.
Speaker one
Thereโs a group of fifteen of you, plus the guide, and itโs a four-day hike to the site. The routeโs
lovely, if a bit steep in places. For some people it was like a childhood dream come true, especially
arriving at the site and taking in the views and the architecture. But some found the hike much more
challenging than others, especially the rather basic hostels where you stay the night. When Iโd first
suggested going, my wife said Iโd never make it, which only made me more determined actually.
For me, the highpoint was how friendly the others were because I hadnโt expected that; nobody
seemed to mind waiting for me to catch up.
Speaker two
I was surprised you have to go in a group, and worried Iโd be with the sort of people who just tick
these sites off a list of tourist attractions. I couldnโt have been more wrong. Theyโd all read up their
history and the guide was there to fill in any gaps. I mean, the view from the topโs out of this world,
but that wasnโt what made it for me. It was the actual design of the place. However did they build it
right up there? As a graduation gift, it was a lovely way of marking the achievement. I just wish my
grandfather couldโve come too because heโs always dreamt of going.
Speaker three
I knew it was a wonderful site and quite understood why my girlfriend wanted to go, and though it
wouldnโt have been my first choice โ too touristy โ I went along with the idea for her sake. But I was
wrong. The routeโs actually quite challenging at that altitude, and we made some great friends in
the group, even quite enjoyed the camp-fire style meals. The guide was very knowledgeable, and
people had loads of questions, perhaps because the historical notes we were given left quite a lot
to be desired. What blew me away, though, was looking out from the low walls of the site over the
mountains. It was an awesome experience.
Speaker four
I donโt know why, but I hadnโt expected the actual walk up to the site to be so impressive. I mean,
itโs all there in the notes, but I never read stuff beforehand. Anyway, it was an unforgettable
experience. Our guide was a real character, but you could see he was fed up with some of the
group. Like me, theyโd mostly seen that chap on TV at the site and decided to go too. Theyโll
probably go to all the places he went to โ just to say theyโve done it. I wonโt be joining them!
Although the site is impressive, Iโd seen that on the programme so it made less of an impression on
me somehow.
Speaker five
Iโd been out of action for a while with a knee injury, so I was looking to do a bit of serious walking to
see what I was capable of. Iโd heard that itโs quite a stiff climb, but that the guideโs there to lend a
hand if you get into difficulties. My girlfriend came along to keep me company and, though no great
walker herself, had a great time. Iโll never forget the meal the night before the final ascent. As usual,
the guide made a brilliant job of that. My girlfriend found the view from the site wonderful, the
architecture stunning but I never saw it because my knee finally gave out that last morning. Shame
really.