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1 Centre Number .. EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF ATTAINMENT IN MODERN LANGUAGES For Examiners' Use Only Candidate No.. EN -A2 Signatures Name (BLOCK CAPITALS) .. ENGLISH LANGUAGE Listening Signature Level A2 Marker 1 .. Date approx. 25 minutes Marker 2 .. / .. / .. 25 marks INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Fill in the boxes on the left-hand side of this page. Write all your answers in this test booklet. Try to answer all the questions. Write clearly. Write all your answers with a blue or black pen. No dictionary may be used.

2 The use of digital assistance is strictly prohibited. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES This test contains two parts. For the listening test you must use audio recordings. Do not make corrections in the grid. The Consortium will not be responsible for any additional information given by the invigilator. All rights reserved European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages 2 European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages (LISTENING) A2 Listening Part 1 Your friends Mark and Anna are talking a dog on a trip.

3 Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer (A, B or C). You can listen to the programme twice. Do as much as you can the first time, and correct or complete your work the second time. Listen carefully. There is an example already done for you. Now you have 90 seconds to study the sentences and the pictures below. Mark s Dog EXAMPLE: 0/ The dog A/ was a present for Mark. B/ chose Mark. C/ ran away from Mark. 1/ Mark works as a A/ teacher.

4 B/ pilot. C/ journalist. 2/ When Mark is away the dog stays with his A/ mother. B/ friends. C/ neighbours. 3/ In South America they slept in A/ the car. B/ a hotel. C/ a boat. 4/ The dog flew A/ once. B/ twice. C/ many times.

5 5/ On trips dogs need to have a A/ passport. B/ chip. C/ photo. European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages (LISTENING) A2 3 6/ A/ A month B/ A week before travelling a vet should examine the dog. C/ Some weeks 7/ Pets travel in A/ a special container. B/ a basket. C/ next to the owner. 8/ Travelling with Pluffy A/ expensive.

6 B/ fun. C/ stressful. 9/ On board of the plane the dog looked A/ sad. B/ angry. C/ hungry. 10/ Pluffy can get into Mark s bed A/ when Mark is alone. B/ on cold days. C/ whet it rains. FILL IN EACH SPACE WITH THE CORRECT LETTER. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B Marking DO NOT WRITE HERE 4 European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages (LISTENING) A2 Listening Part 2 You want to travel from France to England.

7 You visit the travel agent with a friend to find out how you can travel. Listen to the conversation between your friend and the travel agent and answer the questions with a few words. We have done the first one (0) for you as an example. You will hear the conversation twice. Do as much as you can the first time and finish your work the second time. At the end of the listening you have 90 seconds to complete your answers. LISTEN CAREFULLY. First you have 30 seconds to look at the questions. Travel EXAMPLE: 0/ What is the fastest way to travel? ..by Marking 1 How often do planes leave?

8 2 What is the problem with flying? 3 What costs 72 pounds? 4 When does the special offer end? 5 What is the cheapest way to travel? 6 Why is the hovercraft s price higher? 7 What may happen to the hovercraft in bad weather? 8 What takes you to England four times a day? 9 What I the train s price similar to? 10 What cannot you buy on the train?