FCE - Listening

A distractor is a piece of information that...

• helps you

• confuses you

• guides you

• encourages you

In the Listening test you will find...

• a variety of languages

• a variety of reasons

• a variety of voices

• a variety of sounds

What are common distractors? (you can mark more than one)

• positive expressions

• negative expressions

• contrasting linking expressions

• connectors

"My brother was so scared he couldn’t watch the film whereas I didn’t find it at all frightening".

• The speaker is frightened by the film

• The speaker is scared by the film

• The speaker isn´t frightened by the film

• The speaker couldn´t see the film

Although most critics agreed that the film was her best ever , I was rather disappointed by her performance.

• The speaker loved the film

• The speaker liked the actress performance

• The speaker didn´t like the actress performance

• The speaker talked with the critics

Although snow is now unlikely, we can expect a certain amount of rain later on.

• The speaker thinks it will snow

• The speaker likes the snow

• The speaker thinks it will

• The speaker thinks it will rain

My daughter wanted me to help her with her homework but I told her to ask her mother.

• The speaker helped his daughter

• The mother helped her daughter

• The speaker didn´t help his daughter

• The daughter did her homework

Whereas in most of the films he plays the “baddie” in this one he’s definitely the good guy.

• The actor is the hero in the film

• The actor is a good guy

• The actor is the villain in the film

• The actor is a bad guy

"My parents had me taught piano at home by a tutor".

• The speaker learned the piano with a relative

• The speaker learned the piano at primary school

• The speaker learned the piano with a private teacher

• The speaker learned the piano alone

"When I was working as a teacher I was offered the position of assistant head but in the end I said `no´".

• The speaker turned down the offer of a job at the school

• The speaker refused a promotion in the school

• The speaker quit the job at the school

• The speaker is unemployed