This is the new Cambridge First Certificate in English Listening test, 2016.
Practicing on these Cambridge FCE Listening tests helps raise your score in the Cambridge English First exams. These tests are also very good to exercise English listening skills.
Correct answers & audio transcript are posted below.
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TRANSCRIPTS
Speaker 1.
These days it isn't a problem. I just set everything up, switch on the
radio and get into the rhythm and it's all finished in no time. But I remember the first time I tried it. I hadn't got a clue. The fabric was too wet and I just couldn't get things to come out without creases ... and then the telephone rang ... I suppose it's a good thing it was only a wrong number because when I came back it was already starting to smoke and there was a big black mark on the back of my favourite shirt. So, I poured water all over it and then, of course, I had to start all over again.
Speaker 2.
Well, you see my wife just can't do it because of her skin condition.
So, in the end, we decided that rather than send everything to the
laundry ... I would do the whole lot myself. It doesn't bother me.
Joanne does the shopping and cuts the grass. The only thing that I
don't like is hanging everything out afterwards. You know ... you get all the looks from the neighbours and one of the kids next door even has the cheek to call me 'Mrs' Simpson. I'll tell you one thing though; if I ever get hold of that boy, I'll show him a thing or two.
Speaker 3.
I'd read a DIY manual that gave full instructions with pictures. It made it look so easy that I thought I'd save us a hefty bill and do it myself. What the manual didn't say was anything about turning off the stopcock before you start ... Well, I'm sure you can imagine what happened. Suddenly, there was a huge fountain coming out of the top of the thing and I just couldn't get the top back on. In the end, we did end up having to call a professional plumber out and paid a fortune because it was a Sunday morning. And then, I had to clean up the kitchen floor. It was like a swimming pool.
Speaker 4.
Well, in the old days you used to use vinegar and paper towels. But
nowadays there are so many different cleaning products on the market that you can hardly remember which one is which. Luckily, there's usually a picture on the front of the bottle that shows you just exactly which part of the house you're supposed to clean with it. The containers even have little levers on so you can point the bottle and spray the liquid wherever you want it. But then the difficult part is taking it off again. You rub and rub until you think you've finished and then ten minutes later, when you go outside, you see a bit you've missed.
Speaker 5.
There's loads of things I wouldn't touch around the house but this is one thing that doesn't take any special talent or know-how at all. Even wallpapering is so much easier than it looks; you just put plenty of paste on the wall and then you just slide the paper into place. And, if you do get any wrinkles, you can iron them out with a brush. Plus, it's easy to do a straight line if you steady your hand on something and there's nobody there to distract you. You just have to watch out for the mess, that's all. Put plenty of newspaper on the floor or a couple of old sheets.
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CORRECT ANSWERS
19F - 20B - 21A - 22C - 23E
