BC Premium Listening 8
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BC Premium Listening 8
You will hear the recording and answer Questions 1-40.
Section 1
Questions 1-10
Section 1
Questions 1 - 5
Complete the notes. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Smartbank
Cost of having an account with Smartbank: (1) € per month after the first two months.
Smartbank customers can choose to receive free cinema tickets or a (2) .
Customers’ phone calls are answered promptly; otherwise the bank will phone back within (3) .
Smartbank offers its customers discounts on (4) .
Smartbank describes itself as being a very (5) bank.
Questions 6 - 10
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
SMARTBANK - NEW CUSTOMER INFORMATION FORM
| Customer name | Lisa (6) |
| Address | 20 Priceley Lane, Longstone |
| Postcode | (7) |
| Phone number | (8) |
| Type of account wanted | A (9) account |
| Purpose of account | Paying in the money that the customer will get as (10) . |
Section 2
Questions 11-20
Section 2
Questions 11 - 15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 16 - 20
Label the plan. Write the appropriate letter, A - G.
Porto Nuevo station – great hall
Section 3
Questions 21-30
Section 3
Questions 21 - 26
For each question, choose TWO correct options.
Questions 27 - 30
What task will each of the following students do during the project? Choose four answers and write the correct letter, A - F, next to questions 27 - 30.
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Section 4
Questions 31 - 40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Street furniture
Definition
Street furniture = outdoor items such as park benches, traffic lights & EV charging points
Purposes
• meet practical needs
• reflect character of a place, e.g. street lights in Dorset in the shape of (31)
Street furniture and water
In the past, water supply was linked to (32) , especially in cities
Liverpool had the earliest drinking fountains
A drinking fountain built in 1859 in London has a (33) on a chain
Charities often paid for the supply of drinking water for (34)
Many stone troughs now contain (35) instead of water
Street furniture and waste
It’s widely believed that people are more likely to use bins that are (36)
Making bins visible leads to more (37)
Changes to street furniture over time
Older street furniture can easily be adapted for new uses:
• many redundant phone boxes have now been turned into (38)
• bus stops in Preston were once for people who travelled by (39)
• in Leicester, many bus stops are now covered in (40) , reflecting people’s changing values
