BC Premium Listening Test 8

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

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 nameLisa (6)
Address20 Priceley Lane,
Longstone
Postcode(7)
Phone number(8)
Type of account wantedA (9) account
Purpose of accountPaying in the money that the customer will get as (10) .

Section 2

Questions 11-20

Questions 11-20

Section 2

Questions 11 - 15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11. The speaker says it is surprising that before designing Porto Nuevo station, the architect had never
12. The speaker says that the construction of the station
13. What aspect of the building does the speaker say is impressive?
14. After the station was built, it was criticised for being
15. What are the visitors advised to do in the station before catching their train?

Questions 16 - 20

Label the plan. Write the appropriate letter, A - G.

Porto Nuevo station – great hall

Porto Nuevo station great hall plan

Map labels
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
G G

Section 3

Questions 21-30

Questions 21-30

Section 3

Questions 21 - 26

For each question, choose TWO correct options.

21-22. For which TWO reasons do Lorna and Max think a smartwatch is a suitable product for their project?
23-24. Which TWO groups do Lorna and Max agree they should design their smartwatch for?
25-26. Which TWO things do Lorna and Max think will be challenging?

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.

Tasks
A writing publicity materials
B researching other available smartwatches
C deciding what to spend money on
D improving the design of the smartwatch
E identifying which smartwatch features would be attractive to customers
F ensuring that all group members are making progress

Section 4

Questions 31-40

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