Directions: In this section of the test, you will have an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to

understand conversations and talks in English. There are three parts in this section with special
directions for each part. Answer all the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied by the
speakers in the recording. There will be time for you to read the instructions and you will have a
chance to check your work. The recording will be played ONCE only.
Time allowance: about 40 minutes, including 05 minutes to transfer your answers to your answer
sheet.
PART 1-Questions 1-8
Directions: In this part, you will hear EIGHT short announcements or instructions. There is one
question for each announcement or instruction. For each question, choose the right answer A, B,
C or D. Then, on the answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that
corresponds to the letter of the answer that you have chosen.
Now, let’s listen to an example. On the recording, you will hear:

Part two.

Directions.

In this part you will hear three conversations the conversations will not be repeated there are four
questions for each conversation for each question choose the right answer a B. C. or D..

Then on the answer sheet find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the
letter of the answer you have chosen.

Questions nine to twelve.

Listen to the discussion between two exchange students Martha and Peter.

First you have some time to look at questions nine to twelve. Now listen carefully and answer questions
nine to twelve.

Speaker 2: I'm sure that's effective so we've just talked about learning English do you learn any other
languages in the same way.

Speaker 0: Actually I thought about that question before when I started studying Japanese a few years
ago but my Japanese learning is very different from my English learning.

Speaker 2: How is it different.

Speaker 0: Well a little bit of Japanese that I've learned I've learned through listening mostly and having
to speak all you know helping myself in daily situations.
Speaker 0: Being out to muster enough kanji and Japanese symbols to be able to read it well also writing
well that's all how about you.

Speaker 2: I think Spanish in a similar way to how I learned English that is I didn't study but I didn't think
of it as studying it was fun for me and then once I reached a certain level then I went to Spain to practice
but with Japanese I haven't reached that level yet.

Speaker 2: Work anymore so yeah I've been trying to learn Japanese for a few years but I think my brain
is just become lazy.

Speaker 0: It's interesting maybe our brains tackle every language in a different way I don't know.

Speaker 2: Maybe some.

Speaker 0: Do you think age matters for language learning.

Speaker 2: I would like to say now but I think there are different factors so surely when you're young you
learn faster and I think especially because there's nothing else that's occupying your mind you're just
studying maybe you go to high school even university so it's easy to take on another subject.

Speaker 0: So age might have something to do with it.

Speaker 0: I hope this old friend who retired and then start to study in front successfully.

Speaker 0: So I think it has a lot to do with your motivation maybe.

Speaker 0: Your interest maybe.

Speaker 2: That's right I was just going to say maybe more so than aids.

Speaker 0: Yeah maybe when you're young you might be more eager to learn but if you have the same
kind of motivation when you're older than one notes.

Speaker 1: Questions thirteen to sixteen.

Speaker 1: Listen to the conversation between Emma the tourist and Philippe pay a local person from
Ecuador.

Speaker 1: First you have some time to look at questions thirteen to sixteen.

Speaker 1: Now listen carefully and answer questions thirteen to sixteen.

Speaker 2: Only pay you have been to the Galapagos islands.

Speaker 0: No.

Speaker 2: But he lived in Ecuador right.

Speaker 0: Yes well you know the problem is that traveling to the girl sees really expensive for us.

Speaker 2: What do you mean for us is it expensive for Ecuadorians.

Speaker 0: Yep for nationals the people who live in Ecuador it's quite expensive because you know since
the come across a truck so many tourists every day hotels and food and travel also do you see now we
cannot travel there because we come to for the tourists international tourist town of four to go.

Speaker 2: That's weird I had the idea that Galapagos is part of Ecuador so I thought a lot of Ecuadorians
would go there so who goes to the Galapagos islands.

Speaker 0: Well actually then as you know one out of ten Ecuadorians maybe might have trouble to the
Galapagos.

Speaker 2: Why do you think it's so expensive to travel there.

Speaker 0: Well because as I just mentioned thousands of tourists go that and the islands com support so
many tourists every day.

Speaker 2: Let's.

Speaker 0: Suppose that the prices were really low the more more people would go with them and that
might be environmental problems just pollution and you know those kinds of issues so people in the
Galapagos this strategy has been to raise prices so that your visitors can go that and the environment
isn't jeopardized.

Speaker 2: That is true I guess that makes sense but being from Ecuador and not being able to see your
own country it doesn't make so much sense I wonder how that can be solved.

Speaker 0: Well I don't really know but maybe we have all the options we can travel to the arms and
region which is maybe the same as beautiful as the Galapagos well you can travel to the highlands
Ecuador is a quite beautiful country it's not only about the Galapagos it's also about the different regions
the people the food and the culture.

Speaker 0: Maybe the government should do something because people in Ecuador want to travel to the
Galapagos but it's really sad that we come.

Speaker 2: It is quite sad actually I believe Ecuadorian should have more rights than the tourists to go to
the Galapagos.

Speaker 0: Yeah we should have more rights something we don't so yeah something should be done
maybe.

Speaker 2: Hopefully something will change.

Speaker 0: Yeah I hope so too.

Speaker 1: Question seventeen to twenty.

Speaker 1: Listen to the conversation between Todd and cut your.

Speaker 1: First you have some time to look at questions seventeen to twenty.

Speaker 1: Now listen carefully and answer questions seventeen to twenty.

Speaker 1: So cut yeah you were talking about how you had an internship in how you actually made the
transition from university to the working world and an internship and now you've actually gone back to
the university world.

Speaker 1: What struck you as the biggest difference having to go to the real world the working world
from the university.

Speaker 2: Well the biggest difference in something that I felt right away was the responsibility that you
have when you're working for somebody else when you're a student you're only responsible for yourself
you know making the deadlines and doing the work and nobody else is dependent on you when you're
working there are people depending on you so the responsibility part was the biggest difference.

Speaker 1: Was there anything you thought you maybe lacked that you wish you have prepared yourself
more for it university for example computer skills are writing skills or anything like that.

Speaker 2: I think presenting skills presenting skills and also technical words that I needed like I wasn't
prepared for that.

Speaker 1: Can you give an example of some technical words.

Speaker 2: Well I like this technical words in English for example like jurisdiction but I didn't know how to
say it in Spanish even though that's my native language.

Speaker 1: Yes so I guess another big change is it unique you might have mistakes when you're right but
you maybe don't worry about that so much in the professional world has to be perfect right.

Speaker 2: You really don't want to make mistakes because that can lead to less confidence in you but
having mistakes is not a big problem it just reflects how much you can or cannot do.

Speaker 2: So.

Speaker 1: For students that are just finishing school or will finish school soon they often have a lot of
anxiety and worry about how they will make it in the real world and will they survive in the real world
what advice or tips would you give them.

Speaker 2: I don't think they should worry that much and enjoy the experience of the transition nothing
bad will happen regardless so there's really no reason doesn't help to worry so the only suggestion I
would give is just to try your best and to try to find the things that you really want to do.

Speaker 1: That is the end of part two.