FCE Listening Exam part Three
Hi, in today’s lesson we are going to look
at part three of the Cambridge FCE listening exam. I am going to tell what is involved
in this part of the exam and give you some strategies to improve your score. and then
I include a real listening part 3 question for you to try.
So, first up listening part 3 of the FCE exam is usually about 8 minutes long in total.
You listen to 5 different speakers talking about the same topic. Each speaker talks for
approximately 30 seconds. Your task is to match each speaker to one of eight sentences
A-H given. There are 3 sentences you don’t need. You will hear all 5 speakers speak and
then the extract is repeated.
So, you now know what you need to do in this part of the exam so now I am going to give
you some tips on how to do your very best!
Strategy no 1
Read the question carefully. What are you listening for? In the example given in this
video. The question is this. What you need to listen for is what the speaker likes most...
they may talk about other things but this is the bit that you need to listen for and
not get distracted by other information.
Strategy 2
Before you listen, it is really important to spend the time you are given (only 30 seconds)
to read each option carefully and think about what it means. That way you have a clear idea
of what you are listening for. Underline the main idea in each statement. The options for
part 3 might include feelings or opinions.
Strategy 3
If you are at all unsure about an answer you should wait until the second listening before
making a decision. as that way you don’t use up an answer that belongs to another speaker.
Strategy 4
When the speaker gives the same information as the option they use different words. They
don’t say it the way it is in the option but the meaning is the same. Just because
you hear the word competition for example doesn’t mean that the option with competition
in it is the answer. It can be a distractor. Remember that the speaker may talk about something
connected with other sentences, but there is only one correct option for each speaker.
Strategy 5
Listen for the general idea of what each speaker is saying and Wait until each speaker has
finished before you choose an answer.
So, now here is a sample question for you to try at home. The transcript will be posted
on my Facebook page. There is a link down below in the comments section to take you
there and the answers can be found at the end of the video. Good luck and happy listening.
OK, so now here are the answers.
Q Part 3
19 C
20 H
21 D
22 F
23 A
So, that’s it
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FCE
Listening Exam part
Three