Listening · Part 1
Short extracts. Seven short recordings. For each one, choose the right answer (A, B or C). In the exam, the options are pictures.
Read the question and look at the three options before you listen. You will often hear all three things mentioned – listen carefully for the one that answers the question.
About B1 Preliminary Listening Part 1
- Task: Short extracts – 7 short recordings, each with one question and three options (A, B or C); in the exam the options are pictures. You hear each recording twice.
- What it tests: understanding key information in everyday situations: times, prices, places, objects and what people did.
How to do it
- Read the question and look at the three options before you listen.
- You will often hear all three things mentioned – listen for the one that answers the question.
- Use the second listening to check your answer.
Example
Question: What time does the film start?
A 7.15 B 7.30 C 7.45
You hear: “The cinema opens at quarter past seven, and there are adverts for about fifteen minutes, so the film itself starts at half past.”
Answer: B (7.30). You hear 7.15 (“quarter past seven”) but that is when the cinema opens. The speaker adds fifteen minutes. In Part 1 you often hear all three options: listen for the one that answers the question.
Frequent questions
What is B1 Preliminary Listening Part 1?
Short extracts: 7 short recordings, each with one question and three options (A, B or C); in the exam the options are pictures. You hear each recording twice.
Do you hear the recordings twice?
Yes. In the exam every recording is played twice, and on Levoop you can also listen twice before you check your answers.
Is this B1 Preliminary practice free?
Yes. You can start straight away without an account, and a free Levoop account opens every exercise and saves your progress. Only the AI feedback on your Writing and Speaking is paid, and you can try both for free.
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