Listening · Part 3
Gap fill. One person talking. Complete six gaps with a word, a number or a date.
Read the sentences first and guess what kind of word is missing: a number, a day, a thing? The answers are words you hear, and spelling matters.
About B1 Preliminary Listening Part 3
- Task: Gap fill – one person talks for about 3 minutes; you complete 6 gaps in some notes with one or two words, a number or a date. You hear it twice.
- What it tests: understanding and writing down specific information.
How to do it
- Read the sentences first and guess what kind of word is missing.
- The gaps follow the order of the recording.
- Write the words you hear, and check your spelling.
Example
Notes: The art club meets every ____ afternoon.
You hear: “We used to meet on Wednesdays, but so many people had sports that day that we moved to Thursdays, and that’s worked much better.”
Answer: Thursday. Wednesday is mentioned first, but the club moved. Read the notes before you listen so you know you need a day, and spell it correctly.
Frequent questions
What is B1 Preliminary Listening Part 3?
Gap fill: one person talks for about 3 minutes; you complete 6 gaps in some notes with one or two words, a number or a date. You hear it 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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