Listening · Part 4
Interview. An interview of about three minutes. Answer six questions (A, B or C).
The questions follow the order of the interview. Read them before you listen, and listen for the meaning, not only the words in the options.
About B1 Preliminary Listening Part 4
- Task: Interview – an interview of about 3 minutes, with 6 questions, each with three options (A, B or C). You hear it twice.
- What it tests: understanding opinions, feelings and the main ideas of a longer conversation.
How to do it
- Read the questions before you listen – they follow the order of the interview.
- Listen for the meaning, not only for words from the options.
- Use the second listening to check.
Example
Question: Why did Sam start his cooking blog?
A to earn some extra money B to share his grandmother’s recipes C because a friend asked him to
You hear: “People think I wanted to make money from it, but honestly it was my gran. She had all these amazing recipes in her head, and I wanted to write them down before they were lost. A friend helped me set up the website later.”
Answer: B. He says money was not the reason, and the friend only helped “later”. The interview often mentions every option, so wait for the real reason.
Frequent questions
What is B1 Preliminary Listening Part 4?
Interview: an interview of about 3 minutes, with 6 questions, each with three options (A, B or C). 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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