Listening · Part 4
Multiple matching. Five people talking about the same topic. Two tasks: match each speaker to an option in each list.
Do both tasks at the same time, or use the first listening for Task 1 and the second for Task 2. Each speaker usually answers Task 1 first.
Words for the exam topics
Learn the vocabulary you need to talk and write about the topics that come up most often.
About C1 Advanced Listening Part 4
- Task: Multiple matching – five short monologues on the same theme, with two tasks: for each speaker, choose one of eight options in Task 1 and one of eight in Task 2. You hear it twice.
- What it tests: understanding the gist, attitudes, main points and the speaker's purpose.
How to do it
- Read both tasks before you listen.
- You can do Task 1 the first time you listen and Task 2 the second time, or both together.
- Each speaker usually answers Task 1 first, then Task 2.
Example
Task 1 – why the speaker changed job: A to have more free time B to work outdoors C for a higher salary …
Task 2 – what the speaker finds difficult now: D the long hours E the lack of routine F working alone …
You hear: “Speaker 1: Money was never the issue – I took a pay cut, actually. I just couldn’t face another winter under office lights; I needed to be outside. What I hadn’t bargained for is how isolated I’d feel without colleagues around.”
Answers for Speaker 1: B and F. She took “a pay cut” (not C) and wanted to be “outside” (B). Now she feels “isolated … without colleagues” (F). Listen for both tasks at the same time.
Frequent questions
What is C1 Advanced Listening Part 4?
Multiple matching: five short monologues on the same theme, with two tasks: for each speaker, choose one of eight options in Task 1 and one of eight in Task 2. 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 C1 Advanced 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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