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Listening mock paper: Pearson Edexcel Foundation

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Pearson Edexcel Foundation listening paper

45 minutes, including 5 minutes' reading time; 50 marks. Section A: 40 marks, 12 recordings (500 words of Spanish). Section B, dictation: 10 marks.

All questions in Section A are set in English and must be answered in English. You hear each extract three times. In Section B, write in Spanish. You must not use a dictionary.

Press Start the test when you're ready. The recording runs the whole paper, as in the exam: 5 minutes' reading time first.

Section A: listening comprehension (40 marks)

Question 1

My family

Natalia, Mario and Elena are talking about their families. What do they say?

Listen to the recording and complete the sentences by choosing the correct answer for each question.

1(a) Natalia's two brothers … (1)
1(b) Mario gets on well with his grandmother because she … (1)
1(c) Elena says her father is … (1)

(Total for Question 1 = 3 marks)

Question 2

Television

Iván is talking about what he watches.

Complete the gap in each sentence using a word or phrase from the box below. There are more words or phrases than gaps.

  • computer
  • phone
  • cooking
  • music
  • news
  • cartoons
  • uncle
  • cousin

2(a) In the afternoon he watches series on his . (1)

2(b) His favourite programme is about . (1)

2(c) He doesn't like the at all. (1)

2(d) On Sundays he watches football with his . (1)

(Total for Question 2 = 4 marks)

Question 3

Shopping in town

Carmen is talking about the shops where she lives.

Listen to the recording and complete the table in English. You do not need to write in full sentences.

(Total for Question 3 = 3 marks)

Question 4

At the sports centre

Antonio is talking about the sports centre in his town. What does he say?

Listen to the recording and choose the three correct answers.

4 Antonio … (3)

(Total for Question 4 = 3 marks)

Question 5

A school day

Pilar is describing a day at her school. What does she say?

Listen to the recording and complete the sentences by choosing the correct answer for each question.

5(a) Lessons start at … (1)
5(b) At midday, Pilar eats … (1)
5(c) Her favourite lesson is … (1)
5(d) When she gets home, she has to … (1)

(Total for Question 5 = 4 marks)

Question 6

A part-time job

Jorge is talking about his part-time job.

Listen to the recording and answer the following questions in English. You do not need to write in full sentences.

(Total for Question 6 = 4 marks)

Question 7

A new youth centre

You hear this announcement on a local radio station in Spain. What does it say?

Listen to the recording and complete the sentences by choosing the correct answer for each question.

7(a) The new youth centre is next to the … (1)
7(b) There will be classes in … (1)
7(c) To get in, young people need to bring … (1)

(Total for Question 7 = 3 marks)

Question 8

A birthday party

Andrea is talking about her sister's birthday.

Complete the gap in each sentence using a word or phrase from the box below. There are more words or phrases than gaps.

  • sixteen
  • fifteen
  • garden
  • flat
  • a T-shirt
  • a book
  • rain
  • snow

8(a) Her sister is now . (1)

8(b) The party was in her grandparents' . (1)

8(c) Andrea bought her sister . (1)

8(d) At nine o'clock it started to . (1)

(Total for Question 8 = 4 marks)

Question 9

Screen time

Paula and Diego are talking about their mobile phones.

(a)

Paula is talking about her phone.

Listen to the recording and complete the table in English. You do not need to write in full sentences.

(b)

Diego is talking about a challenge.

Listen to the recording and answer the following questions in English. You do not need to write in full sentences.

(Total for Question 9 = 4 marks)

Question 10

A school exchange

Hugo is talking about an exchange with a school in England. What does he say?

Listen to the recording and choose the three correct answers.

10 Hugo says that … (3)

(Total for Question 10 = 3 marks)

Question 11

A summer in the mountains

Sofía is talking about a holiday in the Pyrenees, mountains in the north of Spain.

Complete the gap in each sentence using a word or phrase from the box below. There are more words or phrases than gaps.

  • friend
  • sister
  • brother
  • a campsite
  • a hotel
  • cold
  • hot
  • horse
  • bike

11(a) She went with her best . (1)

11(b) She slept at . (1)

11(c) In the mornings it was quite . (1)

11(d) Once she rode a . (1)

11(e) Next year she is going to go back with her . (1)

(Total for Question 11 = 5 marks)

Section B: dictation (10 marks)

You are going to hear someone talking about their family and home. Sentences 1 to 3: write the missing words, one word in each gap. Sentences 4 to 6: write the whole sentence. You hear each sentence three times.

  1. Sentence 1

    Mi tiene una .

  2. Sentence 2

    Hoy en Bilbao.

  3. Sentence 3

    Mi come .

  4. Sentence 4
  5. Sentence 5
  6. Sentence 6

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