How to do Cambridge FCE Listening Exam | Part 4
Summary
TLDRThis video lesson focuses on Part Four of the Cambridge First Certificate Listening Exam, offering insights into the exam's format and providing strategies to enhance test performance. The instructor outlines the interview-based listening section, emphasizing the importance of identifying opinions and attitudes. Tips include thorough pre-listening preparation, understanding the main ideas, and discerning between distractors. A sample interview with a junior reporter is presented, followed by a practice exercise with answers provided, aiming to improve students' listening skills and confidence.
Takeaways
- 📚 The lesson focuses on Part 4 of the Cambridge First Certificate Listening Exam, which involves listening to an interview or interaction between two speakers and answering multiple-choice questions.
- 🔍 There are seven multiple-choice questions with three options each, and the recording is played twice to give candidates a chance to answer correctly.
- ⏳ The interview or interaction is usually 3 to 4 minutes long, and the focus is on identifying opinions and attitudes, as well as specific information and the main idea.
- 👂 Listening for the order of the interaction in the recording is important, as the questions follow the sequence of the conversation.
- ✍️ Reading the questions carefully within the given 30 seconds and underlining the main idea in each question is recommended to have a clear understanding of what to listen for.
- 💭 Listening for the general idea of what each speaker is saying and waiting until they finish before choosing an answer can help in selecting the correct option.
- 📝 Paying attention to the same idea as in the options, even if the words are not the same, is crucial because hearing a word in the recording does not guarantee that the option with that word is correct.
- 🤔 If unsure about an answer, it's better to wait until the second hearing of the recording before making a decision.
- 🎯 The example provided in the script is an interview with a teenager named Luke Fuller, who discusses his experience as a junior reporter for a local radio station.
- 📝 The answers to the example questions are provided at the end of the script, with the correct options for questions 24 to 30 being C, A, C, A, C, and B respectively.
- 📈 The video script also includes tips for improving listening skills and test performance, such as understanding the purpose of the task, preparing with training, and being creative with words in radio reporting.
Q & A
What is the focus of Listening Part Four of the Cambridge First Certificate exam?
-The focus of Listening Part Four is on identifying opinion and attitude, requiring test takers to listen for both detail or specific information and the main idea or gist of an interview or interaction between two speakers.
How long is the listening material in Part Four of the exam?
-The listening material in Part Four is usually about three to four minutes long in total.
What is the format of the questions in Listening Part Four?
-There are seven multiple-choice questions with options A, B, and C.
What is the significance of the order of the questions in relation to the recording?
-The questions follow the order of the interaction on the recording, which means the answers can be found in the same sequence as the events or points discussed in the interview.
How many times is the recording played during the exam?
-The recording is played twice during the exam.
What is the first tip given for improving performance in Listening Part Four?
-The first tip is to spend the given thirty seconds to read each question carefully and think about what it means, to have a clear idea of what you're listening for.
What does the tip about underlining suggest?
-The tip about underlining suggests that one should identify and emphasize the main idea in each question to better focus on the key points while listening.
What is the advice regarding when to choose an answer during the listening?
-The advice is to listen for the general idea of what each speaker is saying and wait until each speaker has finished before choosing an answer.
What does the script suggest about the relationship between hearing a word in the recording and the correctness of an option?
-The script suggests that hearing a word in the recording does not necessarily mean that the option containing that word is correct; it could be a distractor. The meaning should match rather than the exact wording.
What should a test taker do if they are unsure about an answer after the first hearing?
-If a test taker is unsure about an answer after the first hearing, they should wait until the second hearing before making their decision.
What is the final tip provided for answering questions in Listening Part Four?
-The final tip is that if a test taker still doesn't know the answer after the second hearing, they should guess, as there is a chance they might get it right.
What was the purpose of Luke Fuller's junior reporter role at the local radio station?
-The purpose was to encourage teenagers to try being reporters, focusing on ordinary teenagers' stories rather than local celebrities, to show that everyone has a story worth telling.
How did Luke Fuller prepare for his role as a junior reporter?
-Luke had some training, familiarized himself with the equipment, and practiced being natural and relaxed, although he admits to jotting down some ideas despite being encouraged to be spontaneous.
How did Luke Fuller's schoolmates react when he started interviewing them with a microphone?
-Even his most talkative friends tended to become self-conscious, and sometimes he had to start recording a few minutes before the actual interview to help them feel more at ease.
What was the process like after recording the interviews for Luke?
-Everything recorded had to be carefully edited, and Luke had the opportunity to work on this with producers at the station, ensuring he had control over the content.
How did Luke Fuller's experience as a junior reporter change his attitude towards radio?
-It made him appreciate the creativity and skill required in radio reporting, especially in expressing oneself effectively without the aid of visual elements.
What did Luke Fuller enjoy most about being a junior reporter?
-He enjoyed the fact that he had to take on multiple roles—journalist, producer, and engineer—all at once, requiring specific skills for each.
What was the final question in the sample listening part of the video script?
-The final question was 'Has it changed your attitude to radio at all?'
What were the answers provided for the sample questions in the script?
-The answers were: 24 - C, 25 - A, 26 - C, 27 - A, 28 - C, 29 - B, and 30 - B.
What is the channel name where this video can be found?
-The video can be found on the channel 'Oxford English'.
What action is encouraged for viewers who find the video useful?
-Viewers who find the video useful are encouraged to like it, share it with friends and colleagues learning English, and subscribe to the channel.
Outlines
📚 Introduction to Cambridge First Certificate Listening Part Four
This paragraph introduces the fourth part of the Cambridge First Certificate listening exam. It explains that candidates listen to an interview or interaction between two speakers and answer seven multiple-choice questions focusing on identifying opinions and attitudes. The segment is typically three to four minutes long, and the exam requires attention to both specific details and the overall gist. The script also emphasizes that questions follow the order of the interaction and that the recording is played twice, providing two opportunities to understand the content.
🎙️ Luke Fuller's Experience as a Junior Reporter
In this paragraph, Luke Fuller, a 17-year-old who spent a month working as a junior reporter for his local radio station, discusses his experience. The purpose of the project was to encourage teenagers to become reporters, focusing on the stories of ordinary teens rather than celebrities. Luke describes his preparation, which included training and familiarization with equipment. He also talks about the challenges of being spontaneous and natural during interviews, especially at his school where he had to put people at ease. The paragraph covers the editing process, where Luke worked with producers to ensure the content was carefully curated, and reflects on how his experience changed his perspective on radio, appreciating the creativity and skill required in radio reporting.
🔄 Reflections on Reporting and the Impact on Perception of Radio
The final paragraph continues Luke Fuller's narrative, delving deeper into his feelings about reporting from his school and the challenges of being the center of attention due to his shy nature. He discusses the process of conducting interviews, the editing of recorded material, and the constraints of time on radio broadcasts. Luke shares how the experience of being a reporter, producer, and engineer simultaneously was enriching and the skills required for each role. He concludes by expressing his newfound appreciation for radio as a medium that can convey personal stories and the importance of creative expression in the absence of visual cues.
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Keywords
💡Cambridge First Certificate Exam
💡Listening Part Four
💡Multiple-Choice Questions
💡Opinion
💡Attitude
💡Gist
💡Strategies
💡Distractor
💡Transcript
💡Junior Reporter
💡Editing
Highlights
Introduction to Part Four of the Cambridge First Certificate Listening Exam
Explanation of the format: interview or interaction between two speakers with seven multiple-choice questions
Duration of the listening part is usually three to four minutes
Focus on identifying opinion and attitude in the listening part
Importance of listening for detail, specific information, and the main idea
Tips for pre-listening preparation including reading and understanding the questions
Advice on underlining the main idea in each question
Listening strategy: waiting for each speaker to finish before choosing an answer
Caution against choosing options based solely on matching words from the recording
Advice on waiting until the second hearing if unsure about an answer
Encouragement to guess if no answer is known after the second hearing
Introduction of a sample question for home practice
Description of the sample interviewee, Luke Fuller, and his experience as a junior reporter
Luke's preparation for his role and the importance of being natural and relaxed
Challenges of reporting from school and the reactions of Luke's friends
Process of editing recorded material and working with producers
Luke's enjoyment of being a reporter and the skills required for the role
Change in Luke's attitude towards radio and the importance of creative expression
Conclusion and reminder of the answers for the sample question
Final encouragement to like, share, and subscribe for more English language videos
Transcripts
hi in today's lesson we're going to look
at part four of the Cambridge first
certificate listening exam I'm going to
tell you what is involved and give you
some strategies to improve your score
and then I include a real listening part
for for you to try at home okay
so first up in listening part four of
the Cambridge first certificate exam you
listen to an interview or interaction
between two speakers there are seven
multiple-choice questions with options a
B and C it's usually about three to four
minutes long in total the focus is on
identifying opinion and attitude you
will need to listen for both detail or
specific information and also the main
idea or gist it's important to note that
the questions follow the order of the
interaction on the recording you hear
the recording twice so you now know what
you need to do in this part of the
listening exam now I'm going to give you
some tips on how to do your very best
okay so tip one before you listen it's
really important to spend the time that
you're given which is only thirty
Seconds to read each question carefully
and think about what it means that way
you have a clear idea of what you're
listening for tip two another good idea
is to underline the main idea in each
question
tip three listen for the general idea of
what each speakers
saying and wait until each speaker has
finished before you choose an answer tip
4 listen for the same idea as in the
options remember the words will not be
the same the meaning will be the same
just because you hear a word in the
recording or in the recording doesn't
mean that the option with that word in
it is the correct answer it can be a
distractor tip 5 if you are at all
unsure about an answer you should wait
until the second hearing before you
choose your answer before you make your
decision and finally tip 6 if you still
don't know your answer guess you might
get it right so now here is a sample
question for you to try at home there is
a link down below in the comment section
for the transcript of this recording and
the answers will follow the recording so
at the end of this video so good luck
and happy listening now turn to part 4
you'll hear an interview with a teenager
called Luke fuller
who's talking about working as a junior
reporter for his local radio station for
questions 24 to 30 choose the best
answer a B or C you now have one minute
to look at part four
my guest today is Luke fuller who's 17
and who's just spent a month working as
a junior reporter for his local radio
station
it sounds fascinating what was the
purpose of what you were doing Luke well
the radio station in my town wanted to
encourage teenagers to have a go at
being reporters this meant taking your
microphone everywhere and talking to
people about what was happening in their
lives the whole idea was to focus on
ordinary teenagers and not local
celebrities or anyone like that
it was about making us see that everyone
has a story that's worth telling some of
us might go on to work at the radio
station but that wasn't really the
purpose so how did you prepare well we
had a bit of training of course I had to
familiarize myself with the equipment
but I'm quite good with technical stuff
so that wasn't too much of a problem the
weird thing was having to practice being
natural and relaxed I've never thought
about how hard that would be we were
told to be spontaneous rather than write
a script or anything like that
I must admit I love writing so I did jot
down some ideas anyway
how did you feel about the idea of
reporting from your school well it meant
I'd be the center of attention for a few
days which I wasn't looking forward to
because I'm rather shy these reports
weren't part of my schoolwork but my
teachers seemed quite keen on the idea
anyway and one or two gave me some
advice and there was plenty of stuff
going on at school it's a lively place
so there was no shortage of stuff to
talk about so what happened when you did
your first interviews with people at
school as soon as I got the microphone
out even my most talkative friends
tended to go all self-conscious
sometimes I had to begin recording a few
minutes before the start of the
interview just to put people at their
ease there wasn't always time to explain
things to them before the interview so
sometimes one or two of them didn't feel
ready but you know in the end people
often opened up and revealed much more
than I'd expected
which was great what happens after
you've recorded something is it edited
or changed in any way
everything you record has to be
carefully edited luckily I got the
chance to work on this with producers at
the station so it wasn't as if I had no
control over the content although it
only went out on the radio a week later
it wasn't live even so kids had talked
to at school wanted to know that
anything silly or embarrassing they said
wouldn't be broadcast unfortunately
sometimes even good stuff had to be cut
because times very limited that's a pity
but I understood the reasons for it
so overall did you enjoy being a
reporter sure it was a lot of fun my mom
says I liked it because it gave me
permission to ask loads of personal
questions but I think she's just joking
what was really cool about it was that I
had to be a journalist a producer and an
engineer all at the same time and each
role needed specific skills I never
complained about having to do everything
yeah it was hard work but I didn't mind
and has it changed your attitude to
radio at all some of my friends think
the radio is just for music but I've
never thought like that it can make you
feel like someone is talking directly to
you I hope that's how people will feel
when they hear me what I've learnt is
that because there are no pictures you
have to be creative and pay attention to
the words you use it made me appreciate
how good radio reporters have to be at
expressing themselves that's not to say
there's no place for music great talking
to you Luke
now you'll hear part four again my guest
today is Luke fuller who's 17 and who's
just spent a month working as a junior
reporter for his local radio station
it sounds fascinating what was the
purpose of what you were doing Luke well
the radio station in my town wanted to
encourage teenagers to have a go at
being reporters this meant taking your
microphone everywhere and talking to
people about what was happening in their
lives the whole idea was to focus on
ordinary teenagers and not local
celebrities or anyone like that it was
about making a see that everyone has a
story that's worth telling some of us
might go on to work at the radio station
but that wasn't really the purpose so
how did you prepare well we had a bit of
training of course I had to familiarize
myself with the equipment but I'm quite
good with technical stuff so that wasn't
too much of a problem the weird thing
was having to practice being natural and
relaxed I'd never thought about how hard
that would be we were told to be
spontaneous rather than write a script
or anything like that I must admit I
love writing so I did jot down some
ideas anyway how did you feel about the
idea of reporting from your school well
it meant I'd be the center of attention
for a few days which I wasn't looking
forward to because I'm rather shy these
reports weren't part of my schoolwork
but my teachers seemed quite keen on the
idea anyway and one or two gave me some
advice and there was plenty of stuff
going on at school it's a lively place
so there was no shortage of stuff to
talk about so what happened when you did
your first interviews with people at
school as soon as I got the microphone
out even my most talkative friends
tended to go all self-conscious
sometimes I had to begin recording a few
minutes before the start of the
interview just to put people at their
ease there wasn't always time to explain
things to them before the interview so
sometimes one or two of them didn't feel
but you know in the end people often
opened up and revealed much more than
that expected which was great what
happens after you've recorded something
is it edited or changed in any way
everything you record has to be
carefully edited luckily I got the
chance to work on this with producers at
the station so it wasn't as if I'd no
control over the content although it
only went out on the radio a week later
it wasn't live even so kids had talked
to at school wanted to know that
anything silly or embarrassing they said
wouldn't be broadcast unfortunately
sometimes even good stuff had to be cut
because time is very limited that's a
pity but I understood the reasons for it
so overall did you enjoy being a
reporter sure it was a lot of fun my mom
says I liked it because it gave me
permission to ask loads of personal
questions but I think she's just joking
what was really cool about it was that I
had to be a journalist a producer and an
engineer all at the same time and each
role needed specific skills I never
complained about having to do everything
yeah it was hard work but I didn't mind
and has it changed your attitude to
radio at all some of my friends think
the radio is just for music but I've
never thought like that it can make you
feel like someone is talking directly to
you I hope that's how people will feel
when they hear me what I've learnt is
that because there are no pictures you
have to be creative and pay attention to
the words you use it made me appreciate
how good radio reporters have to be at
expressing themselves that's not to say
there's no place for music great talking
to you Luke that's the
part four there will now be a pause of
five minutes for you to copy your
answers onto the separate answer sheet
be sure to follow the numbering of all
the questions I'll remind you when
there's one minute left so that you're
sure to finish in time okay so now here
are the answers twenty four C twenty
five a twenty six C 27 a twenty eight C
29 B and thirty B so that's it for today
I hope you found this video useful
remember to like it if you found it
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colleagues learning English and don't
forget to subscribe to my channel Oxford
English now so as not to miss out on any
new English language videos bye bye for
now and see you very soon
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