Comprensión de Textos Orales - B1 - Octubre 2020

TASK 1

You will hear 7 extracts with information about a travel guide to Prague. Match sentences B-H to the correct extract 1-6. Choose  ONE number. There is ONE extra sentence which you do not need to use (Choose - ). Extract 0 is given as an example. You will get 1 point per correct answer. You will have to hear the recording TWICE.


A. Capital city & origins of Prague.  0

B. The old town , cafés, art galleries and the Jewish quarter.     

C. A romantic fairy-tale style, dark gothic and modern city.    

D. The city's cathedral, some tiny houses and views from a hill.   

E. A place to get lost walking around labyrinthic cobbled streets.   

F. Restaurants, bars, clubs and a night life in Prague.   

G. The city's bridges, a famous church and castle.   

H. The Royal Route, street food anda famous clock.   

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TASK 2

You  are going to listen to 5 short EXTRACTS from a radio programme about introvert people. Match sentences (B-L) with extracts 1-5. There may be up three sentences per extract. EXTRACT 0 is given as an example and is not included in your total of 10. You will get 1 point per correct answer. You will have to hear the recording TWICE.


A. Introverts are everywhere.   1  

B. We sometimes need to recharge away from everyone.   

C. I have few friends but our connection is deep.   

D. I've learnt strategies for finding comfort in a noisy world.   

E. There are two important chemicals found in our brain.     

F. I am grateful for how I am.   

G. People think we are shy.   

H. Theworld is a place that rewards extroverts.   

I. It is in quiet places where we feel at home.   

J. We are more sensitive to dopamine than other people.   

K. I can reflect and listen to our thoughts.   

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TASK 3

You will hear Leonardo Da Vinci's biography. For questions 1-10 complete the sentences IN CAPITAL LETTERS with ONE word. Number 0 is given as an example. You will get 1 point for correct answer. You will have to hear the recording TWICE.


0. Born in  April 15th of  1452  in the town of Vinci, Italy. 

1. At  14, he became apprentice of Andrea de Verrocchio, a Florentine .

2. In Verrocchio's workshop, Leonardo learned artistic skills like drawing, painting, sculpting and .

3. At the age of 20, he became a in the Guild of Saint Luke. 

4. He started working for the Duke of Milan, whom he served for years.

5. In those years, he started painting his masterpiece "The Last Supper" for the of Santa Maria della Grazie.

6. Leonardo's amazing works included advanced for military weapons.

7. He also studied Anatomy and drew his famous "Vitruvian Man", also   as "proportions of Man":

8. In 1503, he working on the "Mona Lisa".

9. He died in France on May  1519. 

10. He is still considered one of the great geniuses of all . 

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