Listening test

A She says shopping is as popular as it is in other places.

B  She says British families get together as they do elsewhere.

C She says most people don’t work just like in other countries.

D She says shopping patterns in Britain are the same as in other places

A  British people often work at weekends.

B British people do most of their shopping at out-of-town shopping malls.

C British families spend time together at weekends.

D British families are more likely to go shopping on Saturday than any other day.

A  Many of them are closed.

B They aren’t open for as long as they are on Saturday.

C Fewer people shop on Sundays than on Saturdays.

D Only big shopping malls are open.

A  Back then, no shops were open on Sundays.

B Shops were open for longer on Sundays in those days.

C People were more likely to be working on Sundays then.

D Back then, people did a lot more DIY than they do now.

A  doing sports like football

B using digital media

C hobbies like gardening and DIY

D  watching programmes on television

A  British people would rather watch a cookery programme than cook.

B British people watch a lot more TV than other Europeans.

C British people prefer doing sports to doing hobbies like gardening.

D British people have fewer hobbies than other Europeans.

A He didn’t think football was as important as it is to British people.

B He is surprised people watch so much TV when there are other, newer technologies.

C He didn’t expect cooking and gardening to be so popular.

D He thought other sports than football would be of greater importance.

A  He gives reasons why it is so popular.

B He expresses surprise that it is so important to British people.

C He says British football is well-known outside of Britain.

D He admits to supporting Manchester United.

A  He says he thinks a lot of people take part in football.

B He says it’s easier than learning to swim.

C He says it’s for people of all ages.

D He says football stadiums are always crowded.

A  It’s an easier sport to do than many others.

B  A lot of people follow their team’s progress at the weekend.

C More people play football than any other sport.

D You can play football regardless of how old you are.