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Cambridge 3 Listening Test 1 Audio
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Section 1. A man phones the Flagstone letting agency to ask about renting a two-bedroom house with a garden, and the agent describes the areas covered, rent ranges, two available properties and what he'll need to do to rent one.
Section 2. A woman newly arrived from Canada asks her English neighbour, worried about her sick daughter, how to register with a local doctor, and the neighbour explains the two nearby health centres, appointment times, home visits and prescription charges.
Section 3. A tutor interviews Jonathan Briggs, a prospective trainee teacher, about his degree, his three years volunteering as a teacher in West Africa, and his reasons for now wanting to train as a geography teacher.
Section 4. Paula Clayburg, chief counsellor at a pain clinic, gives a talk on the scale and causes of back pain, then reviews which everyday remedies — bed rest, weight loss, chairs, beds, shoes and gadgets — her clinic does and doesn't recommend.
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