Cambridge 6 Listening Test 1 - Answers With Explanation

1. The notes list golf first, then two more facilities before the classes — the answer is a keep-fit studio.

2. The second facility named alongside golf and the keep-fit studio is swimming.

3. Kick-boxing is given as one class already; the second class on offer is yoga.

4. The additional facility, with a restaurant opening soon, is a salad bar.

5. In the membership table, Gold's annual subscription fee is £500 — the highest of the three tiers.

6. Silver membership's cost of classes is £1, cheaper than Bronze's £3 but not free like Gold's.

7. Silver membership's opening times run from 10am to 4.30pm, narrower than Gold's 'any time'.

8. Bronze's annual subscription fee, the cheapest tier, is £180.

9. To use the classes, a caller needs to book an instructor's assessment first.

10. The contact given for booking a trial session is David Kynchley.

11. The box office has been given a separate entrance of its own (B).

12. The shop has been temporarily closed during the renovation work (G).

13. The number of ordinary seats has been reduced (C).

14. Seats for wheelchair users have been doubled in number (A).

15. The lifts have been replaced entirely (E).

16. The dressing rooms have been increased in size (D).

17. Royal Hunt of the Sun runs from October 13th to the 19th.

18. The evening performance starts at 7pm.

19. Tickets are available for the Monday and Thursday performances.

20. The ticket price given is £18.

21. Before the course starts, Brian is going to attend a class (A), not write a report or read a book.

22. The refectory needs to be informed in advance about any special dietary requirements.

23. The facility with a long waiting list, which Brian is told to apply for now, is the nursery.

24. The fitness centre offers students a reduced annual fee.

25. To arrange a computer password with technical support, Brian needs to ask his tutor.

26&27. The business centre lets students hire laptops and printers for their work.

28. Materials for working on study skills include, for example, report writing.

29. Beyond study skills, the centre also holds materials on finance and marketing.

30. Individual membership of the business centre costs £50 per year.

31. In the 1st-4th centuries, produce from the area was used to feed the people of London.

32. By the 5th-10th centuries, new technology allowed goods to be made of metal and leather.

33. In the 11th century, a lack of restrictions in the East End encouraged businesses to grow there.

34. In the 16th century, facilities built for constructing ships stimulated international trade.

35. Agricultural workers came from other parts of England to look for work in the growing area.

36. In the 17th century, marshes were drained to provide land that could be built on.

37. By the 19th century, inhabitants lived in conditions of great poverty, with very poor sanitation.

38-40. 20th-century housing problems mentioned are heating problems (C), overcrowding (E), and poor standards of building (F) — not landlords, water, rents, or fire.