Events and issues - taking part in a public event - Worksheet 3

C1 Advanced · Listening Matching · Cambridge Exam Booster for Advanced, Cambridge University Press

You will hear five short extracts. For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) which best matches what each speaker says. For questions 6–10, choose from the list (A–H) for the second matching task. Use the letters only once.

relieved about the costs involved

happy to give up free time

surprised at the amount of preparation

confident about being successful

pleased by the media attention

glad for it to be finished

grateful for the help received

impatient to do it again

For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) what each speaker feels about what they are doing.

to avoid a sense of wasting time

to obtain a better job

to practise a skill

to surprise a friend

to prove a point

to learn more about something

to show off a talent

to meet important people

For questions 6–10, choose from the list (A–H) each speaker's main reason for taking part.

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about taking part in a public event.

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