Life Coaching - Test 1

C2 Proficiency · Listening Multiple Choice Interview · Proficiency Testbuilder, 4th Edition, Mark Harrison, Macmillan

You will hear an interview with someone who consulted a 'life coach' to improve her life. For questions 1–5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.

Brigid says that she consulted a life coach because

she had read a great deal about them.

both her work and home life were getting worse.

other efforts to improve her life had failed.

the changes she wanted to make were only small ones.

What did Brigid's coach tell her about money?

It would be very easy for Brigid to get a lot of it.

Brigid's attitude towards it was uncharacteristic of her.

Brigid placed too much emphasis on it in her life.

Few people have the right attitude towards it.

What does Brigid say about her reaction to her coach's advice on money?

She felt silly repeating the words her coach gave her.

She tried to hide the fact that she found it ridiculous.

She felt a lot better as a result of following it.

She found it difficult to understand at first.

What does Brigid say happened during the other sessions?

She was told that most people's problems had the same cause.

Her powers of concentration improved.

Some things she was told to do proved harder than others.

She began to wonder why her problems had arisen in the first place.

What has Brigid concluded?

The benefits of coaching do not compensate for the effort required.

She was too unselfish before she had coaching.

She came to expect too much of her coach.

It is best to limit the number of coaching sessions you have.

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