Pilot training - Test 4

C1 Advanced · Listening Matching · Cambridge English Advanced 4, Cambridge University Press

You will hear five short extracts in which qualified pilots are talking about their initial training course. While you listen, you must complete both tasks.

a fascinating read

a related skill

a parental suggestion

the prestige

advice from an acquaintance

tales heard in childhood

financial considerations

the experience of a specific flight

For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) what motivated each speaker to train as a pilot.

the mix of colleagues

the high intensity of the programme

a particular teaching activity

some of the venues for classes

the approach of some other participants

the extra self-study required

the relatively low level of pressure

the attitude of some instructors

For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) what surprised each speaker about their course.

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