Part 1: Dialogue
This is the listening test for the Eiken Pre-2. Listen carefully to the directions. You will not be permitted to ask questions during the test.
This test has three parts. All of the questions in these three parts are multiple choice questions.
For each question, choose the best answer from among the four choices written in your test booklet.
On your answer sheet, find the number of the question and mark your answer. You are permitted to take notes for every part of this listening test.
Directions: Listen to the dialogue and choose the most appropriate response to the last sentence from 1, 2, 3, or 4 that will be broadcast. The dialogue and the question will be given only once. Please take some notes of the difficult words and phrases in each number.
Item 1 🎧
Item 2 🎧
Item 3 🎧
Item 4 🎧
Item 5 🎧
Let's Discuss! Part 1: Dialogue
Strategy: 💡
📌 Listen to the beginning of the conversation to understand the relationship between the speakers and the situation of the conversation, and pay special attention to the last statement. The choices are not printed in the question booklet, but are read out loud. Think about how you would respond to the questions and the other person's responses as if you were actually having the conversation. It is also effective to use past papers to practice predicting your own responses before the options are read out loud.
Vocabulary Check
Item 1
take someone somewhere
/teyk/ suhm-wuhn/ suhm-hwair/
[phrase]
free
/free/
[adjective]
Item 2
return
/ri-turn/
[verb]
tight
/tite/
[adjective]
Item 3
advance ticket
/ad-vans/ tik-it/
[noun]
Item 4
a little
/uh/ lit-l/
[adverb]
Item 5
results
/ri-zuhlts/
[noun]
Comprehension Check
Item 1 🎧
Questions:
✧ What do you think is the relationship of the two speakers?
✧ What are they talking about?
Item 2 🎧
Questions:
✧ What do you think is the relationship of the two speakers?
✧ What are they talking about?
Item 3 🎧
Questions:
✧ What do you think is the relationship of the two speakers?
✧ What are they talking about?
Item 4 🎧
Questions:
✧ What do you think is the relationship of the two speakers?
✧ What are they talking about?
Item 5 🎧
Questions:
✧ What do you think is the relationship of the two speakers?
✧ What are they talking about?
Part 2: Conversation
Directions: You will hear 5 conversations no. 1 through no. 5. Each conversation will be followed by 1 question. The conversation and the question will only be given once. Please take some notes of the difficult words and phrases in each number.
Item 1 🎧
1 She is going to be late.
2 She needs directions to the clinic.
3 She has a question for the doctor.
4 She wants to change her appointment.
Item 2 🎧
1 It is located on a busy street.
2 It has no sign on the door.
3 It is behind another building.
4 The entrance is hard to find.
Item 3 🎧
1 Buy a new computer.
2 Find out where the museum is.
3 Sell some tickets.
4 Get a ticket for a show.
Item 4 🎧
1 Go to a concert.
2 Go to a museum.
3 Call Mike back.
4 Meet Mike at a museum.
Item 5 🎧
1 Make photocopies of documents.
2 Pick up the kids with Rachel.
3 Put some files on his boss's desk.
4 Email the woman some documents.
Let's Discuss! Part 2: Conversation
As in the first part, you should grasp the relationship between the two speakers and the situation of the conversation from the beginning of the conversation. Conversations often proceed in the order of "question➡response". In many cases, the conversation will proceed in a "question➡response" way, so it is best to listen while grasping the question and the response. For example, you may need to ask for directions, talk in a store, make a reservation at a restaurant, or talk on the phone. Each situation has its own set of common expressions. It is important to study typical examples of each type of conversation.
Vocabulary Check
Item 1
appointment
/uh-point-muhnt/
[noun]
reschedule
/ree-skej-ool/
[verb]
Item 2
trouble
/truhb-uhl/
[noun]
rear
/reer/
[noun]
Item 3
available
/uh-vey-luh-buhl/
[adjective]
drop by
/drop /bahy/
[verb]
Item 4
concert
/kon-surt/
[noun]
Item 5
drop something
/drop/ suhm-thing/
[phrase]
print out
/print/ out/
[phrase]
Comprehension Check
Item 1 🎧
Questions:
✧ Who are talking in the conversation?
✧ What are they talking about?
Item 2 🎧
Questions:
✧ Who are talking in the conversation?
✧ What are they talking about?
Item 3 🎧
Questions:
✧ Who are talking in the conversation?
✧ What are they talking about?
Item 4 🎧
Questions:
✧ Who are talking in the conversation?
✧ What are they talking about?
Item 5 🎧
Questions:
✧ Who are talking in the conversation?
✧ What are they talking about?
Part 3: Narrative
Directions: You will hear 5 conversations no. 1 through no. 5. Each conversation will be followed by 1 question. The conversation and the question will only be given once. Please take some notes of the difficult words and phrases in each number.
Item 1 🎧
1 One character builds some windmills.
2 One character mistakes windmills as giants.
3 One character travels to find a hero.
4 One character saves 500 million people.
Item 2 🎧
1 They are visiting Europe for the first time.
2 They have never been on vacation together.
3 They will visit a friend in Germany.
4 They will visit many museums in London.
Item 3 🎧
1 It is big and quiet.
2 It is next to the station.
3 It is convenient but noisy.
4 It is not as convenient as the old one.
Item 4 🎧
1 They have recently become popular.
2 They have many different names.
3 They do not have any seeds.
4 They are not true berries.
Item 5 🎧
1 It is only eaten in Scotland.
2 It is only eaten on holidays.
3 It is eaten along with other foods.
4 It is not very popular.
Let's Discuss! Part 3: Narrative
When the text is read, listen to it with the intention of sorting out who did what, when, and where. It is also a good idea to look over the four options before the broadcast to get a rough idea of the topic or question, so that you know what to listen for.
Vocabulary Check
Item 1
windmill
/wind-mil/
[noun]
giant
/ jahy-uhnt/
[noun]
Item 2
show around
/shoh/ uh-rownd/
[verb]
Item 3
satisfied
/sat-is-fahyd/
[adjective]
convenient
/kuhn-veen-yuhnt/
[adjective]
Item 4
lock
/lok/
[verb]
unlock
/uhn-lok/
[verb]
Item 5
culture
/kuhl-cher/
[noun]
along with
/uh-lawng/ with/
[phrase]
Comprehension Check
Item 1 🎧
Questions:
✧ What is the narrative about?
Item 2 🎧
Questions:
✧ What is the narrative about?
Item 3 🎧
Questions:
✧ What is the narrative about?
Item 4 🎧
Questions:
✧ What is the narrative about?
Item 5 🎧
Questions:
✧ What is the narrative about?