1812 Level 4

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This is the Pearson test of English General Level 4. This test takes 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Section 1 You will have 10 seconds to read each question and the corresponding options. Then,
listen to the recording.

After the recording, you will have 10 seconds to choose the correct option. Put a cross in the
box next to the correct answer, as in the example. Example Listen to the man speaking.

What is this an extract from? Be one of the few. The proud. The marines.

The correct answer is B. Number 1 Listen to the conversation. How does the second speaker
feel? Sorry folks, but the computer network is down. Won't be fixed for a couple of hours.

And as it's deadline day, well, I don't have to tell you. Just my luck. Looks like a late finish.

Bango's my evening out. Number 2 Listen to the extract. According to the speaker, what is
difficult? Visual recognition, that is, being able to look at something and understand what's
going on, is what's happening.

It's one of the basic intelligent tasks that people and animals are naturally very good at. Yet
building such capabilities into a computer has proven extremely problematic. Number 3 Listen
to the woman speaking.

What is she upset about? He really got off on the wrong foot with all the staff. He just started
giving orders, putting up notices and sending memos and emails around. I mean, overall, I'm
happy that he got the manager's job.

Because I know there are things that could be improved. But that's not the way we do things
around here. It's always been a really cooperative workplace.

And he's just refusing to acknowledge the importance of discussing things. Number 4 Listen to
the men speaking. What is the problem with government and environmental agencies? One of
the challenges small businesses face when trying to be environmentally friendly is a one-size-
fits-all approach by government and environmental agencies, as John explains.

The big challenge is, if we take waste as an example, the volume of waste that small businesses
produce is not sufficient to be of interest to the big waste companies. Number 5 Listen to the
conversation. Why doesn't the man want to microwave the food? I bought some soup for lunch.

Is that OK? Yes, if it's quick. We haven't got much time. I'll heat it in a pan while you're getting
ready.
Why don't you just use the microwave? Well, actually, by the time I've followed all the
microwave instructions, it's going to be slower. That's true. And too hot to drink immediately.

Number 6 Listen to the people speaking. What does the woman say? Did you go to see that
financial advisor? Yeah. So, what did he say? Well, he advised me to do something constructive
with my savings, like investment.

The trouble with that is it's hard to access your money quickly once it's invested. I know, and I
haven't got that much to put away anyway. Number 7 Listen to the speakers.

What is the woman annoyed about? Well, it's not the kind of life I'd like, but as long as James is
happy, that's the main thing. Yes, I wouldn't mind if he was just talking about himself, but he
seems to think everyone should live like him. Number 8 Listen to the man talking about
computers in education.

What does he say is the advantage of computers over traditional learning methods? There are
three ways to teach. Tell people, show people, let them do it themselves. And with computers,
they're doing it themselves earlier.

They've got their hands on the keyboard and they're actually manipulating it, drawing down the
information, reading it, passing it on, processing it, everything, and much quicker. And so kids
absolutely love it. Number 9 Listen to the people speaking.

What is the woman doing? So, have you had a chance to think more about the trip? I'd really
love your company if you can make it. Well, I'd love to go, but I'm afraid the reality is I've got
enough on my plate anyway. What with exams coming up and assignments due in.

Number 10 Listen to the conversation. Why do visual learners sit at the front? Can you tell a
pupil's learning style just by looking at them? Sometimes, yes. The ones that sit in the front are
visual learners, and they need to see the teacher's body language and facial expression to
understand the content of the lesson.

They learn best from pictures or diagrams, but they also like to take detailed notes to absorb
the information. Section 2 Number 11 You will hear a recording about an organisation of
environmentally friendly communities. Listen to the whole recording once.

Then you will hear the recording again, with pauses for you to write down what you hear. Make
sure you spell the words correctly. Ours is a vision of a sustainable world in which people
everywhere enjoy a high quality of life within the productive capacity of the planet.

Our communities are taking measurable steps towards genuine sustainability. From zero
carbon buildings to procurement policies formulated to support the green economy, our living
solutions are both economical and creative. Ours is a vision of a sustainable world in which
people everywhere enjoy a high quality of life within the productive capacity of the planet.
Our communities are taking measurable steps towards genuine sustainability. From zero
carbon buildings to procurement policies formulated to support the green economy, our living
solutions are both economical and creative. Section 3 Numbers 12 to 16 You will hear a short
lecture.

First, read the notes below, then listen and complete the notes with information from the
lecture. You will hear the recording twice. Over the last 50 years, we have been building
suburbs around all our major cities in an attempt, as we saw it, to provide cheap open areas
that are good for families and a good place to bring up kids.

In the next 50 years, we are going to become more and more concerned with the next urban
development problem, which will, I believe, be the redesign and rebuilding of the suburbs to
make them greener and more sustainable. Our suburbs are highly inefficient. They consume
large amounts of energy and, the evidence suggests, are not as healthy for kids as we once
believed.

The suburbs are going to have to be re-urbanised as a response to global warming and also
because it is in the interests of the people who live there. In other words, the suburbs are going
to have to become more like the cities they surround. The suburbs will need to offer a greater
variety of more sophisticated lifestyles.

As the present generation grows older, the next generation is going to be demanding places to
live, a better quality lifestyle and at a price they and the planet can afford. Over the last 50
years, we have been building suburbs around all our major cities in an attempt, as we saw it, to
provide cheap open areas that are good for families and a good place to bring up kids. In the
next 50 years, we are going to become more and more concerned with the next urban
development problem, which will, I believe, be the redesign and rebuilding of the suburbs to
make them greener and more sustainable.

Our suburbs are highly inefficient. They consume large amounts of energy and, the evidence
suggests, are not as healthy for kids as we once believed. The suburbs are going to have to be
re-urbanised as a response to global warming and also because it is in the interests of the
people who live there.

In other words, the suburbs are going to have to become more like the cities they surround.
The suburbs will need to offer a greater variety of more sophisticated lifestyles. As the present
generation grows older, the next generation is going to be demanding places to live, a better
quality lifestyle and at a price they and the planet can afford.

Now listen again. Over the last 50 years, we have been building suburbs around all our major
cities in an attempt, as we saw it, to provide cheap open areas that are good for families and a
good place to bring up kids. In the next 50 years, we are going to become more and more
concerned with the next urban development problem, which will, I believe, be the redesign and
rebuilding of the suburbs to make them greener and more sustainable.
Our suburbs are highly inefficient. They consume large amounts of energy and, the evidence
suggests, are not as healthy for kids as we once believed. The suburbs are going to have to be
re-urbanised as a response to global warming and also because it is in the interests of the
people who live there.

In other words, the suburbs are going to have to become more like the cities they surround.
The suburbs will need to offer a greater variety of more sophisticated lifestyles. As the present
generation grows older, the next generation is going to be demanding places to live, a better
quality lifestyle and at a price they and the planet can afford.

Numbers 17 to 21. You will hear a recruitment advertisement. First, read the notes below, then
listen and complete the notes with information from the advertisement.

You will hear the recording twice. Every year, ASC takes on select projects, each with
measurable conservation outcomes. We provide an innovative conservation tool for our
partners by recruiting, training and managing volunteers to gather environmental data from
the world's most remote and challenging places.

ASC volunteers are skiers, cyclists and kayakers. They are surfers, climbers and hikers with the
skills and competence to operate in challenging conditions in any ecosystem on Earth. By
participating in ASC projects, our volunteers become natural advocates.

They are forever connected to the places with which they've worked. This is your chance to give
back to the wild places you love. Our projects have real conservation results, and we need you
to achieve them.

We are looking for adventure volunteers to provide snow and ice samples from above 15,000
feet all around the world. Mountains store the fresh water that feeds many of the world's major
rivers. But mountain glaciers are rapidly melting worldwide, with the highest elevation thinning
documented at around 20,000 feet, or 6,000 meters.

Samples collected by ASC Adventure Science volunteers will provide our partner scientists with
essential ground truth on the extent of high-altitude glacier thinning. Ultimately, this research
will help us understand the future of freshwater resources and allow policymakers to
determine best management practices. Now, listen again.

Every year, ASC takes on select projects, each with measurable conservation outcomes. We
provide an innovative conservation tool for our partners by recruiting, training and managing
volunteers to gather environmental data from the world's most remote and challenging places.
ASC volunteers are skiers, cyclists and kayakers.

They are surfers, climbers and hikers with the skills and competence to operate in challenging
conditions in any ecosystem on Earth. By participating in ASC projects, our volunteers become
natural advocates. They are forever connected to the places with which they've worked.
This is your chance to give back to the wild places you love. Our projects have real conservation
results, and we need you to achieve them. We are looking for Adventure volunteers to provide
snow and ice samples from above 15,000 feet all around the world.

Mountains store the freshwater that feeds many of the world's major rivers. But mountain
glaciers are rapidly melting worldwide, with the highest elevation thinning documented at
around 20,000 feet, or 6,000 meters. Samples collected by ASC Adventure Science volunteers
will provide our partner scientists with essential ground truth on the extent of high-altitude
glacier thinning.

Ultimately, this research will help us understand the future of freshwater resources. And allow
policy makers to determine best management practices. That is the end of the listening section
of the test.

Now, go on to the other sections of the test.

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