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Aptis Advanced · Listening · B2–C2

Full Listening: practice with eight exercises

Aptis Advanced Listening practice with eight real audios and their transcripts, two for each part, with comprehension mini-quizzes.

27 min video (Spanish narration)4 mini-quizzesB2–C2

·Introduction

This practice brings together eight exercises with audio and transcript, two for each part of the Advanced Listening. It is best to listen to them only once, as in Parts 3 and 4 of the exam, and answer before looking at the transcript.

1/4Part 1: announcements and short messages

Two short messages from a workplace. In the first, the inspection planned for next Tuesday has been brought forward to this Friday afternoon, and the documentation has to be ready. The second is a notice of an unannounced fire drill at 10:30, with instructions for people with reduced mobility.

Check what you have learnt

You need 2 out of 3
1.In the first audio, when has the inspection been moved to?
2.What time does the fire drill start?
3.What should people with reduced mobility do?

2/4Part 2: long monologues

Two monologues. In the first, someone debates expanding the bilingual programme: the speaker admits that the benefits for pupils are undeniable, but insists that the demands on teachers have already reached a critical point, with exhaustion, and fears for the programme's sustainability. In the second, a person explains what made the difference in passing the civil service exams: it was not more hours or more flashcards, but mindset.

Check what you have learnt

You need 2 out of 3
1.What worries the first speaker about expanding the bilingual programme?
2.What attitude does the speaker have towards the bilingual programme itself?
3.According to the second person, what made the difference in passing the civil service exams?

3/4Part 3: two-voice dialogues

Two dialogues. In the first, a teacher and a pupil's mother discuss the use of ChatGPT for homework: he sees it as an opportunity with guidelines and she fears they will skip the learning, and she ends up preferring a cautious approach. In the second, two colleagues compare getting promoted or working part-time: each envies something about the other and neither says she regrets her choice.

Check what you have learnt

You need 2 out of 3
1.What is the teacher's position on ChatGPT for homework?
2.What does the mother propose at the end?
3.What does the colleague who works part-time answer when asked if she regrets it?

4/4Part 4: lecture-style talks

Two long talks. The first explains cognitive load theory: it distinguishes intrinsic, extraneous and germane load, and recommends explicit instruction and worked examples for beginners. The second defends lateral reading: instead of analysing a single source in depth, check what other reliable sources say about the information or about the source itself.

Check what you have learnt

You need 2 out of 3
1.Which three types of cognitive load does the theory distinguish?
2.What does the theory recommend for beginners?
3.What is lateral reading?

·Wrap-up

Repeat each audio without looking at the transcript: the aim is to answer on a single listen, as in Parts 3 and 4 of the exam.

Put it together

Now, practise

Listen to each audio only once, as in Parts 3 and 4 of the exam, and answer before looking at the transcript. Then compare with the text and note which phrase decided each answer.

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