Note:

• the words which lead you to the answer are underlined.

• the word/number you must write for the answer is marked

• words which you might wrongly think could be the answer are in italics

Question 1:

• The keyword concerned in Q1 is “in”.

• From the question, we can assume that the answer must be time for opening. Due to the word “in”, it cannot be:

• a precise time (because we use the preposition ‘at’ for it, eg. at 8 am)

• A Day or Date (because we use the preposition ‘on’ for it, eg. on Monday, on 25th July)

• Therefore, the best answer we can guess should be a month.

• The answer for Q1 is quite noticeable as the Events Coordinator confirmed: “The exhibition will take place during July”. So the answer here is “July”

Note: Candidates might take “June” as an answer because they heard the woman asked: “Does it open in June?” and the man answered :Yes”. However, candidates should ignore this distraction because the time is confirmed. The answer “yes” is for the question: “ I was wondering whether you could provide me with some more information”, not for “Does it open in June?”

Question 2:

• The keyword concerned in Q2 is “Length”.

• From the question, we can assume that the answer can be a period of time, for example 4 days, a week, a month…

• Candidates should be alerted when they heard the woman asked “Is the exhibition open for the duration of July?”, which is the clue that the man would provide the answer for Q2.

• The man said “ the exhibition will last 3 days”. Therefore, “3 days” is the answer.

Note: Candidates might take “1st - 3rd of July” as the answer. The answer is basically not wrong, however, due to the limitation of word (no more than 2 words), this answer cannot be accepted.

Question 3:

• The keyword concerned in Q3 is “to observe”. This is not directly linked to the answer we need, however, it helps us to locate the answer.

• From the word “for” before the gap, the answer we need should be a noun, in specific an activity.

• Candidates should focus to catch the word “observe”. The man said: “some of the cars will only be available to observe.”, therefore, candidates can expect to hear the answer after this as he continued “ there will certainly be an opportunity to test driving some of the more modern cars”. Understand the question, we could pick out “ test driving” as an answer.

Note: Candidates might take “sit” or “drive” as an answer, however, the gap must be a noun as explained. If the word before the gap is “to” ( parallel to the phrase ““to observe”) then “sit” or “drive” is correct.

Question 4:

• The keyword concerned in Q4 is “is prohibited”.

• From the question, we can assume that the answer must be an object

• The answer for Q4 is quite noticeable as the Events Coordinator confirmed: “cameras are actually strictly not allowed to bring into the exhibition.”. “Not allowed” means “is prohibited”. Therefore, “camera” is the answer.

Note: Candidates might take “cameras” as an answer as they heard the man said the word in plural form. However, the word “is” written on the questions sheet suggest the answer must be provided in singular form.

Question 5:

• The keyword concerned in Q5 is “in advance”.

• From the question, we can assume that the answer must be the amount of money.

• Candidates can prepare themselves for the answer when the woman asked: I’ve been asking around about the ticket prices” and the answer is quite noticeable as the man confirmed: “If you buy the ticket in advance the price is £110”. Therefore, “110” is the answer.

Note: Candidates might be confused as they heard many prices mentioned. However, they could get rid of this distraction by focus on the keyword :”in advance”

Question 6:

• The keyword concerned in Q6 is “Mark”.

• From the question, we can assume that the answer may be Mark’s last name, and expect this name to be spelled.

• The answer for Q6 is quite noticeable as the Events Coordinator said:  I’ll transfer you to the Box Office Manager, Mark Edgeworth, that’s E-D-G-E-W-O-R-T-H”. Therefore, “Edgeworth” is the answer.

Question 7:

• The keyword concerned in Q7 are “this year” and “ Palace”

• From the question, we can assume that the answer is a name of a Palace

• The answer for Q7 is quite noticeable as the Events Coordinator confirmed: “this year all exhibitions will be held in the Summer Palace.”. So the answer here is “Summer”

Note: Candidates might take “Birmingham Exhibition Centre” However, candidates should easily ignore this distraction because the location is confirmed. Moreover, this location does not contain any information about Palace

Question 8:

• From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a location

• The answer for Q8 is quite noticeable as the Events Coordinator confirmed: “Well, it’s not too far from city centre”. So the answer here is “city centre”

Question 9:

• The keyword concerned in Q9 is “www.com”

• It’s quite easy for candidates to get the answer as they just need to focus to catch a website address, which always starts with www. Candidates can prepare as they heard the woman ask :” Is there anywhere I can find this information on the Internet?” and the man said :” you could visit www.directions.com for more detailed information”So the answer here is “directions”.

Question 10:

• The keyword concerned in Q10 is “best way”. And “contact “

• The answer for Q10 is quite easy to locate since the woman asked the way to contact :” is this the best way to contact you”  and the Events Coordinator confirmed: “ I think the most convenient way to contact us is enquiring online”. So the answer here is “(enquiring) online”.