Listening material for Spotlight 8/11

Test your listening skills

Click below to listen to tracks 1-4 of the listening comprehension test (pages 14-19) in the August 2011 issue of Spotlight, provided by courtesy of telc. (Requires Flash Player.) You will find instructions and a transcript of the recordings in the article.

Track 1: Voicemail messages	Track 2: Short public announcements
Track 3: Conversations	Track 4: What people think

COMMENTS

Submitted by gstiller on Wed, 27/07/2011 - 20:30.

Where is this listening material available for a download? Thanks. Guenter.

Submitted by Mike Pilewski on Thu, 28/07/2011 - 13:44.

Hi, Guenter. Telc has allowed us to offer streaming audio in a version that we have condensed to about 8 minutes. We do not have an answer yet about making downloads available. The telc website does, however, offer the original 30-minute practice test with audio that you can download. It also has other listening tests at all levels from A1 to C1.

Submitted by gstiller on Thu, 28/07/2011 - 15:13.

Hi, Mike,
Thank you very much for your helfful answer. Guenter.

Submitted by ioreth on Thu, 28/07/2011 - 18:14.

Nice one, but it would be great if there could be something along this line for a bit more experienced readers. It was far too easy for me and I would love to have something more challenging sometimes.

Submitted by Mike Pilewski on Thu, 28/07/2011 - 20:37.

Thanks for letting us know. We will keep this in mind for future tests.

Submitted by r-black@... on Fri, 29/07/2011 - 17:59.

Yes, it was far too easy.

Submitted by Joanna Westcombe on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 10:47.

Hi,
We did mark the test specifically as "easy" and it is aimed at learners at A2-B1 level. If you're looking for something more challenging, I recommend our weekly podcast and monthly audio download — some of which is also featured on this site.
Thanks.
Jo
Spotlight language editor

Submitted by g.w.schroth.co@... on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 15:17.

Thank you. I like that kind of exercise.

Submitted by rfj1@... on Tue, 09/08/2011 - 18:47.

Hi Mike
I'm here at first so it is very interesting for me. Looking forward to the next test.
Rolf

Submitted by Mike Pilewski on Thu, 11/08/2011 - 19:18.

Hi Rolf,
Thanks for letting us know. We're glad you like it!
Mike

Submitted by judith.martin@... on Mon, 15/08/2011 - 13:18.

Hi,
just as some others users, I simply can't find the links to click on....have been trying for quite some time now and would be grateful for another hint...
Thanks,
Judith

Submitted by Elisabeth.Apinling on Sat, 15/10/2011 - 18:22.

Hi,
how can I hear the different answers to pick out the best ?
Thanks,
Elisabeth

Submitted by Mike Pilewski on Mon, 17/10/2011 - 14:21.

You need to have the Adobe Flash Player installed in order to use this feature. If the Flash Player plugin is working correctly in your browser, you will see four red rectangles, each with a loudspeaker symbol and a "play" arrow on it. Click on the arrow, and the file should play.

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