Progression Test Stage 8 English as a Second Language 2024 Paper 2

1. Visual listening comprehension: matching short audio clips to pictures (cinema, hobbies, objects, locations), reinforcing everyday vocabulary and auditory discrimination
2. Multiple-choice comprehension: dialogue-based inferences about decisions, preferences, and emotions (e.g. guitar purchase reason, TV series agreement, dance competition nerves)
3. Form completion: identifying specific information from an interview (e.g. journalist’s past job, article type, website address), reinforcing spelling and keyword recognition
4. Extended listening interview: reasons for artistic choices (Danny and wood sculptures), selling platforms, customer preferences, display tips
5. Speaker identification: selecting statements that match each speaker’s comment about a bike ride (e.g. hills, café, children suitability, route simplicity)
6. Listening skills focus: CEFR A2–B1 development, real-world topic familiarity (music, sport, homework, nature), interpreting tone and intention, summarising spoken information concisely