Shopping Centre Visit
Listen to a talk and complete the notes with the words you hear.
Listening Part 3
Improve your Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) listening skills with this Part 3 gap-fill exercise. You will hear one person talking and complete a set of notes using the exact words you hear — usually one or two words, a number, a date or a time. This activity helps you prepare for the exam and build real-life listening confidence.
- ⏱️ This Shopping Centre Visit task takes 10–15 minutes
- 💡 Listen to a talk and fill each gap with the words you hear
- 📶 B1 — the intermediate stage of learning English
Key Vocabulary
- cash — money in the form of coins and notes
- newsagent — a shop that sells newspapers, magazines and sometimes maps
- a proper meal — a full, complete meal, not just a snack
- snack bar — a place that sells light food and drinks
- coach — a comfortable bus used for longer journeys
Useful Language
Places and floors: There is a bank on the first floor. · It’s next to the cookie shop. · The snack bar is beside the lifts.
Times: It closes at a quarter past two. · We’re meeting again at a quarter to three.
Directions: Go out through these doors and turn left. · The coach will meet us outside the shop.
Exam Tip
Listen for spelled-out names and exact times. The guide spells “Whitmarsh” letter by letter, so copy it correctly, and check whether a time is the closing time or the meeting time — the notes tell you which one you need.
Part 3: Shopping Centre Visit
You will hear a tour guide talking to some tourists about a visit to a shopping centre.
Tour guide Before we go on to look at the cathedral, we’re going to spend a couple of hours here in the shopping centre. So get out your wallets and your credit cards. Some of you might want to get some cash first of all. There is a bank. It’s on the first floor. You can’t miss it – it’s next to the cookie shop. Just follow the delicious smell! If you’re looking for particular shops, it might be a good idea to have a map. The newsagent’s over there has some which are free. See where I mean? OK?
When you’ve spent all your money, you’ll want to have something to eat. If you want a proper meal, there’s a really good restaurant in the main square opposite the fountain. But if you want to spend more time shopping and just have a quick snack, there are several places where you can get a sandwich and a drink, but the best one is the snack bar just over there beside the lifts. As well as sandwiches you can get salads and cakes. It’s open now, but it does most of its business in the morning and at lunchtime, so it closes at a quarter past two. It’s best to get there by about one o’clock anyway or there isn’t much choice.
Now, the last thing is very important. We’re meeting again at a quarter to three. If you go out of the centre through these doors and turn left, you’ll see a large shop selling carpets. The coach will meet us outside the shop. The shop’s name is Whitmarsh. Now, do you want to write that down – I’ll spell it for you. That’s W-H-I-T-M-A-R-S-H. OK? Now, have a good time and I’ll see you later.
Now listen again.
That is the end of B1 Preliminary Listening Part 3. You now have two minutes to check your answers.
B1 Practice
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