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Listening Comprehension

You will have 1:30 minutes to study the tasks below.
Then you will hear the recording twice, with an interval of 1:30 minutes to complete the tasks.
After the second listening, you will have 1:30 minutes to finalise your answers.
Task I: A memorable basketball game
You will hear part of a report about a memorable basketball game.
While listening, do the tasks. You need not write complete sentences.
1.
Long-term significance of National Basketball Championship final in 1966
1 BE
2.
What Charles Martin does for a living
1 BE
3.
Two contrasting teams. Complete the table.
University of Kentucky Texas Western College
coach's previous record
ethnicity of starting 5
4 BE
4.
Situation for students in the south. Complete the sentence.
While in the 1960s it became more and more common for black and white students to , they still largely played .
2 BE
5.
Nevil Shed's account of the game. Complete.
eaction to David Lattin's spectacular move at the beginning of the match
reason Nevil gets distracted
coach's command
3 BE
6.
Experts' prediction before the final
1 BE
7.
White prejudice - two supposed weaknesses of African American basketball players
2 BE
8.
The key to success for the Texas Western College Team. Tick the correct statement.
They combined individual skills and team tactics.
They managed to turn the game in the final quarter.
They punished their opponents' overbearing arrogance.
They proved that an enthusiastic audience makes a difference.
1 BE
15 BE
Task 2: Monopoly
You will hear a report about the board game Monopoly.
While listening, do the tasks. You need not write complete sentences.
1.
The global and lasting success of Monopoly- two pieces of evidence
(2 BE)
2.
Tick the correct statement.
Ralph Ansbach
taught economics in San Francisco.
got paid for doing research on Monopoly.
put forward the official history of Monopoly.
didn't agree with Mary Pilon and her findings.
(1 BE)
3.
Tick the correct statement.
Mary Pilon
contacted Ralph Ansbach about Monopoly.
found information ni the Wall Street Journal.
thought Ralph Ansbach was sorely mistaken.
thought that thegame's history sounded plausible.
(1 BE)
4.
Chronology. What happened when? Complete the table.
Time Event
at the turn of the century
1924
early 1930s
(3 BE)
5.
Tick the correct statement.
Lizzy Mage
supported traditional gender roles.
was generally in favour of monopolies.
wanted to encourage people to buy land.
saw left-wing people attracted to the game.
(1 BE)
6.
Tick the correct statement.
Quakers in Atlantic City
criticised and later banned the game.
called the original version "Monopoly".
got rid of fixed property prices in the game.
came up with street names that still exist today.
(1 BE)
7.
Tick the correct statement.
Charles Todd
lived by himself in Atlantic City.
refused to give testimony in court.
provided a written version of the rules.
as introduced to Monopoly by Charles Darrow.
(1 BE)
8.
Tick the correct statement.
Charles Darrow
was paid $500 for the game.
corrected a misspelt street name.
widely promoted sales of the game.
frequently played checkers with Charles Todd.
(1 BE)
9.
Tick the correct statement.
Anti-Monopoly
was a game published by Parker Bros.
was banned from being promoted and sold.
was a new game invented by Charles Darrow.
was the reason for Ralph Ansbach's legal issues.
(1 BE)
(12 BE)

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