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You will hear each recording twice. After each listening, you will have time to complete your answers.
Task 1: British Theatre Guide
Preparation time: 30 seconds to read the assignment. While reading, you may use a dictionary.
You will hear excerpts from five podcasts of The British Theatre Guide about the plots of new theatre productions.
Choose from the list (A-G) which heading best applies to which excerpt (1-5). For each excerpt there is only one correct answer. There are two more headings than you need.
Headings
A Coping with guilt
B A lesson in loyalty
C Macabre confusion
D A paradoxical impact
E A companionship evolving with time
F A challenging, yet successful endeavour
G Reconnecting with an inspiring companion
Excerpt Heading
1
2
3
4
5
5 BE
Task 2: Deptford Creek
Preparation time: 1 minute to read the assignment. While reading, you may use a dictionary.
You will hear a reporter talking to two volunteers, Jill and Nick, about Deptford Creek, a natural habitat in Southeast London.
While listening, answer the questions below. You need not write complete sentences. Name one aspect each.
1.
What is the significance of the items on display in the Discovery Centre?
2.
What made Deptford economically relevant in the past?
3.
What happened after the economic decline of the area?
4.
What combination of objects does Nick point out as making the spot important for wildlife?
5.
Why does the reporter prefer to stand back and observe what Nick does?
6.
Why did Jill feel very satisfied after the volunteer weekend?
7.
Why was the initial regeneration policy changed?
8.
How does nature profit from the new policy?
9.
How is the area changing?
10.
What is Nick disappointed about at the end?
10 BE
Task 3: Children’s Language Proficiency
Preparation time: 1:45 minutes to read the assignment. While reading, you may use a dictionary.
You will hear a radio report about several studies on children’s use of language. While listening, tick the correct answer (a, b, or c). There is only one correct answer.
1.
The “30 million word gap” refers to the fact that poor children are exposed to less
a language variety.
b speech in their homes.
c age-appropriate content on TV.
2.
University of Kansas researchers were interested in why some preschool children
a pronounced words differently.
b had delayed speech development.
c were reluctant to talk to other children.
3.
The basis of the research was a collection of recordings of families
a in deprived areas.
b at the dinner table.
c over several years.
4.
Betty Hart’s first assessment of the findings was that
a the gap was too big to be closed.
b families had to try harder to overcome the gap.
c more research was necessary to understand the gap.
5.
Other researchers believed the problem could be solved by
a improving preschool curricula.
b establishing support initiatives.
c making teachers aware of the problem.
6.
The researchers who did the study were criticized for
a faking the results.
b relying on artificial conditions.
c overstating the role of families.
7.
Very recent research suggests that language input is also influenced by
a the region children live in.
b the school children attend.
c the number of family members.
8.
The “30 million word gap” theory is also criticized for
a excluding non-native speakers.
b concentrating on institutional shortcomings.
c putting the blame mainly on children and their parents.
9.
A study from the previous year found that the “word gap” concept
a ignored the impact of teaching.
b was too complex to be helpful at schools.
c led to some children being underestimated.
Now consider the report as a whole:
10.
The message of the report is that
a the original study is flawed.
b poor families need more support.
c the educational system has failed.
10 BE

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