Listening Comprehension
You will hear each recording twice. After each listening, you will have time to complete your answers.
Choose from the list (A-G) which heading best applies to which statement (1-6). For each statement, there is only one correct answer. There is one more heading than you need.
Now listen to the recording again.
While listening, tick the correct answer (a, b, or c). There is only one correct answer.
Now listen to the recording again.
While listening, answer the questions below. You need not write complete sentences.
Unless otherwise specified, name one aspect.
Now listen to the recording again.
Task 1: The 4th of July
Preparation time: 30 seconds
You will hear six statements from immigrants about the 4th of July.Choose from the list (A-G) which heading best applies to which statement (1-6). For each statement, there is only one correct answer. There is one more heading than you need.
Headings | |
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A | Reflecting on American values |
B | Historical relevance for migrants |
C | Chance to make one’s own choices |
D | Reminder of migrants’ positive input |
E | Crucial date for individual development |
F | Migrant version of the American dream |
G | Developing reservations about patriotism |
Statement | Heading |
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1 | |
2 | |
3 | |
4 | |
5 | |
6 |
6 BE
Task 2: Rose Heilbron
Preparation time: 1:30 minutes You will hear a BBC Witness History podcast about a famous woman in the legal profession.While listening, tick the correct answer (a, b, or c). There is only one correct answer.
1.
Rose Heilbron worked
a | for a UN tribunal. | |
b | for law firms around the globe. | |
c | in a key institution of the UK justice system. |
2.
The media responded to Heilbron positively, because she
a | had a media background. | |
b | moved in high-society circles. | |
c | succeeded in having a career and a family. |
3.
Heilbron came from a
a | poor working-class family. | |
b | wealthy upper-class family. | |
c | struggling middle-class family. |
4.
Heilbron’s mother supported her by
a | providing financial backing. | |
b | taking care of her well-being. | |
c | advising her on how to stand her ground. |
5.
When becoming a barrister, Heilbron
a | set a new record. | |
b | turned into a role model. | |
c | first struggled with the workload. |
6.
Reviewing the discrimination against Heilbron, her daughter
a | feels emotionally affected. | |
b | takes her mother’s perspective. | |
c | places it in the historical context. |
7.
When Heilbron started as a pupil barrister, she felt
a | excited about her new position. | |
b | nervous about the courtroom procedures. | |
c | overwhelmed by the splendour of the occasion. |
8.
One of the factors enabling Heilbron’s breakthrough was
a | her popularity in the media. | |
b | the lack of male competitors at the time. | |
c | postponing her plans to start her own family. |
8 BE
Task 3: Names
Preparation time: 1 minute
You will hear a radio report about naming issues in a Kansas City school district.While listening, answer the questions below. You need not write complete sentences.
Unless otherwise specified, name one aspect.
1. | What made Christina Haswood feel uncomfortable about the mascot when playing basketball? | |
2. | Why is Haswood pleased with young people? | |
3. | Why does Carole Cadue-Blackwood want the district name changed? (Name two aspects.) |
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4. | Why does Chief Ben Barnes disagree with Cadue-Blackwood? | |
5. | What was the purpose of the Shawnee Indian Mission? | |
6. | What is the cultural significance of the district name today, according to Barnes? | |
7. | What did a study from the National Congress of American Indians find out? | |
8. | What issue does Haswood address in her role as representative? | |
9. | What are Cadue-Blackwood’s expectations of the future? (Name two aspects.) |
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11 BE
25 BE
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Statement | Heading |
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1 | D |
2 | G |
3 | A |
4 | F |
5 | E |
6 | C |
Task 2: Rose Heilbron
1.
a | for a UN tribunal. | |
b | for law firms around the globe. | |
c | in a key institution of the UK justice system. |
2.
a | had a media background. | |
b | moved in high-society circles. | |
c | succeeded in having a career and a family. |
3.
a | poor working-class family. | |
b | wealthy upper-class family. | |
c | struggling middle-class family. |
4.
a | providing financial backing. | |
b | taking care of her well-being. | |
c | advising her on how to stand her ground. |
5.
a | set a new record. | |
b | turned into a role model. | |
c | first struggled with the workload. |
6.
a | feels emotionally affected. | |
b | takes her mother’s perspective. | |
c | places it in the historical context. |
7.
a | excited about her new position. | |
b | nervous about the courtroom procedures. | |
c | overwhelmed by the splendour of the occasion. |
8.
a | her popularity in the media. | |
b | the lack of male competitors at the time. | |
c | postponing her plans to start her own family. |
Task 3: Names
All answer options separated by a slash ( / ) represent alternative choices. Please note that only questions 3 and 9 require two responses.1. | mascot dressed as Indian (brave or princess) performing (stereotypical) war chants / Native American mascots behaving stereotypically / feels mocked by mascots |
2. | (they) lead/want change |
3. | two of the following:
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4. | town is named after tribe / town is not a mascot |
5. | (trade) school for tribes (removed from their land) |
6. | way to remember that Native people are there / among them |
7. | recent Native American history / Native American history after 1900 is missing in history/educational standards / lack of education about recent Native American history |
8. | policy / tribal sovereignty / relationship with government systems / effects of lack of education |
9. |
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