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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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Now listen to the recording again.
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.
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. |
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. |
Heilbron came from a
| a | poor working-class family. | |
| b | wealthy upper-class family. | |
| c | struggling middle-class family. |
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. |
When becoming a barrister, Heilbron
| a | set a new record. | |
| b | turned into a role model. | |
| c | first struggled with the workload. |
Reviewing the discrimination against Heilbron, her daughter
| a | feels emotionally affected. | |
| b | takes her mother’s perspective. | |
| c | places it in the historical context. |
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. |
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. |
Now listen to the recording again.
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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| Statement | Heading |
|---|---|
| 1 | D |
| 2 | G |
| 3 | A |
| 4 | F |
| 5 | E |
| 6 | C |
Task 2: Rose Heilbron
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. |
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. |
Heilbron came from a
| a | poor working-class family. | |
| b | wealthy upper-class family. | |
| c | struggling middle-class family. |
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. |
When becoming a barrister, Heilbron
| a | set a new record. | |
| b | turned into a role model. | |
| c | first struggled with the workload. |
Reviewing the discrimination against Heilbron, her daughter
| a | feels emotionally affected. | |
| b | takes her mother’s perspective. | |
| c | places it in the historical context. |
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. |
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. |
Now listen to the recording again.
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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