Hörverstehen

Listening Comprehension

You will hear each recording twice. After each listening you will have time to complete your answers.

Task 1: Technology

You will hear five young people talking about technological innovations. While listening, match the speakers 1-5 with the headings A-G. There are two more headings than you need.

Headings
A	More victims through technology
B	Job loss through new technology
C	Risk through imperfect technology
D	Cost efficiency through technology
E	Avoiding danger through technology
F	Increased comfort through technology
G	Superior know-how through technology

Speaker	Heading
1
2
3
4
5

5 BE

Task 2: Women in India

You will hear the BBC journalist Anu Anand interviewing Mandeep Nagi, an Indian design director. While listening, fill in the missing information. You need not write complete sentences. Unless otherwise specified, one aspect is enough.

1.	One reason for Mandeep to start working
2.	Instant change in Mandeep’s life after she started working
3.	Situation 18-year-old girls in India find themselves in
4.	‘Normal’ life for women around 30 in India	married ______________________
5.	One reason why Mandeep is unmarried
6.	One reason why Mandeep moved out
7.	One reason why her parents were shocked
8.	Average of Indian women working as compared to other countries
9.	Attitude of Indian men to female members of a family
10.	Mandeep’s description of society in India
11.	Mandeep’s opinion of women like herself

11 BE

Task 3: Internships

You will hear an excerpt from the BBC radio show Business Daily, in which journalist Manuela Saragosa interviews two young Australians, Marnie and John, about their experience with internships.

While listening, tick () the correct answer (a, b, c, or d). There is only one correct answer.

In the introduction to the radio show, the presenter describes internships as

a		advisable and helpful.
b		popular but not necessary.
c		rewarding in theory and practice.
d		recommended but not always fulfilling.

One of Marnie’s internships

a		ended in a secure job offer.
b		paid just enough to survive.
c		was intellectually stimulating.
d		led to her being self-employed.

John’s mistake had been to

a		study the wrong subject.
b		pick an internship spontaneously.
c		be overambitious in his career plans.
d		overestimate the benefits of connections.

John’s internship company

a		relied on the work of interns.
b		fell short of economic success.
c		offered him professional guidance.
d		tolerated social media use at work.

John quit the internship

a		since he felt exploited.
b		when he found a well-paid job.
c		although he liked the travelling.
d		because he had learned enough.

Marnie thinks that internships are

a		vital in the private sector.
b		necessary to get a specific position.
c		helpful to learn more about your skills.
d		essential for employers to assess your skills.

The overall aim of the program is to

a		explain the advantages of internships.
b		inform about different types of internships.
c		make students aware of the drawbacks of internships.
d		encourage students to start a career without internships.

7 BE

Task 1: Technology

Speaker	Heading
1	F
2	C
3	G
4	E
5	A

Task 2: Women in India

1.	urge to earn / independence / (be able to make) choices
2.	bought clothes with her own money / felt liberated / liberation / no more stitched clothes
3.	can’t go out (and do what they want) / have no choice
4.	married live with their husband / in-laws / have a child / children
5.	too liberated / no right choices available / did not find the right man / took her time
6.	give space to other family members / create a house of her own
7.	(in India,) daughters do not leave the house until they’re married / against cultural expectations
8.	much lower
9.	overprotective
10.	(highly) male-dominated / considers itself a modern society (but actually not there yet)
11.	(a) challenge / brave

Task 3: Internships

a		advisable and helpful.
b		popular but not necessary.
c		rewarding in theory and practice.
d		recommended but not always fulfilling.

a		ended in a secure job offer.
b		paid just enough to survive.
c		was intellectually stimulating.
d		led to her being self-employed.

a		study the wrong subject.
b		pick an internship spontaneously.
c		be overambitious in his career plans.
d		overestimate the benefits of connections.

a		relied on the work of interns.
b		fell short of economic success.
c		offered him professional guidance.
d		tolerated social media use at work.

a		since he felt exploited.
b		when he found a well-paid job.
c		although he liked the travelling.
d		because he had learned enough.

a		vital in the private sector.
b		necessary to get a specific position.
c		helpful to learn more about your skills.
d		essential for employers to assess your skills.

a		explain the advantages of internships.
b		inform about different types of internships.
c		make students aware of the drawbacks of internships.
d		encourage students to start a career without internships.