HT Hörverstehen
You will hear each recording twice. After each listening you will have time to complete your answers.
Task 1: The 4th of July
You will hear six statements from immigrants about the 4th of July.
Choose from the list (A–G) which description best applies to which statement (1–6).
For each statement, there is only one correct answer. There is one more description
than you need.
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Descriptions |
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A |
Reflecting on American values |
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B |
Historical relevance for migrants |
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C |
Chance to make one’s own choices |
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D |
Reminder of migrants’ positive input |
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E |
Crucial date for individual development |
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F |
Migrant version of the American dream |
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G |
Developing reservations about patriotism |
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Statement |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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Description |
Task 2: Rose Heilbron
You will hear a BBC Witness History podcast about a famous woman in the legal
profession as a barrister.
While listening, tick () the correct answer (a, b or c). There is only one correct
answer.
Rose Heilbron worked ...
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a |
for a UN tribunal. |
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b |
for law firms around the globe. |
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c |
in a key institution of the UK justice system. |
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The media responded to Heilbron positively, because she ...
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a |
had a media background. |
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b |
moved in high-society circles. |
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c |
succeeded in having a career and a family. |
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Heilbron came from a ...
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a |
poor working-class family. |
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b |
wealthy upper-class family. |
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c |
struggling middle-class family. |
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Heilbron’s mother supported her by ...
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a |
providing financial backing. |
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b |
taking care of her well-being. |
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c |
advising her how to stand her ground. |
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When becoming a barrister, Heilbron ...
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a |
set a new record. |
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b |
turned into a role model. |
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c |
first struggled with the workload. |
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Reviewing the discrimination against Heilbron, her daughter ...
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a |
feels emotionally affected. |
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b |
situates it in historical context. |
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c |
takes her mother’s perspective. |
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When Heilbron started as a pupil barrister, she felt ...
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a |
excited about the work. |
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b |
nervous about the courtroom procedures. |
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c |
overwhelmed by the grandeur of the occasion. |
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One of the factors enabling Heilbron’s breakthrough was ...
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a |
her popularity in the media. |
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b |
the lack of male competitors at the time. |
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c |
postponing her plans to start her own family. |
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Task 3: Names
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.
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1. |
What made Christina Haswood feel uncomfortable about the mascot when playing basketball? |
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2. |
Why is Haswood pleased with young people? |
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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? |
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5. |
What was the purpose of the Shawnee Indian Mission? |
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6. |
Why does Barnes want to keep the district name? |
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7. |
What did a study from the National Congress of American Indians find out? |
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8. |
What issue does Haswood address in her role as representative? |
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9. |
What are Cadue-Blackwood’s expectations of the future? (Name two aspects.) |
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Statement |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Description |
D |
G |
A |
F |
E |
C |
Distraktor: B
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 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 |
situates it in historical context. |
|
|
c |
takes her mother’s perspective. |
|
When Heilbron started as a pupil barrister, she felt ...
|
a |
excited about the work. |
|
|
b |
nervous about the courtroom procedures. |
|
|
c |
overwhelmed by the grandeur 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. |
|
Task 3: Names
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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.) |
name two:
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4. |
Why does Chief Ben Barnes disagree with Cadue-Blackwood? |
one of the following:
|
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5. |
What was the purpose of the Shawnee Indian Mission? |
|
|
6. |
Why does Barnes want to keep the district name? |
one of the following:
|
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7. |
What did a study from the National Congress of American Indians find out? |
one of the following:
|
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8. |
What issue does Haswood address in her role as representative? |
one of the following:
|
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9. |
What are Cadue-Blackwood’s expectations of the future? (Name two aspects.) |
name two:
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