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Task 1: Pacific Review
Preparation time: 45 seconds
You will hear six news items about island states in the Pacific Ocean.
Choose from the list (A-G) which description best applies to which news item (1-6). For each news item, there is only one correct answer. There is one more description than you need.
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Descriptions |
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A |
Opposing a project |
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B |
Balancing interests |
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C |
Opting for progress |
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D |
Reversing a decision |
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E |
Examining a catastrophe |
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F |
Dealing with former critics |
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G |
Crushing unrest following dismissal |
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News Item |
Description (A-G) |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
Now listen to the recording again.
Task 2: Deep Ocean
Preparation time: 1:30 minutes
You will listen to an interview with the scientist Diva Amon.
While listening, tick () the correct answer (a, b, or c). There is only one correct answer.
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Diva Amon’s career choice was influenced by her
a
early education.
b
sense of curiosity.
c
worries about endangered sea life.
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Amon learned to value the deep ocean as an
a
interdisciplinary field of study.
b
unrivalled source of biodiversity.
c
influential factor in human existence.
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“Marine snow” refers to the movement of
a
salt crystals.
b
sand particles.
c
animal remains.
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The interviewer is amused by the term “marine snow” because of
a
its unexpected figurative use.
b
Amon’s sense of imagination.
c
the seeming lack of scientific seriousness.
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Amon points out that marine snow is important because it
a
acts as fertilizer for plants.
b
regenerates the ocean floor.
c
transports poisonous substances.
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Amon explains that the deep sea is relevant to our climate because it
a
dissolves fossil fuels.
b
stores greenhouse gases.
c
increases air temperature.
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For Amon, the prospects for the oceans are
a
uncertain.
b
promising.
c
devastating.
Now think of the text as a whole.
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The emphasis of the report lies on Amon’s
a
latest research.
b
environmental concerns.
c
worries about endangered sea life.
Now listen to the recording again.
Task 3: Amy Sherald’s Art
Preparation time: 1:30 minutes
You will hear an interview with African American painter Amy Sherald.
While listening, answer the questions. You need not write complete sentences.
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1 |
What event was taking place at the National Portrait Gallery? |
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2 |
What is Amy Sherald’s signature style of portraying African Americans? |
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3 |
Why was Michelle Obama intrigued by Amy Sherald’s art? |
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4 |
How did Amy Sherald finance her passion for painting? |
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5 |
How did the invention of the camera change the representation of African Americans? |
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6 |
What makes Michelle Obama an interesting person for Amy Sherald? |
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7 |
To what does Amy Sherald relate Michelle Obama’s fashionable dress? |
__________________ |
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8 |
How does Amy Sherald characterize working with Michelle Obama? |
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9 |
What is the relevance of the event to Amy Sherald’s career? |
__________________ |
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10 |
How does Amy Sherald react to the host’s last question? |
__________________ |
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What event was taking place at the National Portrait Gallery? |
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2 |
What is Amy Sherald’s signature style of portraying African Americans? |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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3 |
Why was Michelle Obama intrigued by Amy Sherald’s art? |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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4 |
How did Amy Sherald finance her passion for painting? |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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5 |
How did the invention of the camera change the representation of African Americans? |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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6 |
What makes Michelle Obama an interesting person for Amy Sherald? |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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7 |
To what does Amy Sherald relate Michelle Obama’s fashionable dress? |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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8 |
How does Amy Sherald characterize working with Michelle Obama? |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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What is the relevance of the event to Amy Sherald’s career? |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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10 |
How does Amy Sherald react to the host’s last question? |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Now think of the text as a whole.
Tick () the correct answer (a, b, or c). There is only one correct answer.
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The interview mostly focuses on the |
a |
artist's concept for the portrait. |
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b |
aesthetic appeal of the portrait. |
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c |
political dimension of the portrait. |
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Now listen to the recording again.
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Descriptions |
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A |
Opposing a project |
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B |
Balancing interests |
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C |
Opting for progress |
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D |
Reversing a decision |
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E |
Examining a catastrophe |
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F |
Dealing with former critics |
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G |
Crushing unrest following dismissal |
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News Item |
Description (A-G) |
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1 |
G |
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2 |
F |
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3 |
E |
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4 |
B |
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5 |
A |
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6 |
D |
Task 2: Deep Ocean
-
Diva Amon’s career choice was influenced by her
a
early education.
b
sense of curiosity.
c
worries about endangered sea life.
-
Amon learned to value the deep ocean as an
a
interdisciplinary field of study.
b
unrivalled source of biodiversity.
c
influential factor in human existence.
-
“Marine snow” refers to the movement of
a
salt crystals.
b
sand particles.
c
animal remains.
-
The interviewer is amused by the term “marine snow” because of
a
its unexpected figurative use.
b
Amon’s sense of imagination.
c
the seeming lack of scientific seriousness.
-
Amon points out that marine snow is important because it
a
acts as fertilizer for plants.
b
regenerates the ocean floor.
c
transports poisonous substances.
-
Amon explains that the deep sea is relevant to our climate because it
a
dissolves fossil fuels.
b
stores greenhouse gases.
c
increases air temperature.
-
For Amon, the prospects for the oceans are
a
uncertain.
b
promising.
c
devastating.
-
The emphasis of the report lies on Amon’s
a
latest research.
b
environmental concerns.
c
worries about endangered sea life.
Task 3: Amy Sherald’s Art
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1 |
unveiling of paintings of/showing portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama |
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2 |
painting skin in grey (like a charcoal drawing) |
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3 |
(because of the) boldness of her colors / uniqueness of her subject matter |
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4 |
worked as a waitress / waited tables |
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5 |
able to photograph/show themselves as they wanted to be represented/shown |
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6 |
extraordinary / relatable / accessible (to all kinds of people) / just like the people she usually portrays |
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7 |
art canon / black culture / quilting |
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8 |
total creative freedom / trust |
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9 |
(a defining) milestone |
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10 |
by making an understatement / by joking |
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a |
artist's concept for the portrait. |
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b |
aesthetic appeal of the portrait. |
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c |
political dimension of the portrait. |
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