Part A
Listening Comprehension
You will hear each recording twice. After each listening, you will have time to complete your answers.Task 1: Question time
Preparation time: 30 seconds
You will hear six statements by Members of Parliament about Boris Johnson, who was British Prime Minister from 2019 to 2022.
Choose from the list (A-G) which heading best applies to which speaker (1-6). For each speaker, there is only one correct answer. There is one more heading than you need.| Headings | |
|---|---|
| A | Criticizing lack of foresight |
| B | Stressing serious warnings |
| C | Calling for dialogue and action |
| D | Ridiculing supposed ignorance |
| E | Contrasting different approaches |
| F | Denouncing violation of directives |
| G | Questioning change in assessment |
| Speaker | Heading |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 |
Now listen to the recording again.
6 BE
Task 2: Blacks in the United States
Preparation time: 2 minutes You will hear a radio report from 2022 about Blacks and the African diaspora in the United States. While listening, tick () the correct answer (a, b, or c). There is only one correct answer.
1.
A new study shows that
| a | practically no Blacks consider leaving the US. | |
| b | more and more Blacks in the US come from abroad. | |
| c | parents of many US Blacks return to their home countries. |
2.
The purpose of the interview with Belinda Deneen Wallace was to find out
| a | what Black America thinks about identity. | |
| b | how the perception of Black America could evolve. | |
| c | why the history of Black America should be reinterpreted. |
3.
Wallace explains that American Blackness has
| a | diverged from other concepts of Blackness. | |
| b | consistently had an international dimension. | |
| c | been fundamentally transformed in recent years. |
4.
Vice President Kamala Harris is mentioned as an
| a | illustration of a trend. | |
| b | exception that proves the rule. | |
| c | example of hard work paying off. |
5.
Wallace wants Black history to be
| a | seen in a broader context. | |
| b | viewed through a more political lens. | |
| c | mirrored more prominently in public discourse. |
6.
Wallace mentions Marcus Garvey and his idea of African Americans
| a | refusing to cooperate with white Americans. | |
| b | going back to the continent of their ancestors. | |
| c | sharing their heritage with other immigrant groups. |
7.
Wallace argues that soul food exemplifies the
| a | rural roots of Black culture. | |
| b | international dimension of Black culture. | |
| c | appropriation of Black culture by white culture. |
8.
The host says that, compared to African Americans, Black immigrants are often
| a | culturally more interested. | |
| b | more adept at finding work. | |
| c | more successful financially. |
9.
Wallace claims that
| a | many African Americans feel alienated in their own country. | |
| b | the economic situation of African Americans has stagnated. | |
| c | African Americans and other minorities have a lot in common. |
10.
Wallace says differences between Black immigrants and African Americans
| a | tend to be ignored. | |
| b | should be reassessed. | |
| c | might be instrumentalized. |
11.
The report focuses on the
| a | challenges of the diasporic experience. | |
| b | African diaspora on different continents. | |
| c | diasporic dimension of Black American culture. |
11 BE
Task 3: “Unaccustomed Earth”
Preparation time: 1 minute You will hear an excerpt from Jhumpa Lahiri's short story “Unaccustomed Earth” in which the narrator describes Pranab Kaku’s visits to her mother in an immigrant household in the US. While listening, answer the questions. You need not write complete sentences. Unless otherwise specified, name one aspect.
1.
What discrepancy surprises the narrator about Pranab Kaku?
2.
Before knowing Pranab Kaku, how did the narrator’s mother feel in her apartment?
3.
How does the narrator feel about Pranab Kaku’s visits?
4.
What is an important condition for Pranab Kaku’s visits?
5.
How do the mother’s political views differ from her husband’s?
6.
How did the narrator’s father get his parents to accept his emigration?
7.
What does the narrator assume about her father’s reaction to Pranab Kaku’s visits?
8.
What does the narrator realise years later?
8 BE
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| Speaker | Heading |
|---|---|
| 1 | D |
| 2 | A |
| 3 | E |
| 4 | C |
| 5 | F |
| 6 | G |
Task 2: Blacks in the United States
1.
| a | practically no Blacks consider leaving the US. | |
| b | more and more Blacks in the US come from abroad. | |
| c | parents of many US Blacks return to their home countries. |
2.
| a | what Black America thinks about identity. | |
| b | how the perception of Black America could evolve. | |
| c | why the history of Black America should be reinterpreted. |
3.
| a | diverged from other concepts of Blackness. | |
| b | consistently had an international dimension. | |
| c | been fundamentally transformed in recent years. |
4.
| a | illustration of a trend. | |
| b | exception that proves the rule. | |
| c | example of hard work paying off. |
5.
| a | seen in a broader context. | |
| b | viewed through a more political lens. | |
| c | mirrored more prominently in public discourse. |
6.
| a | refusing to cooperate with white Americans. | |
| b | going back to the continent of their ancestors. | |
| c | sharing their heritage with other immigrant groups. |
7.
| a | rural roots of Black culture. | |
| b | international dimension of Black culture. | |
| c | appropriation of Black culture by white culture. |
8.
| a | culturally more interested. | |
| b | more adept at finding work. | |
| c | more successful financially. |
9.
| a | many African Americans feel alienated in their own country. | |
| b | the economic situation of African Americans has stagnated. | |
| c | African Americans and other minorities have a lot in common. |
10.
| a | tend to be ignored. | |
| b | should be reassessed. | |
| c | might be instrumentalized. |
11.
| a | challenges of the diasporic experience. | |
| b | African diaspora on different continents. | |
| c | diasporic dimension of Black American culture. |
Task 3: “Unaccustomed Earth”
Anmerkung: Die Informationen in Klammern sind optional. Die Informationen, die mit einem Schrägstrich getrennt sind, stellen Antwortalternativen dar.| 1 | scientist vs. lack of orderliness |
|---|---|
| 2 | desperate (to escape) / alone |
| 3 | looks forward to Pranab’s visits |
| 4 | that it is always the three of them / not to be alone with Pranab / to be with her daughter / inappropriate to receive him alone |
| 5 | leftist views/politics |
| 6 | got married (to the narrator’s mother) |
| 7 | not jealous / not suspicious / grateful / relieved to see his wife happy |
| 8 | the mother was in love with Pranab Kaku / he brought first and only happiness to her mother |