LISTENING 27

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SECTION 1

Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

HIRING A PUBLIC ROOM

Example

  • the Main Hall – seats …..200….

Room and cost

  •  the 1 ………… Room – seats 100
  •  Cost of Main Hall for Saturday evening: £……… + £250 deposit (3 ……………… payment is required)
  •  Cost includes use of tables and chairs and also 4 ………………
  •  Additional charge for use of the kitchen: £25

Before the event

  •  Will need a 5 ………. licence
  •  Need to contact caretaker (Mr Evans) in advance to arrange 6 …………

During the event

  •  The building is no smoking
  •  The band should use the 7 ………… door at the back
  •  Don’t touch the system that controls the volume
  •  For microphones, contact the caretaker

After the event

  •  Need to know the 8 ………… for the cleaning cupboard
  •  The 9 ……….. must be washed and rubbish placed in black bags
  •  All 10  …………… must be taken down
  •  Chairs and tables must be piled up

SECTION 2

Questions 11-20
Questions 11-14
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Fiddy Working Heritage Farm

Advice about visiting the farm

Visitors should

  • take care not to harm any 11 ________________
  • not touch any 12  _______________
  • wear 13   ___________________
  • not bring 14  _________________

Questions 15-20
Label the map below.
Write the correct letter A-I, next to Questions 15-20.


15 Scarecrow   …………
16 Maze …………
17 Café ………….
18 Black Barn …………
19 Covered picnic area   ………………
20 Fiddy House ………………..

SECTION 3

Questions 21-30
Choose the correct letter, A, B C.

Study on Gender in Physics

21 The students in Akira Miyake’s study were all majoring in
 A  physics.
 B  psychology or physics.
 C  science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

22 The aim of Miyake’s study was to investigate
 A what kind of women choose to study physics.
 B a way of improving women’s performance in physics.
 C whether fewer women than men study physics at college.

23 The female physics students were wrong to believe that
 A the teachers marked them in an unfair way.
 B the male students expected them to do badly.
 C their test results were lower than the male students’.

24 Miyake’s team asked the students to write about
 A what they enjoyed about studying physics.
 B the successful experiences of other people.
 C something that was important to them personally.

25 What was the aim of the writing exercise done by the subjects?
 A to reduce stress
 B to strengthen verbal ability
 C to encourage logical thinking

26 What surprised the researchers about the study?
 A how few students managed to get A grades
 B the positive impact it had on physics results for women
 C the difference between male and female performance

27 Greg and Lisa think Miyake’s results could have been affected by
 A the length of the writing task.
 B the number of students who took part.
 C the information the students were given.

28 Greg and Lisa decide that in their own project, they will compare the effects of
 A two different writing tasks.
 B a writing task with an oral task.
 C two different oral tasks.

29 The main finding of Smolinsky’s research was that class teamwork activities
 A were most effective when done by all-women groups.
 B had no effect on the performance of men or women.
 C improved the results of men more than of women.

30 What will Lisa and Greg do next?
 A talk to a professor
 B observe a science class
 C look at the science timetable

SECTION 4

Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Ocean Biodiversity

Biodiversity hotspots

  •  areas containing many different species
  •  important for locating targets for 31 …………….
  •  at first only identified on land

Boris Worm, 2005

  •  identified hotspots for large ocean predators, e.g. sharks
  •  found that ocean hotspots:

– were not always rich in 32 …………….
– had higher temperatures at the 33 …………….
– had sufficient 34 ……………. in the water

Lisa Ballance, 2007

  •  looked for hotspots for marine 35 …………….
  •  found these were all located where ocean currents meet

Census of Marine Life

  •  found new ocean species living:

– under the 36 …………….
– near volcanoes on the ocean floor

Global Marine Species Assessment

  •  want to list endangered ocean species, considering:

– population size
– geographical distribution
– rate of 37 ………………

  •  Aim: to assess 20,000 species and make a distribution 38 …………… for each one

 
 Recommendations to retain ocean biodiversity

  •  increase the number of ocean reserves
  •  establish 39 …………. corridors (e.g. for turtles)
  •  reduce fishing quotas
  •  catch fish only for the purpose of 40 …………….

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