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Cambridge 12 - Listening 4

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Cambridge 12 - Listening 4

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Section 1: Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE


WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Cycle tour leader: Applicant enquiry


Example: Name: Margaret Smith

About the applicant:


• Wants a (1)_______temporary_______ job
• Will soon start work as a (2) _____doctor_________
• Has led cycle trips in (3) ______Africa________
• Interested in being a leader of a cycling trip for families
• Is currently doing voluntary work with members of a (4)
______youth________ club
• Available for five months from the 1st of (5)
_____May_________
• Can’t eat (6) _______cheese_______

Contact details
• Address: 27 (7) ______ARBUTHNOT________ Place, Dumfries
• Postcode: (8) ________DG74PH______

Interview:
• Interview at 2.30 pm on (9) ____tuesday__________
• Will plan a short (10) ______talk________ about being a tour
guide
Section 2: Questions 11-14
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Visiting the Sheepmarket Area


11. Which is the most rapidly growing group of residents in the
sheepmarket area?
A. young professional people
B. students from the university
C. employees in the local market

12. The speaker recommends the side streets in the


sheepmarket for their
A. international restaurants
B. historical buildings
C. arts and crafts

13. Clothes designed by entrants for the Young Fashion


competition must
A. be modelled by the designers themselves
B. be inspired by aspects of contemporary culture
C. be made from locally produced materials

14. Car parking is free in some car parks if you


A. stay for less than an hour
B. buy something in the shops
C. park in the evenings or at weekends
Questions 15-20
Label the map below. Write correct letter A-I next to questions
15-20.

15. the Reynolds House H


16. the Thumb C
17. the Museum F
18. the Contemporary Art Gallery G
19. the Warner Gallery I
20. Nucleus B

Section 3: Questions 21-24


Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each
answer.

21. classification 23. worst

22. slides 24. issues


Questions 25-30
What do the speakers say about each of the following films?

Choose SIX answers from below and write the correct letter A-G
next to questions 25-30.

Comments
A clearly shows the historical period
B contains only parts of the play
C is too similar to another kind of film
D turned out to be unpopular with audiences
E presents the play in a different period from the original
F sets the original in a different country
G incorporates a variety of art forms

Films
25. Ran F
26. Much Ado About Nothing A
27. Romeo and Juliet E
28. Hamlet C
29. Prospero’s Books G
30. Looking for Richard B
Section 4: Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each
answer.

Noise in Cities
Past research focused on noise level (measured in decibels) and
people’s responses.

Noise ‘maps’
• Show that the highest noise levels are usually found on roads
• Do not show other sources of noise e.g. when windows are
open or people’s neighbours are in their (31)
______gardens________
• Ignore variations in people’s perceptions of noise
• Have made people realize that the noise is a (32)
_______political_______ issue that must be dealt with

Problems caused by noise


• Sleep disturbance
• Increase in amount of stress
• Effect on the (33) ______study________ of school children

Different types of noise


Some noises can be considered pleasant e.g. the sound of
a (34) ______fountain________ in a town
To investigate this, researchers may use methods from (35)
_____social_________ sciences
What people want
Plenty of activity in urban environments which are (36)
______lively________ but also allow people to relax

But architects and town planners


• Do not get much (37) _____training_________ in acoustics
• Regards sound as the responsibility of engineers

Understanding sound as an art form


We need to know
• How sound relates to (38) ____culture__________
• What can be learnt from psychology about the effects of
sound
• Whether physics can help us understand the (39)
____nature__________ of sound

Virtual reality programs


• Advantage: predict the effect of buildings
• Current disadvantage: they are (40) _____silent_________
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I78hDevRrs4
Listening
No. Answer No. Answer
1 temporary 21 classification
2 doctor 22 examples worst
3 Africa 23 slides
4 youth 24 governments issues
5 May 25 EF
6 cheese 26 FA
7 Arbuthnot 27 AE
8 DG74PH 28 DC
9 tuesday 29 G
10 talk 30 B
11 A 31 gardens
12 C 32 political
13 B 33 study
14 B 34 farm fountain
15 H 35 questionare social
16 AC 36 lively
17 F 37 training
18 G 38 culture
19 E I 39 nature
20 DB 40 silent
Key
1. temporary
2. doctor 21. classification
3. africa 22. worst
4. youth 23. slides
5. May 24. issues
6. cheese 25. F
7. Arbuthnot 26. A
8. DG74PH 27. E
9. tuesday 28. C
10. talk 29. G
11. A 30. B
12. C 31. gardens
13. B 32. political
14. B 33. work/ study
15. H 34. fountain
16. C 35. social
17. F 36. lively
18. G 37. training
19. I 38. culture
20. B 39. nature
40. silent
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