Listening
In this part of the section you will hear short talks. After each talk you will be asked some questions. The talks will be spoken just one time. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Exercise 1.
1. A. Because Dr. Scarsdale designed the diet.
B. Because the doctor who designed the diet was fro Scarsdale, New York.
C. Because the book that outlined the diet was published by Scarsdale.
D. Because the diet leaves scars.
2. A. Five pounds B. Ten pounds C. Twenty pounds D. forty pounds
3. A. It is a limited-intake diet. C. It is a restricted-menu diet
B. It is a new high-energy diet. D. It is a two-thousand-calorie diet.
4. A. Two weeks ago. B. Last year. C. Two years ago. D. Twenty years ago.
Exercise 2.
1. A. The climax association. C. A forest fire.
B. Pioneer plants. D. A disturbance in the balance of nature.
2. A. To demonstrate how man destroys his environment.
B. To show the process in establishing a climax association.
C. To prove that the balance of nature is not disturbed by local agitations.
D. To explain the “web of life”.
3. A. Because it prepares the environment for the forms that will replace it.
B. Because it is stable.
C. Because it assures that plants, animals and minerals are replaced by exactly the same flora and fauna.
D. Because it is the only life that will ever be able to grow in areas where the balance of nature has been disturbed.
4. A. That association can continue to withstand competition for the area by other flora and fauna.
B. That the same kind of plants and animals are in evidence as were in the area prior to the disturbance.
C. That the only one more stage of transition will follow it.
D. That the balance of nature is in a state of disturbance.
Exercise 3.
1. A. The scientist exploited the laws of nature.
B. The engineer was more practical.
C. The engineer was more intellectual.
D. The scientist was deeply involved in the practical application of his or her work.
2. A. A French chemist and bacteriologist.
B. A Dutch astronomer, mathematician, and physicist.
C. A British mathematician and philosopher.
D. A Dutch chemist and philosopher.
3. A. As examples of pure scientists.
B. As examples of scientists who represented the best of each century.
C. As examples of scientists who made practical as well as theoretical contributions.
D. As examples of engineers who knew something about pure science.
4. A. That is detached from engineering.
B. That is related to engineering.
C. That is best explained by the historical distinctions made between science and engineering.
D. That is a purely theoretical field.
Exercise 4.
1. A. By the water displacement method.
B. By the limestone method.
C. By the carbon dioxide method.
D. By the hydrochloric acid method.
2. A. Magnesium.
B. Limestone.
C. Carbon.
D. Water.
3. A. The hydrochloric acid broke the carbon bonds in the carbon dioxide.
B. The magnesium oxide broke the carbon-oxygen bonds in the carbon dioxide.
C. The burning magnesium broke the carbon-oxygen bonds in the carbon dioxide.
D The gas collection method broke the carbon-oxygen bonds in the carbon dioxide.
4. A. They could not light the magnesium ribbon.
B. They did not understand the result.
C. They couldn’t collect enough gas.
D. They didn’t know how to explain the procedure.
Exercise 5. This section measures your ability to understand spoken English. Choose the right option to the sentence you have heard.
Questions 1 through 6. Listen to a lecture given to physiology class about smoking.
What is the purpose of the lecture?
To persuade the students to stop smoking.
To explain newly accepted research on smoking.
To gain support for anti-smoking legislation.
To inform the students of the side effects of smoking.
According to the speaker, why did the North Native Americans smoke tobacco?
To seal peace treaties among tribes.
To suppress appetite when food was scarce.
To reduce fatigue and indigestion.
To communicate with other tribe members.
3. What is true about smoking during pregnancy?
A. The infants are born earlier than expected.
B. The birth weight is substantially higher.
C. The infants are more likely to have asthma as adults.
D. It interferes with the babies' ability to digest food.
4. What was the main reason behind newly passed anti-smoking legislation?
A. Governmental tax increases on cigarette prices.
B. The refusal of insurance companies to pay for smoking-related diseases.
C. Recent studies on the dangers of second-hand smoke.
D. The sudden increase in teen-age smoking.
5. According to the lecture, which of the following does the autonomic nervous system control? Choose 2 options.
A. Heart rate. B. Muscular movement. C. circulation. D. Speech.
6. What is true regarding nicotine and habitual cigarette smokers?
A. They have difficulty digesting it.
B. They need more to bring about the same effects.
C. It decreases their ability to concentrate.
D. It makes them more tired.
Questions 7 through 12. Listen to a lecture about moths.
7. What is the main idea of the lecture?
A. Why butterflies are more popular than moths.
B. The effects of pesticides on moth populations.
C. The physical differences between butterflies and moths.
D. The survival techniques of moths.
8. According to the professor, why are moths less likely to be seen than butterflies?
A. Moths are active during the night. C. There are more butterflies than moths.
B. Butterflies are larger than moths. D. Moths are faster than butterflies.
What does the professor say about the antennae of moths?
They are thin and smooth. C. They are long and straight.
They resemble the antennae of wasps. D. They are knobby and feathery.
According to the passage, what do moths imitate in order to camouflage themselves? Choose 2 answers.
Flowers. B. Leaves. C. Antennae. D. Sticks.
11. The professor briefly explains a process. Summarize the process by putting the events in order. Choose the correct sentence. Use each sentence only once.
A. The larvae release a highly offensive smell.
B. The caterpillars weave a communal silk tent.
C. Thousands of larvae begin to wiggle and squirm.
D. A predator threatens the larvae.
12. What does the speaker say about the monkey moth?
A. Its legs detach from its body. C. It is in danger of extinction.
B. It has a horrible taste. D. The predator cannot catch it
Questions 13 through 18. Listen to a lecture about different types of joints.
13. What does the professor mainly discuss?
A. The types of joints of highly evolved creatures.
B. The symptoms of arthritic joints.
C. The reasons why joints are so important to mammals.
D. How various joints differ from each other.
14. Based on the professor’s description, classify the following types of joints. Choose the right phrase. Use each phrase only once.
A. Ball and socket joint B. Hinge joint C. Pivot joint
Neck Shoulder Elbow
15. According to the professor, what is true about the ball and socket joint?
A. It is the most delicate of all the joints. C. It is the most common type of joint.
B. It is most likely to be affected by arthritis. D. It allows the greatest range of movement
16. What type of joint is typically characteristic of more evolved creatures?
A. Hinge B. Ball and socket C. Pivot D. Immovable
17. According to the professor, which of the following is the best example of a synovial joint?
A. Picture A.
B. Picture B.
C. Picture C.
D. Picture D.
16. What happens if the cartilaginous joint becomes damaged?
A. It is surgically replaced with an artificial replacement.
B. The ligaments automatically grow stronger.
C. It becomes painful and movement is limited.
D. The synovial fluid is removed
18. According to the lecture, why is information lost from the short-term memory?
A. It disappears into an unknown section of the brain C. It is transferred into the long-term memory.
B. It is replaced by newer information. D. It is blocked by short-term memory inhibitors.
Questions 19 through 22. Listen to a lecture about memory.
19. According to the lecture, why is information lost from the short-term memory?
A. It disappears into an unknown section of the brain.
B. It is replaced by newer information.
C. It is transferred into the long-term memory.
D. It is blocked by short-term memory inhibitors.
20. How does the lecturer recommend remembering a person's name?
A. Repeat the name over and over.
B. Write the name down and memorize it later.
C. Associate the name with something ridiculous or absurd.
D. Spell the name repeatedly.
21. According to the lecture, what is the most important factor affecting memory recollection?
A. How full the memory is of unimportant material.
B. How well the material was stored in the association stage.
C. The concentration level during the registration stage.
D. The number of memory self-help books read.
22. What are two disturbances that could possibly affect the recall stage? Choose two answers.
A. Medicine. B. Fatigue. C. Age. D. Disuse.
Exercise 6. In this part of the section, you will hear longer conversations and talks. After each conversation or talk you will be asked some questions. You will hear the talks and conversations and the questions about them only one time. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers and decide which one is the best answer to the question you heard.
Questions 1 through 3. Listen to a talk given by a professor to nursing students.
1. What is the talk about?
2. In what way is the interactive computer system important?
3. What aspect of the program is mentioned as being particularly helpful?
A. A way of training nursing students.
A computer system that makes critical decisions.
Diagnosis of chronic pulmonary disease.
Emergency room procedures.
A. Students can practice on elderly patients. C. Students can get grades.
B. Students can learn how to use a stethoscope. D. Students can make critical decisions.
3. A. Its ability to grade students.
Its ability to simulate body parts.
Its ability to take students through emergency situations.
D. Its ability to show elderly people.
Questions 4 through 7. Listen to a talk.
4. What is the lecture mainly about?
5. What were the original monkeys taught to do?
6. Where did the original monkeys live?
7. What was said about the taught behavior?
4. A. 100 monkeys on an island.
B. Islands off the coast of Japan.
C. A study showing the interconnectedness of life.
The Japanese sweet potato monkey.
5. A. Copy the behavior of other monkeys. C. Contact monkeys 200 miles away.
Eat sweet potatoes in a particular way. D. Teach monkeys on other islands.
6. A. Japan. B. An island off Japan. C. 200 miles from Japan. D. A sweet potato farm.
7. A. It was not typical of monkeys. C. It was difficult to learn.
The other monkeys refused to learn it. D. Monkeys learned it at different rates.
Questions 8 through 10. Listen to a talk.
8. What is the talk about?
What was one of the ways to improve efficiency of movement?
What is said of arm strength training?
8. A. Improving your ability to perform sports skills.
B. Carrying through a sport-specific motion.
C. Ingraining patterns in your subconscious movement memory.
D. Improving arm muscles for better perfrmnce.
9. A. Repeating the movement.
B. Memorizing the pattern.
C. Performing with less effort.
D. Applying greater speed.
10. A. It is less important than strengthening the larger muscles.
B. It is time consuming.
C. It reduces your risk of injury.
D. It is not part of most athletes’ fitness program.
Exercise 7. In this part of the section you will hear several short talks. After each talk you will hear some questions. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers and choose the best answer.
Questions 1 through 5. Listen to a talk given by the leader of a hiking club.
According to the speaker, what is the first thing to do if you get lost?
What's the greatest danger of eating snow to satisfy your thirst?
According to the speaker, what is the best way to reduce body heat loss by half?
Why does the speaker feel that the hikers shouldn't worry too much about the upcoming hike?
5. How will the speaker know who wants to join the hike?
1. А. Find water. С. Look for food.
В. Get settled in one place. D. Start walking in a likely direction.
2. А. You will lower your body temperature too much. С. It is hard to take in enough snow.
B. You will become ill. D. Snow doesn't really quench your thirst.
3. А. Keep extremely active. В. Wear a hat. С. Dress warmly. D. Stay dry.
4. А. They have just heard the talk. С. They will be well equipped.
В. They have done this many times before. D. They will be accompanied by guides.
5. А. People will tell him after the talk. С. People will send in a registration.
В. People will raise their hands. D. People have notified him prior to the talk.
Questions 6 through 9. Listen to a lecture given in a marine biology class.
6. Where can the midwater be found?
7. According to the speaker, why are the small jellies interesting?
8. According to the speaker, why do we know so little about the midwater?
9. According to the speaker, what is one characteristic of midwater animals that is not yet completely explained?
6. А. In science fiction. С. Under the ocean floor.
В. In every ocean on earth. D. In the wilderness.
7. А. They are the most abundant animals in the midwater. C. They have no skeleton.
B. They have razor sharp teeth. D. They can link together to form very long chains.
8. A. Because people are afraid to go there. C. Because it is not easy to get there.
B. Because it is so vast. D. Because no one knows exactly where it is.
9. A. Their ability to glow. C. Their mating behavior.
B. Their huge stomachs. D. Their ability to find prey.
Exercise 8. Listen carefully to each dialogue and the corresponding question. Choose the letter that best answers the question you hear.
1. A. Dentist. B. Nurse. C. Weather reporter. D. Teacher.
2.. A. In a library. B. In a classroom. C. In a bookstore. D. In a lawyer's office.
3. A. She thinks the man's luggage will arrive soon. C. She is too short to see what's in the bag.
B. She wants to turn at the next street. D. She will pick up the man's groceries for him.
4. A librarian. B. A teacher. C. A student. D. The woman's best friend.
5. A. In a movie theater. B. In an airport. C. In a car. D. In Chicago.
6. A. She would like to have her coat back.
B. Her house doesn't need another coat of paint.
C. She wants the man to pay her now.
D. She would like to buy the coat she has on.
Exercise 9. In this section of exercises you will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation, you will hear a question about the conversation. The conversations and questions will not be repeated. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then, circle the letter that corresponds to the answer you have chosen.
1. A. Receptionist. B. Teacher. C. Doctor. D. Librarian.
2. A. She doesn't know the house. C. She likes the house very much.
B. She agrees with the man. D. She doesn't know what to say.
3. A. Larry didn't want to borrow the book. C. Larry had lost the book.
B. Larry hadn't read the book yet. D. Larry found the book he had lost.
4. A. She didn't want to see Peter. C. She arrived after Peter left.
B. She saw Peter after she left. D. She will miss Peter.
5. A. It is very frank. B. Frank typed it. C. It is the wrong type. D. He got it from Frank.
6. A. She has never had such a delicious dessert before.
B. She loves living in the desert.
C. She is quite sure there are better desserts available.
D. She can't understand why the man likes the desert so much.
7. A. In a bank. B. In an attorney's office. C. In a math class. D. In an art class.
8. A. Bob and Judy shouldn't go away for so long.
B. Bob is feeling too weak to go anywhere.
C. They should also tell Bob about their plans.
D. He doesn't want Bob to know about their plans.
9. A. She will try to help the man find a good job.
B. The descent is too steep for her bike.
C. She will be able to ride her bike to work.
D. She can't purchase a bike until she earns some money.
10. A. Anxiety about the exams is keeping the man awake.
B. Final exams are nothing to worry about.
C. She is finally going to take exam next week.
D. The man must be careful not to fall asleep during exams.
11. A. The man thinks buying a used car is a bad idea.
B. The man wants to borrow Jane's car.
C. The man thinks Jane should buy a car.
D. Jane will find the man a used car after all.
12. A. He doesn't want to proofread the woman's paper C. He will be back in two days.
B. He doesn't see very well. D. He isn't there.
13. A. It is violent. C. He wants to think about it.
B. The volume is too high. D. It helps him think.
14. A coach. B. An athlete. C. A close friend of the woman's. D. A teacher.
15. A. Has everyone been invited to the wedding?
B. Should she invite her family?
C. Did the man take her family to the wedding?
D. Is her family included in the people counted?
Exercise 10. In this exercise, you will hear short passages. Listen to each short passage and the question about it and answer each spoken question.
1. A. Skiing. B. Studying.
2. A. That they carry germs. B. That he hides his food from them.
3. A. She likes to be outdoors. B. She has some new camping equipment.
4. A. She was a happy person. B. She was a writer.
5. A. They will be costly. B. They will be postponed.
6. A. That they are helpful. B. That life would be easier without them.
7. A. Watching a concert. B. Playing in a concert.
8. A. Collect the papers. B. Go to her office.
9. A. She is no longer alive. B. She was a pony express rider.
10. A. Wait a while before making his phone call. B. Forget about making his phone call.
Exercise 11. Listen to each short talk and the questions which follow it. Remember to listen to the short introductory sentences that precede each talk. Circle the correct answer to each spoken question.
Questions 1 through 5. Listen to the following talk given on a tour.
What is the main topic of this talk?
What is the speaker's job?
According to the speaker, what does sway-backed mean?
What is the average weight of an adult male elephant?
What will the speaker probably do next?
1. A. Impressive zoo exhibits. C. Two kinds of elephants. B. Facts about elephants. D. The size of elephants.
2. A. Circus performer. B. Elephant trainer. C. Tour guide. D. Ticket vendor.
3. A. Having a highly arched back.
Moving rhythmically back and forth.
Having a back which curves down in the middle.
Having a very flexible back.
4. A. 11,000 pounds. B. 22,000 pounds. C. 200 pounds. D. 15,000 pounds.
5. A. Look for a baby elephant. C. Enter the zoo.
B. Wait for a little while. D. Leave the lion's den.
Questions 6 through 11. Listen to a talk given in a university course.
What would be a good title for this lecture?
In what course was this lecture most probably given?
According to the speaker, where was the first English settlement in North America?
What happened to the Roanoke settlers?
6. A. The Lost Colony C. The Voyages of John White
The Colonists at Jamestown D. Croatoan Island
7. A. Environmental studies. B. History. C. Geography. D. Political science.
8. A. Plymouth Rock. B. Jamestown. C. Chesapeake Bay. D. Roanoke.
9. A. They moved farther north. C. They were never found.
The left for Croatoan. D. They returned to England.
A. Because the Indians learned from it.
B. Because the colonists arrived in
C. England safely. Because the colonists were able to settle in Roanoke.
D. Because future colonists learned from it.
11. A. Other mysteries. C. The settlement of Jamestown.
B. Marine life in the Chesapeake Bay area. D. John White's family.
Exercise 12. In this exercise, you will hear several short talks. After each of them, you will hear several questions. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers and choose the best answer. Answer all questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in the talk.
What would be a good title for this talk?
What fire temperature causes fatal injury to most trees?
Why do redwoods sometimes survive forest fires?
What will the man see at Craters of the Moon?
What is the man going to do next?
1. A. Preventing Forest Fires
B. Factors Affecting a Tree's Resistance to Fire
C. The Redwood's Ability to Withstand Fire
D. Ground Fires and Crown Fires
2. A. 100 degrees centigrade. C. 40 degrees centigrade.
B. 20 degrees centigrade. D. 120 degrees centigrade.
3. A. They have deep roots. C. They have thick bark.
They have few leaves. D. They grow close together.
4. A. They are more likely to have large leaves. C. They have a high resistance to all types of fire.
They are susceptible to ground fires. D. They usually fall down during a fire.
5. A. The top of a tree. C. Tree roots that grow close to the surface.
B. A very hot fire. D. The highest flame in a fire.
Questions 6 through 9. Listen to a biology professor give an introductory lecture to his students.
According to the speaker, what is an organism?
What will students learn to do during the first part of the course?
According to the speaker, why is it impossible to learn about every organism?
According to the speaker, what is it that usually makes living things similar?
6. А. A branch of biology. C. A club.
В. A group of people working together. D. A living thing.
7. A . Categorize major groups of organisms.
В. Write a comprehensive definition of the word life.
С. Study all of the organisms that exist today.
D. Study similarities in the activities and functions of organisms.
8. А. Because there are too many of them.
В. Because they are too complex to.
С. understand. Because they are not easy to find.
D. Because no one knows everything about them.
9. А. Their appearance. C. The means by which they make food.
В. Their activities and functions. D. Their methods of communication.
Questions 10 through 14. Listen to this talk about birds which navigate over oceans.
According to the speaker, how are shorebirds different from oceanic birds?
How do experts believe that oceanic birds navigate?
What is the significance of the story about the shearwater taken from its home in Great Britain?
In which university class would this talk most likely take place?
What can we infer about the speaker's attitude toward nature's mysteries?
10. A. They use landmarks to navigate.
They fly at higher altitudes.
They are disoriented by large bodies of water.
D. They don't spin, turn and wheel.
11. A. They have a strong sense of smell and can keep track of land.
B. They are guided by the Arctic and the Antarctic.
C. Their urge to breed leads them back to land.
D. They use the stars and some innate magnetic sense
12. A. It seems cruel to take a bird so far from its home.
B. It was a new experiment to fly a bird on an airplane.
C. The bird was able to find its way home under seemingly impossible circumstances.
D. The bird was able to fly from the north to the south pole without getting lost.
13. A. Ocean geology. B. Biology. C. Psychology. D. Geography.
14. A. Science and technology will eventually unlock all mysteries.
B. Some of nature's mysteries may be beyond our understanding.
C. It is hard to believe that ocean birds don't breed at sea.
D. All we need to do is wait; ocean birds will show us how they navigate.
Questions 15 through 18. Listen to a psychology professor's talk about the effects on personality of birth order.
What conclusion does the speaker draw from the fact that birth order differences seem to exist?
What does the speaker say about parents' ability to counteract the effects of
birth order?
Why does the speaker say that middle children often have the most comfortable spot in the family?
What significance does the speaker give to the fact that first-born children are outnumbered in the U.S. population by nearly two to one?
15. A. Parents tend to want and love their first-born children more than the others.
B. Parents know that their first-born children are likely to be brighter, so they push them to succeed.
C. Parents tend to treat children differently depending on whether they are first-, second-, or later-born children.
D. Parents run out of time and energy and neglect their later-born children.
16. A. Children's personalities are fixed by birth order and nothing can be done about it.
B. With sensitive parenting, parents can take steps to reduce the effects of birth order.
C. If parents continue to pay attention to the middle child, he or she will be more flexible.
D. Oldest children would be more sociable if they were given more independence.
17. A. Older and younger children tend to fight with each other more often than with the middle child.
B. The middle child gets better quality attention and more love from the parents.
C. Middle children are less dependent on their parents' approval than the oldest child but free from the pressure of being the youngest.
D. Middle children are brighter, more capable, more serious-minded and more flexible than their siblings.
18. A. First-born children are under a lot of pressure to compete successfully since they are so outnumbered.
B. First-born children have to dominate their younger siblings or else face being overwhelmed by them.
C. First-born children are brighter and more capable; therefore, they don't have to worry about being outnumbered.
D. In spite of this statistic, a large percentage of high achievers are first-born children
Questions 19 through 22. Listen to this talk about pests and pesticides given in an environmental science class.
19. A. Insecticides encourage pests to stay in the garden and multiply.
B. Insecticides kill helpful insects as well as pests.
C. Insecticides give beneficials energy to search for prey.
D. Insecticides reduce the amount of pollen and nectar produced by flowers.
20. A. By providing enough pollen and nectar to kill ladybugs, suffrage flies, and parasitic wasps.
B. By providing beneficials with the nectar and pollen they need for energy.
C. By reducing the amount of food for pests, which induces them to kill each other.
D. By providing large amounts of protein and carbohydrates, which are bad for pests.
21. A. Some look for pests in garden centers where plants are plentiful; others look in smaller gardens.
B. Some look only in plants which produce pollen; others look only in nectar-producing plants.
C. Some look for bugs in plants with shallow flowers; others look in sunflowers and fetches.
D. Some look for food on the ground; others look higher in the leaves and flowers of plants.
22. A. Specialists like pollen; generalists like nectar.
B. Specialists are ground spiders; generalists are beetles.
C. Specialists are picky eaters; generalists eat lots of different pests.
D. Specialists eat bugs; generalists eat plants.
Exercise 13. You will hear a story about different sleep habits. Listen and choose the best answer.
1. How much time do cats sleep?
A. 24 hours B. half their lives C. as long as their masters
2. …and horses?
A. 3 hours B. as long as they want C. 8 hours
3. …and fish?
A. 7 hours B. 17 hours C. they don’t sleep
4. What a strange habit do fish have when sleep?
A. they smile B. they don’t close their eyes to sleep C. they don’t breathe
(Do you know why?)
5. How many hours a year do people do nothing?
A. 2.688 B. 268 C. 26.8
6. How many dreams do people have every night?
A. 4 or 5 B. 14 or 15 C. no dreams
Exercise 14. You will hear an interview with an expert on different senses. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer A, B or C.
1. Jane studied the sense of smell because
A. she had always been interested in it. B. it was part of her course.
C. she found it easy to understand.
2. The sense of smell used to be important for
A. identifying danger B. finding food C. encouraging eating
3. Jane thinks that people react to smells
A. sensibly B. logically C. emotionally
4. The smells of autumn can
A. make everyone feel depressed B. bring back memories
C. remind people that winter days are dark
5. Perfume companies use different marketing techniques to
A. sell an image B. make people feel good C. create associations
6. What is special about the sense of smell?
A. It makes things more memorable B. It changes when we eat food
C. It is the most enjoyable sense
7. The speaker's favourite smell is because of
A. family holidays B. exciting travel C. a sense of belonging
Exercise 15. Listen to two people giving explanations about how to do something. Mark the sentences true (T), false (F) or doesn't say (?).
1. You need to make some plans before you even buy your rabbits.
2. Rabbits eat almost any type of food.
3. You should be vaccinated.
4. You should have at least two rabbits in a hutch.
5. Lots of people choose their dog because it looks cute.
6. The speaker thinks it's a bad idea to keep a dog outside.
7. The owner's lifestyle is an important consideration in choosing the breed of dog.
8. The speaker knows a lot of dog-owners.
Exercise 16. Listen to the first part of David Hewson's story. Answer the questions.
What does David need from the bureaucrat's office?
What is the bureaucrat's attitude to David's trip? How do we know?
The bureaucrat has a sense of humour. What does he say that shows this?
Listen to the second part of the story.
Discuss in pairs/groups.
1 Why do you think David wanted to make this journey? What was his motivation?
Why do explorers go to extreme places?
Why do you think David is disappointed with the Danakil Depression?
How would you feel if you were him? Would you like to go there? Why/why not?
'It is better to travel than to arrive.' Do you agree with this proverb?
Exercise 17. Listen and complete the summary.
Sharon Edwards is (1)_________ at Heathrow Airport. She (2)______ the animals that pass through. The biggest animal they ever had was a (3)_______
No individual who works there knows about all of the (4)_____ They have a (5)______and the (6)_________to help them if they need more information. The most common animals they deal with are (7)_______ . Children even sometimes try to (8)_________ their pets in their
pocket. There are no (9)______________ between 1a.m. and 4ra.m. When working at night, Sharon (10) ______ the lights.
Exercise 18. Listen to the interview and answer the questions.
Do great scientists always make their discoveries in the lab? Give the examples.
What are the hobbies of the Nobel Prize winners?
How do creative hobbies help the scientists?
Should we conclude that only a creative person can be a genius?
Exercise 19. You are going to listen to a radio programme about 'eco-tourism'. Listen to the first part of the programme.
A. What are most people looking for in a holiday, according to the introduction?
B. Which negative aspects of going on holiday ore mentioned?
C. How does Gavin Allan define eco-tourism? Is his definition similar to yours?
D. What does he see as 'the way forward'?
In the second part of the programme you will hear two holidays described. Complete the grid.
Location Holiday 1 Holiday 2
Reasons to go there _____________________________________________________________
Typical activities_______________________________________________________________
Other unusual features___________________________________________________________
Exercise 20. You will hear a girl called Sophie giving a presentation to her class about sharks. For questions 1-10, complete the sentences.
Sophie's shark project
Sophie chose the project because her_____1_____________suggested it. Sophie found most of her information on the website www.______2_______com. Sohie says that sharks have been around for_______3_______years. Sophie was surprised to learn that sharks occasionally eat_______4_____. The least dangerous sharks are the________5________ones. Sophie says her favourite shark is the____________6_____shark.
Sophie says sharks only attack about___________7____________times a year. Sophie also read an article about sharks in a magazine called_______8___________. The article said that it is now illegal to kill sharks in a large region in the______________9__________. Sharks are in particular danger because they become because they become__________10_________________ quite slowly.