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‘secriON2 QUESTIONS 11-20 uestions 11-18 rete comect ters A-D. 411 MeGold had problems because he ‘A. atod smoking smoked, could’ toh his toos. ‘was vory lazy. 8 c . Mr Gold used to travol across London to A getororise. 25 Steve's book review was A too long B potas good as his project. White NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer 28 Steve's tutor cilicizes which aspect of his project? 14 MrGold stopped smoking on ‘A the beginning yeople had not sean him smoking, the argument about road pricing 15 MrGoldsaidhe was 16 Tho worst side 17 He-saw giving up smoking as an ‘The tutor recommends that Frances should do 418 itwas easior for Mr Gold to stop smoking than he had 19 Thorac presenter would ke to have Mr Gold's 20. The prosenter hopes stoners wil find their own. ‘ap ine recording hen you hear That's the end of Section 2 ‘chock your answers to Section 2 ofthe ost, Circle ‘PhO but not an MPhil an MPhil or a PhD. another project. her work more caretully :khoanh tron Recommend (v) : gidi thie ize (v) :chitrich, phe binh Tutor + gia su, thay phy dao rest ONE ‘Questions 34-40 12 _usTeNING Bus 2 tutor thinks Francos's Write NO MORE THAN THREE WoRDs, ‘28 Asregards geting funding. than many other students © exam results willbe docisivo, 1D chances are better now than in he past ‘The last time a student inthe department achloved a frst in their exams was A three years ago, {80 Stove des not plan to go onto do rosoarch because he wants 10 stop studying. dolots of really exciting things. ‘earn some money todo the things he would ike to do, 1D totum to hsb. ‘Stop the recording when you hear ‘That's the end of Section 3° Now check your answers fo Section 3 of the test SECTIONS QUESTIONS 31-40 Questions 31-33 Whe NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Notes: ‘Stop the recording when you hear ‘That's the end of Section 4", Now check your answers to Section 4 ofthe test. The speaker specializes © Bullying (pr.p)_ him dow, de dow Do the following statements agree withthe information in Reading Passage 1? Inboxes 1-5 on your answer sheet write Apply (v) Rarefied (adj) e [FURTHER PRACTICE FOR TASK 1 LANGUAGE DESCRIBING MOVEMENTS IN Gi raph 1-81 sAAPHS tow For exam, stalomant a mat ihe idle of the pores vero oa itn peak toile che pare sgh t020,000. within a narrow margin ram Day 410 sigh, betore sigiicanty on Day 15. (the Music Cholee site reached 120,000 on Day 14 isto ms in the box bolow. Which can be usod instead ofthe phrases you wrote in a-J above) There may be mare thar one answer and you may use each tem more than once. fluctuated plunged a new poak ‘soared asharprise rocketed fallback ‘Now check your answers to these exercises. When you have done 80, go on to page 34. 26 | 3:24PM 56 _ ACADEMIC READING << use they work r would further enhance the teaching Cannot in al seriousness propound theories about it. Instead of being giver ‘them practi classroom practice. Student teacher .e tocome and could Complete the summary below ofthe fis four paragraphs of Reading Passage 2. yom, Then we would have ge the recent governmen king in schoo, rim js a laudable recommendation, ¥y practising teacher will tel you, ‘done in every class. Pethaps someone fo point out to the academic whg thought up the scheme that the wheel hay been around for some time, Inthe education: Constant tension between the educational theorists and government officials on the ‘one hand, who would like t0 see teachers prarching in unison to some greater Utopian abstraction and, on the other, practising teachers. Any experienced -om practitioner knows thatthe srias ives on teaching and learning that successive governments have tried to fol ‘8 schools and colleges do not work Use ONE WORD trom the passage for each answer Write your answers in boxes 16-2200 your answer sheol. surprising that there i vn Of teachers? Schools do not have enough teachers, but what are the reasons for this? To begin with, fewer students are going into 17. after fi of teaching hasbeen under constant attack over the last ten years. The government's lack of respect for the con CUES 1g School. But this is not young people's fault. The 18. schools have no respect for those who teach them, asa 21 shows. The growing strain and stress means that, as well as fewer apy training courses, teachers who have experience and af@ 22... Fe also being driven out. rene se ACADEMIC READING ‘Questions 23-20 Do the following statomentsagroe with ho views ofthe writin Reacing Passage 29 In boxes 23-29 0n your answer sheet ves No. Noraiven. Example “The fourday weak in schools caused by atack of achors, ‘More studontsare entering teacher-training courses. ‘The government is ight tobe surprised that there are problems in schooks. ‘Teachers are to weighed down by administrative dues ost up trouble. Allteachers are cynics 1's are not as dangerous as educational theorists, who know even less than the former ‘about educational theory. ‘Any experienced classroom practioner knows thal the initiatives on teaching and learning that ‘governmonts have ried to impose on schools do not work. ‘Tne governments atitude with regard to teachers is of great interest to the general publ. Question 30 Cchoose the appropriate letter A~D and write tin box 30 on your answer sheet 30 Which one a 8 Aprofession undervalued. © Recruitment dificult inthe teaching profession. D Te ining needs improvement. [Before you check your answers to Reading Passage 2, 90 on to page 58. FURTHER PRACTICE AND oy FURTHER PRACTICE FOR READING PASSAGE 2 ‘SUMMARY COMPLETION ‘+ The summary wilbe a completion of part (see below). Theron bo wr haf ars aks Ste atone ome fla ATES ASS Kx none 16-22 on Reading Passage 2 1 Belowis alist of the grammatical items that ‘one for each blank space. Items can be 18 18 9 .. 20 2 2 In summary completion exercises, parts of he original passage are often paraphrased in the summary. Pind the word or phrase In the summary that means the same as the words or phrases, below taken trom Reading Passage 2: r EVA HESSE Three Pieces Plus... Jeaning on the wall or on each other — all mage cuter These ot fe Hee, (Coe user Wirth Zunch ‘Now check your answers to these exercises. When you have done so, decide whether you wish 10 change any of your answers to Reading Passage 2. Then check your answers to Reading ACADEMICWRETING _ 63 62 ACADEMIC READING ACADEMIC WRITING 60 minutes ‘Questions 37-40 sce verte nem in borws'57-40 on youranswer sheet choose the appropriate eters A-Dand ea ‘you should spend about 20 minutes on this ask 37 According othe wntor, Eva Hesse 2 survey conducted by a personnel department ata ut on two groups of workers: those aged trom 18-30 8 atfecting thelr work performance. "versity lecturer describing the information shown below. 39 The waiter think A notcitiout B essontat © notimportant Doteasy Inthe present ciate, ‘we may lose sight of Hesse's art and focus on hor ie 8 personality is very important © arteuite are in vogue, 1D wemay lose sight of Hesso's ie and focus on her at. a ‘Now check your answers to Reading Passage 3. TasK2 ncaa whet Saracens - ing pets, while se rene is mc repre I eae aces ‘+ Discuss the arguments for and against keeping Pets. 2 To what extentdo you agree? te Use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your argumor , evidence. You should write atleast 250 words. ‘Before you write your answer to Task 2,90 0n to page 67. FURTHER PRACTICE FORTAS} to structure: Your essay wel anda Paragraph two, make, ‘on from each of he cotumns aS cholc0s cont A, Band Cor void repetition. Look at this model introductory Some people are ofthe ‘pinion that too much money 's now being spent on animals and that it ks wrong Yo treat dogs ike children ‘A group believes that human beings are important land therefore deserve tobe better Fed People eal that more and ey arcletherknuten rasan For example, in richer countries animals are better fed than the poor people ‘Those who hold this point of ew would argue that human beings are more important ‘than animals ‘and they fee they deserve to be better looked after ‘Now, using the notes below, finish the essay in your own words. Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 ‘pets = companion for 2) meeting people © People are ofthe opinion that rmereand more money |s now being penton a varlety of pots such ae doga, at, bida, and 20 0n| land that ite wrong to treat ‘hem lite children when there are many people, especialy children, dying of unger. For example, in many ich ‘than pacr people. ‘They feethuman beings are more important and a8 such, deserve tobe When you have finished writing the essay, compare It to the model and authentic student answers Inthe key on page 141. SPEAKING (4-5 MINUTES) PART1 INTRODUCTION AND INTERVIEW | ame andthe you willbe Aske GUeBons yy ye asked your en career? |s English important in your chose ttre? Do you share similar interests with your PART2. INDIVIDUAL LONG TURN (9-4 MINUTES) ard toone to two minutes. You have one minute 10 think abs Gotes tohelp youl you wish. iscuss atopic with you. The tole is pein Park2, but the be ofa more absiact nature. Ans \What do most people consider as important when deciding on ab or carver? In modem fe alot of people work too hard What are the effec of his? How could the problems of everworking be avoided? /Atwhat age do you think people should rete frm work? Do you think this shouldbe the same forall jobs? How has technology changed the way that people work? What further changes in the way people workdo you thnk we will sce in the future? Took at the Further Practice section on page 69, FURTHER PRACTICE FOR SPEAKING Possible forthe undortined words in he sample anew. avoid repetition and try to ‘use more sophistcal 7 }can think of. m = Now check your answers to this exercise, Thinking caretuly about the vocabulary you use, desenbe yourjob using the card on page 68. PART TWO.WAY DISCUSSION 00 go your opinion on aous aspect of tops impotart to wo a troduce your point of view, for exam ee some Fromm pint vow stares am concerned | suppsefmagine that). Using the phrases in the box and the ideas below, expand your answers to Par ol the test on page 68 1 salary, job satistacton, working hours, werkglaco 1258, breakdown o amily relationships 19 tho working week, job-sharing, compulsory time of the situation in your county, men compared to women ‘mentally demanding compared to physialy demancing jobs, «9, awyefoulder or polliciarVateto ‘some things botter, e.g. communi mal), computer programs, but others worse, 0.9. lack ot Personal contact, problems when fail working from home, more communication through computers or video screens, more work done by machines of al kinds, shorter working hours, job-sharing, flex-ime sm (hen a non-sonorous Dea (whe bars (met abroad group membranophones. simembraneo skin, Most drums synthesizers) would bring thelr system neatly up to date. Questions 1-4 ‘Ghose ONE phrase trom thelist of phrases A=1 below fo complete each of the sentences 14 bolow, Yurte te appropriate letters in boxes 14 on your answer sheet, 1 Wester orchestra instruments 2 ‘musical instrumenis 3 The classification of aarophones 4 Apart trom the way soundis made, chordophones are classitied according to body shape, ‘re normally classified into four groups, {re classified according to sound production, {re classiied according to volume of sound. 410 cassiied according to sound qualty, ‘s mage according to how het th is made according to how the airis made o vibrate, Foumooe» Burgeoning _; sy phat trién nhanh ‘Questions 5-12 TeSTTHAEE: ACADEMICREADING — 8 Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS trom tho passage for each space, complate tie ha Blow! Types of chordophones| Descr ie 5. 6 attached toa single stick Harps attached to a soundbox and the instruments neck Behn from the base of a resonating belly and along the length of tha soundbox, two arms and a crossbar Zithers imple, long, plucked and Questions 13-14 |-D and write them in boxes 13-14 an your answer sheet. 8 c D__alith group needs tobe added tothe HombostelSache classtication system, Which ofthe tites below isthe most suitable heading forthe passage? ‘A Chordophones and iaiophones 8 ce . The work of Erich von Hornbostel Before you check your answers to Reading Passage 1, g0.0n to pagos 82-83. os TEST THe ACADEMIC READING READING PASSAGE 2 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1 15-28 which are based on Reading Questions 15-21 Roading Passage 2 has eight Which paragraphs focus on the information below’? Write the appropriate letters A-H in boxes 15-21 on your an jphs labeled A-H. sswer sheet ‘Note: You wit not use al ofthe paragraphs. 15 Rapid development takes place on the westside of Southam 16 7 18 The site ofan oll refinery is cetated by the 19 20 21 Economic activi fo was the fact thal there were few people, Jencing development on Wat iocts development on Waterside. available, ion of expansion in Wal the same rate as the housing provision, ‘educational and sporting did not expand’ isthe stimulus for suburban development. Waterside: a study in suburban development A Since the 1950s there has been an increasing trend for extended housing and commercial expansion to take the form of rapid suburban rather than urban growth, luencing the location and spread of such development, There are several fact c now known as Waterside, exerpl impacting on the shope and ratre of recent development. Up Ws ores occupying netvow stip of predominantly rural and Spproximetely twenty Fiometreslong by five klometres wide between Southampton Vinterand the New Fores waselatvely sparsely populated. There were a number of ages. including Hythe, Fawley Holby, Oibden and Marenwood: Brion: were poo ad farming and atscited Industries were the main sources of employment ‘The main town in the region, Southampton, was and stil is one of the major UK ports, Jn the early part of the twentieth century, Southampton boomed as the growth in passenger numbers on tr ers reached its peak, The main waterway leading to Southampton, Southampton Water, enjoys along stretch of deep water channel suitable for large ocean-going vessels, and also benefits from an extended period of Exemplify (v)_: la thi du dién hinh TEST THREE ACADEMICREADING 05 then being bu snd the coaste the development of a new services and the pre entertainment and Is was due to the prox now easly acessible through animals, many of whichare feund only iy the: There are i mined to preserve the unspoilt ‘dependent on providing the Forest furee. in Fawley; ing estates have taken alt the aeae a ey, housing eats have taken sort al he an. he are rout Mara further from Fawle a = yet undeveloped shoreline of Southampton Water with relatively easy access to deep ‘water for large container ships ~ Dibden Bay, READING PASSAGE 3 You should spend about 20.7% ‘with afresh insight. Experienced that people lear in many dit repertoire of strategies te, asthe diffrent strate aflexbie approach to teaching, rolled approach. ‘being able to lean things by heart, Other strategies need then be harnessed to compensate fortis. Electronic-learning ‘The search for ever more different novel learning ling, is now very much the favour ofthe month, training whenever they want and they can learn at their own ps students. Again, whilst ithas its place, e-learning lacks some: ‘motivation of hurman contact in the classroom, Such training range of learning techniques. ingredients, like the inherently flawed asitis Restriction (n) : i Inherently (adv) : von c6, 6 hitu i thude Mixture (n) —: hon hop 100 sPRAKING TEST FOUR LISTENING approximately 30 minutes ACADEMIC READING 60 minutes BEA e 1-19 which are based on Reading Passa Worms put new life into derelict site Poisoned soil at an old steelworks is being cleansed by thousands ‘of worms, writes Mi Chakraborty. 1 bon, igh the The Relate development "The aie’ 30 Jeft abandoned rescue plan pu loca landseapingand ‘earthmoving company, HL ithe regional “They sleced varieties of de regeneration ny Gartoosh Glengarnock next five to ten years chewing Derelict (adj); hoang ving —Hermaphrodites (n): dong vat ludng tinh/ 4i nam dint turned disused fora long period of ime disused fora short period of timo, re; 1D theland could be used for any purpose, 3 Theplan to reclaim Hallsde was proposed by © _alocal landscaping company and HL. Bans, D Scottish Greenbelt and HL Banks, 4 Inthe conversion of the oi he Has ‘A twotypes of worms are being used. 1B _ three types of worms are being used. 5 The soil regeneration atthe Hallsde site wiltake ‘A 6oyears. B__botwoen Sand 10 years, © upto 60 years, D less than five y [READING PASSAGE 3 tions 29 You shoukd soond about 20 minutes on Questions 29-4 vs -40wnich aro base 0 Fe Day wa waste of tim, -an art o: 3 -dreamin ‘donot even mtn the fnvizonmentnooded today. HSS000 tg — : sang Passage 3? elects the writer's opinion ie ‘contracts tha writer's opinion NOT GIVEN 108816 10 say what the wre inks about this Example ‘Answer People think iay-dreaming is wastelu activity Yes n should be given space to day: nioeked out of them. Perspiration (n) #mé hoi, 46 mé hoi 11-12 LISTENING SECTIONS Questions 21-23, 21 thre/3 years ‘nota problem (Cand the book review 2 Separate pce of work (8). There iso mention ot. 25 C:The tutor sid the book review tm th est we ave ever ha, i. excellent. Therefore the answer ‘cannot be The tutor does not say thatthe review was not as good as the project (8) In fac th oversee tue. Steve sot enticed for wetng too much (A) 26 The tutor says the end ofthe project. asppointing 27 B: The tutor suggests Frances should seriously 128 B: Frances’ chances ae as good as any other students’, or even better than that Therefore, A ‘cannot be the answer. The grade depends on doing ‘wellin the erams. The tutor does not mention itin ‘elation tothe chances of getting a grant (C). The tutor doesnot compare her chances now with her ‘ances in the past (0) 29 As The tutor says it willbe the only First for three ‘yeats, be the last one was three years ago. p12-13 LISTENING SECTION 4 ‘Questions 31-40 431 techriques and training 32 Bash economy p16-30 ACADEMIC READING FURTHER PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE (p19-20) Question 1 1 unjustified 2a 3. gainedieometohave Question 3 1 two 2 20 3 yestoboth Question + 1 anetworker 2. snon-etworker or somebody who i not good atnetvorking 3 he 4 ye Question 5 1. itrefersto inner/mental strength 2 10 est one penance rmssnn) aaa KEV AND EXPLANATION 194 periaFEADING PASSAGE: tees and contacts The answer ce of the | Note leceasng, Notetha, sometimesin th exam the sections tera, phrase This sot ofyeron. atthe beginning of the fourth sentence refersback tothe sentence before, where the answer canbe found. Yourscan word are ype (meaning sot) and noern network, 13 Cambridgelaround Cambridge/Cambridge in England: The answer isin the as sentence ofthe fith paragraph; the word Cambridge would be igh, but fuller answers posible, The word Europe an the shortness of the text to scan makes thisrelatively simple. 1M Homo sapiens: The answers inthe lst paragsaph ‘andisclearonce the words Neunderihale and 1 replacedlsupeseied havelbeen located. 45 culture: Theanswer isa the end ofthe last 144 KEYAND EXPLANATION around withthelayout on Mark's 77-78 LISTENING SECTION4 ‘Questions 31-35 3 ght answer because publishers and 8 7s was sugges 37 A: Dickens marie in 183650 Bis wrong, and ‘ot correct because Ove Tet began seialiation Inthe Miscliony, TEST THREE p79-92 ACADEMIC READING FURTHER PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE (982-83) Question 5 box is subordinate boxes, Yes each with sub-groups, “The answer's in the second sentence ofthe second paragraph, ths marine second sete ofthe fourth paragraph eis easy to scan the tex forthe londaphonesas he word is unust ings: The answer isin the first sentence of paragraph four © bows: The third thefive, resrTHREE KEY AND EXPLANATION 145 FURTHER PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE (987-89) Paragraph A yes yes 3. Thefirat sentence contains the effet and the second sentence contains he cus, Paragraph B Paragraph © Paragraph D 1 five 4 There were ots them and they were set is 3. Novonly Paragraph E introduces the focus ofthis paragraph, ‘Thedevelopments that took place and those hat {alle to tke pace hampton, with ts lage See paragraph E- deseribed in the next paragraph, Paragraph G 1 m0 3 4. Thesentnce beginning: shor Paragraph 1. 1 To show thatthe pressure on the moved frm new housing devel 2 nother quarter 3 10 4 freight container trafic 162 _USTENING SoRIETS ins comments Rave Been guick (0 the texte shoppe ston Pole eee a ot what isbeing proposed Indio gots ules gosh found places Tes ‘There willbe another news bulletin at 11 pm. and for ‘now is Back to more muse from around the world. TESTTWO SECTION3 Questions 21-25 DRWOODHAM: So, Pamela, here's your essay. And. an you'vearendy go yoursback Anythingyou want to ask or any comments? ‘CARL: Can you just go over again for us how the marks for oar essays go towards our final grade? DR: Well, mom, over the year you are meant ta write five main essays for this course CARL Yes DR And each essay's marke ou! yout CARL: Yes? ight Sothe Rive essays contebte fo 50% of eee torthe year “ARL: You gaveme 180 020 GhSinea ttl of 9 towards yen DR Meum, and PAMELA: And with 1 for DR. Yes, Pamela. Does that lar PAMELA: Yes. CARL: Mom. Yo. PAMELA: Wed have explained tous at the beginning ofthe course. PAMELA‘ DR-Ohay you lastessay have either of you any questions or Eomments? ‘Questions 25-30 examples especialy on {ound some nforstion th Your soures were also very sound. Andon op of that your answer ra very well orga indeed andikewriingsiylewas very elegant. CARL: Okay. todobeiter fhanaverage ont DR And Pamela? gain itshows, PAMELA: What about the organization? Iwas bit DDR:Your organization, Ihave to say, was excellent. PAMELA: Oh! DR-But as regards your syle. PAMELA Yes? rks up even higher, What 2 PAMELA: Mmmm, DR In foc. am obliged a deduct Pies of work which snot handed in TESTTWO SECTION 4 Questions 31-25 nadir heal et ae ‘xenings trom sixtocight whch willbe pve cusidespentere pes look at a recent report on feat hows thatthe average Dilish 2s than half abou for uch 2 tes tobe precise, ard that sick leaves onthe ease. The drop inthe length of ine pen inch was nine minutes when compared fst yess, low from 36 minutes. According tothe report thieis the fist the average lunch beak has ale, below half an hour, ‘As regards sick leave you can see thatthe average Figures ten days per year, tha'supy oneday in 166 LISTENING SCRIPTS ee TEST THREE SECTION2 TUTOR: Good morning, everyone, STUDENTS: Good morning. sm we expect of your ‘Astor myst my fonction aarp youn all things relating to your work in | te Thee that ama ade For person sce or perso impactonyour work and hence ther suppor that answer your question? ‘STUDENT. Basically. yes, but what about... room. Youjust write yo ‘would point ut that th booked up quite quickly Hits urgent catching me between sessions isthe best idea That way we'can sort something out quickly. Ahm... no quest SECTION 3 MARK:Oh, yeah. There are allot. Mmmm, And the fuestonnalte? MARK: Suppose she's r then, Butshe didn’t say questionnaire togeth notes? MARK: If that’s the case its not tha bad. Questions 25-20 MARK: So, how are we going to doit? ANNE: Well first we need to know who we're aiming fivthen decide how many questions we are going to 8k think we could have about 40 questions ink there's any teal need to go up eo question ype, Yes/No and snything sb No sheds and er isothing nthesenotsshe pave sacige ns MARK: ought to give them out ANNE: Okay MARK: Anyway it won’ tafect the way we design ‘questionnaire there's nothing we ‘hemechanisn of ta ’k: No. None, What are you daing your projet ANNE: [have been thinking about doing somthin round the subject of, mmm, how aware students ‘of world affairs. People think that we aeall upto date, but very much doubt t-1t would aso Be interesting to compare studentsin diferent yar. And you? -MARK:1'm doing something on health and spor. ‘whether students are more, oss activesinet ‘came to university in your frst questionnaire ‘wont be surprised by my MARK: Somehow, [dot think so! ANNE: suggest we pat together about 2... or ‘Questions each, and then meet tomorrow othe ‘Mer and compare them? MARK: Are you going otype yours up? SS ——— ‘MIRA Me NAINE 7750 Salle ME MALUINE: Yom ‘MELANIE. ether anything MR MAXINE: No, ‘samt ofthe person you think a our Mystery Personality act send it to Mystery Dea ate ates Marcia wll give you inst asecond The victory. And two cigs Vt gota famous wile and he speaks French If ou think you know who itis then pop the answer on 2 postcard and send it to Mystery Draw, PO Box S10, TESTFOUR SECTIONS Questions 21-24 HENRY: Althis lectares aye ike that, Astrid He'sjust cone of those people. Iwish we had him as our tute ASTRID: Ibet you that hei very demanding though Bocisisinhistutodal group and agrees that hein bilan: fecture bute pus them under otf pressure You see coukl tha ol yet ASTRID: Realy? ASTRID: Whatabout maps? HENRY: inhopeessatreaing hem 1ENRYY gai jst what Adam was aking aut wreneed bdo acon soeLbE Pa ihe and ah you how shoe ASTIRID:Obay.wecan do tat HENRY: Which way inthe ian? ASTRIDG ts Youre main anon

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