LISTENING PRACTICE 5

Part 1: Based on the talk you hear, complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer. (10 points)
THE BRITISH LIBRARY
Commenced operation 1st July 1973
Four main constituent parts The Library of the British Museum
Patent Office Library
1. _____________________________
The British Library Document Supply Centre
The British Museum founded in 1753
The British Library receives a copy of books,
many journals, magazines and newspapers
2. _____________________________
maps
Famous users of the 3. Vladimir Lenin, Karl Max, Charles Dickens, George
____________________________ Bernard Shaw, and Virginia Woolf
The British Library Document Supply
Centre has almost 5.000.000
The British Library’s website 4. _____________________________
5. www.__________________________

Part 2: You will hear two psychologists talking about modern childhood. For questions 6 – 10, choose
the answer (A, B, C, or D) which fits best according to what you hear.
6. What does Daniel imply about past images of childhood?
A. They are entirely fictional.
B. They all show the misfortunes of childhood.
C. They are diverse.
D. They represent the innocence of childhood.
7. When mentioning the children throwing bags on the bus-stop, Louise is _____.
A. critical B. amused C. angry D. sarcastic
8. According to Daniel, ______.
A. children are failing to learn adequate social skills
B. children do not eat a balanced diet
 C. children are becoming involved in political scandals
D. children are far more sociable than they used to be
9. Louise believes that ________.
A. parents are no longer interested in their children
B. children should study harder to pass school exams
C. modern life has a negative effect on children
D. most parents are emotionally unstable
10. Daniel implies that _______.
A. children would be happier if their parents taught them at home
B. machines are more of a menace to children than people are
C. teachers aren’t helping children to be competitive enough
D. most teenage problems stem from an unbalanced diet
Part 3: You will hear five creative people talking about the experience of receiving an award in
recognition of their work. Decide whether each of the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
(10 points)
11. Speaker 1 was surprised by the quality of the competition. __________
12. Speaker 2 was pleased to have proved someone wrong. __________
13. Speaker 3 felt grateful for the publicity. __________
14. Speaker 4 felt embarrassed by all the attention. __________
15. Speaker 5 thought the judges were fair. __________
Part 4: You will hear part of a radio interview with a man who is the headmaster of a Gaelic school.
For questions 16 – 25, complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A
NUMBER.
People in Scotland used to speak Gaelic, a very (16) _______________________ language.
Today approximately (17) _____________________________ people speak Gaelic in Scotland.
If fewer than (18) _____________________________ people speak a language, it is considered dead.
Donald would like to see one third of people under 25 speaking and (19)
______________________________ Gaelic.
If very young children are (20) _______________________________ to a language, they can learn it
most effectively.
Some parents send their children to Donald’s school for (21) ______________________________
reasons.
Bilingual children are more (22) ____________________________ and tolerant.
Donald feels extremely (23) ________________________________ about the future of Gaelic.
Welsh, like Gaelic, was in danger of (24) ____________________________.
With a lot of effort, nowadays 80% of children learn Welsh as (25) _____________________________
language.