The 9th form (English as the second language)
Listening test
1 variant
I. Listen to the text 2 and write if the statements true
or false:
1) Trish really hates action and adventure movies. –
2) A horror movie is frightening. –
3) Action and adventure movies are not Peter’s favourite
film genres. –
4) A new mystery movie came out yesterday. –
II. Listen to the text 2 and write if the statements true
or false:
1) Three types of theatres are mentioned in the text. –
2) Ordinary people in some cities prefer only watching plays
not acting. –
3) All theatres in Britain receive money from the government.
–
4) Shakespeare’s plays are staged only in his native town. –
III. Listen text 3 and complete with the correct years:
1) Hopkins was born in ______.
2) He met Richard Burton in ______.
3) Hopkins moved to London in ______.
4) He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the
Silence of Lambs in ____.
5) Hopkins became a US citizen in _____.
The 9th form (English as the second language)
Listening test
2 variant
I. Listen to the text 2 and write if the statements
true or false:
1) Peter likes movies about love. –
2) Trish likes musicals. –
3) A new mystery movie came out yesterday. –
4) Peter and Trish both like mysteries. –
II. Listen to the text 2 and write if the statements
true or false:
1) Shakespeare was the person who started the tradition to
stage the theatre. –
2) British professional actors usually show excellent acting.
–
3) All theatres stage only classical plays. –
4) Shakespeare’s plays are staged only in London. –
III. Listen text 3 and complete with the correct
years:
1) Hopkins started to attend Jones’ West Monmouth Boy’s
school in ________.
2) He graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and
Drama in ______.
3) Hopkins was invited to join the Royal National Theatre in
____.
4) Hopkins was made a Knight Bachelor in ____.
5) He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in
___.