CONSEJERIA DE EDUCACION Y CIENCIA

ESCUELA OFICIAL DE IDIOMAS DE LEÓN

COMPRENSIÓN ORAL NIVEL INTERMEDIO

Listen to a radio programme talking about theleadership role of women in

Canada. For questions 1 — 6 choose the answer A, B or C, which fits best
according to what you hear. Indicate your. answer in the box provided. The first
one has been done for you as an example. You now have some time to read
the questions.

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP

0. Each October has been called "Women's history month" since...

A.1952.
C 
B. 1972.
C. 1992.
1. The presenter wants to know if there were...
A. enough women in the elections.
B. any women in the elections.
C. Eleanor was taking part in the last elections.
2. Eleanor thinks ...
A. there were more than last time.
B. there were no women taking part.
C. all the women were elected in the office.
3. Nadia thinks children...
A. ought to be leaders later if they are women.
B. need women with them in their early years.
C. should see that women can also be leaders.
4. She also thinks women
A. are citizens.
B. are more accepted if they act like men.
C. find life very difficult.
5. Eleanor ends by saying...
A. women leaders are produced by men
B. leaders
C. women are hard to understand.
6. She says women...
A. are succeeding more and more in office.
B. are becoming successful leaders.
C. show leadership qualities if they succeed in office.

From Radio Canada Internacional

You will hear part of a radio programme about sleep and illnesses. Read
through sentences 1 to 6 and complete them with a suitable word or short
phrase according to what you hear. The first one has been done for you as an
example. You now have some time to read the sentences.

INVESTIGATING SLEEP

0. If you don't get enough sleep you have more chances of getting a cold


1. The risks of catching a cold trebled for people who get _________
_______ eight hour's sleep.

2. People who don't get enough sleep regularly tend to get ill more
_________

3. If you wake up ______________ , something is happening in your sleep

that will affect you in the day time.

4. The amount of sleep people have ______________ between four and

eight hours, but some people need more.


5. Dr. Ibrahim says that you can have too _____________ sleep.

6. The ___________ of your sleep will have been disturbed if you wake up
feeling un-refreshed.

From BBC Science