Education

LISTENING:
Part 1:
A) Charlotte and Victor are waiting for their exam results. Listen to them and answer the
questions 1 to 5.
1) Do you think you have passed?
2) When and how will you get the results of the exam?
3) How will you celebrate if you get good results?
4) What will you do if you get good results?
5) What will you do if you fail, or if you don’t get the results needed?
B) Listen to Charlotte and Victor and answer these questions.
6) Did they pass or fail?
7) What grade did they get?
8) What are they going to do?
Charlotte Victor
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Part 2:
A) Listen to four people talking about a teacher they will never forget and answer the
following questions:
1) What characteristics of a good and bad teacher do they mention?
2) Why did Alan like his teacher? What are some of the things he’d do?
3) Why didn’t John like his teacher? What are some of the things he used to do?
4) What does Liz say about her teacher? What will she never forget?
5) Why does Kate have two opposing views of Mr Brown?
6) What comments do they all make about their teacher’s name?
B) Listen again and complete these idiomatic expressions:
2- John:
It sends ……………………………………………….. (1:31-1:38)
Scared ………………………………………………….. (1:50-1:52)
4- Kate:
Pull………………………………. (4:40-4:43)
Scared …………………………………….(5:27-5:29)
Part 3: Listen to a TV critic talking about the TV programme That’ll Teach’ Em and answer
true or false.
1) 16 children took part in the experiment.
2) They didn’t have to sleep at school.
3) The uniforms weren’t very comfortable.
4) They had to stay inside the school grounds all the time.
5) The children weren’t allowed to talk during the classes.
6) They really missed being able to use computers and calculators.
7) They thought the classes were boring.
8) Exams today are easier than in the 1950’s.
9) The children failed because they weren’t intelligent enough.
10) Most of the children enjoyed the experiment.