Centro de Aprendizaje de Idiomas

Listening Comprehension Class Materials

2nd Listening from Unit 2 - A Different Kind of Community
ING103 – Inglés Intermedio
Name ______________________________________ Date: _____________________________
A Different Kind of Community (Skillful 2 L&S book, page 21)
Instructions: Listen to the passage related to pages 20 - 21 and choose the one correct answer accordingly.
1. What is Dr. Yu Chen’s field of expertise? 2. Which of the following was mentioned as an example of
positive features of towns?
a) teaching English to people who do not speak it a) unfriendly
b) teaching English to children overseas b) unsafe
c) different types of towns in China c) having an efficient transit system
d) teaching English in Chinese universities d) easy
3. According to Dr. Yu Chen, the selection of institutions 4. Which of the following is one of the main ideas
and facilities… mentioned in the passage?
a) determines the definition of language. a) No one would be allowed to speak English.
b) makes Chinese authorities have conflicting ideas on b) “English town” was planned by Chinese authorities in
the concept of community. northeast China.
c) dictates several types of urban communities. c) There was going to be a castle, several English-looking
courtyards of houses and traditional red telephone
booths.
d) is not important in Chinese towns. d) Residents in “English town” would have to speak English
in an English-looking town.
5. “English town” was NOT… 6. Some critics suggested that the concept of “English
town” was…
a) an idea. a) unattractive.
b) a very ambitious project. b) discriminatory.
c) a true community. c) unplanned.
d) a concept of language immersion. d) successful.
7. In which order were the following aspects of the 8. The general topic of this audio refers to…
project mentioned by the guest speaker?
a) background information, locality and features, a) communities in England.
reasons for it and counter-arguments, the end result
b) locality and features, background information, b) a very special community in London.
reasons for it and counter-arguments, the end result
c) background information, reasons for it and counter- c) communities in China.
arguments, locality and features, the end result
d) locality and features, reasons for it and counter- d) a project that was cancelled.
arguments, the end result, background information
9. The speaker might be… 10. This audio excerpt was most probably taken from…
a) a teacher at school. a) a lesson at school.
b) a physician. b) an interview on the radio.
c) a Doctor of Medicine. c) a lecture at a university.
d) a professor at a university. d) a reading from a book on English communities.

Questions based on the listening “A different kind of community” taken from: Bohlke, D. & Lockwood, R. B. (2013). Skillful:
Listening & Speaking. Student’s Book 2. London: Macmillan Education.