INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
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FINAL EXAMINATION (Ks Online) – Test 2

Test paper
Date: 21/01/2022 Time: 13:00 Online Open book Exam
Duration: 60 minutes (5 mins downloading, 35 mins listening, 15 mins completing answers, 5 mins submission)

SUBJECT: LISTENING AE1 (ID: EN008IU)

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INSTRUCTIONS (100-score scale, equivalent to 40% of the course)

1. Purposes:
‒ Test students’ listening comprehension via giving short answers or writing a summary (CLO 1)
‒ Evaluate students’ use of appropriate strategies in comprehending academic lectures (CLO 2)
2. Requirements:
‒ Write your FULL NAME and STUDENT ID below the Student Information. Missing name and ID
may end up with file loss and a zero in result.
‒ Read the instructions of each part/ section carefully and write the answer(s) on the page(s) provided.
‒ All electronic devices, reference materials, discussion and material transfer are strictly prohibited.
Plagiarism in any forms is strictly punished.
‒ RENAME the Answer file as Student ID Student name (e.g. ENENIU18106 Le Anh Vy Listening
AE1 Final) before submission.

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EXAM QUESTIONS

PART 1: QUESTIONS 1-6 (30 points)

Listen to part of a lecture on THE LACK OF RAINFALL IN AUSTRALIA.
Answer these questions below.

1. According to the lecture, which continent is the driest?

2. How is the evaporation rate in Australia compared with Africa?
3. Why does rainfall in Australia hardly penetrate the soil?
4. What can water do in sandy soils?
5. What is the main reason for pumping up water?
6. Where are natural springs located?

PART 2: QUESTIONS 7-16 (50 points)

Listen to a lecture on MEDIA STUDIES - PRINCIPLES OF JOURNALISM and fill in the summary
notes. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each blank.

Introduction
Topic: Principles of good journalism
Media: newspaper, magazines, TV, radio, Internet
7 Principles – Committee of Concerned Journalists
1. Principles
2. (7) _______________

Main idea 1
Principle 1: Tell the truth
- verify facts
- tell sources
Principle 2: Obligation → public
≠ bias of advertisers/ owners
~ (8) _______________/ $ interests
Principle 3: Be independent & objective
- multiple sources of info. → accurate + all sides of the story
e.g. (9) _______________for teen drivers
good reporter → Reactions from: gov’t, parents, police, teens
Principle 4: Be watchdogs
- important (10) _______________
e.g. taxes
- democracy: citizens rely on journalists re gov’t
Principle 5: Be good storyteller
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 - what’s publicly (11) _______________
- interesting story
- “Storytelling with a purpose”
Principle 6: Be honest & have (12) _______________
- think for selves
- stand by professional beliefs
Principle 7: Keep news balanced
- good (e.g. (13) _____________________ + play concert) & bad news (e.g. terrible crimes)
→ have complete picture
Main idea 2
Role of Internet → (14) _______________ in journalism
A. How journalists research:
- # Internet, e-mail, phone
- $ live interviews; the scene of the event
B. More news websites
- internet sites = (15) _______________ of TV networks
C. Blogs
- “citizen journalists” deciding news
Changes → future of journalism?
- (16) _______________: partnership b/t citizen & professional journalists
- unchanged: commitment to 7 principles

PART 3: (20 points)

Listen to a lecture in AN ART HISTORY CLASS.
Write a short paragraph summarizing important information.

This is the end of the test.