Passport Listening - Week 6 Summary Completion ©) €@ rotiow up Listen to the recording a second time and this time focus on the distractors. Which language helped you to decide these were the wrong answers? Summary completion Before the task Read through the summary carefully. What information will you need to listen for? For which question will you need to write a number? = @B Task practice Questions 1-6 Complete the summary below Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. People now have a different: attitude towards adulthood compared to the past. Studies | conducted in the 50s and 60s reveaied a attitude towards people who were single and married couples who chose not to have children. in 1957, more than | 50 per cent of Americans considered those who remained single by choice to be I 2 , but by 1976 this figure had dropped to below 5 Results of the General Social Survey indicate that, in America, marriage and 4 are not inchided in the modern-day nation of adulthood. Nowadaye, | adulthood is measured by the following stages: 5 setting up a house | and achieving 6 employment | za I rd For summary completion questions, make sure that you adhere to the word limit stated atthe beginning, ‘Express Tip. Always use the | correct spelling Pay particular attention to ‘word endings especialy ifthe answer you need ‘splurallEXAM & Practice EARL > P vractice | VExpress Tip MPIESS Remember you dont have to write ‘the whole answer— just use the code provided (AG), Questions 1-3 THREE ports of the body whose change is crucial in growing infants according to the Neuromuscular Maturation theory of motor development. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer ) €® Questions 4-7 Choose FOUR letters A~G. According to the Dynamic Systems Approach, which FOUR factors are rucial for @ child to watk? ability to hold onto things ability to swim increased perceptual awareness slimmed down body proportions sufficient muscular strength the stepping reflex A B c D_ motivation to go somewhere E FE G Questions 8-10 ‘ Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each ansver. {In the Perception-Action approach there is a strong correlation between our perception of our surrounding. 8 s.e.s.esseeseene and our ability to move within it. In order to plan and perform an action successfully, we must have information about our bodies, 9 and the relationship between the two. Perceptual information is also acquired by moving different 10 . Actions generate further information for perceptual systems.) SECTION 4 Questions 31~40 Questions 31-34 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. 31 The speaker agrees that cars are helpful for A going to remote places. B carrying large items. C_ families travelling together. 32 According to the speaker, what advantage does road freight have over rail freight? A> It is more flexible. B It is cheaper. € It is more reliable. 33 Vehicle density is highest in A Germany. B_ the Netherlands. C the UK. 34 A recent survey of bus passengers showed that the most common complaints concerned A. security. B prices. C_ timetabling. Questions 35-40 Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. include introducing 35 ........ , which reduce the need for queuing. Schedules are being controlled with 36 to increase efficiency. Also, buses are being made more 37........, and passengers are being given more 38 - Measures are being taken to create moré flexibility for 39....... travel. Transit companies have also benefited from different attitudes to 40 ......... . Together, these steps should increase public transport use.Listening 2 £2 This passage is similar to those in Part 4 of the Listening Module. Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS ANDIOR A NUMBER for each answer. The Polar Front Jet Stream ‘The Polar Front Jet Stream is a wind at a height of up to 1 7 kilometres above the earth's surface, It moves at approximately 2 wenn KM per hour during the winter. The direction of movement is caused by the earth's 3 . The jet stream is formed where cold polar eir meets warm 4 air It was first identified by 5 — aww in the 1940s. Planes benefit in terms of both 6 eat but7 ... —-» iS difficult. Forecasters use jet streams to predict where depressions will form, and whether the Briish Isles will have potentially destructive 8 ... or only 9 SSS EES Global warming may move the jet stream to the HBL the summer, creating Wt conditions in the British Isles. e Lixening Complete the summary below using words from the bax disease drought dust floeds hunger ice lava migration night fiots. snow storms sunlight. temperatures The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1826 filsd the air with 4 The amount of 2 - was reduced. The effects on the weather of 1816 included 3 if in places where it was a rare occurrence, aNd cnn that soverely damaged crops. Meny Europeans suffered from 5 » and there wete serious Gta in many towns. In the USA there was considerable 7 ‘rom affected areas to the more fertile Midwest. 2 You are going to hear a lecturer giving a talk about tourism. Read through the summary below carefully before you listen. © Questions 1-5 Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer Both social factors and the development of 1 i have been important in the growth of tourism. Itwould appear that how much 2 a country possesses is the main factor in whether its people wil travel widely: Most tourists today are from the 3 ou. world, but their populations are levelling off, Soon there will be an increase in the number of older tourists, who will be less likely to want to go © Questions 6-10 Complete the tables below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer and will probably prefer alternatives such as trips to Technological breakthrough Modern tourism Jet plane i First package tour ieee New booking method Te a Destination Attraction Ireland in the past ‘countryside Ireland today B voces Crystal City, USA broccoli (a vegetable) Gilroy, USA 9 Stratford, Canada 10,Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer The history of soap In ancient times soap was used to clean 7 .. Soap was not seen as a means of personal hygiene until 2... times. Ancient people had little technology but many 3 so were probably able to discover soap by chance. Soap was probably only used in 4 societies. There is no evidence that tribespeople at the time of the British 5 Et used soap. The history of soap has mostly been discovered from 6 ....... an « The earliest known use of soap in 2500 BC was to wash 7 soon « The Egyptians made soap by mixing salts with oil taken from 8 cossnens TNE Romans saw washing themselves as a social activity. They removed dirt using steam and a9 occu. » When Pompeii was excavated, they discovered a 16 _... for making soap. Listen to the first part of the recording again and fill in the gaps with a modal and the verb in brackets in the correct form. 1 While you . find) some information on the origins of soap, it is not a substance which has excited a great deal of study so far. 2. We can only assume that other activities... (provide) the basis from which this key concept arose. 3. So, how is it that these primitive people from over two thousand years ago wun (discover) soap? at “Leantied “out sorne-experimenteaisine baste techniques-to try to find-out-what-people—— without any chemical knowledge _ (observe): 5. Iwas able to demonstrate that they would indeed .....0.0.0....:. (make) a soap that is not dissimilar to the one we know today. Decide whether the modals are used to show ability or possibility in these sentences,Listening Section 3 Questions 1-3 Complete the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS ANDIOR A NUMBER for each answer 4 Solar towers create energy from moving 2 The first ever recorded use of this type of energy was in the 3 The location of the first solar tower was ... i Questions 4-8 Complete the flowchart. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer Solar tower flowchart Towers are built using extra strong 4 ... At the bottom they have a sunlight collector made of 5 cnn Spread over a large area of ground. { The sunlight collector warms the air beneath it and operates in a similar way toa 6 ..... 1 . through the tower causing The air 7... the turbines to turn, The turbines create 8 electricity. . megawatts of Questions 9-10 Circle TWO letters A-E. What are TWO disadvantages of solar towers? A they are too expensive to run B heat escapes from the solar collector C they require a great deal of land D they cannot produce electricity at night E they need to be able to withstand high winds “esummary, Write 1G MORE THAN Introduction to the Sports Centre Sports Centre is open fiom (41) all week. There is a (12)... with exercise machines and (13) equipment. All the equipment has (14) 0 you can listen to music while you get it and there are (45) ‘on hand to give you advice and guidance on using the equipment. Questions 16-18 Circle the appropriate letters A, B, Cor B. 16 Atthe sports centre you can do A. ballroom dancing. B kungfu. © circuit training. D boxing. 17. Sports centre facilities include A aswimming pool. B arughy field. € squash courts. D indoor running track. —18- Whiclrof the following workat the sports centre? A. agolf professional B fitness instructors © tennis coaches D football trainers Questions 19 and 20 Complete the sentences, Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. 19 Offpeak members have .... oe to the Sports Centre. 20. You can pay for your membership online with a.SECTION 4 Questions 31 = 46 Questions 33 ~ 35 Match the persan or people (questions 84 - 35) with their actions (A - 6). a w 8 34 35 G The Sumerians The Roman Emperor Valentinian Camilo Baldi Jean Michon Wilheim Preyer Stressed the importance of the link between handwriting and brain functions Was the first paid for his autograph Wrote the first signature in handwriting that we still have Used seals to identify ownership Started a school of graphology First wrote about the science that was to be called graphology Interpreted handwriting for the police Questions 36 - 40 Complete the summary the development of the e-signature. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the listening for each answer. The Development of the e-signature E-signatures have made the hand-written signature (36) _ Technologies such as the fax and the Internet created a need for contracts and agreements to be signed without the presence of the signer. E-signatures did not satisfy previous basic law requirements for hand-written signatures, as they did not create a (37)__. The UN created a (38) __in 1996 that set out rules that allowed electronic business to go ahead, as e-contracts and paper contracts would meet with (39) ____in law. Aithough online businesses can use ‘click-to-agree’, there is still demand for an electronic hand-written signature, as it can help (40) in law and create a human touch. This kind of hand-written signature is availagle on software used to create electronic aeSECTION 3 Questions 21-30 Questions 21-23 Choose the correct letter, A, Bor C. 21 Andrew has worked at the hospital for A two years B three years. C five years 22 During the course Andrew’s employers will pay A his fees. B__ his living costs Chis salary. 23 The part-time course lasts for A. one whole year. B18 months. C two years Questions 24 and 25 Choose TWO letters A-E. Whai TWO types of coursework are required eack month on the part-time course? acase study an essay a survey vamp a short report E astudy diary Questions 26-30 Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER Jor each answer. Modular Courses Students study 26 during each modi 27... we and the work is very 28 ... student has to study 29 ., in depth. A module takes .. To get a Diploma each ... and then work on 30Listening SECTION 4 Questions 31-40 Questions 31-35 Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer 3 According to George Bernard Shaw, men are supposed to understand ... economics and finance. . about them. 32 However, women are more prepared to wi 33 Women tend to save for ....... and a house. 34 Men tend to save for .......:eeeee and for retirement. ... When they are old. 35 Women who are left alone may have to pay for . Questions 36-40 Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Saving for the future Research indicates that many women only think about their financial future when a ao fae to start thinking about pensions when they are in their 37 .... for women to develop their 38 ......2....:-1+0++, in dealing with financial affairs would be ‘When investing in stocks and shares, it is .. occurs. This is the worst time to make decisions. It is best for women . A good way to attend classes in 39 suggested that women should put a high proportion of their savings in 40 ... In such ways, women can have a comfortable, independent retirement.SECTION 3 Guestion 21 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. Questions 21-30 21 What is Brian going to do before the course starts? A attend a class B C read a book write a report Questions 22-25 Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. Refectory inform them 22 . .. about special dietary requirements 2: long waiting list, apply now Careers advice drop-in centre for information Fitness centre ‘reduced 24 for students Library includes books, journals, equipment room containing audio-visual materials Computers SK YOUS 25 veseoroe .. to arrange a password with the technical support team Questions 26-30 Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. Business Centre The Business Resource Centre contains materials such as books and manuals to be used for trail There are materials for working on study skills (69.28 subjects inclide finance and 29... 30 ing. 't is possible to hire 26 .. memberehip costs £50 per year. WListening Section 4 @ You will hear an expert giving a talk on blogs. Look at Questions 6-10 and answer the following question. Which three questions need a noun to fill the gap? @ @ Now listen and answer Questions 1-10. Questions 1-5 Complete the summary below. Write ONE OR TWO WORDS for each answer. Blogs and the History of Blogging A biog can perhaps be best described as a website that consists of a kind of journal that is regularly updated. Blogs cover a very wide variety of topics and many’of them are personal diaries. { Blogs are usually not 1 because they have interactive elements, which may lead to friendships or even 2 relationships between people. The first ‘blog’ was probably created in 1994 by a student and he called it his ‘3 : Similar websites were then created and these included both links and 4 In 1999, someone changed the term used for these t websites by creating the phrase ‘5 ~ tt | and therefore invented the term ‘blog’. Questions 6-10 Complete the flow chart below. Write ONE WORD ONLY rach, answer Blogging Workflow ~ Advice Decide what the 6 of your posts will be Do some reading before starting a post ‘ ‘As you compose the post, keep a record of 7 and Links + After creating the post, add some tags to it to improve searchability + Use social networking sites to 8 a post you think is outstanding Look at the 9 relating to the post y Don’t simply say 10 to people who have responded to your post ‘ Go on to other blogs and leave comments.SECTION 3 Questions 21-30 Questions 21-24 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. Honey Bees in Australia 21 Where in Australia have Asian honey bees beefi found in the past? A Queensland B New South Wales C several states 22 A problem with Asian honey bees is that they A attack native bees B catty parasites. C damage crops. 23 What point is made about Australian bees? A Their honey varies in quality B Their size stops them from pollinating some flowers. C They are sold to customers abroad. 24 Grant Freeman says that if Asian honey bees got into Australia, A the country’s economy would be affected. B they could be used in the study of allergies. © certain areas of agriculture would benefit. Questions 25-30 Complete the summary below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. Looking for Asian honey bees Birds called Rainbow Bee Eaters eat only 25 .... and cough up small bits of skeleton and other products in-a pellet Researchers go fo the locations the bee eaters like to use for 26 They collect the pellets and take them to a 27 .. .. for analysis. Here 28 -.............000+, is used to soften them, and the researchers look for the 29 ...... of Asian bees in the pellets. The benefit of this research is that the result is more 30 ... than searching for live Asian bees.Identify the correct word form 1a Look at the summary of talk below. What kind of word (noun, verb, etc.) would fit into the gaps? Aithough there have been a number of dfferentice ages, what people vein mind when they eferto the le Age isa period which was atits heightapproximately 1 years ago. During ance ag, there isa reduction in2 Daring the lstlce Ago the ‘andscape inthe south of resembled the Arctic ANterthe ce Age, the appearance ofthe landscape was very 4 The mountains looked quite 5 inaddition, the6____had changed thei shap. b €BJ61 Listen to the talk and complete the summary in Exercise 1a, Questions 1-9 Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Wolves in Yellowstone Park Wolves were exterminated in the Rocky Mountains because they 1 people and ate livestock This led to some 2 consequences. For ‘example, there was a considerable rise in the number of a type of large 3 in Yellowstone National Park. This led to the extinction ofa particular species of 4 So wolves were re-introduced to the Parkin order to restore the balance of its 5 However, now a 6 has written a paper showing the situation is more complex than was previously thought. Other factors such as 7 have an impact on the situation. Changes in the 8 of some species have had a negative effect on their numbers. The 9 in the number of beavers, for example, has been particularly harmful for the Park. In other words, wolves were not, as once believed, the only cause of the problems in the area. Test practice 2 10.1 Listen and answer questions 1 and 2 of the Test practice task. Questions 1-2 Choose TWO letters A-E. What are the TWO main reasons why communities wanit to set up youth clubs? A to encourage young people to stay in the area B.to offer educational activities for teenagers C to hetp prevent crime D to involve different age groups in a joint project, E to provide a way for newcomers to make friends 5 102 Listen to the recording and answer questions 3-10 of the Test practice task. Questions 3-7 Complete the flow char, Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer Setting up a community youth club | Get in touch with the 3__~ | Visita as soon as possible, | 10 get ideas from people there Spend time getting therright 5 | You may be able to organise funding through a(n) | 6 with an interest in helping the community. Don't forget to organise 7 Questions 8-10: Compléte'ttie summary below.’ - Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer. Case studies demonstrate that getting involved in ayouth group is 8 for all concerned, Firstly youth leaders tend to take satisfaction from the fact that they are contributing to 9 Secondly, they usually find 19 in the contact the role offers with the younger generation, 14Section 4 Complete the summary below by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in the spaces provided. The Australian mining town of Coober Pedy is about 31 vs... kilometres south of Alice Springs. Opals were first found in the area in SO at eae and people began to settle there after the 33 vos. -In the late 1940s, new opal fields and mass immigration from 34 ..... ... created a boom, despite the extreme climate which forced about 35 .. ..+.. of the population to live underground, where they built hotels, churches, and the world’s only underground BR See eae Questions 37-40 Write the appropriate letters A, B, or C against Questions 37-40. What are the locations of the following places? Example Answer the conical hills B 37 the town of Woomera 38. the opal museum 39 the Dingo Fence 40th films A inthe town of Coober Pedy B near Coober Pedy C far from Coober PedySection 3 Questions 21-24 Complete the summary below by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in the spaces provided, ‘To many employers, academic success and personal development as a result of being at 21 can be as important as course content, so choose 22... modules that you may do well in. You should, however, think more carefully about your choice if your course is 25, . In this case the course normally includes all the modules necessary for professional training, but if you are in any doubt check with your academic department or the 24 sees at the university. Questions 25-29 Write the appropriate letters A-C against questions 25-29. Which modules have the following features? A. Applied Chemical Engineering B_ Fluid Mechanics © Chemical Engineering: Science 1 25. developing computer skills . 26 exemption from part of a module . 27 assessment by formal examination . 28 developing speaking and writing skills. 29 Jearning through problem solving ue Question 30 30. Which chart shows the percentage of private study time on the Spanish 1A module?