Question 21 – 25. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

PRESENTATION INFORMATION

Day (21) ...................................................................
Subject (22) ...................................................................
Length (23) ...................................................................
Technical equipment needed (24) ...................................................................
Location (25) ...................................................................    

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Listen to the conversation again and complete the notes below. Use no more than TWO words for each gap.

Read the conversation again and complete the notes. Use no more than TWO words for each blank.

Listen again and complete the notes with no more than TWO words for each answer.

Advice fer students while studying abroad

Learning the foreign language 

• helps you understand the lectures at the university and (1) ___________ the exams

• enables you to take part in (2) __________ local people, thus making you more confident in your daily life

Getting a part-time job

• earns some (3) __________ to cover expenses and start saving

• helps you gain some (4) ___________

Learning how to cook for yourself

• saves you lots of money

• gives you a sense of freedom and (5) ___________

LISTENING PRACTICE TEST 8 – WEEK 11

Questions 1-10. Complete the notes. Use no more than three words for each answer.

I.       In a court of law , the secretary has to note the exact words that are spoken. Based on these notes, complete the newspaper extracts making standard changes in the tenses. Use each reporting verb once.

Female Witness 1:         I saw the suspect stealing my car.

Female Judge:                The witness is making a serious accusation. What do you have to say?

Male Suspect 1: That’s not true.

Female Judge 1: Speak a bit louder.

Male Suspect: It’s not true. I’ve never stolen a car.

The witness claimed that she had seen the suspect stealing (6) ………………… car. The judge (7) ………………… that the witness (8) ………………… a serious accusation and (9) ………………… the suspect what he (10) ………………… to say. The suspect (11) ………………… that it (12) ………………… true. At this point, the judge (13) ………………… the suspect (14) ………………… a bit louder. The suspect went on to (15) ………………… that he (16) ………………… ever stolen a car.

I.       In a court of law , the secretary has to note the exact words that are spoken. Based on these notes, complete the newspaper extracts making standard changes in the tenses. Use each reporting verb once.

Female Witness 1:         I saw the suspect stealing my car.

Female Judge:                The witness is making a serious accusation. What do you have to say?

Male Suspect 1: That’s not true.

Female Judge 1: Speak a bit louder.

Male Suspect:                It’s not true. I’ve never stolen a car.

The witness claimed that she had seen the suspect stealing (6) …… car. The judge (7) …… that the witness (8) …… a serious accusation and (9) …… the suspect what he (10) …… to say. The suspect (11) …… that it (12) …… true. At this point, the judge (13) …… the suspect (14) …… a bit louder. The suspect went on to (15)…… that he (16)…… ever stolen a car.

III.      Read the article about the Mandarin Chinese language and complete the notes below. Use a maximum of TWO words or a number in each gap.

The World’s Most Spoken Language

There are about 6,900 languages spoken in the world. The number of speakers of these languages goes from tiny to very large. One of those languages which have a very large number of speakers is Mandarin Chinese with nearly 1 billion speakers! It’s only one of 297 languages that people speak in China, but it’s by far the biggest. About 70% of the population speak it, compared to the 6.5% that speak the next biggest language, Wu.

Language experts think that it spread to so many people in China because it’s a language from the north of the country. There aren’t as many mountains in the north so it was easier for people to travel and for the language to travel too.

The Chinese government uses Mandarin in most of the country, especially in the capital city, Beijing. In Hong Kong and Macau, however, government officials can also use Cantonese. No other languages are used by the government.

The Mandarin vocabulary is quite large. It has more words than French, for example (370,000 words compared to around 350,000), but fewer than English, which has around 470,000 words.

Many students of Mandarin find the grammar quite easy, but the pronunciation is more of a problem.

The Mandarin Language

Almost ¹________________ people have Mandarin as a native language.

There are ²________________ languages spoken in China.

Around ³________________% of Chinese people speak Mandarin Chinese.

Geography of China: The south of China has more ⁴________________ than the north.

The Government uses ⁵________________ official languages.

The vocabulary of Mandarin contains around ⁶________________ words

Work in pairs. Complete the notes using the sentences (A-D) in the box.

A. The gap between teenagers and parents may become wider.

B. Too much screen time is bad for teenagers' health.

C. Too much screen time can damage eyesight, reduce sleep time, and cause weight gain. 

D. Teenagers may think their parents are not fair to them.