PART 1 – Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Cycle tour leader: Applicant enquiry

Example: – Name: Margaret __Smith__

About the applicant:

• wants a 1 ___________ job

• will soon start work as a 2 __________

• has led cycle trips in 3 ___________

• interested in being a leader of a cycling trip for families

• is currently doing voluntary work with members of a 4 _________ club

• available for five months from the 1st of 5 ______________

• can’t eat 6 __________

Contact details:

• address: 27 7___________ Place, Dumfries

• postcode: 8 ____________

Interview:

• interview at 2.30 pm on 9 ___________

• will plan a short 10 ______________ about being a tour guide

 

PART 2 – Questions 11-20

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Visiting the Sheepmarket area

11. Which is the most rapidly-growing group of residents in the Sheepmarket area?

  • A) young professional people
  • B) students from the university
  • C) employees in the local market

12. The speaker recommends the side streets in the Sheepmarket for their

  • A) international restaurants.
  • B) historical buildings.
  • C) arts and crafts.

13. Clothes designed by entrants for the Young Fashion competition must

  • A) be modelled by the designers themselves.
  • B) be inspired by aspects of contemporary culture.
  • C) be made from locally produced materials.

14. Car parking is free in some car parks if you

  • A) stay for less than an hour.
  • B) buy something in the shops.
  • C) park in the evenings or at weekends.

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Questions 15-20 

Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A—l, next to Questions 15-20.

15. The Reynolds House _____

16. The Thumb _____

17. The Museum _____

18. The Contemporary Art Gallery _____

19. The Warner Gallery _____

20. Nucleus _____

 

PART 3 – Questions 21-30

Questions 21-24. Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Presentation on film adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays

Stages of presentation

Work still to be done

Introduce Giannetti’s book containing a 21 ________ of adaptations

Organise notes

Ask class to suggest the 22 _______ adaptations

No further work needed

 Present Rachel Malchow’s ideas

Prepare some 23_________

Discuss relationship between adaptations and 24________ at the time of making the film

No further work needed

Questions 25-30  

What do the speakers say about each of the following films?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 5-10.

  

Comments

  • A) clearly shows the historical period
  • B) contains only parts of the play
  • C) is too similar to another kind of film
  • D) turned out to be unpopular with audiences
  • E) presents the play in a different period from the original
  • F) sets the original in a different country
  • G) incorporates a variety of art forms

Films

25

26

27

28

29

30

Ran ______

Much Ado About Nothing ______

Romeo & Juliet ______

Hamlet ______

Prospero’s Books ______

Looking for Richard ______

 

PART 4 – Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Noise in Cities

Past research focused on noise level (measured in decibels) and people’s responses.

Noise ‘maps’

• show that the highest noise levels are usually found on roads

• do not show other sources of noise, e.g. when windows are open or people’s neighbours are in their 31_________

• ignore variations in people’s perceptions of noise

• have made people realize that the noise is a 32 ____________ issue that must be dealt with

Problems caused by noise

• sleep disturbance

• increase in amount of stress

• effect on the 33 __________ of schoolchildren

Different types of noise

Some noises can be considered pleasant e.g. the sound of a 34 _________ in a town

To investigate this, researchers may use methods from 35 _________ sciences e.g. questionnaires

What people want

Plenty of activity in urban environments which are 36 __________, but also allow people to relax

But architects and town planners

• do not get much 37 ___________ in acoustics

• regard sound as the responsibility of engineers

Understanding sound as an art form

We need to know

• how sound relates to 38 _________

• what can be learnt from psychology about the effects of sound

• whether physics can help us understand the 39 _________ of sound

Virtual reality programs

• advantage: predict the effect of buildings

• current disadvantage: they are 40 _________

1. temporary
2. doctor
3. Africa
4. youth
5. May
6. cheese
7. Arbuthnot
8. DG74PH
9. Tuesday
10. talk/presentation
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. B
15. H
16. C
17. F
18. G
19. I
20. B
21. classification
22. worst
23. slides
24. issues
25. F
26. A
27. E
28. C
29. G
30. B
31. garden(s)
32. political
33. work/study
34. fountain
35. social
36. lively
37. training
38. culture
39. nature
40. silent

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