Cambridge Book 18 Listening 4

Part 1: Questions 1-10

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

Job details from an employment agency

Role: (1) ____________

Location: Fordham (2) ____________ Centre, (3) ____________ Road, Fordham

Work involves

• dealing with enquiries
• making (4) ____________ and reorganising them
• maintaining the internal (5) ____________
• general administration

Requirements

• (6) ____________ (essential)
• a calm and (7) ____________ manner
• good IT skills

Other information

• a (8) ____________ job – further opportunities may be available
• hours: 7.45 am to (9) ____________ p.m. Monday to Friday
• (10) ____________ is available onsite

Part 2: Questions 11-20

Questions 11-14. Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

11. The museum building was originally
A. a factory.
B. a private home.
C. a hall of residence.

12. The university uses part of the museum building as
A. teaching rooms.
B. a research library.
C. administration offices.

13. What does the guide say about the entrance fee?
A. Visitors decide whether or not they wish to pay.
B. Only children and students receive a discount.
C. The museum charges extra for special exhibitions.

14. What are visitors advised to leave in the cloakroom?
A. cameras
B. coats
C. bags

Questions 15-20. What information does the speaker give about each of the following areas of the museum? Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 15-20.

Part 3: Questions 21-30

Questions 21 and 22. Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO educational skills were shown in the video of children doing origami?

A. solving problems
B. following instructions
C. working cooperatively
D. learning through play
E. developing hand-eye coordination

Questions 23-27. Which comment do the students make about each of the following children in the video? Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 23-27.

Questions 28-30. Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

28. Before starting an origami activity in class, the students think it is important for the teacher to
A. make models that demonstrate the different stages.
B. check children understand the terminology involved.
C. tell children not to worry if they find the activity difficult.

29. The students agree that some teachers might be unwilling to use origami in class because
A. they may not think that crafts are important.
B. they may not have the necessary skills.
C. they may worry that it will take up too much time.

30. Why do the students decide to use origami in their maths teaching practice?
A. to correct a particular misunderstanding
B. to set a challenge
C. to introduce a new concept

Part 4: Questions 31-40

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

Victor Hugo

His novel, Les Miserables

• It has been adapted for theatre and cinema.
• We know more about its overall (31) __________ than about its author.

His early career

• In Paris, his career was successful and he led the Romantic movement.
• He spoke publicly about social issues, such as (32) __________ and education.
• Napoleon III disliked his views and exiled him.

His exile from France

• Victor Hugo had to live elsewhere in (33) __________
• He used his income from the sale of some (34) __________ he had written to buy a house on Guernsey.

His house on Guernsey

• Victor Hugo lived in this house until the end of the Empire in France.
• The ground floor contains portraits, (35) __________ and tapestries that he valued.
• He bought cheap (36) __________ made of wood and turned this into beautiful wall carvings.
• The first floor consists of furnished areas with wallpaper and (37) __________ that have a Chinese design.
• The library still contains many of his favourite books.
• He wrote in a room at the top of the house that had a view of the (38) __________
• He entertained other writers as well as poor (39) __________ in his house.
• Victor Hugo’s (40) __________ gave ownership of the house to the city of Paris in 1927. ‘