A Listening Comprehension

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A Listening Comprehension
35 points
Read all the questions before you listen to the text.
You are going to hear the text twice.
Part 1
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Talking about advertisements.
You are going to listen to a text from an advertisement about an accommodation in a
tourist resort.
General questions:
1. What is “Brücke 49”? It is a kind of ………..
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hotel
restaurant
shop
school
2. When was “Brücke 49” built?
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in 1902
in 2011
we don’t know
in the 18th century
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3. What is special about “Brücke 49”?
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the location
the restaurant
the swimming pool
the luxury atmosphere
4. There are special offers for……..
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high season
families
Christmas time
short weekends
5. Please tick off ( ) all the correct sentences about “Brücke 49”.
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It has got 4 double rooms only.
It has got an excellent restaurant.
It cost more than Fr. 200 per person / night.
You don’t have your own bathroom.
It has got a small library.
It is open since December 2010
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You are going to hear the text twice.
Part 2
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Talking about a telephone number
You are going to listen to a text about the telephone number 911
Please answer all the questions in English or German.
(3 points for each questions)
1. What is 911 for?
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2. People make “accidental calls”. What does this mean?
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3. When should you use 911 only?
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4. Which problem is a group of people trying to fix?
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5. How are they trying to fix the problem?
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You are going to hear the text twice.
Part 3
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An oil spill in Alaska
You are going to listen to a text about an oil spill in Alaska a few years ago.
General questions:
(2 points for each question)
1. Why did the oil company have a hard time cleaning up the spilled oil?
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Another ship crashed and spilled more oil.
The oil spread too fast for their efforts.
The company ran out of money.
There were too many fishing boats on the water.
2. The pipe builders did not think something would happen. What was it?
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Alaska would buy less oil
A ship would crash and spill oil.
A ship captain would loose his job.
That the fishing business could get wiped out.
3. The oil company did try to clean up the mess. What did they do wrong?
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They had too many soldiers helping.
They asked the local people to help.
They cut back on the number of workers.
They asked fishermen to help.
4. Why was the pipeline company not ready for an oil spill?
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They bought the wrong type of ship.
They hired the wrong ship captain.
They didn’t expect bad weather.
They only practiced inside their offices.
5. What tore a hole in the ship?
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a fishing boat
a worker
a rock in the reef
a pipeline
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B Reading Comprehension
45 points
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Part 1
20 points
Read the text carefully.
Did you know?
• Coffee beans grow in the humid areas between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic
of Capricorn.
• Coffee drinking began in Ethiopia, spread to Arabia and then to the rest of the
world.
• Although coffee was initially prized by the religious, coffee houses came to be regarded as subversive – as places of temptation and ideological ferment – and the
early history of coffee is full of stories of suppression.
• Initially, Italian Christian leaders rejected the drink as darkly satanic and wanted it
excommunicated. But Pope Clement VIII took a sip, realized the delectable taste
was here to stay, and blessed the new brew as heavenly instead.
• Insurers Lloyds of London began as a coffee house.
• Repeated studies have found that caffeine stimulates the central nervous system
and improves physical performance.
• The term “mocha” originates from the port so named in Yemen, which exported
early coffee to Europe.
• An expensive and intriguing Indonesian specialty is the Kopi Luak coffee, made
from beans eaten and excreted by a small, cat – like – animal, the luak.
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Decaffeinated coffees are made by dissolving the caffeine out of the bean using
chemical solvents of water.
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True or false or not clear?
true
false not clear
Coffee is the most popular drink in the world.
Coffee beans like very dry areas.
Coffee drinking began in Europe.
At the beginning coffee houses came to be regarded as
bad.
Pope Clement Vlll didn’t like the taste of coffee.
Lloyds of London started as an insurance company.
Caffeine is bad for any physical performances.
Decaffeinated coffees are made by using chemical solvents
of water.
Mocha is named after a port in Europe.
Kopi Luak is a coffee bean which grows in Indonesia.
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Part 2
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about / sent / Emperor / who / why / his / young / chocolate / to / Rome / secret /
remember / known / become / risk
Complete the text below by choosing one of the words above to fill each gap.
14th of February, Valentine’s Day
Do you know………………. we celebrate Valentine’s Day? Now it is mainly so that we can tell
people that we care………………. them, give and receive cards, and enjoy …………………….
and candy.
But according to one legend, St. Valentine’s Day is meant for people to ………………. a brave
man, a martyr* whose name was Valentine.
The Story of St. Valentine
The Roman ………………. Claudius II was fighting many wars. He wanted a strong army, but
many men did not want to be soldiers. Claudius thought the men wanted ………………. stay
home to be with their wives and children instead of leaving to fight wars.
Claudius thought of an awful solution to ………………. problem. He decided to cancel all marriages! No one in all of ………………. could get married. Claudius thought that if the men
couldn’t get married, the men would ignore the women and want to be soldiers.
Valentine, ………………. was a priest, believed that people needed to get married. He thought
that if they were not married, they would be tempted to sin by living together without being married. So he secretly and illegally married couples anyway! He performed the weddings in
………………. places, so the Roman soldiers would not find out.
But they did find out. Valentine was arrested and brought before the Emperor. The Emperor
thought Valentine was a well spoken and wise ………………. man, and encouraged him to stop
being a Christian and ………………. a loyal Roman. Valentine would not deny his beliefs, and he
refused. He was ………………. to prison until he could be executed. While he was in prison, he
sent out letters to his friends and asked to be prayed for by writing Remember your Valentine.
Valentine was killed on the 14th or the 24th of February in the year 269 or 270. We celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th in honour of St. Valentine.
Although it is not ………………. whether this legend is factually true, it is a good story anyway. It
is nice to think of someone who believed in marriage and was willing to ………………. death to
do what he believed was right.
*martyr comes from the Greek word martus, which means “witness”. A martyr is a person who
would rather suffer, and even die, than give up the things he or she believes in.
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Part 3
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Vocabulary:
Please find the correct expression for the definitions.
1. prison
a. terrible
2. marriage
b. not allowed
3. death
c. two adults promise each other to live together
for the rest of their lives
4. legend
d. religious person
5. awful
e. place where criminals get sent to
6. find out
f. kind of story
7. illegally
g. get to know
8. sin
h. the end of the life
9. war
i. something bad according to a religion
10. priest
k. fight between different people or countries
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3…….
4 .......
5 …….
6…….
7…….
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9…….
10…….
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C Grammar
42 points
Exercice 1:
8 points
Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition.
a) Simon is waiting …….….. the bus stop.
b) The post office is very busy …………….….. Christmas.
c) He arrived …………….. time because he travelled ………….. train.
d) Peter always works ………..….. the evenings.
e) I’m afraid …………….. the dog.
f) The girl ……………….. the right is the oldest one.
g) Paul is going to Australia …………..….. a year.
Exercise 2:
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Answer the following questions with a short answer.
a)
Is she eating lunch with her parents today?
Yes, ………………..
b)
Are you going to London next week?
No, ………………..
c)
Is he playing golf?
Yes, ………………..
d)
Are you working at the weekend?
Yes, ………………..
e)
Have you got any brothers?
No, ………………..
f)
Are the Millers buying a house?
Yes, ………………..
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Compare the two subjects in one complete sentence. Use the adjective in bracket.
Example:
breakfast / dinner
(early)
Breakfast is earlier than dinner.
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Toyota / Ferrari
(cheap)
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b)
Atlantic Ocean / Lake Zurich
(big)
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stone / pillow
(hard)
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tv / t-shirt
(expensive)
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e)
cow / cat
(heavy)
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f)
rose / cactus
(beautiful)
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Exercise 4:
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Choose the best word to complete the sentences.
a) We ………….. live in London years ago.
o use
o were
o are o use to
o used to
b) Life ……………….. very different in a hundred years.
o is
o will be
o going to
o are
o will
c) My sister ……………….. the piano and my brother the guitar.
o plays
o buy
o paint
o does
o play
d) Someone must …………….. your bicycle.
o did steal
o stolen
o have stolen
o have stealed
o did stolen
e) You should always ……….. for your meals in a restaurant.
o paying
o pays
o pay
o was paying
o payed
f) I ………….. speaking to my sister.
o do
o will
o is
o am
o would
g) I …………..my homework last week.
o forgot
o forget
o will forget
o have forgot
o have forgotten
h) Which car would they buy if they …………. enough money?
o have
o are going to have
o have got
o will have
o had
i) We’re going to London today, ……………… we?
o didn’t
o are
o aren’t
o haven’t
o do
j) He’s already ………….. to New York many times.
o went
o is
o travelled
o been
o be
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Exercise 5:
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Rewrite the following sentences. Make sure you keep the original tense.
a) The tea was picked by the farmer.
The farmer..picked the tea.
b) Spanish soldiers brought potatoes to Europe.
Potatoes ……………………………………………………………………………......
c) My friend is eating a pizza.
A pizza .. …………………………………………………………………………….....
d) The students make plans for the weekend.
Plans .. …………………………………………………………………………….......
e) Peter used to play the piano.
The piano .. …………………………………………………………………………….
f) The lady bought many new clothes.
New clothes .. ………………………………………………………………………….
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D Writing
30 points
Korrekturschema:
Erfüllung der Aufgabe:
Verständlichkeit, passender Inhalt, Textlänge
Textmerkmale:
Vielfalt der Satzmuster, Struktur des Textes
Vielseitiger Wortschatz
Grammatik korrekt
Rechtschreibung
Total
10 Punkte
5 Punkte
5 Punkte
5 Punkte
5 Punkte
30 Punkte
My favourite summer holiday
Write about a summer holiday which was really special for you. Write about 100 words.
Here some questions that could help you about the text. They’re just a help: You don’t
have to answer all the questions!
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What was special about the holiday?
Would you go there again?
How long were you there?
Was it too long / too short?
What did you do?
Did you meet a special person?
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Script and Solutions
A Listening Comprehension
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Students should read the introduction and all the questions on their test sheet before the
listening starts! Give about 8 minutes.
Part 1 Script
Talking about advertisements.
Brücke 49 – „ Your home away from home“
Brücke 49 is situated in the Centre of the village in a French inspired Villa which has
been carefully and completely renovated. Just 4 amazing double rooms. Each with it’s
own special atmosphere.
You might share a bathroom, but the luxury is in the quality of beds, choice of the bed
linen, the cosy living room, the small library, the art on the walls, the organic breakfast,
the details and design.
Brücke 49 is your home away from home and since you are our guest we will do what we
can to make your stay memorable.
Brücke 49 opens December 2011.
Fr. 100 to 150 per person / night including breakfast.
Special offers for low season, long weekends, business breaks and family events.
A Listening Comprehension
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Talking about advertisements.
You are going to listen to a text from an advertisement about an accommodation in a
tourist resort.
Read all the questions before you listen to the text. You are going to hear the text
twice.
10 points
General questions:
(2 points for each question)
6. What is “Brücke 49”? It is a kind of ………..
x
o
o
o
hotel
restaurant
shop
school
7. When was “Brücke 49” built?
o
o
x
o
in 1902
in 2011
we don’t know
in the 18th century
8. What is special about “Brücke 49”?
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o
o
x
the location
the restaurant
the swimming pool
the luxury atmosphere
9. There are special offers for……..
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x
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o
10.
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high season
families
Christmas time
short weekends
Please tick off ( ) all the correct sentences about “Brücke 49”.
It has got 4 double rooms only.
It has got an excellent restaurant.
It cost more than Fr. 200 per person / night.
You don’t have your own bathroom.
It has got a small library.
It is open since December 2010
Part 2 Script
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911 Calls
People can call 911 when they need help. The police will come quickly. This phone number should be used only in an emergency.
There have been some problems with people using the 911 phone number. More than
half of the calls made to it are accidental. These accidental calls are not real emergencies.
Calling 911 when you do not need it can be very bad. It wastes the time of the people
answering the calls. It can even force someone who has a real emergency to wait before
getting the help they need.
Many accidental 911 calls come from cell phones. Keys are sometimes pushed and the
call goes through without the owner of the phone knowing that he has called in an emergency. A group of people is trying to find a way to fix this problem.
One idea is trying a new program which might help solve the problem of accidental 911
calls. This program will make callers of 911 calls push another key on the phone if it is a
real emergency. People hope that change will reduce the number of accidental 911 calls
going through.
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Talking about a telephone number
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You are going to listen to a text about the telephone number 911
Please answer all the questions in English or German.
(3 points for each question)
6. What is 911 for?
Emergency phone number.
7. People make “accidental calls”. What does this mean?
Call 911 without an emergency happened.
8. When should you use 911 only?
Only in case of an emergency.
9. Which problem is a group of people trying to fix?
No accidental 911 calls anymore.
10.
How are they trying to fix the problem?
Program to make callers push another button.
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Part 3 Script
Alaskan Oil Spill
An oil tanker became stuck on a reef in Alaska. The rocks in the reef tore a hole in the
ship. Lots of oil spilled out of the hole and into the ocean. This oil began getting on everything.
A person from the oil company said that they are trying to clean it up as fast as they can.
They will pay for the entire clean up.
When the oil pipes were put across Alaska, the pipe builders said that this would not
happen. A person who lives in Alaska said that they were told that they would never see
this kind of problem.
A fisherman worried that an oil spill could wipe out his fishing business. The sale of oil
brings in much more money than the fishing business.
The people at the pipeline company thought they were ready for a spill. They had even
practiced it with a model in their office. The problem was that they did not practice with
real equipment.
People complained that the clean up was not being done right. The number of workers
cleaning up the mess was cut back. When the ship hit the reef, the first call was for tarps.
They should have asked for equipment to contain the oil.
The ship's captain was fired by his company. A person from the ship company said that
they were upset that an officer put his ship and crew in danger like that.
The oil company could not do much about cleaning it up quickly. In 36 hours, the oil
spread for twenty miles. The oil company could only put out a few thousand feet of boom
to contain it. The oil spill could not be stopped.
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Part 3
10 points
An oil spill in Alaska
You are going to listen to a text about an oil spill in Alaska a few years ago.
General questions:
(2 points for each question)
1. Why did the oil company have a hard time cleaning up the spilled oil?
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Another ship crashed and spilled more oil.
The oil spread too fast for their efforts.
The company ran out of money.
There were too many fishing boats on the water.
2. The pipe builders did not think something would happen. What was it?
o
x
o
o
Alaska would buy less oil.
A ship would crash and spill oil.
A ship captain would loose his job.
That the fishing business could get wiped out.
3. The oil company did try to clean up the mess. What did they do wrong?
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o
x
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They had too many soldiers helping.
They asked the local people to help.
They cut back on the number of workers.
They asked fishermen to help.
4. Why was the pipeline company not ready for an oil spill?
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They bought the wrong type of ship.
They hired the wrong ship captain.
They didn’t expect bad weather.
They only practiced inside their offices.
5. What tore a hole in the ship?
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o
x
o
a fishing boat
a worker
a rock in the reef
a pipeline
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