DIRECCI GENERAL DORDENACI I CENTRES DOCENTS ESCOLES OFICIALS DIDIOMES PROVES DE CERTIFICACI 2010-2011

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DNI o PASSAPORT / DNI o PASAPORTE: Nm. EXPEDIENT / N EXPEDIENTE LLOC DEXAMEN / LUGAR DE EXAMEN:

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PROVA PER A LOBTENCI DEL / PRUEBA PARA LA OBTENCIN DEL

CERTIFICAT DE NIVELL AVANAT IDIOMA ANGLS CERTIFICADO DE NIVEL AVANZADO IDIOMA INGLS
DELS ENSENYAMENTS OFICIALS DIDIOMES / DE LAS ENSEANZAS OFICIALES DE IDIOMAS

2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
PUNTUACI/PUNTUACIN TOTAL: 30 60% = 18 50% = 15 NOTA: ______
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DURACIN /DURADA:

45 min.

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TASK 1
You will listen to an interview with Vivienne Westwood, a fashion designer. For questions 1 to 6 choose option A, B, or C. Write your answers in the box below. The first one is given as an example. You will hear the recording twice. You now have one and a half minutes to read the questions.
EXAMPLE 0. In the talk she has just given she wanted to A) call attention to environmental threats. B) encourage people to read more. C) end quickly because it was late. 1.- From her childhood, she remembers A. a loving mother and the wonderful landscape. B. changing places. C. the convenient location of her beautiful house. 2.- One of the fashion tips she gives for a recession is, A. buy quality clothes that need dry cleaning. B. make careful choices. C. wear classic models. 3.- How does she choose what she wears? A. She borrows it from other famous friends. B. She uses things from every collection. C. She never wears the same dress. 4.- She describes tonights dress as having A. a multicultural look. B. a traditional design. C. an ethnic touch. 5.- She keeps her bras clean by A. getting her husband to wash them. B. using only talcum powder. C. washing them only if they are very dirty. 6.- She gets her inspiration from A. classic designers. B. modern art. C. previous culture.
Adapted from the BBC programme Five Minutes With

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TASK 2
You will hear a documentary on learning Mandarin Chinese in the UK. Decide whether the following sentences are true or false according to the text, and write a cross in the right column. The first one is given as an example. You will hear the recording twice. You now have one and a half minutes to read the statements.

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EXAMPLE 0. Learning Mandarin may sound like a very difficult task. 1. The number of secondary students learning a foreign language has increased. 2. Studying a foreign language stopped being obligatory some years ago. 3. In both state and private schools Mandarin is more and more popular. 4. The Chinese Government gives money to some English schools teaching Mandarin. 5. UK teachers get grants to go to China and study for one year. 6. The private tutor interviewed was very good at languages when he was a student. 7. According to him, after two years studying a foreign language you can actually use it. 8. Traditional ways of teaching foreign languages would work well with Mandarin. X

Adapted from BBC News

TOTAL (8 x 1 mark)_______ /8 marks

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TASK 3
You will listen to part of a TV debate about women having to choose between their professional career and being full-time mothers. Choose the statements which best match what each speaker says. There are two statements for each speaker, and two extra statements which do not match any of the speakers opinions. The first one is given as an example. You will hear the recording twice. You now have one and a half minutes to read the statements.
Write your answers here: 1 2 3 Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 A

About opting out (leaving your job to raise your children), they say
A B C D F G H I The media shows a misleading picture. It affects the childrens future. It involves many different factors. Both decisions (staying at home and going to work) are always criticised. It is a decision men find easier to make. It is very dangerous to be economically dependent. Your relationship with your own mother influences your decision. Women on both sides need to support one another.
Adapted from the NBC program Today Show

TOTAL (5x 2 marks)________ /10 marks

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