Examen de práctica 83

En la prueba de escucha 83, Escucharás 4 grabaciones de audio y preguntas de respuesta 1-40.

Sección 1 is a conversation between a student and a saleswoman

Sección 2 is a conversation between an interviewer and an interviewee.

Sección 3 is a conversation between 2 people discussing the difficulties faced during seminar discussions.

Sección 4 is a lecture about some useful information when you go to study overseas.

Sección 1

Preguntas 1-10

Preguntas 1-4

Select the correct answer from the choices given.

Write A, B, C, or D en tu hoja de respuestas. Escribe respuestas al lado de1-4 en tu hoja de respuestas.

1 Where is Mr. Garcia living?

A Private accommodation.

B With friends.

C Self-catering university accommodation.

D Catered university accommodation.

2 Why doesn’t he like his accommodation?

A The food is not good.

B The meals are at inconvenient times.

C He doesn’t like his cohabitants.

D It’s on the university campus.

3 Where are Mr. Garcia and his friends from?

A Costa Rica, España, Bolivia.

B Ecuador, España, Mexico

C Mexico, Columbia, España.

D Spain, Brazil, Argentina.

4 What kind of place are they hoping to find?

A A house with a garden next to the university.

B A flat or a house next to the university.

C A house not too near to the university.

D A flat or a house not too near to the university.

Preguntas 5-7

Complete the details below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS.

Preguntas 8-10

Select the correct answer from the choices given.

Write A, B, C o D en tu hoja de respuestas. Write answers next to next to8-10 en tu hoja de respuestas.

8 Why can Mr. Garcia expect a small reduction in rent?

A The salesman likes him.

B There is no contract

C July is a good month to move in.

D He and his friends will stay all year.

9 How much is the accommodation agency’s fee for Mr. Garcia?

A 1/2 month’s rent.

B 1 month’s rent.

C 1^1/2 month’s rent.

D There’s no fee.

10 Which items does Mr. Garcia consider necessary?

A Kitchen utensils, washing machine, Internet connection.

B Washing machine, Internet connection, TV.

C DVD player, TV, Internet connection.

D Shower, TV, washing machine.

Sección 2

Pregunta 11-20

Preguntas 11-13

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.

Solamente UNO answer is possible for each question.

11 Which member or members of the speaker’s family have health problems?

A The speaker.

B The speaker’s parents.

C The speaker’s father and younger sister.

D None of the speaker’s family does.

12 Why didn’t the family go to Rotorua?

A They couldn’t afford it.

B They wanted to go somewhere with friends.

C Because of health problems.

D Because they wanted to go somewhere new.

13 How did the speaker’s family first find out about the Waiwera spa?

A From people, they met in their hometown.

B From the Internet.

C From people, they met in Rotorua.

D From a travel agent.

Preguntas 14-16

Complete the sentences using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR NUMBERS.

14 Altogether, the number of people in the speaker’s holiday group was__________________

15 One of the children from the other family was a ____________________than the speaker.

16 Before leaving, the speaker and his family got information from the Internet and a_______________.

Preguntas 17-20

Responda las siguientes preguntas usando NO MÁS DE TRES PALABRAS.

17 What did the speaker especially like about the holiday?

18 Where were the children most of the time?

19 How does the speaker describe the people at the resort?

20 Which activities didn’t the speaker participate in, even though those activities were available?

Sección 3

Preguntas 21-30

Preguntas 21-23

Complete the notes on what Mika says at the beginning of the discussion.

Mika says that if you miss what other people in a seminar say, it makes it hard to 21________________ the discussion. She might have a 22_______________ if she didn’t understand what, a tutor was asking her, but if she was wrong it was 23_______________.

Preguntas 24-27

Complete the sentences using NO MÁS DE TRES PALABRAS.

24 Martina says that native speaker students often continue talking even if non-native speaker students like her,______________.

25 Sin embargo, she points out that native speaker students will usually stop talking if you_____________.

26 She says that non-native speaker students need to anticipate and_________________in order to get involved in seminar discussions.

27 Michal points out that non-native speaker students can use_______________and body language to indicate when they are ready to add to a discussion.

Preguntas 28-30

Choose the correct answer ANUNCIO to complete each sentence.

28 Martina thinks that non-native speaker students can improve the situation by being

A aggressive.

B argumentative.

C well-prepared.

D polite.

29 Mika thinks that non-native speakers can improve

A both their English and their subject knowledge quickly.

B their English knowledge quickly, but not their subject knowledge.

C their subject knowledge quickly, but not their English.

D neither their English nor their subject knowledge quickly.

30 Mika says that

A English students know a lot of technical terminologies.

B English students like making friends with her outside seminars.

C English students are interested in learning about situations in foreign countries.

D non-native speaker students shouldn’t take much time to state their views.

Sección 4

Preguntas 31-40

Preguntas 31-32

Complete the following summary of the lecturer’s introduction by using NO MÁS DE TRES PALABRAS.

The lecturer says that he will first look at how some cultural values influence 31______________ and that then he will 32_______________ demonstrating that approaches to learning in one culture may not be considered suitable in others.

Preguntas 33-36

Complete the notes on the way students learn in different cultures. Use only UNO word for each answer.

Preguntas 37-40

Complete the notes on three Asian students and their experiences. Usar NO MÁS DE TRES PALABRAS.

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