LISTENING by Ruth Wolff

1. LISTENINGby Ruth Wolff

2. Listening, 2 parts, 30 mins (25 points) • Part 1: Listening, 2 subparts, 1) 8 questions (4 points) 2) 6 questions (6 points) • Part 2: Listening, 15 questions (15 points)

3. What is your listening expected to be like at level B2? • Understand what is said in standard English even in an environment with background noise. • Follow lectures in own field, provided subject matter is familiar and presentation straightforward. • Understand exchange of ideas in standard dialect on concrete and abstract topics in own field. • Use various strategies to achieve comprehension, e.g. listen for main points and use clues in context.

4. Mock listening examDancing Through the Halls of History by The Bata Shoe Museum, October 2008 MP3 podcastwww.batashoemuseum.ca

6. Listen and answer following questions: How old are the shoes? What condition are the shoes in? How many pairs of shoes did a normal European woman used to own? What optical illusion does the shoe create? With what were the buckles ornamented? Where was the heel of the shoe was placed?

7. Listen and fill in the gaps with the missing word To really understand shoes however, we must look at what they say about the wearer and the _______in which they were worn. While most _______ women owned only one pair of shoes, which were often made from sturdy ______leather these Venetian shoes, worn sometime around the year ________, would have been one of many pairs in a sumptuous ________. They were probably worn by a young woman of considerable wealth whose family or ________ could afford high heels, which were the height of current fashion. When a shoemaker combines a ________, pointed toe and a high heel it creates an optical illusion that the foot is in fact smaller than it is. We know from the ______of Cinderella, which was written around this time, that small feet were a ________ of beauty and privilege and that they were the _________ of most women.

8. SPEAKING

9. Speaking, 3 parts, 2 candidates (25 points) • Part 1: Interview, personal questions, 2 mins pp • Part 2: Individual Task, Candidate A speaks 2 mins on theme prompted by examiner, Candidate B asks questions. Afterwards the roles are reversed. • Part 3:Shared discussion, 2-3 mins, discuss according to prompts given by examiner. Subject matter is of a scientific nature.

10. Spoken Interaction Uses language flexibly and effectively for social purposes Uses language fluently and accurately on professional topics Expresses ideas and opinions in a clear, precise manner and presents arguments convincingly.

11. Discourse markers: do not change the meaning of what is being said serve as a cohesive tie develops ideas relates ideas to one another If a variety of discourse markers are used effectively, they can add to the natural flow of spoken and of written English.

12. The most common discourse markers are: you know actually basically I mean OK then

13. Discuss with a partner a project in your field that you are working on or you have worked on in the past. Partner should contribute to discussion ask questions.