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Homework For Listening Fce (9-11-2023)

Peter Welby makes small scale models of buildings. He studied woodwork in college before becoming a model maker. He compares his work to that of a detective, as he uses photos of buildings to carefully recreate them in miniature form. His most enjoyable project was a theater model for an exhibition. Most of his work is exported to Japan and Canada. He uses techniques like small scale windows, roof tiles, weathering, and pollution effects to produce highly detailed, realistic models.

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Homework For Listening Fce (9-11-2023)

Peter Welby makes small scale models of buildings. He studied woodwork in college before becoming a model maker. He compares his work to that of a detective, as he uses photos of buildings to carefully recreate them in miniature form. His most enjoyable project was a theater model for an exhibition. Most of his work is exported to Japan and Canada. He uses techniques like small scale windows, roof tiles, weathering, and pollution effects to produce highly detailed, realistic models.

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HOMEWORK FOR LISTENING FCE – PART 1&2

(09/11/2023)
Listening Part 1. You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-
8, choose the best answer A, B or C.
1 You hear some information about a country on a travel programme.
Where do most people spend the summer months?
A at the seaside B in the capital city C in the mountains
2 You hear part of a radio programme about chewing gun
What is the speaker doing?
A outlining its history B describing why it has changed C explaining its
popularity
3 You hear part of a radio programme where listeners phone in with their opinions.
What does the man want to do?
A express his disappointment
B complain about his situation
C encourage other listeners
4 You hear a woman speaking on the radio about buying a painting for the first time.
What opinion is she expressing?
A A paining can be a worthwhile investment.
B Only buy a painting if you have room for it.
C Take your time when buying your first painting.
5 You hear a man being interviewed on the radio.
What does he say about his mother?
A She helped him become an artist.
B She persuaded him to do research.
C She wanted him to make money.
6 You hear part of an interview with a woman who is talking about her day.
What is her profession?
A a teacher B a doctor C a farmer
7 You hear a man talking on the radio about teaching beginners to surf in the sea.
What does the man say about beginners?
A They are very sensitive to criticism.
B They need to be given appropriate goals.
C They often start off with the wrong attitude.
8 You hear part of an interview with a crime novelist.
What point is he making about his novels?
A They are based on real-life crimes.
B They include accurate descriptions of life in the past.
C They vary in length depending on the historical period.

Listening Part 2
You will hear a man called Peter Welby, who makes small models of buildings, talking about
his work.
For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
The Model Maker
Before becoming a model maker, Peter did a course in (9)
wooodwork……………………………… at a college.
Peter compares his job to the type of work done by a (10) ……detective…………………………
In Peter’s hardest job, he was given some (11) ……………photos………………… of the building
to work from.
Peter’s most enjoyable job was making a model of a (12) ……theaters………………………… for
an exhibition.
Most of Peter’s work is exported to (13) ………japan……… and ………canada……………
Peter says his models look best when they have (14) ……………lighting………………… directed
onto them.
Peter’s model of Marney House measures (15) ……………140cm………………… in height.
The Marney House model took a long time to make because it had so many (16)
…………………………windows…… and roof tiles.
The roof tiles on the model of Marney House are made of (17) ……………………………paper…
Peter uses watercolour paint to reproduce the effects of the weather and (18) …………
pollutions……………………

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