A IM S : Language related to: work and the workplace • Listening for main ideas • Listening for

detailed information • Distinguishing fact from opinion • Completing notes

• Short-answer questions • Matching information

People at wo rk

t i y **

1 The pictures above show people at work. Match each picture with the person’s occupation.
Write the letter.

1 fa rm e r....... 2 police o ffic e r......... 3 busines sm an 4 d o c to r .......

Complete these definitions with one of the occupations in the pictures.

A ....................is a person wh o makes money by selling goods or services.

2 A ....................protects the public from criminals.
3 A ....................is a person w h o is qualified in medicine.
4 A person w ho grows food is called a ....................

Extending vocabulary

In the Listening test, the words on the answer sheet may not always be the same as the
ones you hear on the recording. So, it is important to know as many words as possible that
have similar meanings or are connected with the topic of the recording.

Complete the word map on the next page with verbs from the list.

; look after defend supply earn take care of guard produce trade deliver ;

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 Unit 4

W ords th a t go togeth er

Some w ords change their meaning w h en they are com bined w ith other words, for example,
verbs com bined w ith different prepositions form different phrasal verbs.

Complete the table with the appropriate preposition.

Verb Preposition Meaning

1 look fo r search

2 look care for

3 look examine
4 look check
5 look scan

Complete the following sentences with the most suitable phrasal verb from the table in
Exercise 4.

1 The class s o m e tim e s .............................. the newspaper for inform ation about their local
tow n .
2 The fam ily called the police to help th e m .............................. the ir son, w h o was lost.
3 The student asked his tutor t o .............................. his essay for mistakes.
4 W hen they arrived at the hospital, the d o c to r..............................his broken arm.
5 The parents asked the baby-sitter t o ..............................their children w hile they w e n t out.

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 Exam information I Section four
In Section Four of the Listening te st you will hear one person talking about an academic
topic of general interest. You may have to complete a sum mary or notes or give short
answers to questions.

Exam tip
Before you listen to each part of the lecture in Section Four read the questions
carefully and underline the key words. This w ill give you some information about the
topic in advance and help you focus on the main ideas while you are listening.

A speaker w ill often introduce the topic of a lecture w ith a phrase like:
Today I'm going to talk a b o u t...
M y topic today is ...
M y lecture this evening w ill be a b o u t...
In today's lecture I'll be talking a b o u t...
This week's talk w ill c o v e r...
I'm here to tell you a b o u t...

^ ))) 1 Listen to the follow ing introdu ctions and w rite the topic of each ta lk.
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...........................................................
2 working in ........................................................................
3 .....................................................................
4 employment opportunities in .........................................................................
5 .....................................................................
6 .........................................................

2 Find two words or phrases in the list below tha t have a s im ilar m eaning to each of the
lecture topics in Exercise 1.

in the open air enjoym ent employm ent associations business outside
\ colleges fulfilm ent universities company occupation clubs work

.........................
2 ..............................
3 ............................. .............................
4 .............................. ..............................
5 ............................. .............................
6 ........................ ........................

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 Listen to the introductions again. They are slightly different this tim e. Com plete the notes
31 about each topic. W rite ONE word only.

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Exam tip
W hen you have identified the key w ords / main ideas in the questions, listen carefully
for m ore detailed inform ation. W hile you listen, use any headings on the question
sheet to guide you, and pay close attention to the key words.

In som e questions you w ill have to decide w h ethe r the speaker is giving factual inform ation or
expressing their opinion. Speakers may use phrases like I enjoy or I like to sho w their feelings
or they may use m ore formal expressions to introduce opinions, fo r example: It seem s to me;
M y im pression is ...

^))) You will hear an extract from two interviews with people about their work. Complete the
32-33 notes. Write no more than TWO WORDS for each answer.

Alice w orks on (1 )........................ Wei Long w orks as a (9 ).....................................

- grows (2 )........................ - graduated in (10).....................................
- keeps (3 )........................ , ducks and cow s - am bition - earn living through (11)................
- w o rs t part of job - going out in w in te r to - has own (12).....................................
feed (4 )........................
- sells (1 3).....................................
- likes working outdoors in the (5).....................
- (14)...................looks after the office
- trucks deliver to (6 )................... - likes making ow n (15)...................
- supplies (7)...............................w ith milk,
- w o uld n 't like to w ork in a (16)...................
eggs, cheese
- sells directly to (8)..........................in farm shop

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 Exam information I Matching information
In the matching questions that follow, the num bered item s appear in the same order
as the information, but the lettered options do not. Read all the options before you
listen to the recording.

You will hear Khalidah talking about the patients, doctors and nurses in the Accident and
Emergency Unit. Write a letter a -f next to each group of people. You will not use all the
options.

What does Khalidah say about each group o f people?

a see the patients after they have talked to the nurse

b have had accidents in the w ork place
c discover w ha t is w rong w ith the patients
d look after patients w h o are out of danger
e arrange for patients to go home in an ambulance
f have had accidents in cars or at home

1 patients ............
2 doctors ............
3 nurses ............

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 Section 4

4 ))) Questions 1 - 4
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You will hear a woman talking to some students about her job. Complete the notes with
words from the recording. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Job: (1 ) for five years

Studied: (2) at university
Interested in (3) side, not th eory
Accepted fo r (4) after graduating

^ ))) Questions 5 - 7
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Now you will hear the next part of the talk. Answer the question. Choose THREE answers
from a-f.

W hat does the speaker think are the disadvantages o f police w o rk?
a danger of being attacked
b protecting the public
c not being available for fam ily celebrations
d special training in avoiding trouble
e workin g d ifficu lt hours
f workin g w ith the public

5 6 ............ 7

^ ))) Questions 8 - 1 0
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Listen to the last part of the recording and answer the questions. Write no more than TWO
WORDS.

8 W hat does the speaker think about the financial rewards of police w o rk ? ..........
9 W h at kind of people do the police som etim es have to p ro te c t? ............................
10 W hat does the speaker w a nt to be in the fu tu re ? .....................................

Progress check

How many boxes can you tick? You should work towards being able to tick them all.

Did you ...

underline the key w ords in the questions?
think about other w ords w ith the same meaning as the key words?
read all the possible answ ers before you listened to the recording?
check that you have not used more words than you are asked to?

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