Theme 1.3: Education and Work - Listening Comprehension (GCSE Spanish) - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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This topic is chapter 6 of GCSE Spanish: Listening comprehension Practice Book.

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4.6 Theme 1.3: Education and Work - Listening Comprehension

AQA 8692 · about 15 minutes

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Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

There are 20 marks in this pack. Several items ask you to Listen to short transcripts printed below and answer questions. Accents and the enye are printed correctly in the Spanish transcripts; inverted punctuation is omitted for print compatibility. Include accents and the enye correctly in your own writing. Answer every question in the required language. Use clear English for the English-answer items.

Transcript 1: A student, Amelia, talks about her favourite school subject and why. Listen to Amelia: "Mi asignatura favorita es historia porque me encantan las historias del pasado y la profesora hace las clases muy interesantes. También me gusta porque podemos visitar museos con el instituto." Question: Which subject is Amelia talking about in this school context?

(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)

Transcript 1 continued. Question: Why does Amelia say she likes this subject? Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

A because she can do experiments
B because she loves stories about the past and visits museums
C because there are few homework tasks
D because it helps with languages

(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)

Transcript 2: Kwame describes a subject he dislikes. Listen to Kwame: "No me gusta nada la química; las fórmulas me parecen difíciles y tenemos muchos experimentos que preparar. Prefiero las letras como literatura." Question: Which subject does Kwame dislike?

(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)

Match the speaker to the school subject they mention. Listen to five short speakers below and match each name to one subject. Speakers and single-line transcripts: (1) Priya: "Me encanta aprender idiomas y hablo francés y un poco de alemán." (2) Yusuf: "Las matemáticas son lógicas y me gustan los problemas con números." (3) Erin: "En arte puedo ser creativa y pintar cuadros para los exámenes." (4) Oliwia: "La educación física es divertida porque jugamos al baloncesto." (5) Callum: "Prefiero tecnología porque hacemos proyectos con ordenadores." Match to subjects: A Art, B Mathematics, C Modern languages, D Computer studies / technology, E Physical education. Write the letter A-E next to 1-5.

(1)1 Priya ->(1)

(2)2 Yusuf ->(1)

(3)3 Erin ->(1)

(4)4 Oliwia ->(1)

(5)5 Callum ->(1)

(Total for Question 4 is 5 marks)

Transcript 3: An interview with Amelia and a restaurant manager about her part-time job. Listen: Manager: "Amelia trabaja aquí los fines de semana como camarera. Atiende mesas, toma pedidos y limpia las mesas cuando es necesario." Amelia: "Me gusta trabajar con clientes y aprender a organizar mi tiempo entre el instituto y el trabajo." Question: What part-time job does Amelia have?

(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)

Transcript 4: Careers-talk monologue by Miguel about his future plans. Listen to Miguel: "En el futuro quiero estudiar ingeniería porque me interesa resolver problemas prácticos. Voy a empezar el bachillerato de ciencias el próximo año y luego tengo la intención de ir a la universidad. También me gustaría hacer prácticas en una empresa de energía para obtener experiencia. Si todo va bien, me encantaría trabajar en proyectos que ayuden al medio ambiente." Answer the following questions in English based on Miguel's monologue.

(a)6a: What subject area does Miguel want to study at university? (1 mark)(1)

(b)6b: What course will Miguel start next year? (1 mark)(1)

(d)6d: What kind of projects would Miguel like to work on in future? (1 mark)(1)

(Total for Question 6 is 4 marks)

Transcript 5: A short classroom comment by Sofía about her school routine. Listen: "Cada mañana llego al instituto a las ocho y media. Tengo tres horas de clases antes del recreo y después estudio idiomas o historia. Por la tarde suelo ayudar en la biblioteca dos días a la semana." Complete the Spanish sentence below using one word in each gap from the transcript. Write one word per gap in Spanish.

(a)7a: Cada mañana llego al instituto a las ______.(1)

(b)7b: Tengo tres horas de clases antes del ______.(1)

(d)7d: Por la tarde suelo ayudar en la ______ dos días a la semana.(1)

(Total for Question 7 is 4 marks)

Transcript 6: A brief comment by Yusuf about his plans and opinions. Listen: "Voy a estudiar economía porque creo que es útil para trabajar en una empresa. Me gustaría tener un trabajo con estabilidad y también viajar cuando sea mayor." Question: Which of the following statements about Yusuf is correct? Choose A, B or C.

A Yusuf wants to study languages at university and travel to learn them.
B Yusuf plans to study economics because he thinks it is useful for working in a company and he wants a stable job.
C Yusuf will not travel because he does not like to leave his country.

(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)

Mark scheme · 4.6 Theme 1.3: Education and Work - Listening Comprehension

Question 1

B1 history / historia as the subject named
Answer: History (historia).

Question 2

B1 B - she likes stories of the past and museum visits
Answer: B

Question 3

B1 chemistry / química
Answer: Chemistry (química).

Question 4

(1) B1 C
(1) Answer: C
(2) B1 B
(2) Answer: B
(3) B1 A
(3) Answer: A
(4) B1 E
(4) Answer: E
(5) B1 D
(5) Answer: D

Question 5

B1 waitress / camarera
Answer: She works as a waitress (camarera).

Question 6

(a) B1 Engineering / engineering related (ingeniería)
(a) Answer: Engineering.
(b) B1 The science bachillerato / bachillerato de ciencias
(b) Answer: He will start the science bachillerato (bachillerato de ciencias).
(c) B1 Internships / work placements in an energy company (prácticas en una empresa de energía)
(c) Answer: Work placements or internships in an energy company.
(d) B1 Projects that help the environment / environmental projects
(d) Answer: Projects that help the environment.

Question 7

(a) B1 ocho y media
(a) Answer: ocho y media
(b) B1 recreo
(b) Answer: recreo
(c) B1 historia
(c) Answer: historia
(d) B1 biblioteca
(d) Answer: biblioteca

Question 8

B1 B - he plans to study economics for work in a company and wants stability
Answer: B

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