Theme 3: Education and Work - Listening Comprehension - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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ES.L7 Theme 3: Education and Work - Listening Comprehension

AQA 8692 · Calculators not allowed · about 25 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, the enye and inverted punctuation have been omitted from the Spanish transcripts for print compatibility; in your own writing include these where required. Answer every question in the required language. Use clear English for the English-answer items.
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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. Tambien 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)
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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)
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Transcript 2: Kwame describes a subject he dislikes. Listen to Kwame: "No me gusta nada la quimica; las formulas me parecen dificiles y tenemos muchos experimentos que preparar. Prefiero las letras como literatura." Question: Which subject does Kwame dislike?
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
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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 frances y un poco de aleman." (2) Yusuf: "Las matematicas son logicas y me gustan los problemas con numeros." (3) Erin: "En arte puedo ser creativa y pintar cuadros para los examenes." (4) Oliwia: "La educacion fisica es divertida porque jugamos al baloncesto." (5) Callum: "Prefiero tecnologia 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)
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Transcript 3: An interview with Amelia and a restaurant manager about her part-time job. Listen: Manager: "Amelia trabaja aqui 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)
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Transcript 4: Careers-talk monologue by Miguel about his future plans. Listen to Miguel: "En el futuro quiero estudiar ingenieria porque me interesa resolver problemas practicos. Voy a empezar el bachillerato de ciencias el proximo ano y luego tengo la intencion de ir a la universidad. Tambien me gustaria hacer practicas en una empresa de energia para obtener experiencia. Si todo va bien, me encantaria 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)
(c)6c: What type of practical experience would Miguel like to do? (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)
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Transcript 5: A short classroom comment by Sofia about her school routine. Listen: "Cada manana llego al instituto a las ocho y media. Tengo tres horas de clases antes del recreo y despues estudio idiomas o historia. Por la tarde suelo ayudar en la biblioteca dos dias 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 manana llego al instituto a las ______.(1)
(b)7b: Tengo tres horas de clases antes del ______.(1)
(c)7c: Despues estudio idiomas o ______.(1)
(d)7d: Por la tarde suelo ayudar en la ______ dos dias a la semana.(1)
(Total for Question 7 is 4 marks)
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Transcript 6: A brief comment by Yusuf about his plans and opinions. Listen: "Voy a estudiar economia porque creo que es util para trabajar en una empresa. Me gustaria tener un trabajo con estabilidad y tambien 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 · ES.L7 Theme 3: Education and Work - Listening Comprehension

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