LISTENING

 

 

In this part of the test, you have to listen to a conversation and answer ten multiple-choice questions.

You are considering becoming a teacher.

You hear a radio interview about a prize-winning teacher.

Listen to the interview and answer the questions.

Read all the questions before you start listening.

You should listen to the audio twice.

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1  

What do we learn about Robert Haycraft?

 

 he is a teacher with a very good reputation
 he got an award for a book about teaching
 he is a government official responsible for education
 there was surprisingly little competition

 

2  

How fierce was the competition for the award this year?

 

 there was surprisingly little competition
 there was more competition than usual
 there were one or two other strong candidates
 to show how important fish is for young brains

 

3  

What is the point of the story about the fish?

 

 to show how important fish is for young brains
 to explain why fishmongers love Liddell too
 to illustrate how original Liddell's style is
 maths

 

4  

What is Liddell's main subject?

 

 maths
 sport
 biology
 a sweet

 

5  

What did Liddell use to teach children about catalysts?

 

 a sweet
 a doll
 a small child
 his ability to teach a range of different subjects

 

 

6  

What was the main reason why Liddell won the award?

 

 his ability to teach a range of different subjects
 his memorable performances in the classroom
 his focus on children as individuals
 to check pupils' learning ability

 

7  

Why does Liddell require his pupils to learn the numbers in Japanese?

 

 to check pupils' learning ability
 to compare how quickly each pupil can do it
 to find out how pupils prefer to learn
 a difficult class he had to teach

 

8  

What influenced Liddell's distinctive approach?

 

 a difficult class he had to teach
 something he read when training
 a teacher from his own childhood
 his popularity with former pupils

 

9  

What aspect of Liddell's style has particularly struck the head teacher?

 

 his popularity with former pupils
 his interest in teaching theory
 his determination to involve all pupils
 it bored him

 

10  

What does Liddell say about teaching in his own school-days?

 

 it bored him
 it was not appropriate for many of the pupils
 it was suitable for pupils who would become miners
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