SCHOOL WORK: LISTENING.

 

UNUSUAL BRITISH FESTIVAL

 

TRUE OR FALSE?

 

Many of these festivals are actually races or competitions.    FALSE

 

The Burning of the Clavie brings good luck for the new year. TRUE

 

On Shrove Tuesday in Scarborough people dance with ropes.  FALSE

 

Cheese rolling involves running away from a big, round cheese.  FALSE

 

Snail racing started in the UK.  FALSE

 

The competition to pull the ugliest face is an old tradition.  TRUE

 

The Burning of the Clocks festival marks the summer solstice. FALSE

 

The Burning of the Clocks festival ends with people throwing water. FALSE

 

TOTAL SCORE: 6/7

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1.     A whisky container

2.     A line in the glass 

3.     Run as fast as possible while tossing a pancake in a pan

4.     Visitors from all over the world

5.     Given a prize of extra lettuce

6.     Olympic sport like javelin and shotput

7.     Had all his teeth removed

8.     20 years old

 

TOTAL SCORE: 5/8

 

WHAT KIND OF STUDENT ARE YOU?

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.     Their answers

2.     The teacher

3.     Students arrive at school

4.     When the student do their homework

5.     B

6.     People studying at the school

7.     No one will notice them using their phones

8.     Plans for the future

9.     Attitude towards studying

10. Change some oftheir habits

11.Wasting a lot of their time

12.Try to change as soon as possibile

 

TOTAL SCORE: 8/12

GAP FILL

 

1.     Student

2.     Attention

3.     Mark

4.       

5.       

6.     Attitude

7.     Be

8.     Qualification

 

TOTAL SCORE: 6 su 8

 

What’s in a name ?

 

1.     True

2.     True

3.     True

4.     True

5.     False

6.     False

7.     False

8.     True

9.     True

10.True

11.False

12.False

 

TOTAL SCORE 9/12

 

GAP FILL

 

1.     Abstract qualities

2.     Inspired by nature

3.     Safety and warmth

4.     Food names

5.     Places

6.     Jobs

7.     Fictional characters

8.     Anagrams

 

      TOTAL SCORE 6/8

 

 

Millennials in the workplace

 

Work 1

 

1.     Two

2.     Have higher turnover rates

3.     Sacrifice pay so that they can work shorter hours

4.     The company’s commitment to the greater good of society

5.     Be appreciated for the work you do

6.     Give them options to work from home.

 

TOTAL SCORE 5/6

 

TRUE OR FALSE?

 

1.     False

2.     True

3.     False

4.     False

5.     True

6.     False

 

TOTAL SCORE 6/6

 

Star Wars and the hero myth

 

1.     False

2.     True

3.     True

4.     False

5.     False

6.     True

 

TOTAL SCORE 6/5

 

1.     Unoriginal

2.     Predictable

3.     Editions

4.     Directors

5.     Direct

6.     Death

7.     Strong

8.     Successful

 

TOTAL SCORE 6/8

 

The Buy Nothing Movement

 

1.     False

2.     False

3.     False

4.     False

5.     True

6.     False

7.     False

8.     True

 

TOTAL SCORE 6/8

 

1.     Shops

2.     Away

3.     Spending

4.     Faschion

5.     Hand

6.     Sites

 

TOTAL SCORE 4/6