Gap filling HW advanced 2

LISTENING UNIT 2: EDUCATION T HE P HY S I CS O L Y M P I A D I N I RA N Questons 1-10 Complete the statement below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer More than 300 secondary school students competed in ………………………… International Physics Olympiad last month in Iran They came from ………………………… countries Students from ………………………… had the top results: four gold medals and one silver Russia was the second with ………………………… gold medals, one silver and one honourable mention Both the United States and …………………………… brought home two gold medals and three silver medals The teams from Iran and Japan had two gold medals, …………………… silver and ……………………… bronze medal each There were written examinations and ………………………… experiments as well as discussion meetings Physics teachers in America nominated students and the commitees chose about …………………… of them There were …………………………… students who were chosen to be the members of the team afer some additional tests 10 The members atended the United States ……………………… Camp at the University of Maryland Questons 11-14 Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each Questions 11 How many days did the intensive training last? 12 How many members of the team were chosen to travel to the Olympiad at the end of the camp? Answers ……………………… ……………………… Trg 13 When did the first International Physics Olympiad take place? ……………………… 14 Where did the International Physics Olympiad take place before the early 1980s? ……………………… A F I L L - IN - T HE - B L A N K T E S T Complete the summary below by using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each space provided A fill-in-the-blank test will require you to recall an answer from …………………… … or choose an answer from a list of options Choosing an answer from a list is ……………… than recalling an answer from memory The information in the incomplete statement may provide ………………………… that will help you decide what to write in the blanks First, you should decide what kind of answer the statement …………………… Knowing what the question asks will help you ………………………… the right answer Second, the way the statement is ………………………… may help you decide how to complete it Your answer should complete the statement …………………………… and grammatically T E A CH I N G S P E A K I N G A N D L I S T E N I N G Queston 1-2 Circle the appropriate letter A, B, C, or D This course is for ESL/EFL teachers who …………………………… A Haven’t got any teaching experience B Have some teaching experience C Don’t want to teach English D Want to learn other languages This course is intended to ………………………… A Collect teaching suggestions, ideas or activities B Learn some methods of teaching grammar C Explore further when we teach speaking and listening D Collect some practical techniques of teaching speaking and listening Questons 3-8 The focus of this course is on teaching ……………………… of English The course is only …………………………… of your teaching training The course has been divided into ………………………… units 6 Each units represents ……………………………… hours of study Learning activities will take ………………………… of time to complete depending on the individual student The …………………………… provides a good starting place to research for materials S E M I N A RS Complete the statements below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each space provided Seminars are attended by ……………………… staff and senior students The seminar’s focus is boarder and tends to allow more ………………………… among the students and teachers You give a seminar to display to ……………………… the depth of your knowledge on a topic You can present and discuss some of yours ………………………… for review You have the right to bring the audience back ……………………… if the discussion wanders in seminars The main purposes of a seminar are to hear a ……………………… presented and for ……………………… to add to the presenter’s knowledge by ofering their ideas on the subject You need to ………………………… before you go to the seminar You should make notes of any points in ………………………… that you not understand During the talk, you should ………………………… which show what you agree or disagree with and what points you want to discuss T RU E - F A L S E T E S T S T R A T E G I E S Choose the correct letter A, B, or C What kind of test does Linda always have problems with? A Subjective tests B Objective tests C Subjective and Objective tests What is one of the strategies for true and false questions? A Mark a statement true unless you know it is false B Mark a statement false unless you know it is true C Mark 50% if statements true If the statement contains absolute words, mark it …………… A True B False C Not given “………………………” is an absolute word Complete the statement below using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer True-false tests often contain ………………………… true answers than false one Absolute words tend to make statements false because they not allow for ………… Absolute words usually make statements ……………………, but not always Mark a statement false if …………………… of it is false If part of a statement is ……………………., then the whole statement is untrue 10 Linda will use these ………………………… for her next test M U L T I P L E - CH O I CE T E S T S Questons 1-6 Complete the statements below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each space provided The answer choices are called ……………………… in the multiple-choice test The incorrect options are called ……………………… because they distract your attention away from the correct options Your job is to …………………………… the one correct option in the multiple-choice test First answer the question ……………………………, and then read all the options and choose the correct one If you cannot answer the question in your mind, you should eliminate those you know are ……………………., and choose the one from those remaining Another way is to ………………………… If you cannot figure out the answer Questons 7-10 Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer What kind of choices are most of the options that contain the phrases “all of the above” of “none of the above”? What is the word the option contains that may be a distractor or an incorrect answer? Give two examples What type of words that an option contains may also be a distractor? 10 What numbers tend to be the correct answers if the list of options is a list of numbers? F O RE I G N S T U D E N T S I N C RE A S E D Questons 1-5 Complete the statement below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/A NUMBER in each space provided The number of foreign students in colleges and universities in the United States increased ……………………… last year In the fall of 2001, American schools had ………………………… foreign students Afer 2002, the number of foreign students ……………………… Visa requirements became more ………………………… after the terrorist atacks in 2001 Now, the United States is making ………………………… to get more foreign students to study in their universities Questons 6-10 Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer Questions Which country sent the most international students last fall? Which country’s number of foreign students to the US dropped sharply? Which country doubled its number of foreign students to the US? Which university had the most foreign students for a sixth year after terrorists atacks? 10 What field of study was chosen by 18% of foreign student last year? Answers …………………… …………………… …………………… …………………… …………………… W E L C O M E T O S T U D Y I N A U S T RA L I A ! Complete the statement below Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER in each space provided There are around ………………………… international students in Australia The online guide can help you make the …………………………… The online guide provides ………………………… of the Australian education system It also gives profiles of education institutions offering ……………………… at different levels English language courses for overseas students are ……………………… study 6 Tourists can study in colleges during their stay as long as the course is ……………………… 12 weeks long When students apply to the Australian universities, they need to have completed ………………………… of full time study at their home institution They need to satisfy ………………………… requirements if from a none-English speaking country Students are required to fulfil other application requirements such as providing ………………………… references and a financial statement 10 Admission requirements ………………………… among Australian institutions, so it is important to check A V O A S P E C I A L E N G L I S H E D U C A T I O N RE P O RT Complete the summary of the report below using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS in each space provided American schools have made changes One idea is to extend the school year to ……………………… a long summer break Another choice is to extend the …………………… Some schools have changed to later start times because they found teenagers could learn …………………………… that way Schools provide longer periods in the school day to teach ……………………… subjects Secondary schools with traditional schedules had higher ………………………… scores by comparison Schools with block scheduling did have higher score in ………………………… Students feel better about their schools in systems with …………………… scheduling Education leaders should change the learning ……………………… of a school when they make scheduling changes It is valuable to have ……………………… support when making changes School may need a lot of 10 ………………………… to pay for an extended day T HE W O RL D ’ S O L D E S T G RA D U A T E Complete the statements below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER in each space provided 1 Nancy graduated from Fort Hays State University in ……………………… Nola Ochs graduated from the university when she was ………………………… Years old She makes herself the world’s oldest graduate for ……………………… Of the Guinness World Records Nola Ochs’ major is ……………………… Nola Ochs’ ………………………… Graduated with her LISTENING SKILLS Complete the statements below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each space provided Passive listeners more ……………………… than listening and they aren’t making sense of what people say Passive listeners may expect instructors to ………………………… them and to interest them in the topic Active listeners ………………………… to what they hear and try to make sense of it Active listeners expect to find ………………………… for being interested in a lecture topic To become an active listener, you should take an ……………………… instead of waiting passively to receive information HO W BA BI E S L E A RN Questions 1-10 Complete the statements below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER in each space provided Babies begin learning on their …………………… of life A baby’s smiling shows how he or she learns to ……………… …… with other human beings The study involved more than ……………………… mother and children aged one month to years The researchers attempted to measure …………………… of the mothers The children of depressed women did ……………………… on the test of language skills and understand what they hear These children also were less …………………………… and had more problems dealing with other people 7 The researchers found that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to ………………………… of their children The first three years of a child’s life is the time when …………………… is developing By the end of the first year, most children are able to say ……………………… words 10 By …………………………, most children are able to form simple statements EXAM QUESTIONS A - L E V E L RE QU I RE M E N T Questons 1-4 Choose the correct answer A, B, C, D How did the student get the university prospectus? A From the woman B From the Internet C From a friend D During a visit to the university What is the A-level requirement for the course? A BBB B BBC C BCC D There is no clear requirement What A-levels is the student taking? A He doesn’t say B He hasn’t started his A-levels yet C Politics, a language and another subject D Economics, geography and history Who can use the language lab? A Only students who have chosen to study a language B Only students who are preparing for work abroad C Students who have chosen one of the five languages ofered on the course D Any student Questons 5-7 Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS/NUMBERS for each Who decides the country in which the student will work in year three? Who many students went to work in either Singapore of Brunei this year? What is the advantage of translating or checking translation? Questons 8-10 Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap The women points out that the student can teach English and together First year students can study a language or a project, but are 10 There are no department for first year students on one U N I V E RS I T Y G E O G RA P HY F I E L D T RI P Questons 1-7 Trg University Geography Field Trip Time: next week (a two-day trip) (Example) Destination: the Warrangamba Dam and Matching course: Environmental Science Departing time of coach: at next Monday Length of journey there: roughly and three hours back First day’s activity: Spending the night: in Meals provided: in the form of Sydney’s daily water consumption: Equal to the water to fill full-size Olympic swimming pools Second day’s activity: go to the water plant to see how to purify the water for drinking Complete the following notes by using A NUMBER or NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer Questons 8-10 Choose THREE letter, A-F Which THREE things does Cesar recommend bringing? A B C D E F Binoculars Camera Penknife Map Raincoat Mobile phone T RA CK : E N RO L M E N T F O R M Trg 10 Enrolment Form Name: Peter Course: BSc Economics Faculty: University address: Room 112, Home Address: Residence, Duke Street, Newcastle 56 Grove Street, Manchester, T RA CK O R I E N T A T I O N D A Y O CT O BE R Listen to a conversation and complete the table Event Meeting at International Ofice Greeting new students Sponsor’s meeting Time 9.30 10.00 – (2) 11.15 Person/people International Ofice administration Venue International Ofice Vice-Chancellor, Mayor (1) British Council representative (3) Departmental meeting 12.00 (4) Departmental office (5) 1.00 – 2.00 Departmental staff Refectory 2.30 onwards International students Main hall (6) meeting Trg 11 F O RM F I L L I N G – DEPARTMENT OF EXTRAMURAL STUDIES CENTRAL COURSE APPLICATION FORM Course No: Fee enclosed: Course title: Drama & Theatre Studies If there is an examination involved, you intend sitting it? Yes/No Surname: First name: Jenny Address: , Longford Telephone No: daytime: No evening: Occupation: Age: Educational qualifications: Degree in Diploma in Previous extramural courses attended 10 S T U D E N T ’ S U N I O N S E RV I CE S Note main areas: * Give advice and information * Organize events * Campaign for student’s rights advisors: specialists in and travel Location of 24-hour helpline number: Trg 12 AMANDA’S ASSIGN MENT Choose TWO leters, A-E Questons 1-2 Which TWO activities will students as part of Amanda’s assignment? A Analyse their own speech B Record other student’s speech C Read something from a book D Repeat part of a lecture E Remember part of a lecture Questons 3-4 Which TWO features must Amanda check when she choose the extract? A The time it takes to read B The overall organization C The number of words D The number of sentences E The inclusion of key ideas Track: Amanda’s assignment Questons 5-8 Which comments the speakers make about each lecture? Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct leter, A-F next to Questions 5-8 Lectures History of English ………………………… Gestures and signs ………………………… Intonation patterns ………………………… Language and rhythm ………………………… Comments A The content is repetitive B It took a long time to write C It was shorter than the others D It was well structured E The content is relevant F The topic was popular T RU A N CY Listen to the interview on truancy and complete the notes Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer According to David Renshaw, continued absence from school could be harmful to a child’s education and also lead to a ………………………… The government is trying to stop truancy using: Long term imprisonment ………………………… prison sentences ………………………… Lorna says reasons for truancy include: Unhappiness at home Peer pressure ………………………… Lorna thinks the following people should be involved: parents, children, …………………………, the government and social services For questions 6-8 If Lorna Coates (the charity representative) states this write L If David Renshaw (the government oficial) states this, write D If Jennifer Simpson (the mother) states this, write J Over 12,000 children played truant in the Spring ………………………… Prison sentences won’t help children who are unhappy at school ………………………… Counseling works well ………………………… W O R L D W I D E S T U D E N T P R O J E CT Queston Answer the question below, write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for your answer What does WSP aim to promote? Questons 2-7 Complete the table below Write NO MORE THAN THRE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer Country Japan Project Village ……………………… Poland Mexico Renovating children’s 4……………………… Sea turtle conservation China Architecture: planning and India Medicine: center for 7……………………… Children Special information Some knowledge of 3……………………… Required Accommodation in school with 5……………………… US$ 6……………………… Payable on arrival Questons 8-10 Complete the flow-chart Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer Trg 15