TEST_LISTENING COMPREHENSION_TERM I_FORM 9

Listen to a radio interview with a girl called Amelia and a boy called Oliver who have just spent two weeks doing work experience. Choose the correct answer: a, b or c.

What surprised Amelia about working in the newspaper office?

a She could work with different people.

b She spent some of her time doing boring jobs.

c She was asked her opinion on some news stories.

How did Amelia help one journalist in the office?

a by telling him about a website

b by checking some information

c by taking some useful pictures

After his work experience as a gardener, Oliver …

a wondered whether it was the right job for him.

b decided he should go and study at university.

c found his parents agreed with his career choice.

What does Oliver say about the gardeners he worked with?

a They were very patient with him.

b They were very hard-working.

c They organised their work very well.

When it’s suggested that work experience isn’t useful, Oliver says students …

a depend on it to make their career choices.

b can find out what a workplace is like from it.

c can get qualifications through doing it.

Listen to a boy called Nathan and a girl called Holly talking about being creative. Are the sentences true or false?

Holly is completely satisfied with her creative efforts for the school art exhibition.

Nathan thinks the level of students’ work in the exhibition was excellent.

Holly suggests that Nathan is lucky to have a creative family background.

Nathan and Holly agree that jobs in the creative arts are difficult to find.

Holly has decided that a career in design will be the right choice for her.