Academic 2: northstar advance exam practice listening

academic 2: northstar advance exam practice listening

today's test structure:

> you will have 30 seconds to answer the question.

> if there's a "listen again" session, you will be given 1 minute to answer WITH listening to the audio.

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there will be 2 campus conversation and 2 lectures, let's see how far we go!

Poll

in your opinion, the most effective communication is by...

• text

• call

• video call

• face-to-face

campus conversation 1

Multiple Choice

1. What are the two speakers mainly discussing?

• (A) How to use graphs effectively in a class presentation

• (B) Where the professor posts class information on the Internet

• (C) The way the student requests information from the professor

• (D) What the student needs to do to meet a deadline for a paper

Multiple Select

2. According to the professor, e-mail communication is useful in certain situations.

What two examples does the professor mention? Choose TWO answers.

• (A) Obtaining more details on class work with imminent deadlines

• (B) Providing the professor with copies of student presentations

• (C) Sharing information about research sources for class papers

• (D) Asking follow-up questions about a lecture the professor has given

Multiple Choice

3. What does the professor imply about discussion groups on the Internet?

• (A) They are not as effective as discussion groups that meet in person.

• (B) They do not always provide accurate information for participants.

• (C) They are not adequate substitutes for attending her seminar.

• (D) They do not make use of the professor's lectures on the course material.

Multiple Choice

4. What does the professor ask the student to do?

• (A) Take better notes

• (B) Talk more in class

• (C) Write longer papers

• (D) Send more e-mails

Multiple Choice

Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer question 5.

5. Why does the professor say this?

• (A) To give an example of the benefits of electronic communication

• (B) To explain why she has added more office hours for students

• (C) To express some frustration with a current social norm

• (D) To remind the student to check his e-mail frequently

Open Ended

What does "Utopia" mean? guess if you don't know!

Poll

do you think a utopian city can exist?

• no, never

• maybe in the future?

• it has already existed, it's _____

Academic

lecture 1

Multiple Choice

1. What aspect of the nineteenth century is the lecture mainly about?

• (A) Differences between British and American utopian ideals

• (B) The introduction of free public education

• (C) An attempt to develop a utopian community

• (D) Economic reform movements in the United States

Multiple Choice

2. According to the professor, what did Robert Owen believe about human

behavior?

• (A) Society benefits from human beings' tendency to be competitive.

• (B) Childhood circumstances are the most significant influence on behavior.

• (C) Children learn better behavior when educated by their parents at home.

• (D) A life of hard work will improve an individual's character.

Multiple Choice

3. Why does the professor mention Owen's views on the use of technology?

• (A) To show a difference between Owen's beliefs and those of other reformers

• (B) To describe how Owen became successful managing textile mills

• (C) To illustrate Owen's unhappiness with industrialization in Great Britain

• (D) To explain how New Harmony was built in such a short period of time

Multiple Select

4. According to the professor, why did some people join the New Harmony

community? Choose TWO answers.

• (A) They saw an opportunity to achieve greater social and economic equality.

• (B) They were unhappy with their lives in England.

• (C) They agreed with Owen's ideas on science and education.

• (D) They were attracted by the promise of owning private property.

Multiple Choice

5. What does the professor imply about the name of the community?

• (A) It was originally the name of a similar community in England.

• (B) It was later used by other utopian communities in the United States.

• (C) It was not an accurate reflection of the situation in the community.

• (D) It was not chosen by the people in the community.

Multiple Choice

6. What is the professor's opinion of the New Harmony experiment?

• (A) She agrees with those who view it as a complete failure.

• (B) She believes that it was more successful than other utopian experiments of the period.

• (C), She wants to conduct more research before reaching any conclusions.

• (D) She thinks that elements of the experiment had an effect on society as a whole.

Poll

do you think you'd work well as a customer service?

• NO!!!!

• it would be hard but not impossible

• I might need guidance, but I think I can!

• oh I'd be good at it!

campus conversation 2

Multiple Choice

1. What is the conversation mainly about?

• (A) The student's job performance

• (B) The student's social skills

• (C) The manager's recruiting plans

• (D) The manager's computer problems

Multiple Choice

2. What type of full-time job does the student want after graduation?

• (A) Hospitality management

• (8) Software programming

• (C) Customer service

• (D) Computer sales

Multiple Choice

3. What is the student's attitude toward interviewing for full-time jobs?

• (A) He wants to become better at presenting himself.

• (B) He finds the process very informative.

• (C) He believes it will be easy to find the job he wants.

• (D) He thinks that interviewers have treated him unfairly.

Multiple Choice

4. How does the manager offer to help the student?

• (A) By giving him time off for interviews

• (B) By writing him a letter of recommendation

• (C) By assigning him new job responsibilities

• (D) By setting up a meeting for him with a recruiter

Multiple Choice

Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer question S.

5. What does the manager mean when she says this?

• (A) That the student needs to do more studying

• (B) That the student is good at working with people

• (C) That the student will be successful in his new job

• (D) That the student will need to work hard to acquire a skill

Poll

You're most likely to watch a movie because...

• your best friend personally recommend it to you

• it's very famous right now

• the trailer looks amazing

• it was taken from a book/game that I liked

Poll

You'll most likely buy a product that you've never tried before if...

• your friend has bought it and say it's good

• a famous person (artist/influencer/etc) has tried it and say it's good

• the review on the product page is good

• the ads on it are good

academic

lecture 2

Multiple Choice

1. What is the professor mainly discussing?

• (A) The effectiveness of a particular type of marketing

• (B) The role of technology in a successful marketing effort

• (C) The risks associated with unconventional advertising tactics

• (D) The difficulties involved in marketing products to college students

Multiple Choice

2. Why does the professor ask the students about movies they have recently seen?

• (A) To examine how college students typically spend their leisure time

• (B) To point out the way some people make decisions about how they spend their money

• (C) To find out what types of movies are popular among college students

• (D) To demonstrate different ways that advertisements are used to promote movies

Multiple Select

3. The professor discusses some of the benefits of word-of-mouth marketing.

Identify whether each of the following is a benefit. Check the correct boxes.

• (A) Receiving discounted prices

• (B) Making fewer bad purchases

• (C) Getting personally relevant advice

• (D) Finding product details quickly

• (E) Obtaining objective information

Multiple Choice

4. According to the professor, how can a business take advantage of the process of word-of-mouth marketing?

• (A) By paying experts to write reviews of their products

• (B) By encouraging people who are known and respected to try their products

• (C) By advertising their products in as many places as possible

• (D) By having their employees criticize the products of competitors

Multiple Choice

5. What does the professor think about the way some restaurant managers address customer complaints?

• (A) They are mistaken in thinking that free food is an acceptable response.

• (B). They should be more understanding of how easy it is for an employee to make a mistake.

• (C) They do not realize that some people will complain no matter what the circumstances.

• (D) They do not appreciate the potential benefits of handling complaints properly.

Multiple Choice

Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer question 6.

6. Why does the student say this?

• (A) To emphasize her unhappiness with a recent purchase

• (B) To express disagreement with the professor's comment

• (C) To move the class discussion in a different direction

• (D) To find out if the professor understands her point of view