LISTENING PRACTICE

1. What is the topic of the lecture?

• a. If certain words don’t exist in your language, there’s a reason

• b. The idea that language affects our experiences

• c. How linguistic relativity shapes the way we think

• d. You can predict what someone is thinking based on their language

2. Why does the professor talk about the word ‘ambivalent’?

• a. To prove that linguistic relativity is a viable hypothesis

• b. To provide an example of linguistic relativity

• c. To argue that linguistic relativity is not an accurate hypothesis

• d. To further explain the concept of linguistic relativity

1. Why does the student want to talk to the professor?

• a. To tell the professor about her visit to the art gallery

• b. To discuss the assignment about drip art

• c. To get some ideas about what her assignment should focus on

• d. To see if she can join the workshop on Saturday

2. What does the student mean when she says the assignment feels fake?

• a. She is having trouble completing the assignment

• b. She feels like she is not properly expressing herself in this assignment

• c. She does not want to complete the assignment because she does not like drip art

• d. She prefers basing her art on more traditional forms

3. Listen again to a part of the passage. Why does the professor say this?

• a. The professor wants to encourage the student to continue even though she feels uncomfortable

• b. The professor thinks the student should try harder

• c. The professor purposefully made the assignment difficult

• d. The professor wants the student to start over and make a new piece of art

1. Express train leaves at …

• A. 9.30 (am)

• B. 9.50 (pm)

• C. 10.00 (pm)

• D. 11.00 (am)

2. Nearest station is ...

• A. Harbour

• B. Newrok

• C. Assfer

• D. Helendale

3. Number 706 bus goes to ...

• A. Central Street / St

• B. West Street / St

• C. Neghty

• D. South Street / St

4. Number … bus goes to station

• A. (number/no./##) 756

• B. (number/no./##) 767

• C. (number/no./##) 792

• D. (number/no./##) 700

5. Earlier bus leaves at …

• A. 8.55 (am)

• B. 8.55 (pm)

• C. 9.55 (am)

• D. 10.55 (am)