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Part 1

Questions 1-10Listen from here

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Notes on Riverside Club

Classes

Level: (age 10 to 13)

Minimum people required for a class.

Classes last 1 hour.

Coaches and other staff

Adrian Miles – Head coach

Tom Peters - to head coach – member of the national team

Cathy Davis - Coach - former player

Tom Black - Sports psychologist – assists player in developing their skills

Membership

Adults: £250 per year

Children under 16: £200 per year, or if both parents are members

Club is open from 9 am to daily.

Facilities

Two indoor courts open all year round

Four courts only for use from May to September

A restaurant that serves main dishes and desserts

The café is only open in the

A Gym is equipped with modern equipment

A to relax after playing sports

Part 2

Questions 11-16Listen from here

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Working from home

11. According to the speaker, some office workers may
A
B
C
12. The greater flexibility in working hours offered by working from home may be particularly important for
A
B
C
13. People who work from home may have a lower stress level because they don’t need to
A
B
C
14. People may be more productive at home because they have
A
B
C
15. Some people who work from home may experience isolation and loneliness due to
A
B
C
16. According to the paragraph, what is the key characteristic needed to overcome the challenge of distractions when working from home?
A
B
C

Questions 17-20 Listen from here

What advice does the speaker give for working from home?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 17-20.

Advice for working from home

Advice given by the speaker

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H

Part 3

Questions 21-30Listen from here

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Summary of work experience on a farm

Work Experience

Harry

Andrea

Aspect of work they liked

Was impressed by the

It felt very worthwhile

Surprising element

Work was very demanding. Needed a lot of and technical knowledge

Career plan

Unlikely to become a

__

Both need to write a report in the about the experience

Drama Workshop Tasks and Other work

Drama Workshop Tasks

Activity

Harry

Andrea

Skill to demonstrate

Write a

Use

Other creative task

__

Write a

Final Project Work

Harry

Andrea

Task

Write a report about a play

Presentation topic: A

Group project

__

A short

Other Creative Work

Design responsibility

A theatre

__

Part 4

Questions 31-40Listen from here

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The development of the Australian accent

The Australian accent developed from the mixing of different English accents in the new British colony of Australia.

- By the 1820s, native-born white Australians spoke with an accent that was different from MC British accent.

Features of the new Australian accent

- It had distinctive features, which are sounds (including vowel length and vowel shift).

- The vowel shift affected the pronunciation of the vowels in words like and ‘cat’.

- The intonation pattern used for statements in the new accent was similar to the intonation pattern used for in the original British accent.

Three varieties of the Australian accent

- The broad variety was particularly used by the class.

- The cultivated variety was spoken by the

- The general variety was the most widely used.

Australian national identity

- By the 1850s, the broad variety of the Australian accent was associated with Australian national identity.

— many national

— lyrics of popular songs and ‘bush ballads’ e.g. The Man from Snowy River

During the 1890s, some Australian believed that the broad variety was a symbol of Australian national identity, because

— it was a social leveler

— it represented the principles of

Early 20th century - Australian used the broad variety, helping to make this variety a symbol of national identity.

Mid-20th century - The general variety of the Australian accent became the most widely used, but the broad variety was still promoted as a symbol of national identity by

- national sporting heroes

- songs and films

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