Part 1
Questions 1-10Listen from here
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Work experience for history students
Central Museum
Paulina’s placement lasted months.
She was assigned to the section of the museum.
One of her duties involved listing and arranging .
She contributed to a study for a museum about bicycles.
In the future, she would rather work at a instead of a museum.
Hospital
Roger helps out as a volunteer at the local .
He spends time with patients who don’t have any close by.
He struggles to decide what to to seriously ill patients.
London
Paulina has a temporary job at a to earn money.
She will relocate to London in September to pursue a program.
Part 2
Questions 11-15Listen from here
Choose the correct letter, A, B,C or D.
The history of the potato
Questions 16-18Listen from here
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Resistant potatoes
The potato belongs to the group, which includes crops like tomatoes and aubergines. It develops tiny white or violet , while its green produce cannot be eaten. The consumable section, referred to as the , forms beneath the soil from the plant’s base. Potatoes are propagated using small tuber fragments, which sprout into fresh plants. For successful growth, they require soil with good drainage and an adequate supply of moisture.
Questions 19-20 Listen from here
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO points does the speaker make about potatoes?
Part 3
Questions 21-26Listen from here
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Wild dolphins
Questions 27-28 Listen from here
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO things did Emma learn about how dolphins interact with other animals and humans during the trip?
Questions 29-30 Listen from here
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO things is Emma talking about in her tutorial?
Part 4
Questions 31-40Listen from here
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
History of the Electric Guitar
1931
- George Beauchamp, who worked for a company that produced guitars, designed the first commercially viable electric guitar.
- He wanted to increase the volume of the instrument, so that it could be heard in bands and dance
- He was inspired by equipment used in the 1920s for recording and .
- He invented the ‘frying pan’ guitar, which was played on the performer’s .
- The guitar was designed to be used in music, which was fashionable at that time.
1944
- The Gibson Guitar Corporation successfully produced the ES-150, which was used in music with other instruments.
- It was played by musicians such as Charlie Christian.
1950
- Leo Fender designed the Fender Broadcaster, which had a solid body.
- The sound it could produce was bright and .
1952
- Les Paul helped Gibson Guitar Corporation design a guitar named after him, which became very popular.
- He was one of the pioneering musicians to try using the guitar in creating a lot of recordings.
1960s and later
- The Fender Stratocaster, released in 1954, had a double-cutaway body shape, and was used by guitarists such as Hendrix and Clapton.
- There was a trend for guitars to become more in both shape and design.
- Recently, there has been a return to designs from the 1950s and 1960s.