ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LYHYT OPPIMÄÄRÄ KORT LÄROKURS 9.9.2009 YLIOPPILASTUTKINTOLAUTAKUNTA STUDENTEXAMENSNÄMNDEN
Answer questions 1 25 by choosing the best alternative. Mark your answers on the optical answer sheet in pencil. I You will hear part one twice: first straight through and then in short sections. Answer questions 1 10. 1. Where did Shahrukh Kahn attend school? A In the US B In India C In the UK 2. What has been his goal? A To be accepted as an actor B To be famous C To be loved by everyone 3. What was the first movie about? A Getting rid of violence B Making money from TV, radio and newspapers C Seeking alternative lifestyles 4. What was the second movie about? A Living together in harmony B Doing the right thing in difficult circumstances C Finding a deeper meaning in life 5. Why does Mr Kahn need song and dance in his films? A To keep Indian dancers and singers employed B To help people forget unpleasant everyday things C To assist in making the story understandable 6. How are Bollywood fantasies different from Hollywood fantasies? A They have nothing to do with the story B No one gets hurt in them C They are related to daydreaming
7. What will the globalisation of Bollywood cause? A Money problems B More professionalism C Briefer films 8. How many movies does he make every year? A Twenty-two B About five C A couple 9. Why does Mr Kahn think 900 films a year is good? A They can be sold to other companies B It is the number Bollywood can produce C The market is growing 10. As an Oscar film, how is Paheli different? A It doesn t have a message of hopelessness B It is a modernised version of a folk tale C It concentrates on the richness of Indian life II You will hear the second part twice: first straight through, then in short sections. Answer questions 11 15. 11. Why does Christal Kilham search for new medical plants? A To look for a cure for terrible diseases B To sell them C To save them 12. What is Christal concerned about? A People leaving the land for the cities B Digging up plants without replanting C The lives of poor taxi drivers
13. Where did Christal Kilham almost die? A At sea B In the jungle C At home 14. Why was Christal respected in Vanuatu? A She saved the life of a chief B She became a native C She did what the natives did 15. When would Christal move to the forest? A If she wanted to kill pigs B If her home country got worse C If it was the only way to save the forest III You will hear ten short dialogues. You will hear each once. Answer questions 16 25. 16. What did the little boy do? A Played that he could fly B Hid in the bushes C Put a costume on 17. How did the police find out about Andrew Kellet? A From an internet site B He emailed the police C A teenager reported him
18. What was the problem? A A barber was fighting with the police B There were no customers last Monday C The business had been open on the wrong day 19. What happened in Kristiansand? A The airport employees left their jobs B An animal was in the wrong place C There was an airline crash 20. What s the problem? A Dying flowers B Expensive soil C Too many weeds 21. What is the woman complaining about? A Lack of rest B Bad choice of music C A neighbour practising singing 22. What is the Duck Derby race? A An excuse to do something a bit different B A serious competition between businesses C A way to raise money for a good cause 23. Why do Indonesian couples need to plant trees? A To get firewood B To pass a religious test C To get their marriage documents
24. What happened to the chicken at McDonald s? A A customer ran over it B Some of the staff caught it C Its owner came and took it home 25. Why did Prince Charles pay 453? A He had forgotten to pay for some uniforms B To honor Oliver Cromwell C His ancestor owed the money
IV Suomenkieliset koulut: Tässä osassa kuulet viisi uutista. Kuulet kunkin uutisen kaksi kertaa. Kuultuasi uutisen vastaa kysymykseen lyhyesti suomeksi. Kirjoita vastauksesi selvällä käsialalla kielikokeen vastauslomakkeen A-puolelle. Svenska skolor: I den här delen får du höra fem nyheter. Du får höra varje nyhet två gånger. När du har lyssnat på en nyhet ska du ge ett kort svar på svenska på frågan som gäller den nyhet du lyssnat på. Skriv svaren med tydlig handstil på sida A av svarsblanketten för språkproven. a) Mikä ongelma Englannin liikennelaitoksella on? Vilket är problemet i det engelska trafikverket? b) Mitä yllättävää tapahtui? Vilken överraskande händelse berättas det om? c) Mitä palvelua yritys tarjoaa, ja mitä etua siitä on? Vilken tjänst erbjuder företaget, och vilken fördel har den? d) Mitä naapureita ärsyttävää mies teki? Vad retade sig grannarna på i det som mannen gjorde? e) Mitä Max Zellille tapahtui, ja miksi? Vad hände Max Zell, och varför?
KOKEEN PISTEITYS / POÄNGSÄTTNINGEN AV PROVET Tehtävä Osioiden Pisteitys Paino- Enint. Arvostelumäärä kerroin* lomakkeen sarake Uppgift Antal del- Poäng- Koefficient* Max. Kolumn på uppgifter sättning bedömningsblanketten I II 15 x 1/0 p. x 2 30 p. 1 III 10 x 1/0 p. x 3 30 p. 2 IV 5 x 2 0 p. x 3 30 p. 4 * Painotus tapahtuu lautakunnassa. Viktningen görs av nämnden. Yht./Tot. 90 p. Äänitteen tekstit pohjautuvat seuraaviin lähteisiin: Inspelningstexterna har följande källor: I Newsweek, January 16, 2006 II Psychology Today, Sept./Oct. 2007 III (17) www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk (June 20, 2008); (18) www.houmatoday.com (May 21, 2008); (19) www.aftenposten.no (June 20, 2008); (21) digitalspy.co.uk (June 20, 2008); (22) www.myfoxkc.com (June 20, 2008); (23) www.fao.org (June 20, 2008); (24) www.cnn.com (June 9, 2008); (25) news.bbc.co.uk (June 20, 2008) IV (a) www.upi.com (May 23, 2008); (b) cbs2chicago.com (June 30, 2008); (c) blogs.orlandosentinel.com (June, 2008); (d) www.upi.com (May 22, 2008) (e) www.upi.com (May 26, 2008)