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LISTENINGby Ruth Wolff

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Listening, 2 parts, 30 mins (25 points)•Part 1: Listening, 2 subparts,

1) 8 questions (4 points)2) 6 questions (6 points)

•Part 2: Listening, 15 questions (15 points)

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What is your listening expected to be like at level B2?

• Understand what is said in standard English even in an environment with background noise.

• Follow lectures in own field, provided subject matter is familiar and presentation straightforward.

• Understand exchange of ideas in standard dialect on concrete and abstract topics in own field.

• Use various strategies to achieve comprehension, e.g. listen for main points and use clues in context.

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Mock listening exam

Dancing Through the Halls of History by The Bata Shoe Museum, October 2008

MP3 podcast

www.batashoemuseum.ca

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Listen and answer following questions:• How old are the shoes?• What condition are the shoes in?• How many pairs of shoes did a normal European

woman used to own?• What optical illusion does the shoe create?• With what were the buckles ornamented?• Where was the heel of the shoe was placed?

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Listen and fill in the gaps with the missing wordTo really understand shoes however, we must look at what they say about the wearer and the _______in which they were worn. While most _______ women owned only one pair of shoes, which were often made from sturdy ______leather these Venetian shoes, worn sometime around the year ________, would have been one of many pairs in a sumptuous ________. They were probably worn by a young woman of considerable wealth whose family or ________ could afford high heels, which were the height of current fashion. When a shoemaker combines a ________, pointed toe and a high heel it creates an optical illusion that the foot is in fact smaller than it is. We know from the ______of Cinderella, which was written around this time, that small feet were a ________ of beauty and privilege and that they were the _________ of most women.

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SPEAKING

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Speaking, 3 parts, 2 candidates (25 points)

•Part 1: Interview, personal questions, 2 mins pp

•Part 2: Individual Task, Candidate A speaks 2 mins on theme prompted by examiner, Candidate B asks questions. Afterwards the roles are reversed.

•Part 3:Shared discussion, 2-3 mins, discuss according to prompts given by examiner. Subject matter is of a scientific nature.

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Spoken Interaction• Uses language flexibly and effectively for social

purposes• Uses language fluently and accurately on professional

topics• Expresses ideas and opinions in a clear, precise

manner and presents arguments convincingly.

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Discourse markers:

• do not change the meaning of what is being said• serve as a cohesive tie• develops ideas• relates ideas to one another

If a variety of discourse markers are used effectively, they can add to the natural flow of spoken and of written English.

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The most common discourse markers are:• you know• actually • basically• I mean • OK• then

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Discuss with a partner a project in your field that you are working on or you have worked on in the past. Partner should contribute to discussion ask questions.