Listening II

You will hear a radio interview with a famous musician. For questions 1-12, complete the notes with a word or a short phrase.

Listening I

Fill in correct preposition or particle, then make sentences.

Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the text.

Explain the underlined phrases in your own words.

Explain the highlighted words in the text.

anxiety, anxious, marital, delinquency, delinquent, suicide, suicidal, malaise, woe, suspect(v,n), wicked, avalanche,survey (v,n), commentary, comment(v,n), commentate, commentator, enthusiasm, enthusiast, enthusiastic, enthusiastically, reign, economic, economical, economy, microscope, angst, control (v,n), affiliation, affiliate, uniqueness, salience, indicator, indicate, indicative, consequences, colleague, intrinsically

5) Fill in the appropriate word(s) from the list below:

economic, new-found, religious, a favour, temper, identity, fixation, deification, obsessive, geographical, keenly, prime, white-collar, breakdown, postmodern, surveys, loss, extended, labouring, profound, personal

1) shortness of …………….…. 2) memory …………..…. 3) ……………. breakdown 4) ……….……… malaise 5) ………………. suspect

6) avalancheof ……………..……. 7) ………….. flexibility 8) ………………….. relationships 9) ………………… roots10) …………….. independence

11) ……………. family 12) ……………. affiliations

13) ………………… hours 14) ……………… workers

15) ………………… tag 16) profound ……………….. 17) work …………….

18) …………. identity 19)……. felt 20) ……………. of work 21) ………. a favour

1) …… the verge ……. a nervous breakdown 2) four ……. …… ten 3) the impact …… work ……. our health 4) window ……… our souls 5) to keep pace ……. smth 6) have control …………. smth 7) important …… smb 8) …….. the same reason

in terms of income push towards the margins of society the centrality of work to

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

What does Bill say about his early years?

His parents realised he had 1) ………………………and forced him to 2) ………………………………….

He gave up music for 3) ……………………………..because he wanted to 4) ………………………………….. his parents.

What does he say about his parents?

His father worked as a 5)…………………………………………….. Both his parents were interested in 6) …………………… and 7) ………………………. They made him feel he was 8) …………………………….

They stopped being critical when he became 9) ………………………And 10) ……………………………………..

What does he say about his life now?

He feels 11) ………………………………….

You will hear a talk on women's behaviour in the workplace given by Kate Grantly, who is an expert in communication. For questions 1 - 8, mark each sentence T or F to show whether the statement is True or False. Give your reasons.

1. Women's ideas are taken as seriously as men's ideas.

2. The way you speak and act reflects your lack of confidence.

3. You might come across as apologetic if you smile a lot.

4. Smiling while making a serious point is useful because it makes you more likeable.

5. Women often make the mistake of agreeing too willingly.

6. You gain credibility if you don't take sides before it is your turn to speak.

7. You can ensure others pay attention to what you are saying by using disclaimers and diminishers.

8. The first step to improving your communication skills is to admit you have weak points.

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