Eksāmens angļu valodā 12.
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LISTENING
Task 1 (12 points)
Listen to the news report about a museum. Complete the gaps in the summary of the report with
the missing information (words or numbers). Do not use more than THREE words in each gap. An
example (0) has been provided.
PLANET WORD
Example:
The art piece in the entrance to the Planet Word museum has the shape of a (0) tree.
speach
As they enter the museum, visitors are greeted with recordings of (1) _____________________ in different
languages.
created theatre
The noise the visitors hear at the artwork is compared to the noise they can hear at a (2) _________________.
communities many
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer considers that languages serve as a link between (3) _____________________.
culture
Text
One exhibition room shows videos featuring (4) _____________________ talking.
The ‘Wall of Words’ reaches a height of (5) _____________________
twenty two feet.
three
The construction of the ‘Wall of Words’ was completed in (6) _____________________ years.
One exhibit stresses the importance of (7) _____________________
politnes in Japanese culture.
computers
At the exhibition, visitors can try their hand at teaching a (8) _____________________ to create animations.
old library
One room in the museum is organised like a(n) (9) _____________________.
45 mil.
The museum cost (10) _____________________ dollars to construct.
Text
Ann Friedman used to be a (11) _____________________.
Text
The museum’s target audience is (12) _____________________.
(Adapted from learningenglish.voanews.com)
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VISC Vaļņu ielā 2, Rīgā, LV-1050
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Task 2 (10 points)
Listen to the extract from a report about real-time translators (interpreters). Read the statements
and decide whether each statement is true (T) or false (F), according to the report. Tick (√) the
appropriate box. An example (0) has been provided.
INSIDE THE LIVES AND MINDS OF REAL-TIME TRANSLATORS
Statements T F
0. The presenter is attending an event outside London. √
1. The majority of the translators at the event were women. Text
The presenter mentions the two-sided nature of the real-time translation
2. Text
process.
3. The delegate hall was packed. Text
4. As the meeting began, the presenter was asked to leave the interpreter booth. Text
According to the presenter, the human brain is naturally wired for simultaneous
5. Text
translation.
6. Computers are unlikely to solve the problem of simultaneous translation. Text
7. The presenter contrasts his feelings with the interpreters’ position. Text
8. During the meeting, the interpreters could ignore jokes. Text
9. Anne Miles is an experienced interpreter. Text
Anne Miles considers that asking the speaker to slow down is an effective
10. Text
strategy.
(Adapted from mosaicscience.com)
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Task 3 (8 points)
Listen to the extract from an astronomy podcast about Pluto. Read the questions and statements
and circle the correct option (A, B or C), according to the podcast. An example (0) has been provided.
ASTRONOMY
0. According to the host,
A they have discussed Pluto before.
B they have not talked about Pluto before.
C this is their first episode.
1. The host invites the speaker to
A recap the story of Pluto.
B comment on the show.
C ask listeners a question.
2. By 1930, astronomers
A had already given Pluto its name.
B had identified Pluto as a planet.
C had already photographed Pluto.
3. How did other astronomers react to Clyde Tombaugh’s discovery?
A They were unimpressed.
B They were shocked.
C They were interested.
4. Percival Lowell and his team
A were determined to make Pluto a planet.
B needed additional research on Pluto.
C were open-minded in their search.
5. Why does the speaker mention coloured pieces of paper?
A To criticise the voting procedure.
B To describe the voting procedure.
C To mock the voting procedure.
6. Which of the following is true about the term ‘Plutinos’?
A It has not caught on.
B It became popular.
C It was not registered.
7. What prevented the speaker from attending the meeting?
A Problems at work.
B Lack of knowledge.
C Personal commitments.
8. What does the speaker imply about Pluto regaining its status?
A The topic is discussed on a regular basis.
B It is likely to happen in the near future.
C Astronomers consider it a sensitive issue.
(Adapted from ‘Pluto’s Demotion: 15 Years Later’ by astronomycast.com)
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