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Exercise 1: A) Five B) Three C) Two

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Exercise 1

1. You will hear a student called Janine giving a talk about taking up running as a hobby.
Listen to thetalk and complete the details below. You will hear the talk twice.
Taking up running

1. Janine admits that she chose a…………..….not far from her home for her first run.
a) street b) park c)track

2. On her first run, she succeeded in running for a period of. .……….. minutes
without having to stop.
a) five b) three c) two

3. The running programme that Janine used helped her


gradually build up her................................... .
a) speed b)strength c)fitness

4. Within a month, Janine had stopped focusing on her ............................... as she ran.
a) breathing b) heartbeat c) foot steps

5. Janine sometimes found it helpful to listen to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on


her headphonesduring her runs.
a) music b) poetry c)news
6. Janine most enjoyed looking at the ................................. on her runs.
a) trees b) clouds c) sky

7. Later on, Janine’s longer routes included going along an old ................ in hertown.
a) around the town b) canal c) railway

8. Janine has discovered that treating herself to some ................................... after a


run isexcellent for her motivation.
a) chocolate b) ice cream c)lake
Exercise 2
You will hear wildlife journalist James Wright giving a talk about animals called beavers.
These animals build wooden structures, called dams, across rivers. Listen to the talk and
complete the notes. Write one word in each gap.

You will hear the talk twice.


A study about beavers

1. James has been investigating beavers in his area, which were


discoveredthere in the year ................................... .
a) 2020 b) 2015 c)2013

2. James explains that the danger of ............................... is one reason beavers build
dams across rivers.
a) human b) foxes c) predatory birds

3. James mentions that an important consequence of the beavers’ dams is


the slowing of ................................... .

a) river water b) storm c) flood water

4. The dams also benefit the river by reducing the level of certain ............................. ,
from farming areas.

a) pollutant b) contaminated water c) chemicals

5. Although some ............................. were recently damaged due to beavers’ habits,


the local attitude to the beavers remains positive.

a) fruit trees b) garden plants c) tree trunks


Exercise 3
Now listen to a conversation between two biology students about a study trip they’re going on
to learn more about beavers, and complete the sentences. Write one word only in each gap.

You will hear the conversation twice.

A trip to learn more about beavers

1. The man and woman are both looking forward to their trip to ......................................... in
order to study beavers.

a) Canada b) Scotland c) England

2. The woman became interested in beavers through her project about.......................... living by
rivers.

a) frogs b) beavers c) resident birds

3. The man mentions one writer’s view that, of all wildlife, beavers have the biggest
influence on the.................................. of the surrounding area.

a) land b)wetland c) landscape

4. Both students agree that beavers could play a major role in decreasing the effects
of................................... .

a) air pollution b) climate change c) water pollution

5) Both students decide to find out more about beavers from a ................................... .

a) research paper b) documentary c) presentation

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