Part 5: Listening answers

Answers 25–30

1. 25

   What point does the tutor make about a teacher's attitude?

   B: Students will pick up on a teacher's commitment. Multiple choice

   The tutor says students can see whether a teacher loves the subject, which means they pick up on the teacher’s commitment.

   “You can't expect your students to love a subject unless they can see you love it yourself.”

2. 26

   What is Susanna doing?

   B: proposing ways of making her subject more appealing Multiple choice

   Susanna describes adding practical activities to her classes to keep students interested. This means she is proposing ways to make maths more appealing.

   “I've been trying to get some more hands-on stuff into my classes, you know, trying things out in a practical sense rather than sticking to boring theory.”

3. 27

   Sam is trying to

   B: challenge Ella's preconceptions about the music. Multiple choice

   Ella points out the limited visuals, but Sam counters that the music was brilliant. He is challenging her assumption that the concert’s visual impact matters most.

   “But does that matter if the music's brilliant? And it certainly was.”

4. 28

   In Sam's opinion, what makes the performer stand out?

   A: the influence her academic background has on her music Multiple choice

   Sam links the performer’s comparative literature studies to the thoughtful, rigorous quality of her music. He sees her academic background as what makes her stand out.

   “She's a student, studying comparative literature, I think. That seems to give a bit of substance to her music, make it thoughtful and rigorous.”

5. 29

   Staff have been planting trees in order to

   A: promote a desirable image. Multiple choice

   The company wanted to be seen as identifying with particular values, and the tree planting helped create that image. This matches promoting a desirable image.

   “We're really keen on the idea that the company should be seen to identify with a certain set of values, and I think we were doing just that out there in the woods.”

6. 30

   The company was surprised that its remote working initiative resulted in

   B: a better standard of new recruits. Multiple choice

   The company did not originally expect remote working to affect recruitment, but afterward it received applicants of noticeably higher calibre. That means it resulted in a better standard of new recruits.

   “their last bunch of job applicants were a very noticeably higher calibre than previously, and I'm pretty sure that wasn't just a coincidence, though it wasn't part of our original thinking.”

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