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Matching: Panel discussion about climate change You are going to listen to a panel discussion about climate change. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1–8) with the sentence endings (A–K). There are two sentence endings that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 2 18 4.4 Tip • • Before the audio starts you have 45 seconds to study the answers. Make sure you have read all of them so that you are familiar with them while listening. • • Analyse the options very carefully. Sometimes wrong answers are very similar to the correct option. T 0 The presenter asks the panellists if the whole world … E ✔ A really want to take action against climate change. 1 Arthur Dodgeson answers that glaciers … B needs to do more to fight climate change. 2 Ford Praed believes that the automobile industry … C have a greater impact than human activity. 3 He believes that the sun’s activities … D have been losing size in recent years. 4 The other panellist fears that countries like the Netherlands or Bangladesh … E is in danger as a result of climate change. 5 Ford Praed does not panic because he thinks that climate change … F is just a natural phenomenon. 6 Arthur Dodgeson is unsure whether governments … G is responsible for climate change. 7 Ford Praed is optimistic because he thinks that climate change … H are equally important. 8 He believes that it cannot be proved that mankind … I has risen in the last thirty years. J may be negatively affected by the effects of climate change. K happens very slowly. Multiple choice: Male and female usage of new technologies You are going to listen to an interview about recent surveys and statistics on male and female internet use. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each question (1–5). Put a cross ( ✘ ) in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. 3 19 4.5 151 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv