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LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST PAPER

GLOBAL YOUTH

10TH FORM FEBRUARY 2018

NAME:______________________________________ NUMBER:____ CLASS:____ DATE:____________

A. TEENS TODAY 64

Listen to three teens and fill in the blanks.

My name is Lindsay. It’s just great to be young! I’m 16

years old and going to high school. High school is
______________________________1 as it is. I stay in
school for seven hours then come home and do another
two to three hours of homework. I have other things
besides school to juggle. For example, I need my
______________________________2 to do sports. Other
things that interest me are
______________________________3. Not a lot of adults
give us credit, considering all the
______________________________4 we get put in and
all the drama that goes on at school with friends. I think
I’ve been ______________________________5, given the circumstances.

Hi! I’m Ryan. Being a teenager is one of the most dramatized and ______________________________6 in
a person’s life. School gets tough as one gets older. I also know teenagers are judged by the way they
______________________________7. Popularity plays a big role. These are some things that most
teenagers and I go through in everyday life. It is not always ______________________________ 8. You
have to earn other people’s respect and show them that you are ______________________________ 9.
Nonetheless, being a teenager is really cool, and it is a time when a person has more choices and
responsibilities in their lives to make it ______________________________10.

I’m Sarah. Being a teenager today is really exciting. We have so much that
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______________________________ and so much that we can do with our lives. I feel like I have my
whole life ahead of me and that I am in control of what direction I choose. Sometimes all of these
thoughts seem ______________________________12. Like all teenagers, I have to attend school, which is
sometimes ______________________________13. I also play soccer year-round. It is not always easy
______________________________14, homework, studying for exams and soccer, and still find the time
to do fun things. There is always pressure to make ______________________________15 and to do my
best. I have to strive for my best and work hard. By doing this and keeping that frame of mind, I can
______________________________16.
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B. TEENAGE WORRIES 51

Listen and complete the table in note form.

Worries mentioned Boys and Girls common worries Advice on how to stop worrying

  

  

  

 

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C. BULLYING 49

1. Listen and complete the following sentences according to the information in the audio text.

1.1. One of the boys was bullied because of______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________
1.2. Another boy states that he was laughed at because ___________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
1.3. One of the teen girls says that a girl made
____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
1.4. Being bullied made these teens feel __________________________, __________________________ and
__________________________.
1.5. Although you may feel that no one likes you, _________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
1.6. Another common feeling is that _____________________________________________________
_______
______________________________________________________________________________________
1.7. They advise other teens who are being bullied to ____________________________________________,
to______________________________________, to ___________________________________________;
all in all, their advice is ___________________________________________________________________.

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2. As you listen find words / expressions that mean the same as:

2.1. disgusting 1.1.

2.2. isolated 1.2.

2.3. worthless 1.3.

2.4. choose not to be alone 1.4.

2.5. harmful impact 1.5.

2.6. spend time together 1.6.

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KEY

A. TEENS TODAY

TRACK 28 » Speaker 1
My name is Lindsay. It’s just great to be young! I’m 16 years old and going to high school. High school is
hard enough as it is. I stay in school for seven hours then come home and do another two to three hours
of homework. I have other things besides school to juggle. For example, I need my own personal time to
do sports. Other things that interest me are relationships and friendships. Not a lot of adults give us
credit, considering all the stressful situations we get put in and all the drama that goes on at school with
friends. I think I’ve been handling it well, given the circumstances.

TRACK 29 » Speaker 2
Hi! I’m Ryan. Being a teenager is one of the most dramatized and fun chapters in a person’s life. School
gets tough as one gets older. I also know teenagers are judged by the way they act and dress. Popularity
plays a big role. These are some things that most teenagers and I go through in everyday life. It is not
always a walk in the park. You have to earn other people’s respect and show them that you are mature
and responsible. Nonetheless, being a teenager is really cool, and it is a time when a person has more
choices and responsibilities in their lives to make it fun and interesting.

TRACK 30 » Speaker 3
I’m Sarah. Being a teenager today is really exciting. We have so much that we can accomplish and so
much that we can do with our lives. I feel like I have my whole life ahead of me and that I am in control of
what direction I choose. Sometimes all of these thoughts seem overwhelming. Like all teenagers, I have to
attend school, which is sometimes very stressful. I also play soccer year-round. It is not always easy
juggling school, homework, studying for exams and soccer, and still find the time to do fun things. There is
always pressure to make good grades and to do my best. I have to strive for my best and work hard. By
doing this and keeping that frame of mind, I can achieve anything.
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Xplore 10

B. TEENAGE WORRIES

All worries mentioned Boys’ and Girls’ worries Advice on how to stop worrying
 Body image / appearance  School  Talk about what’s bothering you
 What people say / gossip  Getting along with parents  Write in a journal
 Catastrophes  Future / future career  Do some exercise
 Personal problems  Breathe
 Romantic relationships
 Put those problems in perspective
 Being liked by others
 School
 Getting along with parents
 Future / future career
TRACK 33 » TEENAGERS – Teenage Worries (exercise 2)

What worries you? What you see in the mirror? What you hear in the cafeteria? The catastrophes you
watch on TV?
Psychologists report that as teenagers we have at least as many things to worry about as we did when we
were toddlers.
For example 75% of girls in grades 9 to 12 worry about their appearance. They are worried about their
ability to look skinny and dress right. Boys and girls worry about school, getting along with parents, and
what to do when they are older. However, girls are more concerned with personal problems, romantic
relationships, and being liked by other kids than boys.
You have a lot on your mind and it’s hard to stop worrying. Although it is difficult not to get obsessed with
a problem, you must work hard to stop thinking about it and stop worrying. Just remember that fear is
universal. It touches everyone. Talk about what’s bothering you. Write in a journal. Do some exercise.
Breathe. Put those problems in perspective and you will take control and begin to stop worrying.
Xplore 10
C. FRIENDS
1.
1.1. Get Connected is a telephone helpline for young people.
1.2. Parents are worried about their children getting mixed up in drugs.
1.3. For many young people relationships can cause anxiety.
1.4. Newspapers and TV programmes give a lot of attention to drug-related problems amongst young
people.
1.5. Twenty or thirty years ago young people didn’t have as many friends as they do today.
1.6. They like to share jokes, problems and gossip.
1.7. Old classmates can meet through Friends Reunited, which is the most popular website in Britain with 8
million registered members.
1.8. In order to access information from their old class, they have to enter the name of their school on the
computer including the year in which they left.
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2. As you listen find words that mean the same as

2.1. involved 2.1. mixed up

2.2. scared 2.2. frightened

2.3. evident 2.3. obvious

2.4. aspire 5
2.5. sprung up
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2.4. strongly desire

2.5. appeared in a short period of time
2.6. payment

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2. As you listen find words that mean the same as

2.1. exaggeratedly 2.1. get things out of proportion

2.2. trust 2.2. rely on

2.3. break apart 2.3. fall out

2.4. impact 2.4. affect

2.5. enormous 2.5. huge

2.6. explain 2.6. account for

Cotações
A. 16 4 64
B. 17 3 51
C.1. 7 7 49
C.2. 6 6 36
Total 200

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