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s )F ANY OF THEM MENTION GRADUATE RECRUITMENT FAIRS s $RAW STUDENTS ATTENTION TO THE INSTRUCTIONS IN
USE THIS AS A STEPPING STONE TO THE QUESTIONS IN THE 1UESTIONS n 4ELL THEM THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS
BOOK )F THEY DO NOT WRITE THE TERM ON THE BOARD WILL ALWAYS CLEARLY STATE HOW MANY WORDS THEY CAN
AND ASK THEM WHAT THEY UNDERSTAND BY IT WRITE E G ONE WORD / NO MORE THAN TWO/
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s 7HEN STUDENTS HAVE FINISHED PARTICULARLY IF YOU INSTRUCTIONS STATE /.% 7/2$ BUT THEY WRITE TWO
ARE TEACHING A MULTICULTURAL CLASS ROUND UP WITH THEY WILL NOT GET ANY MARKS FOR THAT QUESTION
THE WHOLE CLASS s !SK STUDENTS TO DISCUSS WHAT INFORMATION THEY
NEED IN PAIRS
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1 0EOPLE FROM DIFFERENT COMPANIES ADVERTISE Suggested answers
FOR NEW STAFF $ISPLAYS ATTRACT CANDIDATES 1 A SURNAME FAMILY NAME THAT MAY BE
#ANDIDATES SEEK OUT JOB OPPORTUNITIES 4HEY SPELLED OUT
PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GRADUATES TO MEET 2 A NATIONALITY
DIRECTLY WITH POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS 3 AN EMAIL ADDRESS THAT MAY BE SPELLED OUT
2 4HERE ARE FEWER JOBS SO GREATER COMPETITION 4 A TYPE OF "!
FOR EACH JOB 6OCATIONAL TRAINING MAY BE MORE 5 A DATE
USEFUL AS THERE ARE NOW MORE STUDENTS WITH 6 AN ACTIVITY OR EVENT WHICH MIGHT RAISE MONEY
DEGREES AND VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS MAY 7 SOME INTERESTS
BE A MORE RELIABLE ASSESSMENT OF SKILLS AND 8 NAMES OF JOB S
COMPETENCIES FOR PRACTICAL JOBS WHERE 9 THE NAME OF A JOB
EXPERIENCE COUNTS 10 HOW THEY HEARD ABOUT THE FAIR
3 EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OTHER POSITIONS OF
RESPONSIBILITY ENGAGEMENT AT INTERVIEW Extension idea Tell students that, in Section 1, they will
usually have to write a name that is spelled out for them
Extension idea Ask students: Do you have graduate fairs and/or write a number. Ask them which questions might
in your country? Have you ever been to one? What was require this (answer: Questions 1 and 3).
it like? s !SK THEM IF THERE ARE ANY LETTERS OR SYMBOLS WHICH
they are not sure how to pronounce in English and
2 s $RAW STUDENTS ATTENTION TO THE %XAM resolve any doubts.
INFORMATION ON PAGE 0OINT OUT THAT IN THE s !SK THEM TO WRITE TWO OR THREE NAMES AND EMAIL
)%,43 TEST THEY HEAR EACH SECTION ONCE ONLY SO addresses on a piece of paper, and then spell them
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT BEFORE aloud to their partners, who should write them down.
LISTENING !LSO MENTION THAT THEY NEED TO WRITE
THEIR ANSWERS IN THE QUESTION BOOKLET WHILE THE 3 Alternative treatment !LTHOUGH IN THE EXAM EACH
RECORDING IS PLAYING THEY HAVE TEN MINUTES TO SECTION IS HEARD ONLY ONCE YOU CAN PLAY THE RECORDING
TRANSFER THEM ONTO AN ANSWER SHEET AT THE END OF A SECOND TIME FOR STUDENTS TO CHECK THEIR ANSWERS
THE TEST 4HIS MEANS THEY CAN UNDERLINE THINGS s $RAW THEIR ATTENTION TO 1UESTION WHERE THEY
IN THE QUESTION BOOKLET AS THEY DO THE TEST BUT NEED TWO INTERESTS 4ELL THEM THAT IF THEY ONLY WRITE
THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN READ THEIR ONE THEY WILL NOT GET THE MARK
ANSWERS LATER ON s 4ELL THEM THAT SOMETIMES WORDS CAN BE ADDED OR
s 2EFER STUDENTS TO THE POINT ABOUT THE INCREASING OMITTED WITHOUT PENALTY SEE WORDS IN BRACKETS IN
DIFFICULTY OF THE TEST !T THIS LEVEL THEY SHOULD THE ANSWER KEY
FIND 3ECTION EASY AND THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO
GET CLOSE TO FULL MARKS Answers
s &ORM COMPLETION TASKS TEST STUDENTS ABILITY 1 !LEXANDROVNA
TO LISTEN FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS )T IS IMPORTANT FOR 2 3HE IS 2USSIAN
STUDENTS TO KNOW WHAT DETAILS THEY SHOULD LISTEN 3 DOM
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SECONDS TO READ THE QUESTIONS AND DECIDE WHAT 7 COOKING COOKERY SWIMMING must have both
INFORMATION THEY NEED 4HEIR PERFORMANCE WILL 8 A CHILDREN S TUTOR
IMPROVE IF THEY KNOW WHAT INFORMATION THEY 9 A PROJECT MANAGER
SHOULD BE LISTENING FOR BEFORE THEY START 10 A FRIEND

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