Unit 6 Seen & Heard Test Part B Reading, listening and pronunciation G Reading Read the text about a museum, then choose the best option to complete each sentence below. The National Museum of Light and Sound Come and enjoy 150 years of audioisual history at the !ational "useum of #i$ht and Sound %!"#S. #ocated in a conerted cinema in the city centre, this ama'in$ museum has somethin$ for eeryone, whether they(re ei$ht or )0. *he "useum+s arious collections include some of the best, most si$nificant and important audioisual material to be found anywhere in the world. ur collection of photo$raphs contains -ey pictures by the most important photo$raphers of the last century and earlier, and our extensie collection of photo$raphic technolo$y contains euipment from early photo$raphy to modern innoatie practice. /t includes the worldfamous ronica Collection, a major collection of euipment which tells the story of popular photo$raphy. photo$raphy. Cinema and teleision are also stron$ly represented, and there is a particularly lar$e display of objects relatin$ to the history and deelopment of teleision. *his includes 2ohn #o$ie aird+s 134 ori$inal, on which all future models were based. /n addition to our permanent displays, the !"#S also hosts re$ular exhibitions and tal-s by well-nown people. 6isitors can attend any of these for free. 7oweer, 7oweer, as these are usually ery popular, popular, it is adisable to boo- a tic-et in adance. 8ou 8ou can do this by phone, althou$h our lines are usually ery busy durin$ the day, and you may not be able to $et throu$h. 9e therefore recommend usin$ our website instead. 6isit www.isualnmls.com, www.isualnmls.com, where you can download and print tic-ets for fast priority access on the day. *he !"#S is also home to Central R*6, the area(s main broadcastin$ company. :rom here, Central :" radio broadcasts locally 4; hours a day, day, and chat, ui' and $ame shows are filmed in the studio, for distribution to networ-s nationwide. *hese include the nationally popular News for the World, which is now in its 15th year. 6isitors can watch these pro$rammes bein$ made from a special $allery aboe the studio. *ic-ets to !"#S are <) for adults and <; for children, or <15 for a family tic-et %4 adults and up to children. 8ou 8ou can either $et these at the entrance, or in adance from our website. !o extra char$e is made for boo-in$ by credit card. 7oweer, note that we do not currently accept /nternational =xpress or *opCash cards. =xample> The building in which the NMLS is situated … a is also also a cin cinem ema. a. b used to be a cinema. 1 Some Some of the the pictur pictures es at the the !"#S !"#S are are ... a less less than than a hundr hundred ed year years s old. old. b more more than than a hundre hundred d years years old. old. 4 2ohn #o$ie aird(s aird(s 134 134 teleis teleision ion in the the !"#S !"#S is ? Unit 6 Seen & Heard Test a real b a model. *he !"#S recommends usin$ its website for exhibition and tal- tic-ets because ? a it(s uic-er then phonin$. b isitors mi$ht not be able to contact the museum by phone. ; Central R*6(s teleision pro$rammes are ? a only seen by local people. b seen by people around the country. 5 *ic-et to the !"#S ? a cannot be bou$ht usin$ some credit cards. b are more expensie if you use a credit card. Listening #isten to part of a tal- about an or$anisation called "ass bseration. Choose the best answer %a, b or c. =xample> Why did Harrisson, Madge and Jennings start "ass bseration a They wanted to know how people lived their lives. b They wanted to meet ordinary !eo!le. c They wanted ordinary !eo!le to send them their !ictures. E Some of the people recruited by 7arrisson, "ad$e and 2ennin$s ? a were ualified writers. b receied money for the wor- they did. c were professional researchers. F 9hat did the obserers doG a *hey wrote boo-s and reports about the thin$s they saw around the country. b *hey -ept a record of what people said and did in different places. c *hey sent uestionnaires to people. ) etween 13F and the early 1350s ? a "ass bseration sold a lot of reports. b "ass bseration proided a lot of useful information to companies. c "ass bseration(s role chan$ed. 3 9hat happened in 133G a "ass bseration started wor-in$ a$ain. b *he C filmed people doin$ eeryday thin$s. c eople borrowed ideo cameras to film the thin$s they did. ;0 *he "ideo Nation pro$rammes ? a were ery popular with teleision iewers. b were shown on teleision around the world. c are less popular now than when they were first shown. Unit 6 Seen & Heard Test #isten to the sentences. Choose the correct pronunciation of the letter e, /ә/ or /i:/. =xample> # really li$e !ictures by a% the artist &ndy Warhol, one of b% the most famous members of the 'o! art mo(ement. a /i:/ b /ә/ ;1 ne of the photo$raphs shows a ballet dancer puttin$ on her shoesH a the other shows b the dancer on sta$e. a /ә/ /i:/ b /ә/ /i:/ ;4 "y mother wor-s for a the =D, b the =uropean Dnion. a /ә/ /i:/ b /ә/ /i:/ ; f all a the bad meals /(e had, that was b the worst one eer. a /ә/ /i:/ b /ә/ /i:/ ;; a The Dniersity has announced that b the most popular courses are already full. a /ә/ /i:/ b /ә/ /i:/ ;5 "y brother has applied to a the RI:, that(s b the Royal Iir :orce, to become a pilot. a /ә/ /i:/ b /ә/ /i:/ Unit # Supply & Demand Test Part B Reading, listening and pronunciation G Reading Read about some famous Jdesi$ner brand( companies, and match each sentence to a company IK7. Unit 6 Seen & Heard Test A Gucci @uccio @ucci founded the 7ouse of @ucci in 1341. 7e started out sellin$ leather ba$s and other items to wealthy horse riders and moed on to luxury lu$$a$e as his customers $raduated from horses to cars. *oday, @ucci handba$s are amon$ the company+s bi$$est money ma-ers. B &hanel Chanel is one of today+s best-nown fashion brands, and has been since Coco %@abrielle Chanel opened a hat shop in 1310. Coco Chanel set herself up as a fashion desi$ner offerin$ women ele$ant, relaxed and functional clothes. *he Chanel suit is still one of the world(s most popular fashion items. & &al'in (lein Calin Llein started producin$ coats for men and women in 13E). /n the mid 13F0s he created a new fashion by puttin$ his name on the bac- poc-et of jeans. In inexpensie and unfashionable item of clothin$ suddenly became an expensie desi$ner item. *oday the CL brand ran$es from hi$hend pieces to moderately priced casual clothes. ) Louis *uitton *his :rench company producin$ luxury fashion and leather $oods started life in 1)5; as a lu$$a$e shop. /t is now part of the $roup #6"7. *he company is famous for its leather handba$s and desi$ner "arc 2acobs is its creatie director. /t is currently wor-in$ with a series of artists to create limitededition handba$s. + &hristian )ior *his fashionhouse became famous after the Second 9orld 9ar for the J!ew #oo-,( a fitted jac-et and full s-irt. *here had been a limited supply of material to ma-e clothes durin$ the war, so Aior+s excessie use of material was seen as a shoc-in$ new direction. 2ohn @alliano has been the chief desi$ner of Aior since 133E. *ersace :ounded in "ilan in 13F) by @ianni 6ersace, this /talian company was well -nown for its extraa$ant desi$ns. Since 6ersace(s death in 133F, the company has been run by his sister Aonatella and brother Santo, and is still completely owned by the 6ersace family. G Giorgio $rmani *his fashion and luxury $oods $roup, run by founder @ior$io Irmani, sells eerythin$ from clothin$ to ma-eup and perfume and beautiful items for the home K all under seen different brand names, but it is still best -nown for its menswear. Prada *he $randdau$hter of founder "ario rada inherited his leather $oods company in 13F). "iuccia $rew the "ilanbased business into a hautecouture company, but it was her si$nature rada blac- nylon handba$ that turned the company into a billiondollar business. =xample> Which com!any is !art of another business organisation D 9hich company> 1 remains a familyowned businessG MMM 4 became extremely rich and successful because of just one productG M 33 changed the products it made to reflect in the way people travelled?_ Unit 6 Seen & Heard Test ; surprised people a lot with a famous outfitG MMMM 5 turned somethin$ that was usually uite cheap into a luxury itemG MMM Listening #isten to extracts from a tal- about =n$lish expressions that use the word money. "atch the expressions aKf to each description. a b c d e f "oney doesn(t $row on trees. 7e N she has money to burn. ut your money where your mouth is. "oney tal-s. "oney is the root of all eil. I fool and his money are soon parted. =xample> )escri!tion * b E F ) 3 ;0 Aescription 4 Aescription Aescription ; Aescription 5 Aescription E MMMM MMMM MMMM MMMM MMMM ! Pronunciation Dnderline the stressed syllable in each word. =xample> The supplier called to say they can supply the !roducts at the usual !rice. ;1 9hen import duties went up, the company was able to import far less. ;4 *he econom. is in a bad way, and the economic crisis is set to continue for some time. ; Some forei$n produce has become so expensie that we are now hain$ to produce a lot of our own $oods. ;; 9e aren(t ma-in$ much profit because the business just isn(t profita/le anymore. ;5 *he finance department hae informed us that the business has some serious financial problems. Unit 0 #ost & Found Test Part B Reading, listening and pronunciation G Reading Read an article about the discoery of an ancient city. Aecide if the statements are true %T, false %+ or if the text doesn(t say %)S. 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