help herself in her career? (4) What has helped the second speaker to feel less homesick? (5) What was the third speaker's problem in the first few months? (6) Why is the fourth speaker feeling better now? (7) What has the fifth speaker done to improve her finances? (8) What part of university life matters most to the sixth speaker? most. month. (h) He went home at Christmas for a (b) She didn't do enough work. (g) Because he has joined a couple of clubs. (d) She has taken a part-time job as a waitress. (f) Work is the part that matters Correct answer Answers Questions (1) What kind of radio station is it? (2) What is the question that the programme is asking freshers? (c) It's a university radio station. (e) How are you finding uni? (a) She is writing for the university (3) What is the first speaker doing to newspaper. help herself in her career? (4) What has helped the second month. speaker to feel less homesick? (5) What was the third speaker's problem in the first few months? (6) Why is the fourth speaker feeling (b) She didn't do enough work. (g) Because he has joined a couple of clubs. (d) She has taken a part-time job as (h) He went home at Christmas for a better now? (7) What has the fifth speaker done to improve her finances? (8) What part of university life matters most to the sixth speaker? a waitress. (f) Work is the part that matters most Listen to Passage 2 and match the universities with the information. 1. near London Oxford Cambridge 2. 900 years old 3. founded in 1209 4. 39 colleges 5. 31 colleges 6. produced great scientists 7. world-famous debating society 8. comedy club Footlights 9. OUDS 10. the Boat Race . Oxford University and Cambridge University are _____. (a) both very near London (b) both fairly near London (c) near each other
(d) very far away from each other
2. C ambridge University was founded as a result of a dispute between _____. (a) Oxford University teachers
(b) Oxford University students and teachers (c) Oxford students
(d) the university and the townspeople of Oxford
3. T he distance between Oxford and Cambridge is _____ miles. (a) 94 (b) 92 (c) 86
(d) 84
4. I n the interviews, students need to show that they are _____. (a) highly intelligent (b) creative (c) unusual
(d) very logical
5. T he Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race takes place every year in _____.
(a) March or April (b) March or May (c) April or May (d) May or June Watch the video clip and match the speakers with the statements. Sebastien Kim Ted 1. When he was young IQ tests were believed to be very important. 2. EQ and IQ are equally important. 3. EQ can be more important than IQ. 4. The idea that brain power can be measured has been around for a while. 5. An important part of EQ is listening to others. 6. EQ is about how you make people feel and how people make you feel. 7. Getting along with people is more important than being extremely intelligent. 8. There is a better mixture nowadays between EQ and IQ.