SECTION A
In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEE ONE after the mini-lecture. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.
Now listen to the mini-lecture.
Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is(are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes.
Culture
There are so many things about our lives that belong to the content of culture that it is impossible to cover them all. I this lecture three aspects of culture are discussed.
Language: is what people and animals use to (1) _____ their thoughts, ideas and feelings. Just like animals people use different languages. Each culture has its own words and symbols. People within the culture that use more the one language are said to be either (2) _____ or multilingual. Moreover, languages have different (3) _____ which are variations of a language. (4) _____ is most commonly used by deaf people.
Folklore: is a body of stories that show a culture’s beliefs, traditions and (5) _____. The characters in folktale are often (6) _____ people, whose character is admired. Today, folklore finds its way into poetry, song lyrics, an (7) _____
Holiday: is a day made special by a culture’s customs or laws. Holidays help a culture remember and (8) _____ its history. People may attend parades, sing songs, go to (9) _____or give gifts to each other on certain holidays. The English world holiday came from two words, holy and day. The best-known (10) _____ holiday is Christmas.
In Sections B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLE Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.