Week 1

LISTENING 1
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Meeting 1
1 The professor’s course is about ……………………… .
2 The course introduces students to the ………………………, the most important aspect of
social race.
3 The professor mentioned ……………………… in the class.
4 The professor asked everyone to ……………………… their phones or put them into silent
mode.
5 In the course, students will examine different ……………………… that sociologists use.
Meeting 2
6 Woman 1 is nominated as a ……………………… by Professor Baker.
7 The project due day is on the ……………………… the handout that the professor gave to
them.
8 There are ……………………… people in their group.
9 Woman 1 suggested that the project should be divided into ……………………… sections.
10 Woman 3 suggested that there should be a fourth group to write the ……………………… .
11 Woman 4 nominated woman 1 to be the ……………………… .
Meeting 3
12 The debating society has been going for ……………………… years on campus.
13 The society can help students integrate into campus life, make new friends and meet other
people with same ……………………… .
14 Students can also improve their ……………………… and ……………………… skills.
15 The society has an ……………………… policy, which means members can drop in at any
time.
16 The office of the society is on the ……………………… of Smith Hall.
17 They share the office with the ……………………… and the accountants association.
18 The first debate takes place ……………………… .
LISTENING 2
Questions 1 – 3
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
1 Topic: group dynamics in the ……………………… environment.
2 Bruce Tuckman worked on the stages of ……………………… .
Questions 4 – 11
Which stages of the theory of group dynamics is referred to in each sentence?
Match the stages (A – E) with the correct descriptions (3 – 10).
3 It’s important that there is clear leadership and direction.
4 Individual members begin to voice their differences.
5 The team leader takes more of a back seat.
6 This may result in open conflict within the group.
7 A bit like the calm after the storm.
8 The members of the group can move forward.
9 A lot is achieved during this stage.
10 It’s about moving on.

A adjourning
B forming
C norming
D performing
E storming

UNIT TEST 1
Questions 1 – 5
Listen and select the adjective that best describes the attitude of the main speaker.
1 the professor: confident / apologetic / impatient
2 Jack: abrupt / worried / enthusiastic
3 Eric: confident / shy / apologetic
4 Eric: enthusiastic / unsure / worried
5 Marcus: confident / apologetic / unsure
Questions 6 – 15
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
6 The professor is late because he had to go to ……………………… .
7 A salon is where people get together to discuss ideas, opinions, and ……………………… .
8 Jamil says the salon was invented in ……………………… in the 16th century.
9 The professor says that salons are ……………………… than Jamil thinks.
10 Eric says salons were invented by the Greeks and Romans, but they had a
………………………
11 Eric describes how different kinds of people came to salons, both elite and
………………………
12 The professor says the idea of ……………………… is what makes salons so important.
13 The professor says the students should create their own salon in order to
……………………… the way they work.
14 Jamil’s ……………………… goes to a salon in Seattle.
15 The professor says the project is for the ……………………… of the semester.