UNIT TEST 4 ● GROUP A

Dictation, Listening and Reading

Name: ________________________
Class: ________________________ Listening
2 [Track 9] You will hear four people talking about
fashion. Put a mark [X] in the correct column in the
Dictation table for questions A–G. Some speakers say more
1 [Track 8] Listen and write the sentences you hear, than one of these things. There is one extra sentence
including the punctuation. which does not match any of the speakers.

____________________________________________________ Speaker 1 2 3 4
Who…
____________________________________________________
A dresses differently depending on
where he/she is going?
____________________________________________________
B says that people don’t like it when
____________________________________________________ you are different?

____________________________________________________ C tries to look better than other

people?
____________________________________________________ D is upset by other people’s
comments?
____________________________________________________
E gets advice about clothes from other
____________________________________________________ people?
F sometimes has negative thoughts
____________________________________________________
about other people’s appearance
____________________________________________________ G doesn’t follow fashion at all?

____________________________________________________

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 UNIT TEST 4 ● GROUP A
Dictation, Listening and Reading

Reading NO TO TV SEXISM!
3 For questions 1–8, read the text and decide if the
statements about the blog are TRUE or FALSE. Put a Do you watch the news on television? Do you ever think:
mark [X] in the correct column in the table. ‘Why are the men middle-aged and serious but the women
are young and attractive?’ Where are all the middle-aged
women? We need them! The news is a serious programme. It
The blog says that… TRUE FALSE isn’t a fashion show, it’s a chance to see what is happening
in the world. When we watch the news, we want to know that
1 …the men who read the news are the stories are true and that the people reading the news can
too serious. tell us clearly and calmly what is happening and why.

So, why do TV companies only employ attractive, slim

2 …there should be more middle- young women? The answer is sexism! They look at the
aged female newsreaders. male newsreaders and see someone who is intelligent and
serious. A person who the people watching trust and believe.
3 …TV companies treat women He has to dress smartly because he is doing a serious job
unfairly. but he doesn’t have to be handsome or young. The female
newsreaders are there for a different reason. The TV
companies think that people just want to look at them. They
4 …male newsreaders should be have to be attractive for the men watching. They also have to
young and handsome. wear elegant clothes and have nice hairstyles for the women
viewers.
5 …people should watch men and
women on TV in different ways. This is a very old-fashioned and wrong way of looking at
women and their place in society. It tells women that, when
6 …TV companies should change they reach middle-age, we don’t want them. It also tells girls
their way of looking at women. not to worry about studying. This isn’t a new problem but it is
getting worse. That’s the best way for them to get on in life.
7 …people don’t want to see lots of Only we can change this situation.
middle-aged women on TV.
Sign your name below to show your opinions: I say ‘no’ to
8 …readers should support them and TV sexism
their ideas.
Helen Chatteris
Craig Simons
…

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