PAU Anglès 2007 · Setembre · Sèrie 3 · Part 3 · Listening comprehension

MEETING AN OLD FRIEND In the following conversation you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean sushi joint: restaurant de sushi / restaurante de sushi to call it quits: acabar una relació / acabar una relación fooling around: festejar / tontear stubborn: tossut / tozudo gig: actuació musical / actuación musical commitment: compromís / compromiso Ready? Now read the following questions. Read them carefully before listening to the conversation. Brad and Gwen went to college together. That was three years ago. Today, they have accidentally run into each other in the subway. They decide to go have lunch together to talk about old times and catch up with their lives. [Now listen to the conversation.] QUESTIONS Choose the most appropriate answer according to the recording. Only ONE answer is correct. Look at number 0 as an example: [0.25 points each correct answer. Wrong answers will be penalized by deducting 0.08 points. There is no penalty for unanswered questions.] 0. When did Gwen and Brad last see each other? When they had an accident in the subway. Three years ago. X The last time they had lunch together. When they ran into each other in college. 1. Gwen has been living in Manhattan since her parents sold the house in the West Side. her parents sold the house and moved to Florida. her parents moved to the West Side of Florida. her parents moved to Queens from Florida. 2. While he was in Nigeria, Brad joined a street gang. built an organization that worked with orphan children. stayed away from new schools and houses. collaborated with an organization that built new schools. 3. What is Gwen’s relationship with Jason like? It is based on long-distance phone calls. It is complicated because he only calls every few months. They are good friends and they call each other occasionally. She visits his medical practice in Chicago once in a while. 4. Is Brad seeing anybody at the moment? Not seriously, he’s not ready for a commitment. Yes, the fool who lives in his apartment. No, because he’s a fool to concentrate on his job. Yes, he’s seeing somebody that he works with. 5. Brad can only play lounge music when he’s feeling slow. when there aren't many people in the club. on weekends. when he’s enjoying the weekend. 6. Michele finally got her band together because her parents thought it was amazing. even though her parents wanted her to play with her sister. in spite of her parents’ opposition. but they are not being very successful. 7. What is Gwen planning to do next summer? She’s planning to move to Florida with her parents. She’ll spend most of the time in the city after a short visit to Florida. She will spend the whole summer in Florida with her parents. She’ll stay in the city the whole summer. 8. Brad is going to New Orleans in order to join a punk rock band. because he was affected by hurricane Katrina. to visit his friend Katrina. to help the children who suffered the impact of hurricane Katrina.