PAU Anglès 2021 · Juny · Sèrie 2 · Part 1 · Listening comprehension

Part 1: Listening comprehension GOALBALL, A UNIQUE SPORT In this radio programme you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean. goalball: golbol low vision: baixa visió / baja visión eyeshade: antifaç / antifaz Ready? Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to the radio programme. [Now listen to the interview.] QUESTIONS Choose the best answer according to the recording. Only ONE answer is correct. [3 points: 0.375 points for each correct answer. Wrong answers will be penalized by deducting 0.125 points. There is no penalty for unanswered questions.] 1. Goalball was created as a rehabilitation activity after the First World War. as a rehabilitation activity after the Second World War. as a preparatory activity before the First World War. as a preparatory activity before the Second World War. 2. Goalball players must all be totally blind. are all blind from birth. are both deaf and blind. may have lost vision at any point in life. 3. The goalball court in the Paralympics is the same size as a standard tennis court. differs completely in size from any other sport venues. is the same size as a standard volleyball court. does not have a standardised size. 4. In a goalball game three players from each team play at the same time. up to six players from each team play at the same time. there are six officials on court. six players from each team play at the same time. 5. How do players know where the ball is while playing? By following tactile signs on the ground. By asking the other team members. By following the sound of the ball. By asking the coaches and audience. 6. Why are players required to wear eyeshades? Because they may have different degrees of vision loss. Because they allow players to avoid flashes. Because only people with low vision can play goalball. Because they help the players to move on the court. 7. What did Chloe do wrong in her last goalball game? She missed a penalty. She defended the goal on her own. She asked the referee a question. She touched her eyeshades. 8. What does Chloe especially like about goalball? The fact that the game is truly fair for all players. How the game helps her to develop orientation skills. The crowd’s cheering motivating her each time she scores. The fact that goalball improves her fitness.

I. Listening comprehension Goalball, a Unique Sport In this radio programme you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean. goalball: golbol / gólbol low vision: baixa visió / baja visión eyeshade: antifaç / antifaz Ready? Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to the radio programme. [Now listen to the interview.] Interviewer: The Paralympic Games are a series of international multi-sport events involving athletes with different disabilities. What you may not know is that there is one sport played in the Paralympics which does not have an Olympics counterpart: goalball. My guest today is Chloe Thompson, and she is here to tell us what makes goalball unique. She is a goalball player on the American team. Welcome to our programme, Chloe. I must say I’ve never heard of goalball. Can you tell us a little bit about this sport, and what makes it unique? Chloe: Sure, and thank you for inviting me to […]