Make Your Way 8, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Listening (Multiple choice) You are going to listen to an extract from a radio programme about the performance of boys and girls in American high schools. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 1–6. Put a in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. 1 Written Matura: Listening 0 Anita Doyle is a learning specialist who works with A kids with chronic discipline problems. B kids with learning disabilities. C kids with cognitive disabilities. D kids with indications of hyperactivity disorders. Q1 What does she say about the freshman students referred to her? A Initially, the ratio between boys and girls was 1:1. B Initially, there were only girls. C Initially, there were only boys. D Initially, the ratio between boys and girls was 6:1. Q2 What happened as time went on? A More and more boys showed up to meetings. B More and more girls showed up to meetings. C Less and less girls showed up to meetings. D Less and less boys showed up to meetings. Q3 Anita Doyle thinks that some 14-year-old high school boys are A unable to concentrate on one single task. B not mature enough to cope with the varied workload. C less ambitious than girls of a similar age. D unsure of what they want to study. Q4 Research suggests that gender differences in school performance A may be due to emotional differences between genders. B may be due to gender-insensitive teaching. C may be due to gender differences in maturation. D may be due to differences in male/female role patterns. Q5 Alvaro Devincente is the headmaster of A Episcopal Heights School near Washington, DC. B Episcopal High School near Washington, DC. C The Heights Alboise School near Washington, DC. D The Heights School near Washington, DC. Q6 According to Devicente, over the last 20 years A schools have become more ‘feminized’. B the number of women teachers has declined. C schools have failed to cater to the needs of girls. D co-educational schools have become more common. Are boys falling behind? 08 3/08 130 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv