1 00:00:08,780 --> 00:00:11,480 There's actually a wedding going on outside. 2 00:00:12,330 --> 00:00:13,560 I don't know if you like it here. 3 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:14,460 Can anybody here like. 4 00:00:14,830 --> 00:00:16,560 Like music playing behind me? 5 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:18,810 Does anybody hear that? 6 00:00:20,450 --> 00:00:21,050 No. 7 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:22,790 Oh, okay. 8 00:00:24,350 --> 00:00:24,920 All right. 9 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:25,670 Well. 10 00:00:26,980 --> 00:00:27,610 Right now. 11 00:00:27,610 --> 00:00:33,790 Right now, I'm actually in West Africa right now, and somebody's getting getting married in a traditional 12 00:00:33,790 --> 00:00:35,020 wedding ceremony. 13 00:00:35,380 --> 00:00:38,890 And there are drums playing in the background. 14 00:00:40,180 --> 00:00:41,920 But you all can't hear the drums, so. 15 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:42,340 Great. 16 00:00:42,430 --> 00:00:42,930 Okay. 17 00:00:46,590 --> 00:00:47,220 All right. 18 00:00:48,620 --> 00:00:49,850 Let's go to the next part. 19 00:00:51,980 --> 00:00:54,230 So this is a field to doubling question. 20 00:00:54,380 --> 00:00:58,250 Now, when when we're doing when we're doing a field, the blank question. 21 00:00:58,580 --> 00:01:02,180 When we're doing a field, the blank question, what do we need to pay attention to? 22 00:01:02,210 --> 00:01:07,160 Who can tell me what we need to pay attention to when we're looking at a field of blank question? 23 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:17,070 The keywords, the keywords before and after the blank line. 24 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:18,190 Right. 25 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:20,390 They're going to use synonyms for those. 26 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,050 They're going to use synonyms for those. 27 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:29,720 We also have to watch for them switching the word order. 28 00:01:31,370 --> 00:01:36,080 And what I mean by that is very often what they'll do. 29 00:01:37,070 --> 00:01:40,280 Is they'll take the words that are before the blank line. 30 00:01:40,980 --> 00:01:43,470 And then they'll switch them in order. 31 00:01:45,890 --> 00:01:46,210 Right. 32 00:01:46,210 --> 00:01:48,610 So do you know what I'm talking about? 33 00:01:48,610 --> 00:01:50,110 Do you need me to give you an example? 34 00:01:51,220 --> 00:01:53,050 When I say switching the word order. 35 00:01:56,570 --> 00:01:58,190 Does everybody understand what I mean by that? 36 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:01,380 Yes. 37 00:02:01,380 --> 00:02:02,190 Sending them language. 38 00:02:02,190 --> 00:02:07,980 But when I say when I say switching the word order in the question to make it confusing, do you understand 39 00:02:07,980 --> 00:02:11,490 what I'm talking about or do you need me to give you an example of what I'm talking about? 40 00:02:14,730 --> 00:02:15,150 Yes. 41 00:02:15,150 --> 00:02:15,680 Okay. 42 00:03:31,610 --> 00:03:31,880 All right. 43 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:38,750 So do you see what I did in part A it says around 50. 44 00:03:39,350 --> 00:03:46,130 And then when they when when they're speaking, they say the number of 51st and then they say the synonym 45 00:03:46,130 --> 00:03:48,710 for the word around, which is approximate. 46 00:03:51,870 --> 00:03:52,320 Right. 47 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:58,500 So very often they do that in terms of switching word order to make it a little bit more difficult. 48 00:03:58,500 --> 00:04:01,020 And you really see that in part number four. 49 00:04:02,390 --> 00:04:02,590 Right. 50 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:03,560 Switching word. 51 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:04,100 Order. 52 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:07,400 Switching word order. 53 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:08,210 So. 54 00:04:16,410 --> 00:04:21,270 Let's go ahead and listen to this part and let's try to get the answers. 55 00:04:21,270 --> 00:04:25,260 And I'll try to point out to you what they're doing now. 56 00:04:25,260 --> 00:04:26,460 Something else. 57 00:04:27,490 --> 00:04:30,940 That they do to make it difficult. 58 00:04:32,540 --> 00:04:35,330 Is they use a reference pronoun. 59 00:04:38,130 --> 00:04:38,360 Right. 60 00:04:38,430 --> 00:04:41,130 They use a reference pronoun to try to make it difficult. 61 00:04:43,660 --> 00:04:47,230 And what I mean by that is they'll say the answer. 62 00:04:48,090 --> 00:04:48,930 Early. 63 00:04:49,470 --> 00:04:54,270 And then later on when they're speaking, they'll connect the answer to the keywords and the question. 64 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:58,230 But instead of saying the answer were directly, they'll use a reference pronoun. 65 00:05:00,570 --> 00:05:00,890 All right. 66 00:05:00,900 --> 00:05:05,220 Now, when that when that happens and one of these questions, I'll try to point it out for you so you 67 00:05:05,220 --> 00:05:06,870 can understand what I'm talking about. 68 00:05:07,620 --> 00:05:07,790 Okay. 69 00:05:08,010 --> 00:05:10,140 So let's listen and then we'll talk about it. 70 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:24,560 Section three. 71 00:05:26,060 --> 00:05:32,930 You will hear a trainee music teacher called Joe talking to his supervisor about the school marching 72 00:05:32,930 --> 00:05:36,080 band that he has been given responsibility for. 73 00:05:37,780 --> 00:05:40,780 First you have some time to look at questions. 74 00:05:40,780 --> 00:05:43,270 21 to 26. 75 00:06:13,500 --> 00:06:16,560 I'll listen carefully and answer questions. 76 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,840 21 to 26. 77 00:06:22,090 --> 00:06:26,650 So how are you getting on with your teaching practice at the high school, Joe? 78 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:32,440 Well, I've been put in charge of the school marching band and it's quite a responsibility. 79 00:06:32,740 --> 00:06:34,690 I'd like to talk it over with you. 80 00:06:34,870 --> 00:06:35,650 Go ahead. 81 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,810 You better start by giving me a bit of background. 82 00:06:38,830 --> 00:06:39,700 Okay. 83 00:06:39,970 --> 00:06:48,490 Well, the band has students in it from all years, so they're aged 11 to 18 and there are about 50 84 00:06:48,490 --> 00:06:49,630 of them altogether. 85 00:06:50,110 --> 00:06:52,960 It's quite a popular activity within the school. 86 00:06:53,350 --> 00:06:57,530 I've never worked with a band of more than 20 before and this is very different. 87 00:06:57,550 --> 00:07:04,390 I can imagine they aren't really good enough to enter national band competitions, but they're in a 88 00:07:04,390 --> 00:07:06,460 regional one later in the term. 89 00:07:06,970 --> 00:07:10,270 Even if they don't win and I don't expect them to. 90 00:07:10,420 --> 00:07:13,780 Hopefully it'll be an incentive for them to try and improve. 91 00:07:13,810 --> 00:07:15,490 Yes, hopefully. 92 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:23,290 Well, now the town council's organising a carnival in the summer and the band has been asked to perform. 93 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:29,500 If you ask me, they aren't really up to it yet and I need to get them functioning better as a band 94 00:07:29,500 --> 00:07:31,480 and in a very short time. 95 00:07:31,810 --> 00:07:35,860 Have you been doing anything with them apart from practising the music? 96 00:07:35,860 --> 00:07:36,500 I mean. 97 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:37,720 I played a recording. 98 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:43,540 I came across of a drummer talking about how playing in a band had changed his life. 99 00:07:43,870 --> 00:07:46,060 I think it was an after dinner speech. 100 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:51,610 I thought it was pretty inspiring because being in the band had stopped him from getting involved in 101 00:07:51,610 --> 00:07:52,330 crime. 102 00:07:52,780 --> 00:07:55,060 The students seem to find it interesting, too. 103 00:07:55,090 --> 00:07:56,110 That's good. 104 00:07:56,500 --> 00:08:03,280 I'm planning to show them that old film from the 1940s strike up the band and talk about it with the 105 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:03,860 students. 106 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:04,930 What do you think? 107 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:06,010 Good idea. 108 00:08:06,340 --> 00:08:08,210 As it's about a school band. 109 00:08:08,230 --> 00:08:13,390 It might make the students realise how much they can achieve if they work together. 110 00:08:13,420 --> 00:08:15,010 That's what I've got in mind. 111 00:08:15,460 --> 00:08:21,100 I'm hoping I can take some of the band to a parade that's going to take place next month. 112 00:08:21,490 --> 00:08:25,870 A couple of marching bands will be performing and the atmosphere should be quite exciting. 113 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:30,880 It depends on whether I can persuade the school to hire a coach or two to take us there. 114 00:08:31,070 --> 00:08:31,690 Hmm. 115 00:08:31,990 --> 00:08:33,880 They sound like good ideas to me. 116 00:08:34,030 --> 00:08:34,660 Thanks. 117 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:40,990 Okay. 118 00:08:40,990 --> 00:08:41,920 Let's talk about it. 119 00:08:41,950 --> 00:08:44,200 How about number 21? 120 00:08:50,570 --> 00:08:51,680 They may have 21. 121 00:09:01,530 --> 00:09:02,880 Okay, great. 122 00:09:03,570 --> 00:09:06,570 21 is 50 now. 123 00:09:07,770 --> 00:09:09,900 You know, that one was really straightforward. 124 00:09:10,260 --> 00:09:13,770 Instead of saying the word around what what word did they use? 125 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:15,540 Does anybody does anybody remember? 126 00:09:17,560 --> 00:09:19,150 Instead of saying around. 127 00:09:20,660 --> 00:09:21,710 This one they made easy. 128 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:23,240 They just use a synonym. 129 00:09:26,070 --> 00:09:28,170 They said, what about? 130 00:09:31,610 --> 00:09:32,180 Right. 131 00:09:32,510 --> 00:09:33,810 That one was straight forward. 132 00:09:33,900 --> 00:09:36,020 Now, how about number 22? 133 00:09:52,140 --> 00:09:52,750 So look, look. 134 00:09:53,010 --> 00:09:55,440 So this is where it gets this is where it gets difficult. 135 00:09:55,930 --> 00:09:58,050 And this is what I was talking about earlier. 136 00:09:58,050 --> 00:10:02,340 And this is why I wanted to point this out to you, because all of you got this wrong. 137 00:10:03,680 --> 00:10:03,990 Right. 138 00:10:04,010 --> 00:10:05,390 All of you got this wrong. 139 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:06,010 Well, I'm sorry. 140 00:10:06,020 --> 00:10:07,220 Not all of you got this wrong. 141 00:10:07,310 --> 00:10:08,960 I'm looking at some of the answers. 142 00:10:10,310 --> 00:10:11,020 Well, let's see. 143 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:11,600 You know, let's see. 144 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:12,830 Did all you get this wrong? 145 00:10:12,980 --> 00:10:13,410 Let's see. 146 00:10:13,460 --> 00:10:14,210 Anybody? 147 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:16,670 No one. 148 00:10:16,970 --> 00:10:18,500 One person got it right. 149 00:10:21,620 --> 00:10:22,190 No, no. 150 00:10:22,190 --> 00:10:23,290 A couple people got it right. 151 00:10:23,300 --> 00:10:23,900 All right. 152 00:10:24,470 --> 00:10:26,500 But we had half the people get it wrong. 153 00:10:26,510 --> 00:10:28,940 Correct answer was regional. 154 00:10:30,620 --> 00:10:33,860 Now, this is where I was talking about this one. 155 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:39,200 This is where I'm talking about in terms of in terms of the language. 156 00:10:40,490 --> 00:10:41,510 This is what they said. 157 00:10:45,670 --> 00:10:48,910 Not good enough. 158 00:10:58,070 --> 00:11:00,290 Not good enough for national competition. 159 00:11:05,610 --> 00:11:08,490 They are in a. 160 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:18,600 They are in. 161 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,430 A regional 162 00:11:25,710 --> 00:11:26,520 one. 163 00:11:27,300 --> 00:11:32,580 This is what I was talking about earlier in terms of a reference pronoun. 164 00:11:34,940 --> 00:11:35,630 Right. 165 00:11:35,900 --> 00:11:38,540 But they are in a regional one, right? 166 00:11:39,140 --> 00:11:41,570 They are in a regional one. 167 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:46,250 One the the the reference one refers to what. 168 00:11:46,970 --> 00:11:47,900 Regional one. 169 00:11:48,050 --> 00:11:48,440 Right. 170 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:49,340 So regional one. 171 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:51,410 One refers to band competition. 172 00:11:52,330 --> 00:11:52,920 Right. 173 00:11:52,930 --> 00:11:54,610 But it's a regional one. 174 00:11:55,060 --> 00:11:57,070 It's a regional band competition. 175 00:11:57,870 --> 00:11:58,000 All right. 176 00:11:58,150 --> 00:12:03,550 And also, as you pointed out, also, they did say the word, but. 177 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:07,050 Right. 178 00:12:07,050 --> 00:12:08,670 But they are in a regional one. 179 00:12:10,070 --> 00:12:10,820 All right. 180 00:12:10,900 --> 00:12:15,160 Regional one regional band competition due to play in a regional competition. 181 00:12:15,670 --> 00:12:16,230 23. 182 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:17,200 Who has 23? 183 00:12:22,390 --> 00:12:24,040 23 is Carnival. 184 00:12:26,750 --> 00:12:31,790 What they said is the town council is organising a carnival. 185 00:12:32,780 --> 00:12:35,960 They they've been asked to perform. 186 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:38,850 So here they did what? 187 00:12:38,850 --> 00:12:40,800 They switched up the word order. 188 00:12:43,530 --> 00:12:43,900 Right. 189 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:48,810 First they said, first they said the town is having a carnival. 190 00:12:49,230 --> 00:12:51,930 Then they said they've been invited to perform. 191 00:12:53,790 --> 00:12:59,760 So that's what I'm talking about in terms of switching or mixing up the word order in the sentence. 192 00:13:07,070 --> 00:13:07,350 Right. 193 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:11,780 Switching or mixing up the word order or number 24 is what? 194 00:13:18,010 --> 00:13:18,700 Drummer. 195 00:13:25,650 --> 00:13:26,910 25. 196 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,790 The film, right. 197 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:40,330 And what they said was, I will show an old film. 198 00:13:42,250 --> 00:13:46,180 Show an old film and talk about it. 199 00:13:47,740 --> 00:13:48,730 So here they did. 200 00:13:48,730 --> 00:13:49,300 What? 201 00:13:50,500 --> 00:13:51,660 But what do they do? 202 00:13:52,630 --> 00:13:54,220 They switched up the word order. 203 00:13:57,010 --> 00:13:57,280 Right. 204 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:58,750 They switched up the word order. 205 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:00,790 First they said the answer. 206 00:14:01,180 --> 00:14:02,740 I'll show an old film. 207 00:14:03,250 --> 00:14:05,710 Then he said and talked to them about it. 208 00:14:05,710 --> 00:14:07,060 Which means discuss. 209 00:14:08,090 --> 00:14:10,400 So again, switching the word order. 210 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:11,810 Switching the words up. 211 00:14:16,340 --> 00:14:17,810 And number 26. 212 00:14:22,250 --> 00:14:22,910 Parade. 213 00:14:30,310 --> 00:14:35,680 And here they just use synonym language instead of saying the band will attend. 214 00:14:35,890 --> 00:14:38,500 He said, I'll take some of the band to. 215 00:14:41,300 --> 00:14:41,420 Right. 216 00:14:41,540 --> 00:14:43,940 So if he's going to take them to it, they're going to attend. 217 00:14:44,970 --> 00:14:45,540 But. 218 00:14:46,900 --> 00:14:48,340 They're just paraphrasing. 219 00:14:49,330 --> 00:14:49,900 Right. 220 00:14:50,770 --> 00:14:51,940 So with these. 221 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:53,980 With these. 222 00:14:55,070 --> 00:14:56,930 Fill the blank questions. 223 00:14:58,270 --> 00:15:04,720 The way that they are raising the difficulty level is sometimes they switch up the word order. 224 00:15:05,770 --> 00:15:08,110 Sometimes they use paraphrasing. 225 00:15:09,790 --> 00:15:10,430 Right. 226 00:15:10,450 --> 00:15:11,320 That's what they're doing. 227 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:16,540 A lot of either paraphrasing or switching up the word order paraphrasing or switching up the word order. 228 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:19,950 And that's what you have to be able to understand. 229 00:15:22,890 --> 00:15:24,390 They may have any questions. 230 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:29,610 No.