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Part 1
Listen and answer questions 1–13.
Questions 1–13
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Australian Rural Aid Program
General information
• People from the city help farmers in remote areas.
• Unlike some other programmes, the farmers are not given
• Volunteers stay on the farm each night in a
• The team leader buys the
• Permission to work with is needed (apply soon).
Duties
• Help out with cooking
• Sometimes is needed (the farms are very big)
• Some volunteers prefer to bring their own (e.g. volunteers might be asked to build a )
Recommended farming area – around Nymagee
• The area once employed people in a mine – producing
• It is a distance of km from Sydney
• It is best to travel there by car or by
• Volunteers made a as part of a community project
Other information
• Call the organisers (ask for Ray )
• A special is available for purchase.
Part 2
Listen and answer questions 14–26.
Questions 14–20 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Diamond Creek Dinosaur Park
14 What does the speaker say about the land on which the Dinosaur Park is located?
15 The dinosaur bones in the park
16 What does the speaker say about the museum building?
17 The ticket to the museum includes
18 Some of the walking tracks through the park
19 What does the speaker say about Dinosaur Crater?
20 Where does the speaker say dinner will be held tonight?
Questions 21–26
Label the map below.
Choose the correct letter, A–I, next to questions 21–26.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
21 Dinosaur Canyon Exhibit
22 Dinosaur Stampede Exhibit
23 Dinosaur Discovery Area
24 Picnic area
25 Water station
26 Toilets
Part 3
Listen and answer questions 27–36.
Questions 27–31 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Work placement evaluation
27 How did Anna initially feel about being selected by a telecommunications company for her work placement?
28 Anna feels her supervisor in the company should have given her more
29 The work placement has made Anna
30 What service did Anna find valuable when deciding about her work placement?
31 Anna recommends that the placements team should
Questions 32–36
How do Anna and her tutor evaluate her performance in the following skills?
Choose FIVE answers from the box and drag the correct letter, A–G, next to questions 32–36.
Skills
32 organization and planning skills
32
33 written communication skills
33
34 interpersonal skills
34
35 problem-solving skills
35
36 leadership skills
36
Evaluation
A She worked hard to improve these
B She wasn’t given the opportunity to demonstrate these
C She has a natural ability in this area
D She lacked confidence in this area
E She benefited from her studies to develop these
F She needs to improve these
G She failed to improve these
Part 4
Listen and answer questions 37–49.
Questions 37–49
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Biomimicry
Definition
identifying patterns from nature, and copying them using in order to find solutions for human issues
Denticles on shark skin
• Each one is formed in the shape of a and has many ridges
• They look like fish scales but are actually more similar to
• They help to increase the of movement
• They stop the growth of to keep the sharks clean
Synthetic materials based on shark skin
• a film to cover surfaces (e.g. in a )
• a paint that can be used on aircraft to reduce the cost of
• a material that can be used to make
Properties of spider silk
• It is very strong, stretchy and sticky
• Fibres can change their length in relation to
• ‘Decorations’ on webs reflect UV light and are used to attract prey or act as a
Applications of spider silk
• Potential role in medicine: using silk and human muscle cells to create an artificial
• Using the UV reflective principle, a type of has been developed
• It aims to reduce the number of which hit city buildings