eng7-L5· Unit 2· ~18 min
Listen to a person talking about a young scientist
Listen to an interview with Tural Khudiyev and a short report about four young inventors.
Track 9 is an interview. The interviewer moves from Tural Khudiyev’s childhood to his team’s digital fibre and then asks for his message to young people. Track 10 is a narrated list of four child inventors. For each inventor, connect the name, invention, age or year, material, and later result. Listen for whether a number is a year, an age, or a length of time.
Listening
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Track 10
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Key terms
digital fibre — the team invention that can sense, store, and analyse information
systematically — in an organised and regular way
trustworthy — deserving trust
earmuffs — Chester Greenwood’s invention in the recording
swim fins — Benjamin Franklin’s invention in the recording
| Recording | Structure | Key categories |
|---|---|---|
| Track 9 | interviewer and Tural | childhood, work, digital fibre, advice |
| Track 10 | four short inventor profiles | name, invention, age/year, material or later result |
✎Sort a number before selecting
- 1Hear: Notice the number and the nearby noun or time phrase.
- 2Classify: Decide whether it is a year, an inventor’s age, or years later.
- 3Check: Reject a choice that uses a real number from the wrong inventor or category.
💡Track speaker changes
In Track 9, the interviewer asks; Tural supplies the biographical details and advice.
🚫Keep 15-year-old inventors separate
Chester invented earmuffs at 15, while Albert invented Christmas lights at 15.
Rules
- 1Check which track the question names before listening.
- 2Attach every number to its label: calendar year, age, or elapsed years.
- 3In Track 9, separate Tural’s childhood interests, team invention, and advice.
- 4In Track 10, keep each inventor, invention, and supporting detail together.
- 5When a question asks for two facts, verify both before choosing.
- 6Do not infer a cause unless the recording states it.
- 7Treat the generated recordings as spoken readings of the textbook scripts on printed pages 137-138.
Practice
4 easy · 4 medium · 4 hard
Up to 10 random questions per test