Listening Task 2. Charles Dickens — uzdevums. Eksāmens angļu valodā, Angļu valoda II (Augstākais līmenis).

Listening task 2

Listen to a university professor discussing Charles Dickens and his work. Choose two answers for each question (1–4) based on what you hear. The task starts with an example (0).

Read the questions before you listen to prepare yourself on the content. You can listen to as many times as you need, but during the real exam you will hear the recording twice.

Charles Dickens

0. What does Robert do in the introduction?
Robert:

$•$	mentions a book he has written.
	talks about ways of collecting information.
	discusses his career in teaching.
$•$	contrasts reality with its representation.
	talks about writing his own autobiography.

1.What is one key reason Robert gives for why we should continue to study Dickens in the present day?

Because he helps us to think about bits of the world that we would normally take for granted.
To learn specific solutions to contemporary political and economic issues.
Because the social problems of the Victorian era are exactly the same as today's.
He also might help us to think not just about the way that writers re-imagine the world, but also people more obviously involved in changing it, like politicians or bankers.
Primarily to appreciate his historical context and literary style.

2.Robert uses an analogy to illustrate how Dickens shifts his focus from the broader crowd to specific individuals. What is this analogy?

A movie director zooming in on individuals or he zooms in on families or on social groups.
He zooms not just onto that individual, but into them.
A painter focusing on a single figure in a large composition.
A writer narrowing the scope of their narrative from a wide landscape to a single house.
A historian concentrating on a specific event after outlining the broader context.

3.According to Robert, what does Dickens allow the reader to experience when he focuses on individual characters?

A purely objective account of their actions and motivations.
A distant observation of their social interactions.
A definitive moral judgment of the character's worth.
We look through their eyes, we listen to the world through their ears.
We go inside their heads, we see how they understand the world.

4.Why does Robert find studying Dickens relevant?

It can help readers develop a sense of appreciation for the world.
It might encourage people to reassess their professional life.
He feels it can help us reconcile ourselves with modern society
He considers Dickens to be more radical than other writers.
He thinks that Dickens can challenge his readers’ beliefs.

Atsauce:

https://www.viaa.gov.lv. Centralizētais eksāmens par vispārējās vidējās izglītības apguvi angļu valoda (augstākais mācību satura apguves līmenis), 2023

10. Listening Task 2. Charles Dickens

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