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Test tip: Read all the questions carefully before you listen. Underline or highlight any key information or words that you need to listen for (e.g. for question 1 you need to listen for information about Europe). Make sure you read the instructions carefully (e.g. for questions 3 and 4 you need to write two letters). Use the questions to help you find your way through the listening text. If you miss an answer, just move on to the next one. |
Questions 1-2 : Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
1 Health club membership in Europe
A has reached 36 million.
B has declined in recent years.
C has followed a similar trend to America.
2 If people today ate the same amount as their parents did
A they would gain weight.
B they would have more energy.
C they would feel healthier.
Questions 3-4: Choose TWO letters A-E.
According to the speaker which TWO factors have contributed to the change in our fitness levels? and
A availability of better food
B different working conditions
C labour-saving devices
D changes in healthcare
E diets which do not work
Question 5: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
5 Which of the following machines has been available for less than ten years?
Questions 6-10
Which exercise method do the following statements apply to?
A using an elliptical trainer
B running on the road
C using a treadmill
Write the correct letter A, B, or C next to Questions 6-10 below.
6 The impact on the body is more than twice your own body weight.
7 The impact on the body is almost the same as your own body weight.
8 It has the same impact on the body as walking does.
9 It is the best method for losing weight at speeds over 14 kph.
10 It has the highest impact on the joints.
Questions 1-5: multiple choice (one and multiple answers)
1 C (health-club membership has doubled there as well) 2 A (even if people today ate no more than the previous generation, they would still be getting fatter) 3 &. 4 B, C (So what exactly has brought about this change in fitness levels? … We can blame the car and other such machines … On top of this, the changes in how and where we work have reduced the amount of daily calories people actually need.) 5 B (an exercise machine that did not even exist a decade ago – the elliptical cross trainer … delivers an elliptical or swinging motion, with both the hands and feet tracing semi-circular patterns – the feet on two moving platforms rather than bicycle pedals, and the hands gripping handles that move but are not meant to support any weight, which is important as there is no seat)
Questions 6-10: classification Test tip: Listen carefully for the key words (e.g. treadmill, elliptical trainer, running/road) and match what you hear to the ideas in the questions. Remember the words in the questions will not match the words in the recording exactly. 6 C (Running on a treadmill results in forces that are roughly two and a half times the subject’s body weight) 7 A (But using an elliptical machine gives forces that are roughly equal to the subject’s weight) 8 A (This is much kinder on the body and makes the impact comparable to that of walking) 9 B (when reaching speeds above 14 kilometres per hour or so, running on firm ground uses up ubstantially more calories, and therefore leads to a greater reduction
in weight, titan running on a treadmill – or using an elliptical machine.) 10 B (running on firm ground creates a greater force on the body’s joints than using machines)