TASK 1
Listen and choose the best answer a), b) or c). You now have one minute to look through the questions for Task One.
1. Jesse Owens’s father…
2. When Jesse’s family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, …
3. Charles Riley got interested in Jesse Owens because he …
4. The 1936 Olympic Games were special for Jesse Owens because …
5. After the Olympic Games in Berlin, Jesse Owens …
6. For Owens the biggest advantage of being a Goodwill Ambassador was that he could …
7. Owens’s book called “Blackthink”…
TASK 2
Listen and complete the notes by putting short phrases into the gaps. There will now be a pause of 40 seconds for you to look through the notes.
8. The European Hawk Eye competition lasted …
9. The European Hawk Eye competition helps NATO Allies and Partners to share …
10. During the competition the most important element that is tested is …
11. On ‘1917’ lane, competitors had to run through smoke in gas masks and had to …
12. During the ‘Mogadishu’ part competitors had to shoot from …
13. The winner was the Slovenian team called …
TASK 3
Listen and circle T for true or F for false. You now have one minute to look through the questions for Task Three.
14. The coalition troops carried out the operation in one place in Belgium.
15. The ports in northern France were too small for the Allies’ ships.
16. The Operation Market Garden delayed the coalition forces.
17. The Siegfried Line was built by the Germans during World War II.
18. The Nazis flooded the area to prevent civilians from helping the Allies.
19. The first ship convoy reached Antwerp right after the end of the battle.
20. Today everybody can learn about the battle in Belgium from a film.