Examen Eoi

LISTENING

1- Summarize with your own words the content of the recording (2 points)

This recording tries to discuss what the things leading to success are. The author shows that luck isimportant to gain success but it’s not the essential thing because there are other factors involved


2- What type of text is it? Where could it be published? (2 points)

It’s a kind ofconversation between a man and a woman. It could be some kind of interview. It could perhaps be published on a specific magazine about business.


3- How many people has Michael interviewed for thesurvey? (1 point)

a) near five hundred
b) not less than five hundred
c) only five hundred
d) five hundred fifty

4- Which values are encouraged on the video? (1 point)

Passion, work,ideas and being constant


5- What does Lori think about slides used in presentation?(1 point)
a) heavy, with many words and not nice images
b) simple and boring
c) innovative and interestingd) easy-to-follow, attractive and simple to understand
6- Which statement is true, according to what you’ve understood from the recording? (1 point)

a) If you’re lucky, you can have successb) Luck is important but you also need practice, love what you’re doing and being prepared for inconvenients
c) Being lucky is the most important thing
d) Being lucky is very difficult

7- Thespeaker says that it’s always important to keep going because not everything is going to be a smooth ride. Rewrite the sentence, providing a synonym and explaining the meaning (2 points)Smooth ride means to have an easy time without any problems. As a good synonym we can think of “a piece of cake” such as in “Just typing this letter. Piece of a cake for somebody with your experience”8- From the notes that you’ve taken during the listening, identify and show the relations among the different parts on the text. You can use either a scheme or a conceptual map (2 points)...