Questions 21-22
Choose two letters A-E.
Write your answers in boxes 21-22 on your answer sheet.
Which TWO comments do they make about 1970s telecommuting advocates?
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They still shape current policy.
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They changed little at first.
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The media treated them unfairly.
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Later events fully supported them.
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Their reasons made sense.
(A) is incorrect. Current policy influence, unfair media treatment, and later full support are not stated.
(B) is correct. The recording supports this option: They changed little at first.
(C) is incorrect. Current policy influence, unfair media treatment, and later full support are not stated.
(D) is incorrect. Current policy influence, unfair media treatment, and later full support are not stated.
(E) is correct. Their motivations made sense.
Associated Text:
The trouble is, their actions had little immediate impact. Most companies refused to take the idea seriously, partly because managers thought they would lose control of staff they could not see.
(A) is incorrect. Current policy influence, unfair media treatment, and later full support are not stated.
(B) is correct. The recording supports this option: They changed little at first.
(C) is incorrect. Current policy influence, unfair media treatment, and later full support are not stated.
(D) is incorrect. Current policy influence, unfair media treatment, and later full support are not stated.
(E) is correct. Their motivations made sense.
Associated Text:
Still, their motivations were completely understandable. I mean, long commutes, expensive petrol and pollution would have made anyone look for another way to work.
Questions 23-24
Choose two letters A-E.
Write your answers in boxes 23-24 on your answer sheet.
Which TWO remote-work predictions do they doubt?
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more free time for workers
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higher productivity in companies
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lower travel costs
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lower unemployment nationwide
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more jobs in rural areas
(A) is correct. They doubt the idea of more leisure time.
(B) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: higher productivity in companies.
(C) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: lower travel costs.
(D) is correct. They doubt lower national unemployment in the foreseeable future.
(E) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: more jobs in rural areas.
Associated Text:
I do not believe remote work will give people more leisure time. The evidence suggests many people at home work longer hours, especially when messages keep arriving after the official working day has ended.
(A) is correct. They doubt the idea of more leisure time.
(B) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: higher productivity in companies.
(C) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: lower travel costs.
(D) is correct. They doubt lower national unemployment in the foreseeable future.
(E) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: more jobs in rural areas.
Associated Text:
I am not convinced by the prediction of lower unemployment either. Some jobs may disappear before new ones are created, and the new jobs may require skills that displaced workers do not yet have.
Questions 25-30
What comment do they make about each job?
- future risk is high
- duties have broadened
- employment has fallen sharply
- entry requirements are rising
- consumer spending has boosted demand
- demand is expected to grow
- employment and output have both increased
Write the correct letter
A-G next to questions 25-30.
The correct answer is D because the students say software engineers now need portfolios, extra training and sometimes industry certificates, so new entrants need more qualifications.
Associated Text:
Employers want proof of practical skill, don't they? New entrants need portfolios, extra training and sometimes industry certificates. They will need more qualifications than people who entered the field years ago.
The correct answer is E because they explain that higher disposable income has made people spend more on personal services, increasing the number of hairdressing jobs.
Associated Text:
But it is because people have more disposable income and spend more on personal services. Higher income has led to a huge increase in those jobs.
The correct answer is B because they say the secretarial role has become more varied, including organisation, diary management, project work and communication across teams.
Associated Text:
Technology removed a lot of dictation and typing, but the role has become more varied, with organisation, diary management, project work and communication across teams.
The correct answer is C because manufacturing now employs a much smaller share of the population and the number of factory workers has fallen dramatically.
Associated Text:
Manufacturing used to employ a large proportion of the population, but now it is a much smaller sector. The number of workers has fallen dramatically,
The correct answer is F because an ageing population and greater healthcare needs mean demand for nursing is likely to rise significantly.
Associated Text:
With an ageing population and more healthcare needs, there is likely to be a significant rise in demand for nursing.
The correct answer is A because online booking has reduced travel agent numbers and further technology is expected to put many of those jobs at risk.
Associated Text:
Online booking has already reduced their numbers, and more technology will put many of those jobs at risk.
