Questions 21-26
Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.
Write your answers in boxes 21-26
on your answer sheet.
21. What distracted Lucas at first?
22. What surprised them about design work?
23. How did they react to the speaker's message?
24. What was weak about their school careers advice?
25. What do they disagree about?
26. How does Lucas view unpaid junior work?
(A) is correct. Lucas says a tall student sat in front of him, so he could see the slides but not the speaker.
(B) is incorrect. The nearby students were not chatting.
(C) is incorrect. He had found a seat near the front.
Associated Text:
a very tall student sat right in front of me. I could see the slides, but not the speaker herself.
(A) is correct. Both students say they were surprised by the range of work and the many different routes in interior design.
(B) is incorrect. They already knew the industry was competitive.
(C) is incorrect. They do not discuss few graduate jobs here.
Associated Text:
What I had not expected was the range of work. She mentioned theatre sets, lighting advice, hotel interiors and sustainable office design.
(A) is correct. Maya says the speaker's message felt a bit harsh to them at times, given that they were only at the start of the course, and Lucas agrees.
(B) is incorrect. They do not say the talk was hard to follow.
(C) is incorrect. The criticism is directed at first-year students, not universities.
Associated Text:
She kept saying, "You probably think this, but the reality is different."
Lucas: Perhaps she thinks first year students have a narrow view of the industry.
Maya: Maybe, but it felt a bit harsh to us at times. We are only at the start of the course.
(A) is incorrect. They say the amount was fine.
(B) is correct. They say the weak point in school careers advice was that it was delivered by teachers with general information rather than people working in design.
(C) is incorrect. They also say the timing was fine.
Associated Text:
the amount and timing were fine.
Lucas: The problem was who delivered it. It was mostly teachers using general information, not people who actually worked in design.
(A) is incorrect. They do not choose a best design area.
(B) is correct. Maya thinks it is better to choose a specialism early, while Lucas thinks they should wait.
(C) is incorrect. They are not disagreeing about why they chose design.
Associated Text:
I used to think I should keep an open mind until the end of the course, but now I think it is better to choose a specialism early and get really good at it.
Lucas: I am not sure. I think we should wait. We may discover areas of design we do not know about yet.
(A) is correct. Lucas says he does not like unpaid junior design work but thinks it is realistic and is prepared for it.
(B) is incorrect. He does not think it will soon end.
(C) is incorrect. He does not plan to study another career.
Associated Text:
From what she said, we may have to work as unpaid junior designers for quite a while. I am prepared for that.
Questions 27-28
Choose two letters A-E.
Write your answers in boxes 27-28 on your answer sheet.
Which TWO early internship errors does the speaker mention?
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expecting quick recognition
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prioritising her own preferences
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showing disapproval of a client
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asking for more pay
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overlooking budget limits
(A) is incorrect. She does not say she expected fame too quickly.
(B) is correct. The recording supports this option: prioritising her own preferences.
(C) is correct. The recording supports this option: showing disapproval of a client.
(D) is incorrect. There is no mention of negotiating a higher fee.
(E) is incorrect. The client's budget is not described as the mistake.
Associated Text:
To start with, she designed the rooms to suit her own taste.
(A) is incorrect. She does not say she expected fame too quickly.
(B) is correct. The recording supports this option: prioritising her own preferences.
(C) is correct. The recording supports this option: showing disapproval of a client.
(D) is incorrect. There is no mention of negotiating a higher fee.
(E) is incorrect. The client's budget is not described as the mistake.
Associated Text:
She was openly criticising the client. She told him one of his favourite sofas would ruin the room.
Questions 29-30
Choose two letters A-E.
Write your answers in boxes 29-30 on your answer sheet.
Which TWO kinds of retail data would help designers?
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length of store visits
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common spending levels
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reasons for returned items
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unmet style preferences
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frequent size choices
(A) is incorrect. Time spent in the store is not discussed.
(B) is incorrect. Spending levels are not mentioned.
(C) is correct. The recording supports this option: reasons for returned items.
(D) is correct. The recording supports this option: unmet style preferences.
(E) is incorrect. Furniture sizes are said to be more useful for manufacturers than designers.
Associated Text:
For designers, it would help to know which styles customers want but cannot find.
(A) is incorrect. Time spent in the store is not discussed.
(B) is incorrect. Spending levels are not mentioned.
(C) is correct. The recording supports this option: reasons for returned items.
(D) is correct. The recording supports this option: unmet style preferences.
(E) is incorrect. Furniture sizes are said to be more useful for manufacturers than designers.
Associated Text:
And I would want to know why people return furniture items. If a chair keeps coming back because it is uncomfortable or badly made, a designer should know that.
