Name _______________________ Mark _________________

Part 1: Listen to a piece of news and fill in the blanks with a word or short phrase taken from the recording.

Researchers now claim ISIS is using Twitter to recruit Americans. Roughly 250 have 1._________________ so far. Donald Trump said that “When the world would like to destroy us as quickly as possible I 2.__________________________.” Today killers are often 3.____________. They are the new needles. And to spot a needle you need tools to sit through the haystack. Sadly, that's miscast as 4._____________________, a mistake born from a 5._________________ regarding freedom and security. The new reality is we aren’t dealing with China, North Korea or 6.__________________. But to 7.___________________ they're dying for it. Until we embrace the tools to engage the new enemy, we will die with them.

Part 2: Listen to another piece of news and fill in the blanks with no more than FOUR WORDS taken from the recording.

Stories of people randomly shot by 8._________________ have become all-too-familiar and so too are the questions in 9.__________________ that follow. Right now a Colorado jury is deliberating whether James Holmes should face the death penalty for killing a dozen people during this movie theater 10.____________ three years ago. The parent of Jessica asked at what point they were 11._______________ or became numb. 12.__________________are happening every week now. Across America, dozens of mass shooting since 2012: at a church, a school, a 13.___________________. Court documents show Houser’s family tried to get him treated for 14.__________________. You’re having individuals fall through the system, 15._______________________. Now John Houser joins a line above mass shooters with mental illness that wasn't sufficiently treated.

Part 3: You will hear a philosopher called Marc Jerome and a psychologist called Elena Berensen taking part in a discussion on the subject of identity and the labels that define groups of people in the society. For questions 16-20, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.

16. What does Marc suggest about being labelled as ‘a philosopher’?

A It’s the label he uses most often.B It’s not a label he could use in other contexts.C It’s the label that best describes what he does.D It’s only one of various labels he sometimes uses.

17. Elena suggests that the term ‘pigeonholed’ is used by people who

A prefer not to use labels.B dislike the labels they’ve chosen.C resent having labels applied to them.D feel that they don’t fit under any labels.

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18. Marc and Elena agree that a very strong sense of identity can

A leave people unprepared for changing circumstances.B have adverse effects on relationships at work.C make people too quick to categorize others.D lead to tensions in aspects of family life.

19. When asked about labelling by the media, Elena reveals

A a determination to make it more serious.B a concern about the social consequences.C a feeling that it isn’t greatly significant.D an acceptance that it has a part to play.

20. In his concluding comments, Marc suggests that labels of identity

A allow the individual to fit into society.B help the individual to prioritize things in life.C prevent the individual from being truly unique.D stop the individual from becoming too self-obsessed.