Paper 4 – Part 1 (CAE)

Hi there students,

 As we’ve been trying to work on our listening skills, I’ve prepared this activity using a snippet of BBC’s Newspod (Feb 22).

This is supposed to work as a simulation of Paper 4 part 1 of the exam. A nice strategy would be to read all sentences prior to listening to the passage and try to predict what sort of information is missing, i.e. a date, a name, a place, etc. What other strategies do you follow when tackling this part of the exam? Share in the comments part. 

 Have fun!!

Rick

You’ll hear part of a radio programme which talks about the relationship between insomnia and creativity. As you listen, fill in the blanks. You may listen to the passage twice.

Insomnia and creativity 

Scientists and artists are gathering to discuss whether there is 1.___________________ between the two: inability to sleep and creativity.

Peter Manning says that during the night one has a clearer vision because the 2.___________________  are less present.

Sleep is a disconnection of the brain from the external world and part of the internal world. Beacause of this disconnection, the mind starts to free float and 3.___________________  goes up.

Nowadays insomnia is regarded as a nuisance, but in 4.___________________ it was considered normal in Europe.

Insomnia should be welcomed by those who suffer from 5.__________and__________insomnia.

Up to the 1900s, all the evidence of what sleep was about came from 6.____________________.

Insomniacs are primarily 7.____________________ and describe their condition as a nuisance.

The fact the insomniacs self-medicate is likely to be the cause of insomnia becoming a 8.____________________; the problem is not that people are losing their sleep.

The National Institute of Health acknowledges that insomnia is the most prevalent 9.____________________.

Insomniacs typically self-medicate with 10.__________and__________ in particular.

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