LiSTEning PART 4 Questions 31–40 31 Asia originally migrated from = began their
journeys in
Distraction the ‘Americas’ are mentioned as a
possible starting point but the speaker says that
debate ‘has been settled’, and goes on to say what
anthropologists recognise today.
32 faster Distraction European ships were ‘stronger’,
which implies that Polynesian canoes were ‘weaker’,
but Europeans wouldn’t have been ‘impressed’
by that.
33 steering Distraction the speaker says the paddles
were not used for ‘propulsion’.
34 bark made from = used in the manufacture of
Distraction ‘wool’ and ‘cotton’ are mentioned, but
were ‘unknown to Polynesians’.
35 songs remembered = recall; detailed = long and
complicated; making up = created
36 waves found direction = knew which way to sail
37 birds could identify certain = recognising those
particular
38 colour / color changes = vary; read = something else
that they were able to detect
Distraction the ‘temperature’ of the water is
constant in that part of the Pacific.
39 instruments without = did not use
Distraction it is necessary to understand a long turn
of spoken language between the reference to the
canoe’s name and the answer.
40 language(s) created fresh interest = remarkable
renaissance
READing PASSAgE 1 Questions 1–13 1 TRUE: The writer explains that Sheen’s university
degree ‘had merely touched on [= looked briefly at]
the Roman occupation of ancient Britain, providing
a very general overview [= a basic introduction] of
everyday activities’.
2 nOT giVEn: We are only told that ‘Katherine had no
doubt they [= the coins] were historically significant
[= perhaps important for historical research]’. There
is no information about Katherine’s views on what
their financial value might be.
