2425 - V6 - #2 - Cito practice - audio City and Guilds

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 5,6

Global Listening #2, audio

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1: What was, historically, the role of the livery companies?

1. They served to protect the rights of workers in the workplace.
2. They specified the requirements for most types of professions.
3. They were responsible for the upkeep of the Royal Household.

2: Why was City and Guilds founded?

1. To improve the level of training of the British workforce.
2. To negotiate the working conditions for British workmen.
3. To get recognition for the high quality of British workmanship.

3: What becomes clear about the place of City and Guilds in the field of education?

1. They have been taken over by specialised educational institutions.
2. They have laid the foundation for various new educational institutions.
3. They have lost their prominent role as an educational institution.

4: Which statement best reflects what Michael says about examinations in the UK?

1. They are the sole responsibility of the Ministry of Education
2. They are designed by each individueal school or college.
3. They are developed by non-governmental organisations.

5: What is said about international City & Guilds certificates?

1. They are mandatory if you want to work in the UK.
2. They are recognized by employers worlwide.
3. They are the gateway to foreign scholarships.

6: What does Michael say about human skills?

1. They are difficult to define which makes them hard to master.
2. They are instrumental in making someone employable.
3. They are rapidly losing ground to artificial intelligence.

The end