listening

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

listening

listen to the introduction

What do you already know about "voetbalvrouwen".

A: football was so important to him.

B: football requires a lot of training.

C: playing football could be a regular job.

When Pat Labone first met her husband she did not realize that

Q2

When Pat Labone first met her husband she did not realize that

Q2

1. football was so important to him.
2. football requires a lot of training.
3. playing football could be a regular job.

A: She had a certain prejudice against footballers.

B: She didn't like the way he and his friends behaved.

C: She was afraid he might feel superior to her.

Why was Victoria a bit put off when she first met Steven?

Q3

Why was Victoria a bit put off when she first met Steven?

Q3

1. She had a certain prejudice against footballers.
2. She didn't like the way he and his friends behaved.
3. She was afraid he might feel superior to her.

A: She mistook another player for her boyfriend.

B: She didn't know even the most basic rules of the game

C: She was quite overwhelmed by the reactions of the public

What does Pat say about the first time she went to a football match?

Q4

What does Pat say about the first time she went to a football match?

Q4

1. She mistook another player for her boyfriend.
2. She didn't know even the most basic rules of the game
3. She was quite overwhelmed by the reactions of the public

A: Their husbands' fame had a negative effect on their personal lives.

B: They tried to stay out of the limelight as much as they could.

C: They were very different from what they are supposed to be like

What does Victoria say about most footballers' wives she has met?

Q5

What does Victoria say about most footballers' wives she has met?

Q5

1. Their husbands' fame had a negative effect on their personal lives.
2. They tried to stay out of the limelight as much as they could.
3. They were very different from what they are supposed to be like

A: She couldn't come on a club holiday because she wasn't married.

B: Club matters Always came first, often at the expense of family life.

C: The players could not see their partners when playing Abroad.

What is Pat, after so many years, still displeased about?

Q6

What is Pat, after so many years, still displeased about?

Q6

1. She couldn't come on a club holiday because she wasn't married.
2. Club matters Always came first, often at the expense of family life.
3. The players could not see their partners when playing Abroad.

A: There is a risk that it will drive you and your husband apart.

B: It is a very good idea as the husband's career is usually short.

C: People do not expect it but in fact it is not at all unusual.

What does Victoria say about having your own career as a footballer's wife?

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What does Victoria say about having your own career as a footballer's wife?

Q7

1. There is a risk that it will drive you and your husband apart.
2. It is a very good idea as the husband's career is usually short.
3. People do not expect it but in fact it is not at all unusual.

part 3

intro

A: a woman's fear to lose her lover

B: a woman's worries about her looks

The song Jolene is about 

Q13

The song Jolene is about

Q13

1. a woman's fear to lose her lover
2. a woman's worries about her looks

A:that she finds it hard to cope with getting older

B: that she is not as popular as she used to be

Dolly Parton has recently had to deal with the problem

Q14

Dolly Parton has recently had to deal with the problem

Q14

1. that she finds it hard to cope with getting older
2. that she is not as popular as she used to be

A:she immediately recognized it commercial potential

B: it was too limited for a career as a professional singer

How did Dolly look upon the music she grew up with 

Q15

How did Dolly look upon the music she grew up with

Q15

1. she immediately recognized it commercial potential
2. it was too limited for a career as a professional singer

A:Her religious upbringing has given het self-confidence

B: Hardship in her family has taught her some valuable things.

What does Dolly say here about her childhood?

Q16

What does Dolly say here about her childhood?

Q16

1. Her religious upbringing has given het self-confidence
2. Hardship in her family has taught her some valuable things.

A:blindly pursuing your ambitions

B: not knowing what you want

The song Bluer Pastures is about

Q17

The song Bluer Pastures is about

Q17

1. blindly pursuing your ambitions
2. not knowing what you want

A:it is a subject that never fails to appeal

B: it is a way of dealing with her own past

Why has Dolly written songs about women being betrayed by men?

Q19

Why has Dolly written songs about women being betrayed by men?

Q19

1. it is a subject that never fails to appeal
2. it is a way of dealing with her own past