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DRAVNO NATJECANJE IZ ENGLESKOGA JEZIKA

za 2. razred srednjih kola

SLUANJE S RAZUMIJEVANJEM

Good morning. May I have your attention, please? The listening part of the test will
start now. Open your tests to page 2. As you can see, the listening task and questions
are on this page.
You will hear an interview with an archaeologist.
You will hear the extract twice, and there will be a short pause between the two
recordings.
You can write your answers during both the first and second readings.
Listen to the recording. For each of the questions 1-5, choose ONE answer (A, B, C or
D) that fits best according to the recording.
Write the corresponding letter (A, B, C or D) on the Answer Sheet.
The task begins with an example (0).
Remember to write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
While you are listening, write your answers on the task itself. You can cross out your
answers, change them, make notes or underline words if you wish.
After the second reading, you will have 1 minute to check your answers.
During this time, you should write your final answers on the Answer Sheet.
Now, lets begin. You have 30 seconds to read through the questions.
[Count silently to 30 and then say the following:]
Now you will hear the interview.

The Archaeologist
Im so glad that I chose this career. Obviously, Im pleased to play a role in increasing our
understanding of the past and Ive travelled to some amazing places both home and abroad.
Above all, Ive met some fantastic people. In addition, theres also the tremendous variety
involved in the job.
Ive often been asked how I got into archaeology in the first place. Its not a profession you
would want to pursue if your primary goal was to be financially successful, and I was
conscious of this from the outset, although it should be said that it is possible to make a
reasonably comfortable living from it. Some see working outdoors in the fresh air as a great
attraction rather than being stuck inside all day, and Id have to say that its not without its
positive sides. As for myself, I was into the idea of having an opportunity of applying in
practice my twin passions of chemistry and statistics. Strangely, I was hardly what you
would call a big history fan, which is rather ironic.
I wasnt tempted by a career in academia, teaching undergraduates and working with
research students, as I wanted to be in the field. Although I didnt need it, the professor at my
department advised me to do a doctorate after I had finished my Masters programme, but I
skipped it. Despite the enormous cost and the amount of time it would have taken up, I could
probably have done it. I just imagined it was one of those things I could always achieve
further down the line. Who knows? Maybe one day I will.
Although I love my job, it has its fair share of downsides, as does any career. Its not much
fun in a trench when its freezing or pouring with rain. A lot of my older colleagues also moan
about backache, which doesnt come as much of a surprise. My own pet hate is writing up
findings. I was never particularly good at English. After that, it would be informing people
that a motorway or airport is going to be built on their land, and that as a result an
archaeological dig will take place beforehand. I remember one or two farmers getting upset
until they found out about the compensation they would be getting from the government.
Unfortunately, many people have a misconception of archaeology based on the Indiana
Jones movies, which portray it as a truly dangerous profession. This couldnt be further from
the truth. Of course, some places are riskier than others. For instance, one of my colleagues
was on a dig in Latin America a few years back and got kidnapped by guerrillas, but thats an
extreme case. I once fell and cut myself on a shovel Id been using and I got a nasty
infection and ended up in hospital, but thats about it. I suppose in some environments the
local animals and insects might theoretically pose a risk, such as spiders and snakes if you
were on a dig somewhere like Australia, though youre more likely to get sunstroke or
sunburn in such a place because of not wearing a hat or putting on enough sunblock.
Of course, the real excitement revolves around the finds you make. The overwhelming
majority of these are quite routine and make small contributions to building up a bigger
picture of the place and time under investigation. However, now and again something is
uncovered which creates a stir and which can even lead to a re-evaluation of the past.
Probably the biggest find in the UK last year was the discovery of the remains of King
Richard III. It certainly provided us with a wealth of fascinating details, such as what hed
been eating, the condition of his teeth and how hed been killed. It wont bring about a
reinterpretation of Shakespeares portrayal of him, but it undoubtedly seems to have
generated curiosity in our discipline on the part of the man in the street, which is
where its greatest value lies.

[Count silently to 5 and then say the following:]


Now you will hear the interview again.

[After the second reading, say the following:]


You now have 1 minute to check your answers and copy them onto the Answer Sheet.
[Count silently to 60 and then say the following:]
This is the end of the listening task. You may now go on to do the other parts of the
test.

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