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LanguageCert Practice Listening: Part 3 (Monologue) ID: #60337 Easy Yellow 4

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You will hear a student giving a presentation about 17th-century English scientist, Robert Hooke. Complete the information on the notepad. Write short answers of one to three words. You will hear the presentation twice. You have thirty seconds to look at the notepad.

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Listening Part 3 You will hear a student giving a presentation on the 17th century English scientist Robert Hooke. Complete the information on the notepad. Write short answers of one to three words. You will hear the person twice. You have 30 seconds to look at the notepad. The 17th century scientist Robert Hooke has been called the English Leonardo da Vinci by one of his biographers. Like the much more famous da Vinci from 2 centuries earlier, Hooke knew about many different areas of science, including biology, physics and astronomy. He was also an engineer. Huck was born on July 28th, 1635, and he spent his early life observing everything around him and making excellent drawings of a wide range of things, from mechanical devices like clocks to things from nature like plants and animals. He was educated at an important English school and then went on to study at Oxford University, where he was able to listen to some of the leading scientists of his day. When he was 30, Hook produced a book called Micrographia, which was the first book to show drawings of things observed through a microscope. The device had been invented 60 years before, but it hadn't been used to record observations until Hook's time. Hook's ability to make detailed drawings is one reason he's compared with Da Vinci. Da Vinci's drawings of the human skeleton, with all of its muscles, showed people things they'd never seen before. while Hooke's illustrations of insects showed people a world they'd not even known existed. Because they looked so incredible at 50 times their size, some people said that Hooke had invented them rather than drawn them from life. It was in Micrographia that Hooke described the structure of the material cork. Looking at the material through his microscope, Hooke noticed that it consisted of a honeycomb structure. He coined the term cell to describe the multiple parts of this structure, and the term was adopted as the name for the basic unit of a living thing. Hooke's contributions to engineering were also revolutionary. His most famous law, the law of elasticity, describes the relationship between the force applied to a spring and its movement. Hooke's work in clock-making using this law led to the development of more accurate timepieces. Once again, his achievements mirror those of Da Vinci's in engineering. However, Hooke was sometimes disparagingly referred to as mechanic by his critics, suggesting he was just an engineer rather than a natural philosopher like Hooke's English rival Isaac Newton. It was an unfair characterization. For example, in astronomy, Hooke made important advances. He proposed the theory that light moved in waves and said that there was gravity in space. This was an important understanding, but he isn't widely recognised for his ideas about gravity. Most people remember Sir Isaac Newton instead. Hooke tried to deal with this issue during his lifetime. He said that Newton's theory of gravity was stolen and based on Hooke's own ideas about the movement of the planets, which Hooke had observed through his telescope. However, he lost the war of words with the more famous Newton, and this is probably why Hooke is little known by anyone outside of science today. In his lifetime, however, Hooke was very well known. He was assistant to another great English scientist, Robert Boyle, who discovered important laws about the behavior of gases. And he was also a long-standing member of the Royal Society. This was a group of the most important scientists and engineers in the country, and Hooke was center to the society. As its curator, he was responsible for creating and conducting experiments and demonstrating them to the society's members. Beyond science, Hooke contributed to architecture, which again shows how similar he was to da Vinci. After the destruction caused by the Great Fire of London in 1666, Hooke was asked to survey the city and also played an important role in the city's rebuilding. He worked alongside Christopher Wren, another person known for his wide-ranging interests, knowledge and skills. The 17th century scientist Robert Hooke has been called the English Leonardo da Vinci by one of his biographers. Like the much more famous da Vinci from 2 centuries earlier, Hooke knew about many different areas of science, including biology, physics and astronomy. He was also an engineer. Huck was born on July 28th, 1635, and he spent his early life observing everything around him and making excellent drawings of a wide range of things, from mechanical devices like clocks to things from nature like plants and animals. He was educated at an important English school and then went on to study at Oxford University, where he was able to listen to some of the leading scientists of his day. When he was 30, Hook produced a book called Micrographia, which was the first book to show drawings of things observed through a microscope. The device had been invented 60 years before, but it hadn't been used to record observations until Hook's time. Hook's ability to make detailed drawings is one reason he's compared with Da Vinci. Da Vinci's drawings of the human skeleton, with all of its muscles, showed people things they'd never seen before. while Hooke's illustrations of insects showed people a world they'd not even known existed. Because they looked so incredible at 50 times their size, some people said that Hooke had invented them rather than drawn them from life. It was in Micrographia that Hooke described the structure of the material cork. Looking at the material through his microscope, Hooke noticed that it consisted of a honeycomb structure. He coined the term cell to describe the multiple parts of this structure, and the term was adopted as the name for the basic unit of a living thing. Hooke's contributions to engineering were also revolutionary. His most famous law, the law of elasticity, describes the relationship between the force applied to a spring and its movement. Hooke's work in clock-making using this law led to the development of more accurate timepieces. Once again, his achievements mirror those of Da Vinci's in engineering. However, Hooke was sometimes disparagingly referred to as mechanic by his critics, suggesting he was just an engineer rather than a natural philosopher like Hooke's English rival Isaac Newton. It was an unfair characterization. For example, in astronomy, Hooke made important advances. He proposed the theory that light moved in waves and said that there was gravity in space. This was an important understanding, but he isn't widely recognised for his ideas about gravity. Most people remember Sir Isaac Newton instead. Hooke tried to deal with this issue during his lifetime. He said that Newton's theory of gravity was stolen and based on Hooke's own ideas about the movement of the planets, which Hooke had observed through his telescope. However, he lost the war of words with the more famous Newton, and this is probably why Hooke is little known by anyone outside of science today. In his lifetime, however, Hooke was very well known. He was assistant to another great English scientist, Robert Boyle, who discovered important laws about the behavior of gases. And he was also a long-standing member of the Royal Society. This was a group of the most important scientists and engineers in the country, and Hooke was center to the society. As its curator, he was responsible for creating and conducting experiments and demonstrating them to the society's members. Beyond science, Hooke contributed to architecture, which again shows how similar he was to da Vinci. After the destruction caused by the Great Fire of London in 1666, Hooke was asked to survey the city and also played an important role in the city's rebuilding. He worked alongside Christopher Wren, another person known for his wide-ranging interests, knowledge and skills. That is the end of Part 3.

The English Leonardo da Vinci

Some people have called the 17th-century scientist, Robert Hooke, the English Leonardo da Vinci.

As a child, Hooke made excellent drawings of items from (1) and mechanical devices.

At 30, Hooke produced Micrographia, which depicted things he had observed through his microscope.

Some people found Hooke's drawings of (2), shown at 50 times their size, hard to believe.

Hooke's study of cork led to the word (3) being used as a basic unit in biology.

Despite doing great things in engineering, some unkind critics called Hooke a (4).

Hooke said that light moved in waves and that there was gravity in space.

Hooke claimed Newton stole his work on the movement of the (5) when Newton was developing his theory of gravity.

Hooke was in the Royal Society for 40 years and was in charge of the (6) done there.

Hooke was employed to (7) London after the Great Fire and helped design new buildings.

Result:

Explanation

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A.I. Explanation:

Correct Answer: nature
Why this is correct: The speaker says Hooke drew 'things from nature like plants and animals'. The notepad says drawings 'from ___ and mechanical devices', so the answer is nature.
Tips: When plants and animals are listed, the notepad often wants the single word 'nature' that covers them.
Correct Answer: insects
Why this is correct: The speaker says 'Hooke's illustrations of insects showed people a world they'd not even known existed', and looked hard to believe at 50 times their size. So the answer is insects.
Tips: Two people are compared in this talk, so check whose drawings the gap is really about.
Correct Answer: cell
Why this is correct: The speaker says Hooke 'coined the term cell' and it became 'the name for the basic unit of a living thing'. The notepad says the word used 'as a basic unit in biology', so the answer is cell.
Tips: When the speaker says someone 'coined the term', that term is usually the answer.
Correct Answer: mechanic
Why this is correct: The speaker says 'Hooke was sometimes disparagingly referred to as mechanic by his critics'. The notepad says 'unkind critics called Hooke a ___', so the answer is mechanic.
Tips: When the notepad says people were unkind, listen for the exact rude word they used.
Correct Answer: planets
Why this is correct: The speaker says Hooke claimed Newton's theory was based on 'Hooke's own ideas about the movement of the planets'. So the answer is planets.
Tips: Read the whole notepad sentence so you know which detail out of several the gap asks for.
Correct Answer: experiments
Why this is correct: The speaker says as curator Hooke was 'responsible for creating and conducting experiments'. The notepad says he was 'in charge of the ___ done there', so the answer is experiments.
Tips: The word 'responsible for' in the audio often marks the exact detail a gap needs.
Correct Answer: survey
Why this is correct: The speaker says 'Hooke was asked to survey the city' after the Great Fire and helped rebuild it. The notepad says he was employed 'to ___ London', so the answer is survey.
Tips: When the gap needs a verb after 'to', listen for the matching action word in the audio.

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