You are going to listen to part of an interview with Paul Tough about his new book on intelligence and character. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1–9) with the sentence endings (A–L). There are two sentence endings that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided on the answer sheet. The fi rst one (0) has been done for you.
After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers.
The power of character
0 Scientists used to measure intelligence ___.
1 People generally are very certain ___.
2 Success in life depends on ___.
3 The author of the book backs up his concepts by ___.
4 In the past, people paid too much attention to ___.
5 Nowadays scientists say ___.
6 People expect that children can read ___.
7 Teenagers sometimes develop very fast ___.
8 Intelligence does not change much ___.
9 People can still shape their character ___.
A after children are eight years old
B to train intelligence and character equally C in their third year at school
D having a very high IQ
E that test results are important F when they are in high school G having friends and family
H with the help of achievement tests I when they are young adults J various scientific studies K more than just the IQ
L that we can train children to develop their character
The power of character
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