CEPT Practice B2 Level EXTENDED listening about a wildlife photographer

 

You will hear an interview with a woman called Adriana Moretti, who works as a wildlife photographer.

1 Why did Adriana want to become a wildlife photographer?

A She enjoyed travelling to remote locations.

B She was very good at taking photos.

C She was interested in animal behaviour.

2 Why, according to Adriana, is it easier nowadays to learn how to photograph animals?

A The necessary equipment is cheaper than it used to be.

B It is possible to learn wildlife photography online.

C Cheap International travel means more species can be photographed.

3 Why did Adriana feel uncomfortable while she was trying lo take photos of bords?

A She was not able to sit down.

B Her feet were getting wet.

C She was being bitten by insects.

4 How did Adriana feel when she was trying to

photograph the crocodile?

A afraid that it might try to attack her

B worried she may not get the photo she wanted

C increasingly bored with waiting to take the picture

5 Adriana has still never taken photos of

A a tiger in India.

B a snow leopard in China

C a polar bear in Russia

6 What disadvantage does Adriana say her work has?

A She sometimes feels lonely when she is working abroad.

B She doesn't see her family as often as she would like to.

C She always has to go where the agency tells her.

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Audioscript

Interviewer: Adriana, what originally made you decide you wanted to be a professional wildlife photographer?

Adriana: Well, unlike some who eventually take it op as a career, I wasn't a particularly talented photographer but I fascinated by what living creatures do and whv. I developed my skills as a photographer while I was actually doing the job, and it

wasn't until then I realised my work couId take me to all kinds of distant places.

Interviewer. So beginner don't need to take budget flights abroad to improve their photographic skills?

Adriana; No, they can usually do that in their local countryside, where there’ll probably be just as wide a variety of wildlife as

anywhere, really. Actually, learning has it anything become simpler. For instance, the cost of good-quality digital cameras and other essential items has fallen dramatically in recent times, enabling far more people to take good photos. Studying photography can certainly help improve one's technical ability, though I'd do that at college rather than by signing up for

one of those online courses.

lnten1iewer: And of course you need practical experience.

Adriana: Yes, there are things you can't learn sitting in a classroom. I remember I once spent all night trying to photograph

owls after it’d been raining heavily. 

lnterviewer: That can’t have been very comfortable.

Adriana: ……..

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2 A

3 C

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