Which TWO groups is the exhibition mainly intended for?
A history undergraduates B local school students C university staff D prospective students E members of the public
Questions 23 and 24
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Why do Maya and Leon decide to focus on the Industrial Revolution?
A It links well with the university archives. B It influenced modern working life. C It is currently popular in schools. D It allows them to include visual materials. E It connects to the local area.
Questions 25–30
What theme do Maya and Leon choose for each section of the exhibition?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 25–30.
Topics A urban growth B working conditions C transport D education E medical advances F political reform G housing H technology
Sections
25 Early factories 26 Railways 27 Public health 28 City expansion 29 Child labour 30 Trade unions
Keys
21 D 22 E 23 B 24 E 25 B 26 C 27 E 28 A 29 D 30 F
Transcripts
Part 3: You will hear two university students discussing plans for a history exhibition they are preparing for Open Week.
Maya: So we need to be absolutely clear about who this exhibition is for.
Leon: I assumed it was mainly aimed at history undergraduates.
Maya: At first I thought so too. Well, not exactly. Professor Grant actually said they want something that reaches beyond our department.
Leon: Because it’s running during Open Week?
Maya: Exactly. They’re expecting a lot of prospective students and their families on campus.
Leon: Right, so people who are thinking of applying here.
Maya: Yes. That’s the key group. The exhibition should show them how research works here.
Leon: What about university staff?
Maya: They’ll probably come, but they’re not the main audience.
Leon: And school groups?
Maya: It’s open to the general public, yes, but it’s not designed specifically for school visits. The content might be a bit too detailed.
Leon: So prospective students and members of the public.
Maya: Yes, those are the two main groups. Now, about the historical period. We’ve narrowed it down to the Industrial Revolution.
Leon: There’s a lot of material in the university archives from that time.
Maya: That’s true, and it’s helpful. But that’s not really the main reason I prefer it.
Leon: No?
Maya: What really interests me is how much it shaped modern working life. Factory systems, fixed working hours, labour organisation.
Leon: Yes, that makes sense.
Maya: And also, our city expanded dramatically during that period.
Leon: That’s right. The population almost doubled in about fifty years.
Maya: Exactly. So there’s a strong local connection, which should make the exhibition more relevant for visitors.
Leon: Good point.
Maya: Let’s decide on themes for each section.
Leon: For Early Factories, we could focus on technological development.
Maya: That’s one possibility, but I think it’s more important to highlight what conditions were like for workers. Long hours, dangerous machinery, low wages.
Leon: So working conditions rather than technology.
Maya: Yes.
Leon: For Railways, that’s clearly about transport development.
Maya: Definitely. Especially how rail networks changed the movement of goods and people.
Leon: What about Public Health?
Maya: That links to sanitation reforms and medical advances. We can show how disease prevention improved over time.
Leon: Agreed.
Leon: City Expansion obviously relates to urban growth.
Maya: Yes, migration from rural areas, overcrowding, new housing and infrastructure.
Leon: Now, Child Labour.
Maya: We could treat that as part of working conditions.
Leon: True.
Maya: But I think it’s better to connect it to education reforms. Child labour eventually led to compulsory schooling laws.
Leon: Yes, that shows long-term social change.
Leon: And finally, Trade Unions.
Maya: That should focus on political reform. Workers campaigning for legal protection and representation.
Leon: Perfect.
Maya: I think that gives the exhibition a clear structure.
Leon: Yes, it balances social, economic and political themes.
