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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #30214 Short Acting 4
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Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

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While Uta Hagen was working as an actor she was invited by Herbert Berghof to teach at his acting school. Her response though was that she didn't know how to teach. She had no experience of teaching. However, Berghof was convincing in his rejoinder. He told her that she knew very well how to act and it all she would have to do is share with students what she had learned during her illustrious career. Subsequently she developed her own teaching techniques. She would give each actor two or three points to focus on, these points will depend on the actor’s individual strengths and weaknesses. Rather than giving them lots and lots of information that might overwhelm them, she preferred to deal with each actor’s individual problems.

Which is true, according to the speaker?

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Option 3: "She already had a good reputation for acting."

Explanation: The text mentions that Uta Hagen had an 'illustrious career' as an actor, which indicates that she had a good reputation in the field. This directly supports the correctness of this option.

Option 1: "Herbert wasn't sure about her teaching ability."

Explanation: The text indicates that Herbert Berghof was convincing in his response to Uta Hagen's doubts about her teaching ability. This suggests that he had confidence in her potential to teach, contradicting the statement that he wasn't sure about her ability.

Option 2: "She followed standard teaching practices."

Explanation: The text describes how Uta Hagen developed her own teaching techniques, which implies that she did not adhere to standard practices. Instead, she tailored her approach to focus on individual strengths and weaknesses, making this option incorrect.

Option 4: "Her students could take in a lot of information."

Explanation: The text states that Uta Hagen preferred to give her students only two or three points to focus on to avoid overwhelming them. This indicates that her students could not take in a lot of information, making this option incorrect.

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