# Section 3 — Coastal Erosion Fieldwork

*Questions 21–30 · difficulty: hard*

**Situation:**

You will hear a university tutor, Dr Payne, discussing a group project about coastal erosion with two students, Amy and Ben. First you have some time to look at questions 21 to 30.

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**21.** What did Dr Payne think of the project outline?
  A. It was too ambitious  ` `
  B. It was coming along well  `✓`
  C. It needed to be completely rewritten  ` `

**22.** What are the students planning to use for data collection?
  A. Drone photography and sediment samples  `✓`
  B. Questionnaires and interviews  ` `
  C. Maps and satellite images  ` `

**23.** The students need permission from the ______ before using drones on that part of the beach.

**24.** The permission form must be submitted at least ______ working days before the fieldwork.

**25.** How many sediment samples does the tutor recommend?
  A. At least 10  ` `
  B. At least 20  ` `
  C. At least 30  `✓`

**26.** When should the samples be collected?
  A. Just after low tide at the same time each day  `✓`
  B. At both high tide and low tide  ` `
  C. At random times throughout the day  ` `

**27.** The tutor suggests a ______ format for the final presentation.

**28.** The presentation should be ten minutes of speaking plus ______ minutes for questions.

**29.** Where should the students mention the limitations of their research?
  A. In the introduction to the presentation  ` `
  B. In a small section in the bottom corner of the poster  `✓`
  C. In the appendix of the written report  ` `

**30.** What does the tutor suggest for the literature review?
  A. More interviews with local residents  ` `
  B. Council reports and local newspaper archives from the past decade  `✓`
  C. Recent academic journal articles only  ` `

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## Answer key

| Q | Answer |
|---|--------|
| 21 | It was coming along well |
| 22 | Drone photography and sediment samples |
| 23 | council |
| 24 | ten |
| 25 | At least 30 |
| 26 | Just after low tide at the same time each day |
| 27 | poster |
| 28 | five |
| 29 | In a small section in the bottom corner of the poster |
| 30 | Council reports and local newspaper archives from the past decade |