H2013 (havo 4)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Listening practice 

H2013 - video 

Team work makes the dream work.

Necessities:
1. Groups of 4
2. One laptop per group

Preparation:

1. Form groups of 4 and sit together (turn tables to face each other)

2. Decide on a spokesperson (woordvoerder).

3. The spokesperson grabs his/her laptop and logs into this lessonup.

Team work makes the dream work.

Listening exercise (video part):

• During each fragment, the corresponding question is shown on the spokesperson's laptop.
• As a group, you have to decide which answer is correct. If opinions differ, you must be able to express why you think your answer is correct. What did you hear? How do you know that's the answer?
• As a group, decide on your final answer.
• The spokesperson submits the answer to lessonup.

Geen vraag.
1. Welk antwoord moet volgen na de pieptoon?

1. grasp that chance
2. deserve our praise

Geen vraag.
2. Welk antwoord moet volgen na de pieptoon?

1. I got my parents to include Fair Trade in the shopping
2. I gradually took over my parents' view on Fair Trade

Geen vraag.
3. Welk antwoord moet volgen na de pieptoon?

1. accept some loss
2. make more profit

Geen vraag.
4. Welk antwoord moet volgen na de pieptoon?

1. to be able to raise its price
2. to conceal its bad practices

Geen vraag.
5. Welk antwoord moet volgen na de pieptoon?

1. widening that range
2. satisfying our customers

Geen vraag.
6. Welk antwoord moet volgen na de pieptoon?

1. meets the Foundation's standards
2. is aimed at promoting Fair Trade

Geen vraag.
7. Welk antwoord moet volgen na de pieptoon?

1. an absolute guarantee
2. an honest organization

Geen vraag.
8. Welk antwoord moet volgen na de pieptoon?

1. am still doubtful about Nestlé's intentions
2. do not understand Nestlé's sales policy

9. How can the Fence Collective be characterized, judging from Kenny's words?

1. As an amateur band that opposes commercial record companies
2. do not understand Nestlé's sales policy
3. As a co-operating group of musicians who value their independence.

10. Which of the following is true?
In this passage, Lauren Laverne...

1. introduces some members of the Fence Collective.
2. makes clear who is in charge of the Fence Collective.
3. praises the musical style of the Fence Collective.

11. How does James Yorkston respond to Lauren's words?

1. He modestly accepts the information she gives.
2. He gently indicates that he does not believe her.
3. He kindly points out that she brings him no news.

12. What reason is given here for the popularity of James and Kenny's music?
The fact that it...

1. borrows its sound and themes from traditional music.
2. appeals to listeners' interest in personal experience.
3. seems more relaxed than that of most modern bands.

13. What is the function of the blow-out preventer (BOP)?

1. To send a warning to the rig when the flow of oil from the well is interrupted.
2. To shut off the oil well when unexpectedly large amounts of fuel are escaping.
3. To stop gas streaming from the well but let oil through into the pipe to the rig.

14. What becomes clear about Doug Suttles and admiral Thad Allen here?

1. They argued about how to inform the media of the oil disaster.
2. They tried to make the oil leak seem less serious than it was.
3. They disagreed on the amount of oil escaping from the well.

15. Dispersants are chemicals that help to break oil up into very small parts. What did Doug Suttles decide to do, according to this passage?

1. apply a completely new type of dispersant
2. release dispersants very near the oil leak
3. spray a huge amount of dispersants at once

16. How did Dr Samantha Joye look upon the way BP used dispersants?

1. She expected it to do more harm to sea life than the oil did.
2. She feared that it might involve great risks to the environment.
3. She was almost certain that it would turn out to be ineffective.

17. What does Thad Allen make clear with respect to politicians here?

1. Their threat to take BP to court because of the Deepwater disaster came too early.
2. Their proposals to take the Deepwater disaster out of BP's hands were unrealistic.
3. Their criticism of how BP handled the Deepwater disaster was not based on facts.

18. How does Joe Tyrell sound here?

1. greatly surprised
2. very proud
3. a little worried

19. What does this passage make clear about the people who operated the shear?

1. They tried to cut the riser, although Joe noted that it was not ready for this yet.
2. They did not know how to use it effectively, although Joe had instructed them.
3. They cut the riser in the wrong place, although Joe told them where to cut it.

20. What does Joe draw attention to here?

1. His happiness to get a lot of support when trying to cut the riser.
2. People's great relief when the shear had cut through the riser.
3. BP's concern about the large amount of oil escaping from the leak.

21. What does this passage make clear about BP?

1. It was doing its best to get advice from all the oil experts that it knew.
2. It was concentrating all its efforts on closing the well once and for all.
3. It was unable to deal with all the oil that was coming from the source.

22. How is the use of the 'capping stack' presented here?
As a method that...

1. looked promising in theory but had not been tested in practice.
2. Might well have a disastrous effect but was still worth a try.
3. seemed so unsuitable that it was surprising that it had not been applied yet.

23. What does Doug Suttles state here?

1. BP had had fears that it would be unable to end the Deepwater disaster.
2. BP will do its best to avoid accidents like the Deepwater disaster in the future.
3. BP's intentions of ending the Deepwater disaster had always been good.