Listening exercise

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Good Morning

Today we are going to practice  your listening skills

Agreement 

• school rules 
• respect one another 
• Questions? Raise your hand.
• Hands and Eyes = Naar docent kijken, lege handen en stil.
• Teacher speaks = Students are quiet
• Do not walk around 
• You are not allowed to use your phone without permission.

older, wiser, more independent...         

10 minutes of silent rule

independent work (by yourself)

Learning Goal:

 I know how to prepare myself for listening exercises using different strategies.

Listening strategies

Train yourself in applying:

- What is the listening fragment about? 

(title, introduction, reading questions.

- knowledge

(what do you know already about this topic)

- to predict

MOCK TEST!

1. What's an example of a commercial airline?
a.) a 747
b.) Southwest Airlines

1. A
2. B

2. When does SpaceX plan to launch their first commercial flight?
a.) 2100
b.) 2021

1. A
2. B

3. The SpaceX Starship is _____ an airplane.
a.) much more expensive than
b.) much faster than

1. A
2. B

4. How long does it take to fly from Los Angeles to New York in an airplane?
a.) 5 hours, 25 minutes
b.) 25 minutes

1. A
2. B

5. Sally Ride says that ____________.
a.) everything looks so small from space
b.) the view of Earth is absolutely spectacular

1. A
2. B

6. What are two world wonders can you experience from space?
a.) lightening storms and Aurora Borealis
b.) The Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge

1. A
2. B

7. How long does it take the Dragon to orbit the earth?
a.) 90 minutes
b.) 9 minutes

1. A
2. B

8. How many passengers can ride in the Dragon?
a.) 7 people
b.) 90 people

1. A
2. B

9. What can you find in the Dragon nosecone?
a.) a parachute
b.) thrusters

1. A
2. B

10. Traveling in space is faster and ___than flying in an airplane.
a.) less turbulent
b.) more turbulent

1. A
2. B

11. SpaceX will be able to fly you anywhere in world ________________.
a.) in 30 minutes
b.) in an hour or less

1. A
2. B

Why do airplanes stay in the air?
A: There is no net force on them
B: They have wings
C: They have an engine

1. A
2. B
3. C

What four forces must be balanced?
A: Thrust, lift, gravity, pull
B: Pull, lift, gravity, push
C: Thrust, lift, gravity, drag

1. A
2. B
3. C

What is a crucial part of flying?
A: The engine on the plane
B: Getting air molucules to push the plane up
C: The wings

1. A
2. B
3. C

What part of the wings crash into air molecules more violently?
A: The undersides
B: The uppersides
C: All parts of the wings

1. A
2. B
3. C

Low pressure on the top of the plane plus high pressure on the bottom means:
A: The plane has lift
B: The plane glides
C: The plane drops

1. A
2. B
3. C

What direction do engines push air?
A: Forwards and backwards
B: Forwards
C: Backwards

1. A
2. B
3. C

For the most efficient engine it is good to have:
A: A really big propeller and a really small jet
B: A really big jet and a really small propeller
C: A really big jet and propeller

1. A
2. B
3. C

SEE YOU TOMORROW...