Listening Lesson 2.3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Ex. 23

Listen to the recording 'Whizz Kidz' and answer the questions on the following slides.

Name	Allen	Ed	Corrie
City
Collection
Number of items

Listen to the recording and drag the correct answers to the table.

Ex. 23

London

New York

6.000

Hot sauce bottles

Sunderland

Airsickness bags

Around 2000

Toothpaste tubes

Over 3000 (3122)

Listen to the recording and tick the correct box.
1. What happens in the radio programme?

Listen until 0:37

1. Listeners give their opinions about weird collections.
2. Different people talk about their weird collections.

Listen to the recording and tick the correct box.
2. When did Allen become interested in hot sauce bottles?

0:40-01:34

1. After dinner at his grandparents' house.
2. After visiting a restaurant

Listen to the recording and tick the correct box.
3. Who bought the first item for the collection that Allen has?

01:35-01:59

1. A friend.
2. A relative.

Listen to the recording and tick the correct box.
4. What do Allen's friends think?

02:00-02:19

1. They think Allen is weird.
2. They think Allen's collection is weird.

Listen to the recording and tick the correct box.
5. What is Allen's favourite item called?

02:19-02:47

1. Super hot.
2. Ultra Red.

Answer the question. Use key words and short phrases.
1. When did Ed get his first item for his collection?

Listen until 0:47

Answer the question. Use key words and short phrases.
2. How much did Ed pay for his favourite item?

0:47-01:14

Answer the question. Use key words and short phrases.
3. How old was Corrie when she started collecting?

01:17-01:49

Answer the question. Use key words and short phrases.
4. What is Corrie's favourite item?

01:51-02:17

Answer the question. Use key words and short phrases.
5. What tips does Corrie give (would-be) collectors?
Write down at least two.

02:18-03:12

Listen to 'Passion for music' and answer the questions on the following slides.

Choose the correct option.
1. Roland, speaker 1, owns ____

Listen until 0:15

1. One instrument
2. A lot of instruments

Choose the correct option.
2. Roland is studying how to play the ___

0:15-0:29

1. Piano
2. Saxophone

Choose the correct option.
3. Gretschen, speaker 2, plays on a lot of guitars which ___

0:32-0:46

1. she collected herself.
2. her father collected.

Choose the correct option.
4. Gretschen is studying how to play by ___

0:47-01:03

1. taking formal lessons.
2. watching videos.

Choose the correct option.
5. Tama, speaker 3, loves all types of ___ instruments.

01:08-01:32

1. percussion
2. string

Choose the correct option.
6. Tama mentions ___ types of instruments.

01:32-01:43

1. three
2. four

Choose the correct option.
7. Pearl, speaker 4, started singing when she was ___

01:46-02:00

1. one year old.
2. two years old.

Choose the correct option.
8. Pearl sings ___

02:00-02:22

1. country music.
2. opera.

Choose the correct option.
9. Quinn, speaker 5, plays a ____

02:25-02:45

1. percussion instrument.
2. string instrument.

Choose the correct option.
10. Quinn's parents bought plugs for ___

02:45-03:04

1. their ears.
2. their son's instrument.

Read the words before answering the questions on the next slides.

Tip: If you need to explain a word, you can describe it or say what you can do with it. 

A carrot is...

1. an orange vegetable
2. a red fruit

An airplane is something you can...

1. drive in
2. fly on

A reminder is ...

1. a person who looks after things
2. a thing like a souvenir

A broadcast is ...

1. a large type of cupboard
2. a programme on radio or TV

Something that is unusual is something...

1. peculiar
2. uninteresting

If you feel uneasy, you feel...

1. a bit nervous or upset
2. things are too difficult to understand

You can tune in on ...

1. a song
2. the radio

If you wonder about something, you...

1. can't understand it
2. think about it