Listening - Year 4

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Listening

Video exercises

 mavo 4

00:28

Who are the ones responsible for Thanksgiving?

01:22

A boat on which the first passengers arrived in the Northern US

Thomas Faunce

The location where the first US explorers touched American ground

The Mayflower

Plymouth rock

Cape Cod

02:05

From what country did the first explorers set sail?

02:45

Were the first explorers ready to discover America?

NO! Certainly not

Yep, they certainly were

03:39

Klopt het dat de eerste 'settlers' allerlei 'gespen' op hun kleding hadden?
Waar kwamen deze vandaan?

04:57

Who was Squanto and what happened to him in Spain?

1. One of the later Indians. He died in Spain
2. One of the Indians died by a plague. He was a slave.
3. The first Indian found. He was sold as a slave
4. The first Indian found. He was an interpreter in Spain

What does UFO mean?

Are there actual UFOs out there?

1. yes
2. no

If there are UFOs, there must be aliens.

1. true
2. false

Experts investigate reports of UFOs. What do reported UFOs in most cases end up being?

Where does the word “quarantine” come from? (one word)

Have any Australians been quarantined because of the coronavirus?

1. yes
2. no

What are the main symptoms of the coronavirus disease?

How long can the virus survive on hard surfaces like metal, glass or plastic?

part 3

intro

The song Jolene is about

Q13

1. a woman's fear to lose her lover
2. a woman's worries about her looks

Dolly Parton has recently had to deal with the problem

Q14

1. that she finds it hard to cope with getting older
2. that she is not as popular as she used to be

How did Dolly look upon the music she grew up with

Q15

1. she immediately recognized it commercial potential
2. it was too limited for a career as a professional singer

What does Dolly say here about her childhood?

Q16

1. Her religious upbringing has given het self-confidence
2. Hardship in her family has taught her some valuable things.

The song Bluer Pastures is about

Q17

1. blindly pursuing your ambitions
2. not knowing what you want

What does Dolly say about her appearance? Q 18

A) It may well stand in the way of a good understanding of her work.

B) It helps to create the right atmosphere for the performance of her music.

Q18

Why has Dolly written songs about women being betrayed by men?

Q19

1. it is a subject that never fails to appeal
2. it is a way of dealing with her own past

What kind of music can we expect from Dolly Parton in years to come?

A) Now that she has returned to a more traditional style she intends to stick with it.

B) apart from work in different styles she will regularly produce traditional songs,

Q20