Listening English- short clips about living

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Listening English- short clips about living

Listening exercise

Today you are going to watch and listen

During the clips, you will be asked to answer questions

At some point you will be warned that the questions are going to be later

Listen closely and answer as quickly as possible

Why do people NOT want to leave Balwinningen?

1. the houses are spacious
2. the surroudings are quite good
3. the people who live there are wonderful
4. the house are cheap

Why purple?

1. good combination of red-blood and blue-sea
2. it was a bet
3. it helped out against feeling blue
4. lavender

What feeling might you experience in Erwin Wurm's house

1. claustrophobia
2. calm
3. surprise
4. curiousness

What do these houses protect against?

1. family gatherings
2. harsh weather and animals
3. sea and nosey neighbours
4. ocean and storms

Why did Bruce convert an airplane into a house?

1. because he didn't have any money to build a house
2. because he didn't feel like living in a house
3. because he learnt that people lived in converted trucks
4. because he is a smart investor

How many steps were in the stairs to school?

1. 2666
2. 2555
3. 2565
4. 2556

When is the mirrorcube especially visible?

1. never
2. during the day
3. at night
4. always

Why were the tunnels created?

1. storm drain
2. sewage
3. escape
4. subway/ metro system

How are people called who live in the tunnels?

1. rats
2. mice
3. dingo
4. moles

What were the buildings on the bridge first used for?

1. meat market
2. juwelers
3. love locks

We will now watch a longer part of the video.

Note down some key words and answer the questions afterwards

Why wasn't the Flintstone house inhabited anymore?

1. too many people came to see it
2. it was bought by a museum
3. it was built without electricity
4. it was locked closed by its original owner

What is so special about the Makoto village?

1. it's dirty
2. it floats
3. it's a very rich area
4. it's beloved by tourists

What were the houses in pyramid form inspired by?

1. pyramids
2. Mexican culture
3. hills
4. terraced fields and parkour

Why is Tuvalu disappearing?

1. rising sea levels
2. too many people
3. tourists
4. climate change

What's so special about the houses in Kampoong Luang?

1. they're on stilts
2. they move with the water
3. they float
4. they are carved into the rocks

In Longyearbyen

1. you cannot see the moon
2. you have a four-month-long day

Can you go and live in Longyearbyen?

1. No, you need visa
2. No, you need to be accepted as a scientist
3. Yes, no science required
4. Yea, no visa required

How deep underwater is your hotelroom in the underwater hotel?

1. 1 meter
2. 3 meters
3. 5 meters
4. 7 meters

Reactor the house is moved by

1. wind and movement from the inhabitants
2. movement from the people in the house
3. wind
4. anything

How many people live in the Huacachina oasis?

1. around a 1000
2. around 100
3. around 20,000
4. half a million people

How many people reside in Colma?

1. none, all buried
2. 1000
3. around 1700
4. 1900

Why was Colma built?

1. to make more room for burials from San Francisco
2. as a tribute to fallen soldiers
3. to bury war victims
4. to make sure infectious diseases would not spread to Las Vegas

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