Listen to part of a lecture about cinema and politics. BBC Listening Worksheet No. 3
Listen and decide if these statements are True or False.
1. The lecturer defines political films as films made about politicians.
2. Hotel Rwanda made people aware of what was happening in Rwanda.
3. Very few political films were made in the 1970s.
4. In the 1940s and 1950s American film studios completely avoided showing social problems.
5. The lecturer mentions two films by Richard Attenborough.
6. The film Malcolm X came out in the 2000s.
Listen to this excerpt from a radio programme about living in a big city.
While you listen, decide whether the following sentences are True or False.
1. Sue Shaw is an expert on how to protect the environment.
2. Masako Ito lives in Tokyo.
3. Today the Tokyo Bay Area has a population of 18 million.
4. New roads have solved Tokyo's transport problems.
5. There are high charges for cars to use the city's expressways.
6. Travel by car is faster than travel by rail.
7. Tokyo's transport infrastructure is a useful model for developing countries.
8. Cities in developing countries should not rely on cars to solve their transport problems.
Greenhouse Effect
Read these notes that a student has taken while listening to the radio programme. Identify and correct three errors.
Greenhouse Effect: The sun heats the Earth which sends energy into Space. Radiation stays in the atmosphere. It warms the atmosphere and the Earth.
Methane and commercial oil and gas from landfills cause damage to the Earth's surface.
Burning fossil fuels has made the problem bigger.
The formation of new oceans could slow down global warming.
Global warming will cause worldwide problems simultaneously.
A radio interview about creativity in business.
Listen and decide whether these sentences are True or False.
Reading a good book can animate your creativity.
Art and Business are working alone on the project.
When business men were asked to name a book which had influenced them, more than half chose a non fiction book.
Creative processes occur in the right side of the brain.
When we analyse the relationship between characters in a book, we train ourselves to understand emotional matters.
Marks & Spencer organises separate reading groups for managers and employees.
A conversation about a cultural heritage site.
Listen to the conversation and decide if these statements are T (true) or F (false).
1. The archaeological excavation was in Western Europe.
2. Lynn was working there for more than a month.
3. A university paid for her to go there.
4. She felt positive about the work experience.
5. She found a small statue.
6. The excavation will fundamentally change the area.
Foreign exchange services
Listen to the dialogue and complete Rachel's notes.
1. Wire transfer is fastest and __________ way to transfer money.
2. Should use international wires in foreign currency - lower __________ and less risk.
3. Know full cost of __________ before wire is sent.
4. Sterling wire transfers use __________ rate applicable when wire is received.
5. Another advantage of using foreign currency - could negotiate better price for __________ .
6. Many foreign currency cheques can be cleared next __________ .
7. Need to send cheque with __________ slip and foreign cash __________ agreement.
8. Send to foreign cheque __________ centre.