Chapter 5: practise listening

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Vocabulary

You will be seeing two pictures,

post the name of what you see in the picture in English 

Practise listening:

What is this?

Movie Time: Statue of Liberty

Take notes!

Key words: numbers, names, dates, etc.

Who gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?

1. The Dutch
2. The Spanish
3. The French
4. The British

The Americans paid for the pedestal (voetstuk) themselves.

1. True
2. False

How many crates were used to transport the Statue of Liberty?

1. 240
2. 214
3. 241
4. 224

How many points does her crown have?

1. 6
2. 7
3. 8
4. 9

How high is the Statue of Liberty (without the pedestal)?

1. 36 meters
2. 39 meters
3. 46 meters
4. 49 meters

How old is the Statue of Liberty according to the video?

1. nearly 140 years
2. nearly 130 years
3. over 140 years
4. over 130 years

Movie Time: Big Ben

Take notes

key words

What is this?

How many bells does the Big Ben have?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7

"Big Ben" is the name of the clocktower.

1. True
2. False

The tower was completed in ....

1. 1859
2. 1854
3. 1850
4. 1852

The bells first chimed in 1859.

1. True
2. False

The small bells ring part of a melody every ... minutes.

1. 15
2. 20
3. 30
4. 50

How high is the Elizabeth tower?

1. 69
2. 90
3. 96
4. 98

The Big Ben does not use electricity.

1. True
2. False

Why was the clock tower named the Elizabeth tower in 2012?

1. Because of the Queen's 60th birthday
2. Because of the Queen's 60th anniversary as queen
3. Because of the Queen's passing
4. Because the Queen quit

Is there an elevator in the tower according to the video?

1. Yes
2. No