1º Bach. D: 1st Term Listening. The environment

1 You overhear a lecture about carbon emissions. Which statement is true?

• A Global carbon emissions are still rising, but less quickly than in the past.

• B Carbon emissions are falling in some countries.

• C Global carbon emissions are slowly falling.

2 You overhear a radio show about the environment. Which statement does the guest

NOT agree with?

• A The renewable energy industry is a profitable one.

• B The news about renewable energy is particularly good.

• C Global carbon emissions are slowly falling.

3 You overhear two people talking about polar bears. What do we know about Sophia?

• A She took part in some research on polar bears.

• B She has been involved in research on polar bears in more than one country.

• C She was involved in the latest research in Svalbard.

4 You overhear a TV newsreader talking about southern right whales in New Zealand.

What does she say about them?

• A They’re now moving to areas where they’ve never been found before.

• B They’re related to whales which had been there long before.

• C They’ve returned to their yearly home.

5 You overhear two people talking about Iceland. What is the boy interested in?

• A renewable thermal energy

• B natural hot springs

• C global warming

6 True or false? There has been a fall in the level of emissions in the United States.

• True

• False

7 True or false? At the moment, renewable energy provides more than 20% of all our energy needs.

• True

• False

8 True or false? Svalbard is an industrial area.

• True

• False

9 True or false? Southern right whales have nearly become extinct

• True

• False

10 True or false? Icelandic scientists have found a way to create minerals from carbon gases.

• True

• False