Listening & Vocabulary Unit 3

(For number 1-5, listen to the audio).

What does the speaker mainly talk about?

• The short history of car’s inventor.

• The importance of car invention.

• The importance of inventions.

• The short history of famous inventors.

Who is NOT MENTIONED in the audio?

• Karl Friedrich Benz

• George Eastman

• Charles Babbage

• Thomas Alva Edison

When was Benz invented the first car?

• In 1888

• In 1885

• In 1832

• In 1709

What was a Motorwagen?

• Benz’s three-wheeled automobile

• Benz’s bicycle

• Benz’s four-wheeled automobile

• Benz’s car engine

What is NOT MENTIONED about Benz in the audio?

• His birth date

• His origin

• His death

• His full name

What is an alphabetical system to help blind people read called?

• Trapeeze

• Louis Braille

• Braille

• Trampoline

Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the finest composers ever.

What does the word in underlined mean?

• someone who plays many musical instruments

• someone who writes music

• someone who sings really well

• someone who holds

Frank Epperson invented the popsicle by accident.

What does the word in underlined mean?

• He was in an accident when he discovered it.

• He discovered it unintentionally.

• He worked so hard to invent it that he got into an accident.

• He discovered it in an accident.

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

• Light Bulb

• Telephone

• Popsicle

• Trampoline

This phone is _______. It’s so easy that everyone can use it.

• advanced

• complicated

• user-friendly

• up-to-date