Listening Comprehension 10 grade (End - of - Year)

Listen to the recording and choose FALSE or TRUE for each statement

1. The speaker says the Irish climate is predictable       [True, False]

2. She could feel that the storm in the United States was approaching       [True, False]

3. The storm she describes happened late at night       [True, False]

4. She was surprised by how nervous the other students were before the storm       [True, False]

5. Her choice of career was inspired by the event she describes       [True, False]

6. The major storms such as Hurricane Charley and Hurricane Katia happened in the 20th century       [True, False]

7. The author was born in the UK       [True, False]

Listen to the recording and choose the correct option for each question

1. According to the presenter, what is the main focus of the interview?                                      [where wind turbines should be placed, the effectiveness of wind power, different types of renewable energy]

2. Germany is a country that                                          [produses quite a lot of renewable energy, doesn't want to use renewable energy, stopped producing renewable energy]

3. What is true about the reliability of renewable power?                                      [The technoogy is getting better, Only off-shore farms are reliable, It depends on the number of turbines]

4. Why is the Romanian wind farm less effective than the farm in the UK?                                         [Because it has fewer turbines, Because it is too close to the sea, Because the wind there is not as strong]

5. How does Lisa feel about the future of the wind power?             [hopeful, pessimistic, uncertain]