LISTENING ACTIVITIES: LEVEL 6

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(North Star Book)

1. Unit 7 "Education"

NPR File: "Young girls struggling for education in Africa"
Total time: 8:08.
Date of file: March 4, 2008
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87892527


Questions:

a) What is the main topic of the interview?

b) What level of education did the interviewee's parent have?

c) What did the interviewee's parents think of education?

d) How did Mrs Muchembere first connect with Comfed?

e) Who does Mrs Muchembere work for?

f) What does Camfed do?

g) What are the two major lines of work of Mrs Muchembere?

h) What does Mrs. Muchembere mean by the "rippling" effect of her work?



2. Unit 9 "Immigration"

NPR File: "America's toughest sheriff takes on immigration"
Total time: 7:46
Date of file: March 10, 2008
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88002493

Questions:

a. Where is the famous sheriff from?

b. List at least three of the things the sheriff does to punish illegal immigrants?

c. What specific group is Sheriff Joe’s last target?

d. For sherrif Joe, illegal immigration is similar to what other crime? Why?

e. Why has the immigration friendly policy been changing?

f. Why has Sheriff Joe changed his initial policy according to the editor of the Phoenix New Times?

g. What were the consequences for the Phoenix New Times editor of his criticism to Sheriff Joe's policies?

3. Unit 10 "Technology"

NPR File: "Harvesting energy from humans in motion"
Total time: 12.29
Real Listening time: First 10:52.
Date of file: February 8, 2008
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18800999



Questions:

a. What is the new invention mentioned in the program?

b. What is not the device ready to be commercialized?

c. In what part of the body is the device designed to be worn?

d. Does the device work at all times during the walking?


e. Is the device comfortable?

f. Doe the device have any effect in the human body?

g. How much energy does the device produce with 1 minute of walking at normal speed?

h. Who is the device really for?