Podcast Vocabulary
What word should fill in the blank species or cement:
"Some kinds of shellfish are able to ___ themselves to hard objects..."
cement
Which word will complete the sentence vast or horizon:
"The _____ is the line where the ocean appears to meet the sky."
horizon
Watch the clip [1.32 segment 1]. Then answer the question:
Where was the speaker's first underwater sculpture park?
a. a dive center b. Grenada c. Hurricane Ivan
Grenada
Listen to a short conversation and answer the question: [track A Question #1]
A) A two-bedroom apartment may be too expensive.
B) The woman should not move off campus.
C) The woman should pay the rent by check.
D) The university has a list of rental properties.
D. The university has a list of rental properties.
(inference question)
Give an example of a yes/no question.
Answers will vary.
What is the definition of massive?
(adj) huge
Is this sentence true:
A textured surface is smooth, not rough.
False.
A textured surface is rough.
Watch the video [1.32 segment 2 ~1min]
How many sculptures are there in the underwater museum in Mexico?
over 500
Listen to a short conversation and answer the question: [track A Question #10]
A) Stay home and prepare for his exams
B) Attend the concert after his exams are over.
C) Ask the woman to study with him.
D) Go to the concert with the woman
D. Go to the concert with the woman.
(prediction question)
What is intonation?
the rise and fall of the voice in speaking
Write a sentence using the word fragile
Example: Men's egos are very fragile.
Rewrite this sentence to make it true:
A stable environment is uncertain and always changing.
An unstable environment is uncertain and always changing.
OR
A stable environment is certain and unchanging.
Watch the video [1.32 segment 2 ~1min]
Where is the first underwater botanical garden in the Atlantic Ocean going to be?
Lanzarote
Listen to an extended conversation. (track 2 #1)
A) To get help in finding a new college
B) To change his major
C) To fill out an application for college
D) To find out how to change dormitories
A) To get help in finding a new college
(gist question)
Listen. Do you hear a yes/no question, an information question or a statement question?
2.18 Question#2 12 seconds
Yes/No
Do you see how overfishing harms reefs?
(adj) helpful; causing something to happen
This is the definition of what word?
instrumental
What is the definition of phenomenal?
Extraordinary (or another synonym)
Watch the video [1.32 Segment 3 ~1:49]
How do the speaker's sculptures help sea life to thrive?
provide them a place to live
Listen to an extended conversation. (track 2 #4)
A) The registrar's office
B) The admissions office
C) The housing office
D) The math department
C) the housing department
(residence office= housing department)
Listen. Do you hear a yes/no question, an information question or a statement question?
2.18 Question#1
Information question:
OK, who can explain what coral is?
What word completes this sentence:
"Coral can survive a certain amount of pollution, but they won't _____."
Submerge
Watch the video [1.32 Segment 4 ~2:43]
Why does the speaker mention the Himalayas, La Sagrada Familia, The Sistine Chapel and the Grand Canyon?
He is comparing the oceans to places we value and protect.
Listen to a short talk and answer question #2
(part C, #2)
A) Its estimated value
B) Its crystalline structure
C) Its chemical composition
D) Its relative hardness
D. Its relative hardness
Listen. Do you hear a yes/no question, an information question or a statement question?
2.18 Question#3
Statement Question
You want to take that question?