IMPROVING LISTENING SKILLS UNIT 3

1 [06] Read and listen to the words. Match them to their definitions.

__ 1 bouncing
__ 2 rolling
__ 3 jumping
__ 4 clambering
a pushing yourself into the air with your feet
b climbing up or into something with your hands and feet
c going up and down on a trampoline, for example
d going head over heels down a slope

2 Read the opening paragraph of a radio programme. What do you think it

will be about?

Speaker What are you going to do this summer? Hang out with friends?
Watch a few summer blockbusters? That doesn’t sound like
much fun to me. So, why not try zorbing instead? It’s the latest
craze, the world’s funniest extreme sport, the most fun you can
have with a group of friends! So don’t miss out! Go zorbing!

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Developing skills
Predict the answers to the questions before listening to the text.

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3 Read the opening paragraph again. Tick ( ) the facts you have found so far.

__ 1 It’s fun to do.

__ 2 You can do it with friends.
__ 3 It’s an extreme sport.
__ 4 It’s new.
__ 5 It’s expensive.
__ 6 It makes you laugh.

4 [07] Listen to the radio programme and choose the best answers.

1 According to the speaker, the zorb park …

__ a has just opened.
__ b opened last May.
__ c will open soon.
__ d opens next summer.
2 New Zealanders have invented zorbing and …
__ a bungee jumping.
__ b windsurfing.
__ c street boarding.
__ d all extreme sports.
3 The speaker describes the zorb as …
__ a two big balls, one inside the other.
__ b a big plastic ball with three openings.
__ c a ball with just enough space for a person inside.
__ d a sort of transparent box shape.
4 Zorb parks have already opened in …
__ a Germany and France.
__ b Thailand and Sweden.
__ c Ireland and Austria.
__ d England and Poland.

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 5 To go zorbing you need a zorb and …
__ a special pads.
__ b a good pair of shoes.
__ c a helmet.
__ d special boots.

5 [07] Listen again and answer the questions.

1 When did zorbing begin in New Zealand?

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2 What does a zorb do?
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3 How do you win a T-shirt?
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4 What two criticisms does the speaker make about funfairs?
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