News Video and Comprehension Quiz on "Danger of Japan's Nuclear Plants"

In this lesson we are going to:

• Learn some vocabulary

• Pratice listening skills by watching a Newsy Video on a debate about the danger of Japan's Nuclear Plants and

• Work on a true/false quiz to check understanding 

 Vocabulary focus

These are some of the phrases you will hear in the video:
(remember you can double-click on any word and a message with its definition will pop up)

nuclear power plant -- cooling system -- declare a nuclear emergency -- evacuate their homes -- operated by Tokyo Electric Power -- nearby turbine building -- radioactive leak -- to cool down the Fukushima reactor-- restore power to the plant -- the possibility of some sort of core meltdown -- a string of volcanic islands -- US Air Force planes brought coolant -- release radioactive vapor to decrease pressure.



According to these phrases what seems to be the key issue with Japan's Nuclear Plants?

Now, let's watch the video:

Answer: 

The cooling systems of some nuclear plants have failed, part of the reactors could consequently  melt down and release radioactive substances. 

Read the transcript here to check your answers.


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Rent & Watch Warner Bros Movies Directly from Facebook!

Listening Comprehension Quiz: "Rent and Watch WarnerBros Movies Directly from Facebook"

Facebook users can now rent films through the social network site. The first movie for digital rental is "The Dark Knight", not one of my favourite movies, by the way.

A detail: this service is only available in the USA. So, if  you live in the States all you need is 30 Facebook credits or $3.  If you don't, keep practicing your listening skills with English Daily Workout. ;-)

Listening comprehension quiz:

Have a look at these phrases and check whether you know their meaning. You can double-click on any word and a  window from Answers.com will pop up with the corresponding definition.

 $3 dollars         10 facebook credits      48 hour         credible threat         device

integration         equal a dollar        financial expert         game consoles         has the 

upper hand         in credits     make comments   how to add social ‘hooks’ into their experience           leave the competition reeling           make more movies available       media playing devices        on any given day        renting experiment      streaming movies      streaming subscription        the drop        the rental fee        tv-streaming service        were used primarily in games        won’t be free  

Check your answers here

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Apple iPad 2's New Features: Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz

Apple has recently launced its new tablet and the whole world has gone mad about it! So I thought you might be interested in learning a bit about the product and of course "English" vocabulary related to it.

Watch this video about Apple iPad 2's new features by Newsy and do the vocabulary and comprehension quiz that follows.

The first part of the quiz (a matching exercise) deals with vocabulary; the second one is a true/false quiz to check your understanding.

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How to Practice Listening with Lyrics Training

This is great website for practicing your Listening Skills in a fun way, especially if you love music. The only problem is that YouTube is banned in some countries like Turkey or China and most videos are hosted there... snif. :-(

Let's see how it works.

Choose a song, and select the level you prefer. (My two coins: start with Beginner mode, then switch to a higher level as you improve your listening skills. BUT if you have never heard that particular word it'll be a bit difficult to guess it. If that happens, don't worry, it doesn't matter, this is your chance to learn it. :-))

 Once you select the level, the lyrics of the song will be displayed and  you will have to "fill in the blank" with the word you hear. Each dot represents a letter. In this case you have to fill in the blank with a six-letter word.

 

The great thing is that the song stops while you are filling in the blank, and starts again once you finish with that particular word.

At the bottom you can read the number of words the exercise has and how many you got right. If you start typing a word and nothing happens, it is simply because it's the wrong word. In that case you can click on the "HELP" tab at the bottom-right.

So, if you want to "skip" the word press "TAB" in your keyboard and you will hear the next line of the song. You need to do this because the song does not play unless you either fill in the blank with the correct word or skip it.

Enjoy!

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