NEW EXPERIENCES

LISTENING SKILLS

New Experiences

LISTENING SKILLS

PART 1

Click on the image to listen to the first part of a conversation between two friends. and answer the questions.

1. Why is Glenn looking for things to do in London?

2. What does Ashley suggest?

3. Why doesn’t Glenn like Ashley’s suggestions? Give TWO reasons.

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PART 2

Click on the image to listen to an advert and decide if the following statements are true or false.

1. A 4D film is shown at the London Eye.

TRUE

FALSE

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LISTENING SKILLS

PART 2

Click on the image to listen to an advert and decide if the following statements are true or false.

2. The girl in the film imagines seeing London from a plane.

FALSE

TRUE

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YAY!

The girl in the film imagines seeing London as a flying bird over the city.

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PART 2

Click on the image to listen to an advert decide if the following statements are true or false.

3. Special technology is needed in 4D cinemas.

FALSE

TRUE

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PART 2

Click on the image to listen to an advert and decide if the following statements are true or false.

4. The 4D experience is included in the cost of a ticket to the London Eye.

FALSE

TRUE

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PART 2

Click on the image to listen to an advert and decide if the following statements are true or false.

5. Ashley is going to see the film with Glenn and Philip.

FALSE

TRUE

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YAY!

Ashley isn't going to see the film with Glenn and Philip.

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PART 3

Click on the image to listen Part 2 again and complete this fact file.

1. Year the London Eye was built:

1999

1919

1990

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PART 3

Click on the image to listen Part 2 again and complete this fact file.

2. Year the film was made:

2019

2005

2009

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PART 3

Click on the image to listen Part 2 again and complete this fact file.

4. Three Special 4D effects: wind, ___ and smell of ___.

snow falling

seat vibrating

burning fireworks

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PART 3

Click on the image to listen Part 2 again and complete this fact file.

4. Three Special 4D effects: wind, ___ and smell of ___.

vibration

snow falling

burning fireworks

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PART 3

Click on the image to listen Part 2 again and complete this fact file.

5. Cost of producing the film:

15 million

5 million

3 million

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PART 3

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6. Length of the film:

4 minutes

40 minutes

5 minutes

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SCRIPT - PART 1

Ashley: Hi, Glenn. Come on in. How are things? Glenn: Great, Ashley. You know, my cousin Philip is coming to visit from Manchester and I'm looking for things to do around town. Any ideas? Ashley: Yeah! Why don’t you go to the London Eye? Glenn: The London Eye? Are you kidding? I’ve already taken him there twice. I don’t feel like going again, and anyway, it’s expensive. Ashley: Yes, but they’ve got something new there now – a 4D film! Glenn: Really? Is it worth seeing? Ashley: Well ... there’s a description of it on YouTube. Let’s have a look.

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SCRIPT - PART 2

Rhonda: Hi, I’m Rhonda Ewing from our YouTube version of What’s New in London, and today I’d like to show you a new attraction in our fabulous city. Now many of you may have been on the London Eye, the enormous wheel that was built in 1999, right before the millennium. But now there’s a reason to go again: The new London Eye 4D Experience. This is a spectacular 4D film, and it’s shown in a cinema at the London Eye that was built especially for 4D. The film itself is the story of a little girl who imagines what it would be like to see London as a bird flying over the city. Now first of all, the 3D effects are spectacular. The bird looks as if it’s flying right next to you as you look at London from above. You can see the city covered in white, since it was filmed during the snowstorms of 2009. But this film is 4D, so you don’t just see it – you also feel it! The wind actually blows in the cinema, and the soft, cold snow falls on you. You smell the burning of fireworks as you watch London’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks display. This film cost £5 million to make, because of all the new 4D technology that was built into the cinema, such as wind and snow machines and a vibrating floor. But despite the cost, you don’t have to pay extra for it if you ride on the London Eye – it’s included in the price of a ticket. This film is only four minutes long, but it’s an experience you’ll never forget. Glenn: Wow! That sounds really impressive! Ashley: Yeah, it does. You know, I wouldn’t mind going myself. Glenn: OK, so how about coming with me and Philip on Saturday? Ashley: I can’t make it this weekend. I promised my parents I’d go with them to visit my grandparents. Glenn: That’s a pity. Ashley: Well, have fun and tell me if you like it! Glenn: OK. Thanks for the idea!

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