PAU Anglès 2009 · Juny · Sèrie 3 · Part 3 · Listening comprehension

SAVE THE ANIMALS In the following conversation you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean. threat: amenaça / amenaza flock: estol d’ocells / bandada de pájaros legacy: llegat / legado wipe out: eliminar / eliminar pigeon: colom / paloma Ready? Now read the questions on the next page. Read them carefully before listening to the conversation. The IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, has recently met in Barcelona to discuss the situation of many of the world’s animals which are threatened with extinction. In this interview, Professor Andrew Beckman, from the Arizona State University School of Life Sciences, discusses some of the dangers that many mammals face and what can be done to avoid extinction. [Now listen to the rest of the interview.] QUESTIONS Choose the best answer according to the recording. Only ONE answer is correct. [0.25 points each correct answer. Wrong answers will be penalized by deducting 0.08 points. There is no penalty for unanswered questions.] A emplenar pel corrector/a No Correcta Incorrecta contestada 1. What is the situation with elephants and gorillas? I They have received very good news. I Most people know that they are threatened with extinction. I Conservationists are taking a first detailed look at them. I There’s only one elephant and four gorillas left. 2. The situation for birds, fish and other animals is… I not as good as it is for mammals. I better than it is for mammals. I much worse than it is for mammals. I just as bad as it is for mammals. 3. In 1866, a cloud of birds passed into southern Ontario that… I took 50 years to pass. I was 300 miles long and 14 miles wide. I contained an estimate of over 3.5 billion birds. I were flying to die in the Cincinnati zoo. 4. What happened to the last passenger pigeon? I It flew over Ontario for 3.5 billion miles. I It died in the zoo in 1914. I It lived for 50 years in the Cincinnati zoo. I It left the zoo when the female pigeon died. 5. What is the major threat to land species across the tropics? I The effects of habitat loss. I The disappearing efforts of some concerned people. I The devastating effects for hunters. I The preservation of natural areas. 6. Many newly discovered species are disappearing… I because they are not well documented. I because they are not known to scientists. I before they are known to scientists. I before they need future research. 7. Marine mammals are… I more difficult to study in the tropical forests of West Africa and Indonesia. I more difficult to study than land mammals. I well documented in the forests of Indonesia. I as difficult to study as land mammals. 8. Why are clear objectives for the future necessary? I So they can meet again in Barcelona. I Because we need to wipe out many of our closest relatives. I Because the tendency has been reversed. I So that the tendency can be reversed.