PAU Anglès 2020 · Setembre · Sèrie 4 · Part 1 · Listening comprehension

Part 1: Listening comprehension COUNTING THE BUGS AND BACTERIA, YOU’RE ‘NEVER HOME ALONE’ In this radio programme you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean. microbe: microbi / microbio showerhead: ruixador de la dutxa / alcachofa de ducha moist: humit / húmedo to breed: criar Ready? Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to the radio programme. [Now listen to the interview.] QUESTIONS Choose the best answer according to the recording. Only ONE answer is correct. [3 points: 0.375 points for each correct answer. Wrong answers will be penalized by deducting 0.125 points. There is no penalty for unanswered questions.] 1. Different species move across houses hundreds of thousands of times. live in different habitats in our homes. study every building alive. include little different habitats. 2. Professor Dunn began his career studying rainforests. started off his career studying homes in rainforests. began his career discovering jungles in Bolivia, Ghana and Australia. started off his career finding homes in jungles. 3. Which of these sentences is NOT true? Traditional home conditions were similar to the conditions outdoors. Freezers and ovens in modern homes replicate extreme environment conditions. Some little structures in traditional homes create really extreme habitats for species. In modern homes, some structures duplicate extreme environments. 4. Some microbes live in hot water heaters. are similar to hot water taps and boilers. grow on people when taking a hot shower. harm people when taking a hot shower. 5. According to professor Dunn, taking a shower is more risky than shaking hands. people should stop shaking hands. the world is full of dangerous things. life surrounds us. 6. Which of these sentences is TRUE? Antibacterial soaps and hand sanitizers are not used by a lot of people. Antibacterial soaps work much better than soap and water. Soap and water does not save millions of lives. Soap and water destroy pathogens on our hands. 7. Heat and air conditioning systems rarely contain microbes. grow species we know much about. can breed lots of microbes. cause an increase in bacterial diseases. 8. Professor Dunn looks forward to creating homes with species that benefit us. to having houses with gardens to our benefit. to pushing out species that benefit us from our gardens. to filling homes with gardens that benefit us.

Listening comprehension Counting The Bugs And Bacteria, You're 'Never Home Alone' In this radio programme you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean. microbe: microbi/microbio showerhead: carxofa de dutxa / alcachofa de ducha moist: humid / húmedo to breed: criar/criar Ready? Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to the radio programme. _______________________________________________________________________ Presenter You may be shocked to learn what's living in your home. The bacteria, the fungi, viruses, parasites and insects - probably many more than you imagined. My guest Rob Dunn says the real goal is to create a healthy balance of all the microorganisms and insects that co-habit with us. Dunn and the team of scientists he works with analyze the populations of microorganisms living on floors, in basements, on water faucets, the surfaces of TVs, etcetera. He's a professor in the Depart […]