JSchiff _ Weekly listening activities.

 

Listening B1, Llamas 

Ex. 1

1. Llamas, alpacas, vicuñas and guanacos are all related to camels.

Correct True

False

2. Llamas are the smallest of the four.

True

Correct False

3. Llamas only spit at humans if you treat them badly.

Correct True

False

4. Alpacas look as if they are sad.

True

Correct False

5. Alpaca wool is good for clothes.

Correct True

False

6. Vicuña wool is very expensive.

Correct True

False

7. Vicuñas eat cacti.

True

Correct False

8. Llamas and alpacas can't live in the UK.

Incorrect True

False

 

Ex. 2

1. 

Llamas and alpacas are both domesticated animals and vicuñas and guanacos are 

• Correct wild

2. 

Llamas are very sociable animals and live together in groups, in 

• Correct herds

3. 

They respond well to being trained and they are usually 

• Correct gentle

 and 

• Correct curious

4. 

The alpaca is famous for its wool, which is 

• Correct softer

 and 

• Correct warmer

 than sheep's wool.

5. 

Vicuñas can only be shorn of their wool every 

• Correct three

6. 

Guanacos are capable of surviving at over 

• Correct4,000 metres

 in the Andes.

7. 

Llamas hum when they are 

• Correct stressed

 , or the opposite, feeling 

• Correct relaxed

8. 

Sometimes farmers use llama to protect sheep and hens from animals that might attack them, like 

• Correct dogs

 or 

• Correct foxes

 

Listening B2,

1. How did the Maasai people feel about lions in the past?

a. They strongly disliked them.

2. What is the aim of the Lion Guardians scheme?

c. To train local people to protect the lions.

3. Why do the Lion Guardians tell local farmers where lions are?

b. So they can take their cows to a different area.

4. How do other local people feel about the Lion Guardians?

a. They respect them.

5. Why did Olubi Lairumbe change his mind about killing lions?

b. He killed a pregnant lion and felt very bad about it.

6. How does Mingati Makarot know where the lions are?

b. He uses his knowledge of the area and hunting skills.

7. How do Maasai warriors get a lion name, traditionally?

a. By killing a lion.

8. How has the naming tradition changed?

c. Young men are given special names without killing lions.

9. What do the Lion Guardians do to help people see lions as part of the community?

 c. Give the lions Maasai names.

10. What is the key factor in the scheme's success?

a. The Maasai have changed their culture but kept their identity.

 

Ex. 2

1. 

The Maasai people and the lions were enemies because the lions wanted to kill the tribe's 

Correct

 .

2. 

Now, there is a new scheme to 

Correct

3. 

The aim is for local people to manage and protect lions, without any involvement from 

Correct

 .

4. 

The Lion Guardians learn a range of skills including how to manage 

Incorrect

 between humans and lions.

5. 

In the past, lost livestock was often 

Correct

 by carnivores.

6. 

If someone is going to carry out a lion 

Correct

 , the Lion Guardians try to persuade them not to.

7. 

Olubi Lairumbe has killed 

Correct

 lions in his lifetime.

8. 

Olubi appeared on the Africa documentary 

Correct

 .

9. 

Mingati's lion name means one who is 

Incorrect

 and doesn't lag behind.

10. 

Traditionally, after killing a lion, the warrior brings the lion's mane and 

Incorrect

 back home as a trophy.

11. 

After the naming tradition changed, boys who wanted to prove their bravery were given 

Correct

12. 

Since the programme began in 2007, no lions have been killed in the area, compared to 

Incorrect

 in the neighbouring area.