Unit 9 Listening practice

1 4.10  Read the radio programme summary. Then 3   Listen again and answer the questions in your
4.10
listen to the introduction to the programme. What is own words. Use complete sentences.
this week’s episode going to be about, A, B or C?
1 What different kinds of rooms are there in the
Jumbo Hostel?
9 p.m. The armchair traveller

The armchair traveller is a new radio series in which we take

you on an amazing journey every week – in the comfort of your
living room. Sit back and relax while we get off the beaten track
and explore. In tonight’s episode, we discover: 2 What was originally on the site of the Emscher Park?
A remote and deserted islands.

B unusual ways to travel.
3 What happens to the Ice Hotel in summer?
C weird and wonderful hotels.


2   Read questions 1–5. Then listen to the rest of
4.10 4 Why might guests feel like they are staying in a remote
the radio programme and choose the correct answers. place at the Utter Inn?
1 How did Luke get to the Jumbo Hostel?
A He walked from the airport terminal.
B He took a shuttle bus.
C He went on an aeroplane.
D He cycled there.
2 What is the most unusual thing about Das Park Hotel
in Germany?
A It’s surrounded by cycling trails.
B It’s in an urban park.
C The rooms are inside old drain pipes.
D The walls are decorated with modern murals.
3 Joanna thinks it might be possible for people to stay in
expensive hotels even if they don’t have much money,
as long as they:
A stay in Das Park Hotel in Germany.
B don’t bring mobile phones or MP3 players.
C are happy not to have extras.
D pay before they go.
4 What is included in the price of a room at the Ice Hotel?
A Glasses made of ice.
B A private bathroom.
C Warm clothes and boots.
D Water sports and hiking.
5 How can you have a close-up view of fish at the
Utter Inn?
A The hotel is on a floating island.
B The bedroom is underwater with windows
all around it.
C The hotel has windows overlooking the lake.
D You can see them when you are taken to the hotel
by boat.

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