Living on the road
Syllabus topic 11: Living on the road
A short listening passage with three questions on details, meaning and the speaker's perspective. Original educational audio with synthesised voices.
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What contradicts the newspaper's romantic description?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: The amount of practical preparation
Planning involves routine tasks rather than simply escaping them.
Why will he not promise to walk every metre?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Conditions may require changes
Health, safety and access may affect the route.
What does he value most?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Experiences and conversations
He prefers meaningful encounters to an uninterrupted record.
What contradicts the newspaper's romantic description?
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Correct answer: The amount of practical preparation
Planning involves routine tasks rather than simply escaping them.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Conditions may require changes
Health, safety and access may affect the route.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Experiences and conversations
He prefers meaningful encounters to an uninterrupted record.
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