1. PRONUNCIATION 1 LISTENING EXERCISES SERIES
Calls to Protect Australia’s Koalas
Part 1
Instructions. Listen to the following podcast entitled “Calls to Protect
Australia’s Koalas,” which was taken from BBC Learning English. Decide if
the following statements are true or false.
1 T F Conservationists in Australia are certain of koalas’ population in
the wild.
2 T F One of the koalas’ problems is that they can suffer from
blindness.
3 T F He- and she-koalas might also be getting infertile according to
the report.
4 T F The building of housing projects and roads has contributed
with koalas’ environment preservation.
5 T F Some people think that koalas should be considered an
“endangered” species.
6 T F If the Australian authorities declare koalas a “threatened”
species, they can be protected.
7 T F Koalas are not marsupials.
8 T F The Australian Environment Minister is bound to make a
decision about koalas soon.
Part 2
PODCAST LISTENING EXERCISE DESIGNED BY JONATHAN ACUÑA
2. PRONUNCIATION 1 LISTENING EXERCISES SERIES
Instructions. Play back the recording once again, or listen to how the
following words are pronounced. Transcribe the words.
1 conservationists /kǝnsǝr’veyʃǝnɪsts/
2 estimate
3 threats
4 infertility
5 eating away at
6 endangered
7 furry
8 panel
9 in trouble
Taken from BBC Learning English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ and adapted for
educational purposes
PODCAST LISTENING EXERCISE DESIGNED BY JONATHAN ACUÑA
