Speaker A
now turn to task two. Questions seven to eleven. Look at the five statements. For this task, you will listen to a recorded text and decide if each statement is true or false.
A Ukrainian ZNO 2021 English listening task (questions 7-11) about quiet fireworks, which are growing in popularity in Europe and Britain to reduce noise harm to animals and people.
Key Takeaways
- Quiet fireworks offer a visually impressive alternative that reduces noise pollution.
- Their main benefit is lowering stress and harm to wildlife, pets, and people's hearing.
- Quiet shows trade off audience size and explosive spectacle for color and design precision.
What the video covers
- Video is a practice/official listening segment for task 2 (questions 7-11) of the 2021 ZNO English exam, Ukraine.
- Students must listen to a recording twice and mark five statements as True or False.
- Quiet fireworks, which are not completely silent, are becoming more common in parts of Europe and Britain.
- Designers of quiet fireworks focus on rich color effects and visual choreography synchronized to music.
- Quiet fireworks cannot entertain large audiences because they lack big aerial explosions, so big shows would need to be split into smaller viewings.
- Quiet fireworks can be more colorful, since the most explosive fireworks have little color.
- The main promise of quiet fireworks is reducing harm to animals and human hearing.
- Loud fireworks can make birds panic and scare deer into roads, and pet shelters see many runaway dogs around July 5th.
- Loud fireworks can cause hearing loss for people and can be as loud as thunderclaps.
- Young children are especially frightened by non-stop loud noise.
Chapters
- 00:00Task 2 instructions (questions 7-11)
- 00:53Statement answering guidance and preparation time
- 02:04Recording introduction: quiet fireworks in Europe and Britain
- 03:22Design and visual choreography of quiet fireworks
- 04:00Pros and cons of quiet fireworks shows
- 04:35Harmful effects of loud fireworks on animals
- 05:10Effects of loud fireworks on people and children
Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown
Speaker A
according to the text and f if it is false now you will have 20 seconds to look at the questions for task 2.
Speaker A
For statements seven to eleven, choose T if the statement is true according to the text, and F if it is false.
Speaker A
hitting the ears in parts of europe quiet fireworks displays have grown increasingly common in britain places close to residents wildlife or farm animals may have only quiet fireworks designers of quiet fireworks pay greater attention to the rich color
Speaker A
Now you will have 20 seconds to look at the questions for task two.
Speaker A
because they do not include big aerial explosions quiet shows cannot entertain a large audience as a result traditionally big shows like those on the 4th of july would need to be divided into smaller viewings quiet fireworks can however be more
Speaker A
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear the recording twice.
Speaker A
fireworks can cause birds to panic loud fireworks also scare larger mammals like deer out into roads where they can get hit by cars pet shelters also claim to take in the most runaway dogs each year on july the 5th
Speaker A
Quiet fireworks. It sounds like a joke. Usually those bright bursts of color come with equally impressive bangs, but some fireworks shows are designed to please the eyes without hitting the ears. In parts of Europe, quiet fireworks displays have grown increasingly common. In Britain, places close to residents, wildlife, or farm animals may have only quiet fireworks.
Speaker A
sensitive to loud noises quiet fireworks are not completely silent but they don't cause problems to people and surrounding loud bangs are not everybody's cup of tea now listen again quiet fireworks it sounds like a joke usually those bright
Speaker A
Designers of quiet fireworks pay greater attention to the rich color effects and visual choreography, making sure their designs are symmetrical and well-timed to music. Quiet fireworks displays can do without big explosions and still present an impressive show.
Speaker A
quiet fireworks designers of quiet fireworks pay greater attention to the rich color effects and visual choreography making sure their designs are symmetrical and well-timed to music quiet fireworks displays can do without big explosions and still present an impressive show of
Speaker A
Of course, there are pros and cons to a quiet fireworks show. Because they do not include big aerial explosions, quiet shows cannot entertain a large audience. As a result, traditionally big shows, like those on the Fourth of July, would need to be divided into smaller viewings. Quiet fireworks can, however, be more colorful, since the most explosive fireworks have only a little color.
Speaker A
viewings quiet fireworks can however be more colorful when the most explosive fireworks have only a little color the real promise behind quiet fireworks however is the possibility that they could reduce the harmful effects of traditional fireworks which include stress on animals and
Speaker A
The real promise behind quiet fireworks, however, is the possibility that they could reduce the harmful effects of traditional fireworks, which include stress on animals and damage to people's hearing. Fireworks can cause birds to panic. Loud fireworks also scare larger mammals like deer out into roads, where they can get hit by cars. Pet shelters also claim to take in the most runaway dogs each year on July 5th, having sensitive hearing. Dogs hurt themselves trying to escape or hide.
Speaker A
having sensitive hearing dogs hurt themselves trying to escape or hide for people loud fireworks can lead to hearing loss fireworks can be as loud as thunderclaps young kids can be frightened by non-stop loud noise as children are especially
Speaker A
For people, loud fireworks can lead to hearing loss. Fireworks can be as loud as thunderclaps. Young kids can be frightened by non-stop loud noise, as children are especially sensitive to loud noises. Quiet fireworks are not completely silent, but they don't cause problems to people and surrounding loud bangs are not everybody's cup of tea.
Topics:quiet fireworksZNO 2021English listeningtrue or falsenoise pollutionanimal welfarehearing lossUkraine examfireworks safety
