Buy Now Pay Later Listening Test 2

Task 1: Introduction

Do some research and take some notes on the following questions:

What do you know about buy now pay later (BNPL) flexible payment options?
What are some of positives and negatives of BNPL schemes?
How has BNPL changed the way we shop?
What do you know about these BNPL companies? Klarna, Clearpay, Laybuy, Payl8r, Openpay, Paypal, and Zilch.

Task 2: Reading text

Read the text and check any unknown vocabulary

Air Pollution Reading Test Text

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Task 3: Comprehension Questions

Now see if you can answer these comprehension questions.

1. Headings: Choose a subheading for each paragraph. One title is not needed.

1	E (example)	A	How ambient air pollution is measured
2		B	From being the problem towards becoming the solution
3		C	Current measures around the world
4		D	The UK’s goal to ban ambient air pollution
5		E	~~The biggest environmental health problem we face~~
		F	The causes and effects of ambient air pollution

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2. True / False / Not Given: One question per paragraph.

		T / F / NG
Paragraph 1
i.	According to the World Health Organisation (2021), outdoor pollution levels are the same in both urban and rural places.
Paragraph 2
ii.	Ultra-fine particulate matter is the most frequent type of air pollution.
Paragraph 3
iii.	Ambient air pollution was responsible for 42 million premature deaths in one year alone.
Paragraph 4
iv.	In some cities, people are not allowed to drive their cars into the city centre.
Paragraph 5
v.	There will be a global commitment to reduce particulate matter in the next decade.

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4. Open Answer Questions.

Paragraph 1. What causes ambient air pollution?

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Paragraph 2. How is ambient air pollution measured?

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Paragraph 2. What are the five main components of ambient air pollution?

i.	Nitrogen dioxide (example)
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.

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Paragraph 2. What are the three categories of Particulate Matter (PM)?

ii.

iii.

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Paragraph 3. What is the biggest threat to clean air?

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Paragraph 4. What does the UK’s updated Environment Bill give local councils the power to do?

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Paragraph 5. What FOUR things does the writer say can help improve air quality?

i.
ii.
iii.
iv.

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5. Reference Words: Explain what these reference words connect to: (underlined in the text).

Paragraph	Word	Connection
1	They (example)	Outdoor pollution levels
2	Which
2	It
3	It
3	Those
4	Those
4	Which

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6. Vocabulary

Key language – search for the word(s) in the paragraph that mean(s):

Paragraph	Explanation	Word
2	A part that combines with other parts to form something bigger.	Components (example)
2	A mixture of smoke, gases and chemicals that make the atmosphere difficult to breathe.
2	This means dangerous.
3	Helping to cause something.
3	Coal, gas and oil that was formed millions of years ago from plant and animal remains.
3	The two organs in the chest that allow people to breathe.
3	The unborn offspring that develops from an embryo.
4	Information intended to advise people on how something should be done.
4	To officially refuse to allow something.
4	A situation in which a place is too blocked or crowded causing difficulties.
4	A law suggested by government and made official by parliament.

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Air Pollution Reading Test Comp Questions Download

1. Headings: Choose a subheading for each paragraph. One title is not needed.

1	E (example)	A	How ambient air pollution is measured
2	A	B	From being the problem towards becoming the solution
3	F	C	Current measures around the world
4	C	D	The UK’s goal to ban ambient air pollution
5	B	E	~~The biggest environmental health problem we face~~
D – not needed		F	The causes and effects of ambient air pollution

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2. True / False / Not Given: One question per paragraph.

		T / F / NG
Paragraph 1
i.	According to the World Health Organisation (2021), outdoor pollution levels are the same in both urban and rural places (…are just as high in rural areas as they are in cities).	T
Paragraph 2
ii.	Ultra-fine particulate matter is the most frequent type of air pollution.	NG
Paragraph 3
iii.	Ambient air pollution was responsible for 42 million premature deaths in one year alone. (ambient air pollution was responsible for 4.2 million premature deaths).	F
Paragraph 4
iv.	In some cities, people are not allowed to drive their cars into the city centre. (such as Paris, New York and Seoul, measures such as prohibiting cars from entering the city centre).	T
Paragraph 5
v.	There will be a global commitment to reduce particulate matter in the next decade.	NG

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4. Open Answer Questions.

Paragraph 1. What causes ambient air pollution?

i.	…which is a direct result of human activity such as industry and traffic.

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Paragraph 2. How is ambient air pollution measured?

ii.	Ambient air pollution is measured through the Air Quality Index.

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Paragraph 2. What are the five main components of ambient air pollution?

i.	Nitrogen dioxide (example)
ii.	Sulphur dioxide,
iii.	Ground level ozone (O3)
iv.	Nitrogen oxides (NOx)
v.	Particulate matter (PM)

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Paragraph 2. What are the three categories of Particulate Matter (PM)?

PM10

ii.

PM2.5

iii.

PM1.0

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Paragraph 3. What is the biggest threat to clean air?

iii.	The major threat to clean air is pollutants emitted from petrol and diesel engines used in vehicles and ships.

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Paragraph 4. What does the UK’s updated Environment Bill give local councils the power to do?

iv.	To place restrictions on smoke emissions [ and forcing vehicle manufacturers to recall the most pollutant of vehicles].

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Paragraph 5. What FOUR things does the writer say can help improve air quality?

i.	Increases in green spaces.
ii.	Reduce the average level of particulate matter.
iii.	Sustainable transport.
iv.	More cooperation and accountability among businesses and local authorities.

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5. Reference Words: Explain what these reference words connect to: (underlined in the text)

Paragraph	Word	Connection
1	They (example)	Outdoor pollution levels
2	Which	Air Quality Index
2	It	City’s air
3	It	Particulate matter
3	Those	Asthmatics
4	Those	Carbon emissions which lead to poorer air quality
4	Which	The UK’s updated Environment Bill

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6. Vocabulary

Key language – search for the word in the paragraph that means:

Paragraph	Explanation	Word
2	A part that combines with other parts to form something bigger.	Components (example)
2	A mixture of smoke, gases and chemicals that make the atmosphere difficult to breathe.	Smog
2	This means dangerous.	Hazardous
3	Helping to cause something.	Contributory
3	Coal, gas and oil that was formed millions of years ago from plant and animal remains.	Fossil fuels
3	The two organs in the chest that allow people to breathe.	Lungs
3	The unborn offspring that develops from an embryo.	Foetus
4	Information intended to advise people on how something should be done.	Guidelines
4	To officially refuse to allow something.	Prohibit
4	A situation in which a place is too blocked or crowded causing difficulties.	Congestion
4	A law suggested by government and made official by parliament.	Legislation

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Task 4: Summary Writing

Take notes on the key points of the text using this outline:

1.Main idea:

Support:

2. Main idea:

Support:

3. Main idea:

Support:

4. Main idea:

Support:

5. Main idea:

Support:

1.Main idea: Ambient air poll. = big. environ. health prob. ppl face.

Support: Ambient air poll = result of hum. act. (The Clean Breathing Institute, 2018).
Rural + urban areas = the same level of poll. (World Health Organisation, 2021).
All countries affected.

2. Main idea: How ambient air poll is measured.

Support:Air qual index = 5 maj. comp. (NO₂, SO₂, O3, NO_X, PM).PM = coarse, fine & ultra fine (most toxic, but not mon (CBI, 2018).
PM2.5 = Reg. mon. – det.
How healthy air is.Beijing & New York – air unhealthy (World’s air quality index, 2021).
London – moderate – score 61 (ibid).Score = less than 50 is good.

3. Main idea: Causes and effects of ambient air poll.

Support:Main cause = hum. act.Industrial process = burn. coal & other fossil fuels.Maj.
threat 2 clean air = petrol & diesel eng. used in ships & vehs. – CO, volatile org. compounds, NOx & PM released & O3 prod (DEFRA n.d.).
Effects: PM – gets into lungs – can lead to cough, wheezing, congestion, bronchitis, stroke, heart disease & lung cancer.
Can aggravate asthma.Ambient air poll. = caused 4.2 m deaths in a yr (WHO, 2021).

4. Main idea: Current measures taken.

Support: Some capital cities: prohibit cars from entering city centres, expand pavements by rivers for tree planting & cycle lanes and invest in public transp.
UK: update enviro. bill = govs – set targ.
2 red. PM, enable councils 2 restrict on smoke emissions.

5. Main idea: From being the problem to becoming the solution.

Support:Increase in green spaces.
Red. PM.Sus.
Transp. Coop & account. among bus & local auth.

Task 5: Summary Writing

Using your notes write a 200-250-word summary of the text.

SUMMARY

Word count: _______

Air Pollution – Model Summary

Caused by human activities, and affecting all parts of the globe (WHO, 2021), ambient air pollution is the largest environmental health problem that societies are currently facing (The Clean Breathing Institute, 2018). The level of pollution is calculated using a tool called the Air Quality Index which measures the five major components in the atmosphere to determine how polluted the air is. One of these components is particulate matter (PM), with PM 2.5 being used to analyse the air in cities around the world. According to the World’s Air Quality Index (2021), a city needs to score less than 50 to be ‘good’; however, some metropolises scored ‘unhealthy’ or ‘hazardous’, and this level of pollution can have a negative impact on the citizens’ health, as PM can enter the lungs and cause respiratory symptoms, some diseases (The CBI, 2018) and premature death (WHO, 2021). Because of this, it is important to improve the quality of air around the world and this is being seen in some cities through tree planting, increasing the number of cycle lanes and banning cars from the city centres (The United Nations Environment Programme, 2021). However, what is also needed is legislation that places restrictions on smoke emissions in order for manufacturers to stop producing the most pollutant of vehicles (DEFRA, 2021). Only will this along with more green spaces, more sustainable forms of transport and more collaboration and accountability among organisations and local governments can human activities become part of the solution and no longer the cause.

250 words

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