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ALL ENGLISH 4U · B1 DICTATION · PART 3 OF 3

A Day on Planet Earth – Part 3

Listen for how online connections made the project possible and follow one traveller's journey.

20 questions · 10 listening gaps · 6 comprehension questions · 4 vocabulary questions

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1. Listen and complete

Questions 1–10. Write the exact word or number you hear. Capital letters do not affect your score.

Macdonald says that Life in a Day was possible because of the way we are all (1). “The film is doing something that [was not] possible pre-Internet . . . . The idea that you can ask (2), tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of (3) all to (4) to a project and all to (5) about it and learn about it at the same time.”

One of the people in the movie is a Korean cyclist named Okhwan Yoon. After traveling alone for nine years through 190 (6), he (7) on July 24 in Kathmandu, Nepal. “When I close my eyes,” he says, “I can see all the different people in the world, from town to town, from country to country. I can (8) it. I can (9) it. I can see it.” The Life in a Day team (10) that, after watching the movie, others may feel the same way.

2. Understand the message

Choose one answer for each question.

11. Why does Macdonald say Life in a Day was possible?

12. What could people do for the project, according to Macdonald?

13. Who is Okhwan Yoon?

14. How long had Yoon been travelling alone before arriving in Kathmandu?

15. Where did Yoon arrive on July 24?

16. What does the team hope viewers may feel after watching?

3. Use the vocabulary

Choose one answer for each question.

17. In “contribute to a project,” what does “contribute” mean?

18. In “pre-Internet,” the prefix “pre-” means:

19. Which phrase means “at the same moment”?

20. A “cyclist” is a person who:

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connected
joined or linked with other people
contribute
to give or do something as part of a shared project
cyclist
a person who rides a bicycle
pre-
a prefix meaning before
Learning review: make your next attempt stronger
  • Track the reason Macdonald gives for the project: people can connect and contribute.
  • Separate details of Yoon's journey: duration, countries, arrival date, and destination.
  • Use prefixes and phrases in context, such as “pre-” and “at the same time.”

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