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A Day on Planet Earth – Part 1

Listen for how one day of ordinary life became a film made by people around the world.

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.

What happens in a single day on planet Earth? In (1), a team led by film (2) Kevin Macdonald tried to find out. The team asked people around the (3) to film their life on a (4) day—July 24—and to send in their videos. As a result, people (5) 80,000 videos to YouTube—a total of more than 4,500 hours. The videos came from big cities and small villages, from people in 192 (6) from Australia to Zambia. Macdonald’s team used the videos to (7) a 90-minute movie called Life in a Day.

The movie (8) as most days begin. People wake up, get dressed, wash their face, and brush their teeth. Parents take care of their (9). People laugh and cry. As the day goes on, we see (10) in people’s lives. A man thanks the hospital workers who helped save his life. A woman learns that she is pregnant. A man calls his mother and asks, “What should I say to the woman I love?”

2. Understand the message

Choose one answer for each question.

11. What did the team ask people to do?

12. How many videos did people upload to YouTube?

13. How long is Life in a Day?

14. Which detail shows the range of places represented?

15. Which event from the movie is described?

16. What does the movie show as the day continues?

3. Use the vocabulary

Choose one answer for each question.

17. In “a total of more than 4,500 hours,” what does “total” mean?

18. In “As the day goes on,” what does the phrase mean?

19. Which phrase means “look after”? Parents ___ their children.

20. Which phrase means “discover the answer to a question”?

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upload
to put a digital file onto a website or online service
total
the complete amount after things are counted or added together
routine
a usual way of doing things regularly
ordinary
usual or familiar; not unusual
Learning review: make your next attempt stronger
  • Listen for dates and numbers, then check how they connect to the project.
  • Notice how daily routines contrast with important personal moments.
  • Use context to understand phrases such as “find out” and “as the day goes on.”

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