Shockwave Traffic Jam

Watch the following video and complete the listening comprehension exercise below:




Watch this YouTube video on traffic and answer the questions below.

Listening Comprehension, by Patricia Bou

Japanese researchers have conducted a ______-_________ ________ that shows how traffic jams appear for _______ __________ ________.
They placed _________ vehicles on a single __________ and asked drivers to __________ round at a constant speed of __________ km/h.
At first traffic moves __________ but soon the __________ between cars started to __________ and vehicles __________ __________ at one point on the track.
The jam __________ backwards around the track, like a __________ at a rate of about __________ km an hour.
__________ __________ __________ move backwards at about the same speed.

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Madonna interview

Watch and listen to this interview to Madonna and complete the listening exercise below. You also have some discussions questions in the presentation at the end of this post.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Watch this video and complete the following exercise:
1. Madonna is launching her new ________________ and ___________________
2. What 3 things are described as glamorous?
______________________; ________________________; ____________________
3. In how many countries is her new hit number one?
4. About her song with Timberlake…She was trying to write a song that had ______________ ___________ and _______________
5. How did the song come about?
6. How does she describe Timberlake?
7. About her work with Pharrell Williams … How did he make her cry?
8. She’s insecure about her ___________, ___________ _____________.
9. How old will she be in a week?
10. She affirms we live in a sexist and ¬¬¬________ society when connected to women
11. What’s the best time during a tour?
12. What does she compare a relationship to?

Speaking activities related to this video and to music in general:

Music Esl Activities

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