Listen to Part 2 of Brad’s talk. 1. Complete the notes with the nouns in the box.
magnetism paint price recycling rust
strength
2. Work in pairs to compare your notes. 3. 057
Listen again and check.
D Work it out! Engineers use aluminium for most planes. Why? Make a list of ideas.
Cars: Why steel? 1.
2. 3.
. ..
95% of a car in EU = ‘must be recycled’ steel = easier to recycle than Al. Problem = But
= protects steel
E Work in groups. Which material is better for each of these products – steel or aluminium? Why?
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(Al. = not magn.) = imp.
= 5 x cheaper than Al. = 1.5 x stronger than Al. – steel = magnetic
a speedboat
a food can
a window frame Grammar for listening: Predicting the next word
You must learn to predict information during listening. This is active listening. Aluminium is very [adjective] common. It is a very common [noun] element. Aluminium is quite hard to [verb] recycle.
The grammar of the sentence helps you. The vocabulary in the sentence helps you, too. 058
air. away.
changes. material.
1 steel. Listen to fi ve sentences from the talk. Choose the best word to complete each sentence.