Listening: Why trees matter to cities

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B2 | Listening from video | 11 min

Watch the video (0:07 - 5:05). You can watch more than once, then answer the questions.

ONE WORD from the video.

As Uruk grew, its farmers cut down trees to free up land for more ____ .

Why did farmers in Anuradhapura cut fewer trees?

____ The city had plenty of farmland already.____ Trees were thought to be sacred there.____ The government had banned all farming.

What happened to the land around Uruk after the trees were gone?

____ Floods washed away most of the crops.____ The river moved and the fields dried out.____ The soil became too salty for farming.

Uruk eventually became a bigger city than Anuradhapura.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

A NUMBER from the video.

Without shade from trees, buildings in Manhattan absorbed up to ____ times more solar radiation in deadly heat waves.

Hong Kong has a plan to plant more trees in its crowded districts.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

What does research say about hospital patients and what they can see from their beds?

____ Those who see trees recover faster than those who see brick walls.____ Those who see brick walls complain less about noise.____ Those who see trees stay in hospital for a longer time.

How did the planner of Savannah, Georgia, use parks in his design?

____ He built one very large park in the center.____ He made sure every neighborhood was close to a park.____ He put all the parks along the river.

A NUMBER from the video.

Since 1967, the government of Singapore has planted more than ____ million trees.

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