Listening: Why Pollinators Matter for Food

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C1 | IELTS-style Listening from video | 12 min

Watch the selected excerpt (0:43–2:23) and answer the questions below.

ONE WORD ONLY from the video.

All dietary ____ comes from pollen.

ONE WORD ONLY from the video.

Bees obtain carbohydrates from ____.

ONE WORD ONLY from the video.

Workers transfer pollen using a ____.

ONE WORD ONLY from the video.

The male floral organ is the ____.

ONE WORD ONLY from the video.

Bees vibrate flowers using their flight ____.

Why explain bees’ vibrations?

____ Compare insect sizes____ Explain how tomato pollen is released____ Criticise greenhouse farming

Why mention musical note C?

____ Make the vibration frequency familiar____ Praise pollination’s beauty____ Link pitch to harvest size

How does the speaker view natural tomato pollination?

____ Costly and unproven____ Not yet useful____ Efficient, producing better-quality fruit

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