B1 – Video – Clear the Shelters – i 1 2 Speak English

Clear the Shelters

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Listen to the video carefully and answer the following questions. Choose the best answer for each question. Click “Submit Answers” when you’re done to see your results.

Clear the Shelters – Listening Comprehension Exercise

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Listen carefully and choose the best answer for each question.

1. What event was being promoted in the segment?

The Clear the Shelters adoption campaign
An annual dog fashion show
A local pet grooming contest
A fundraiser for veterinary research

2. According to the segment, what is the main issue shelters are facing right now?

Lack of volunteers
Not enough puppies being born
Too many cats being brought in
Overcapacity and difficulty getting dogs adopted

3. What solution is encouraged for people who cannot adopt a pet permanently?

Donating toys and food only
Fostering dogs until they are adopted
Sponsoring a kennel online
Volunteering once a year

4. Why does Elizabeth recommend fostering before adopting?

It is free entertainment
It is required by shelters
It helps shelters earn more money
It allows families to test compatibility with their lifestyle and children

5. What special detail was mentioned about the puppies' appearance?

They had custom Oscar de la Renta bows
They were wearing handmade scarves
They were groomed for a commercial
They were wearing matching sweaters

6. What benefit of fostering was emphasized regarding costs?

Foster families receive free toys
Medical and other expenses are paid for by the rescue
Families are paid to foster
Food is partially reimbursed

7. What age were Brave and Bungalow said to be?

Around 6 to 8 weeks
Almost one year old
About 3 to 4 months old
Just under two months

8. How did Elizabeth describe the puppies' behavior that morning?

They were calm and quiet
They were shy and hiding
They were nervous and barking loudly
They had been wrestling and causing chaos

9. What phrase did Elizabeth use to describe fostering?

"A soft place to land" for dogs
"A big commitment"
"A long-term contract"
"A volunteer challenge"

10. What did the hosts say about Bungalow?

He was shy and quiet
He seemed to be the crowd favorite
He needed extra training
He was the older of the two

11. What sensory detail did Elizabeth mention about the puppies?

Their soft fur
Their playful bark
Their puppy smell, saying you "can't beat it"
Their wagging tails

12. What was the overall tone of the conversation?

Serious and urgent
Neutral and factual
Sad and emotional
Warm and enthusiastic

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Clear the Shelters – Vocabulary & Expression Quiz

Instructions:

Choose the best answer for each question. There is only one correct answer per question.

1. What does the expression "scratch the surface" mean?

to stop doing something
to start learning or doing something but only in a basic way
to make a hole in something
to hurt an animal

2. What does "dip in the pool" mean?

to clean the pool
to drink pool water
to swim or relax in the water
to fix the pool

3. What does the word "adopted" mean?

to visit a shelter
to sell an animal
to take a pet or child into your home and care for it
to buy something new

4. What does "rescue animals" mean?

animals that help people find things
animals used in movies
animals that live in the wild
animals that were saved from danger or bad situations

5. What does "walk us through" mean in this context?

to enter a building
to explain step by step
to take a break
to go for a walk with dogs

6. What does "overcapacity" mean?

when animals are outside
when a place is empty
when a place is too full
when people stop working

7. What does "make room" mean in this part: "make room for other dogs"?

to invite people
to paint the shelter
to create space or free up space
to clean a room

8. What does "fostering" mean?

to visit a vet
to buy an expensive dog
to train a police dog
to take care of an animal temporarily until it finds a home

9. What does "a soft place to land" mean?

a toy store
a safe and comfortable home or environment
a park
a blanket for dogs

10. What does "a test run" mean when talking about fostering?

an exercise for the dog
a new adoption rule
a short or trial experience to see if something works
a race for pets

11. What does "causing chaos" mean?

helping the shelter
making a lot of noise or disorder
sleeping quietly
cleaning the house

12. What does "you can't beat it" mean when the speaker talks about "puppy smell"?

it smells terrible
it's too strong
nothing is better than that
it's unhealthy

Your Results

SCRATCHING THE SURFACE.

SAM BROCK, BERGEN COUNTY, NEW

JERSEY.

>> I GUESS WE’VE GOT OUR

WEEKEND PLANS.

YOU KNOW WHO ELSE LIKES TO DIP

IN THE POOL, PUPPIES.

WHY DO WE HAVE THESE CUTE

LITTLE GUYS ON SITE?

>> I’M BUSY GETTING KISSES FROM

A PUPPY.

HIS 11th ANNUAL CLEAR THE

SHELTER CAMPAIGN, IT’S AN NBC

TELEMUNDO EVENT AND IT HELPS

MORE THAN 1 MILLION PETS GET

ADOPTED AND RAISE MILLIONS OF

DOLLARS TO SUPPORT RESCUE

ANIMALS.

>> WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE WITH

US BRAVE AND BUNGALOW, AND

THEY’RE BOTH UP FOR ADOPTION,

ELIZABETH HAS SPENT THE LAST

SEVERAL YEARS PREPARING DOGS TO

GET ADOPTED.

IT’S SO NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME AND THE

PUPPIES, OF COURSE.

>> WALK US THROUGH, CLEAR THE

SHELTERS.

THIS IS AN AWESOME EFFORT, EACH

YEAR, TO HELP FIND HOMES FOR

THESE DOGS.

>> THERE IS A NATIONAL CRISIS

HAPPENING IN ANIMAL WELFARE

RIGHT NOW.

ALL SHELTERS ARE COMPLETELY

OVERCAPACITY, THEY ARE

STRUGGLING TO GET DOGS ADOPTED,

GET DOGS MOVING OUT SO THEY CAN

MAKE ROOM FOR OTHER DOGS.

SO CLEAR THE SHELTERS

ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO GET OUT

AND ADOPT BUT ALSO WHAT I DO IF

YOU ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO

ADOPT, IS FOSTERING, AND

FOSTERING IS SO GREAT BECAUSE

IT’S THAT HAPPY MEDIUM OF YOU

GET THE COMPANIONSHIP OF A DOG

BUT YOU DON’T HAVE ANY BILLS.

THE RESCUE PAYS FOR EVERYTHING

SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY FOR

THE MEDICAL BILLS AND YOU’RE

LIKE A SOFT PLACE TO LAND FOR

THIS DOG UNTIL THEY GET

ADOPTED.

>> IT’S GREAT FOR FAMILIES,

LIKE WE WANT TO TRY IT BUT WE

ARE NOT SURE WE ARE ALL IN.

>> TO GO IN SIGHT UNSEEN, AND

ADOPT A DOG WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW

HOW THEY INTERACT WITH YOUR

CHILDREN OR HOW THEY INTERACT

WITH YOUR LIFESTYLE, I THINK

FOSTERING IS SO GOOD.

LIKE A TEST RUN.

AND IF IT DOESN’T MATCH, THEY

GET ADOPTED.

THIS IS BUNGALOW, AND THIS IS

BRAVE, THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR

ADOPTION.

THE 3 TO 4 MONTHS OLD, THEY’RE

VERY TIRED RIGHT NOW, YOU

WOULDN’T KNOW IT BUT THEY BEEN

WRESTLING ALL MORNING AND

CAUSING CHAOS, BUT I DO HAVE TO

POINT OUT THESE ARE CUSTOM

OSCAR DE LA RENTA BOSE THAT

OSCAR DILLER INTO SENT TO THEM

SO THEY ARE COULD TOUR RESCUE

PUPS.

THEY ARE FASHIONABLE AND THEY

ARE THE SWEETEST BABIES, THEY

ARE VERY MUCH LIKE PUPPIES,

THEY GET TIRED EASILY, THEY

PLAY HARD, BUT THE PUPPIES

SMELL, IT’S JUST, YOU CAN’T

BEAT IT.

>> THE ARE WEARING OSCAR DE LA

RENTA.

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

LOOK AT THESE FACES, HOW CAN

YOU RESIST IT?

>> A BEAUTIFUL.

>> BUNGALOW, I FEEL LIKE HE’S

BEEN THE CROWD FAVORITE,

NOTHING AGAINST BRAVE.

Clear the Shelters

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Clear the Shelters – Listening Comprehension Exercise

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Clear the Shelters – Vocabulary & Expression Quiz (B1 Level)

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