B1 – Video – Redhead Facts – i 1 2 Speak English

Redhead Facts

Instructions:

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.

Redhead Facts – Listening Comprehension Exercise

Instructions:

Listen carefully and choose the best answer for each question.

1. What stereotype does the speaker mention first?

That all redheads are Irish
That redheads are British
That redheads can't tan
That redheads have bad tempers

2. Where does the speaker say they are from?

Ireland
Scotland
Canada
Russia

3. What do redheads supposedly need more of during surgery?

Vitamins
Anesthesia
Painkillers
Sleep

4. Why does the speaker say it takes more anesthesia?

Because redheads are stronger
Because they are allergic to normal doses
Because they heal faster
Because they "don't go down as easy"

5. What does the speaker say about redheads going extinct?

They are like "unicorns of the human world"
It is a myth
They are the most common hair color
It will happen in 10 years

6. How does the speaker react to being called "fire crotch"?

Laughs and agrees
Says they would set your crotch on fire
Ignores it
Gets very sad

7. What stereotype about redheads in bed does the speaker mention?

That they are boring
That they avoid relationships
That they are crazy in bed
That they are shy

8. Which famous writer do they say was a redhead?

Ernest Hemingway
William Shakespeare
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mark Twain

9. Which historical figure do they list as a redhead?

Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Winston Churchill
George Washington

10. How does the speaker describe redheads compared to others?

As quiet and weak
As people who will outlive others
As always angry
As very shy and careful

11. What do they say people should do instead of "Kick a Ginger Day"?

Kick a brunette
Celebrate it more
Not be a jerk and stop doing it
Throw a party for redheads

12. How does the speaker end the video?

By quietly thanking the audience
By giving a fun fact about hair dye
By apologizing for being rude
By angrily telling them off again

Your Results

So You Think You Know Redheads? – Vocabulary & Expression Quiz

Instructions:

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

1. What is the speaker's main attitude throughout the video?

Playful and confident
Serious and scientific
Sad and emotional
Boring and formal

2. What stereotype does the speaker challenge first?

That redheads are mean
That all redheads are Irish
That redheads can't dance
That redheads love the sun

3. Why does the speaker mention Russia and Ireland?

To show they are both warm countries
To show that not all redheads are from Ireland
To compare their food
To explain why redheads are rare

4. What surprising fact does the speaker share about surgery?

Redheads heal faster
Redheads need more anesthesia
Redheads are afraid of hospitals
Redheads become doctors more often

5. What does the speaker mean by "we just don't go down as easy"?

Redheads are stronger or more resistant
Redheads fall asleep faster
Redheads avoid medicine
Redheads never get tired

6. When the speaker says redheads are "like unicorns," what do they mean?

They are magical and rare
They live in forests
They are imaginary
They are dangerous

7. How does the speaker react to being called "fire crotch"?

They laugh about it
They threaten to set someone's crotch on fire
They ignore it
They take it as a compliment

8. What tone does the speaker use when talking about being "crazy in bed"?

Embarrassed
Jokingly confident
Angry and defensive
Calm and quiet

9. Why does the speaker list famous redheads like Mark Twain and Helen of Troy?

To prove that redheads are intelligent and influential
To make fun of history
To show that redheads are extinct
To compare authors and heroes

10. What does the speaker say about the "soulless vampire" stereotype?

It's partly true because redheads are immortal
It's completely false
It's a compliment
It's a religious reference

11. What message does the speaker give about "Kick a Ginger Day"?

They think it's funny
They want people to stop being mean
They say it's a tradition
They ignore it completely

12. What final impression does the speaker leave about redheads?

They are confident, unique, and proud
They are angry and rude
They are serious and quiet
They want to be like everyone else

Your Results

so you think you know something about

redheads huh how about you go yourself

you think all redheads are Irish I’m

from Russia but yeah Russia and Ireland

they’re the same thing do you have the

rarest hair color in the world probably

not

trick did you know that redheads need

more anesthesia during surgery it’s true

it takes a ton to put us under what

can I say I guess we just don’t go down

as easy EAS as the rest of you losers do

you know that redheads are going extinct

we’re basically like the unicorns of the

human world yeah it’s cool if you call

me fir crotch so long as you don’t mind

me setting your crotch on fire you heard

we’re crazy in bed well that’s

absolutely true if by crazy you mean the

best thing you’ll never have do you know

who was a redhead Mark twaining father

of American literature you know who else

was a redhe head everyone else who fing

matters Helen of Troy F go James Joyce

Thomas Jefferson I don’t know the dude

who invented America Napoleon Malcolm X

and Michael fast

Bender if you want some to bully why not

brunette they seem like

you think all redheads are

soulless

vampires that’s actually true we’re

going to outlive all you old mother wads

and brains so the next time Kick a

Ginger Day rolls around instead of being

a dick how about you don’t instead

because we’re actually pretty

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awesome does my carpet match the drapes

how about you go yourself

Redhead Facts

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Redhead Facts – Listening Comprehension Exercise

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So You Think You Know Redheads? – Quiz (B2 Level)

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