Listening Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary
Introductory questions
- What happened to Stephen?
- What was the doctors’ solution?
- Was the proposed solution successful?
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Topic
Health
Link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG54lH4G2Ps
Script
The script is provided below the video podcast directly on the page of the news provider. It is also provided in the form of subtitles during the playback of the video podcast.
Quote
My goal in life is to survive. Everything else is just a bonus. The Lockhorns.
Video
Listen to the video and answer the Listening Comprehension Questions below.
Listening comprehension questions
- What happened to Stephen?
- What was his injury?
- How did he try to hide his injury?
- What was the doctors’ solution?
- Was the proposed solution successful?
If it is difficult for you to answer these questions right away, read the following Vocabulary and listen to the video again to see if your listening comprehension has improved. Repeat as many times as you want.
At the end, please, read, and translate if necessary, the script provided on the broadcaster’s page.
Listen to the video one more time for final and full listening comprehension. Answer the Listening comprehension questions (Compare your answers with the Answers provided at the end of this post).
Vocabulary
| Survive | To remain alive |
| Accident | Crash |
| Skull | The bones of the braincase and face |
| Surgeon | A physician specializing in surgery |
| Implant | To insert or embed (an object or a device) surgically, insert a tissue within a body |
| Lopsided face | Heavier, larger, or higher on one side than on the other |
| Disguise my face | To conceal or obscure by not false show |
| Scrubbed up and fired the printers | To rub hard in order to clean and turn on |
| Exact interchangeable 3D pieces | Three dimensional pieces that could be used on any one of the patient’s cheeks |
| Snap together perfectly | Fit tightly together |
| Rebuild to natural shape | Make look natural |
Answers
1. What happened to Stephen?
Stephen had a motorcycle accident.
2. What was his injury?
His skull got crushed. After operation, his face became lopsided.
3. How did he try to hide his injury?
He tried hiding his injury by wearing glasses.
4. What was the doctors’ solution?
The doctors offered to rebuild Stephen’s face with the help of 3D printing technology. Using scans of Stephen’s skull, the team of surgeons first changed the skull’s shape on the computer and then printed implant plates. After that, the plates were implanted into Stephen’s skull to make his face look symmetrical and natural.
5. Was the proposed solution successful?
The proposed solution was successful. Stephen face looks symmetrical and natural, as a result.
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