Today, we’ve got a great practice exercise for you based on a TED Talk by DeAndrea Salvador about making energy more affordable for low-income families.
Listen to the TED Talk by clicking on the video below provided.
As you listen, try to answer the questions.
IELTS Listening Questions#
Instructions:
For multiple-choice questions, select the correct answer from the given options.
For fill-in-the-blank questions, write the missing word(s) in the space provided. Answers should be no more than one word and/or a number.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. As a child, where did the speaker spend most of their time?
a) At their grandmother’s house b) At their great-grandmother’s house c) At their neighbor’s house
2. Why did the speaker’s neighbors have to steal energy during winter?
a) To keep their homes warm b) To cook meals c) To light their homes
3. How did the speaker describe the choice their neighbors faced?
a) Easy b) Normal c) Impossible
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
4. In the US, the average American spends ______ percent of their income on energy.
5. In 2015, over 25 million people skipped ______ to provide power to their homes.
6. Nearly every month, seven million people choose between medicine and ______.
Multiple Choice Questions
7. Who are disproportionately affected by high energy burdens?
a) People of color b) Senior citizens c) Students
8. What is the mission of the nonprofit RETI founded by the speaker?
a) To provide free energy b) To alleviate energy burdens c) To build new homes
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
9. RETI works with communities to provide equitable access to ______ energy.
10. The US spends over ______ billion dollars a year on energy bill payment assistance.
Remember, you can find the audio transcript in the lower right of the video. For more IELTS Listening Test, visit this practice post.
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- 1b“as a child, I used to spend all of my time at my great-grandmother’s house”
- 2a“During the winter, struggling to get warm, my neighbors would have no choice but to bypass the meter”
- 3c“These kinds of dangerous incidents can take root when people are faced with impossible choices.”
- 4threealso: 3“the average American spends three percent of their income on energy”
- 5meals“In 2015, this caused over 25 million people to skip meals to provide power to their homes.”
- 6energy“nearly every month, seven million people choose between medicine and energy”
- 7a“Families with high energy burdens are disproportionately people of color”
- 8b“Our mission is to alleviate energy burdens”
- 9clean“to provide equitable access to clean energy, energy efficiency and energy technology”
- 10threealso: 3“the US spends over three billion a year on energy bill payment assistance”