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3rd Year Lettorato Listening Exam February 12th 2007
Surname _____________________ Name________________ Mat. No. ____________
You are going to see part of a BBC World documentary entitled “Timber Futures”, about the endangered Indonesian
rainforests and the international timber trade.
You will see the video twice. First you will have 5 minutes to study the questions, then after the first viewing you will
have further 5 minutes and at the end you will have 1 hour 15 minutes to complete your answers and write the
summary.
Glossary :
1.
timber:
wood
logging:
cutting down trees for wood
biodiverse:
with a large number of different plant and animal species
hardwood:
strong, heavy wood used for furniture, etc.
softwood:
less valuable wood from quickly grown trees
sustainable:
using natural products so as not to damage the environment
GFTN :
Global Forest & Trade Network, an organisation set up by the WWF
NASA scientists estimate that rainforests will vanish within …………… years.
This will cause unquantifiable effects on ………………. ……………… and eliminate the majority of …………… and
…………….. ……………… on the planet.
2.
In the past Indonesia’s rainforests were ………………………………………………………
Now they are being ……………………………………………………………………………
3.
According to the UN, how much Indonesian forest has disappeared since 1990? ………………….
4.
a) The majority of the timber trade in Indonesia is
legal / illegal.
b) About 800 / 8,000 / 80,000 / 800,000 hectares are legally harvested every year.
c) Hardwood is smuggled to ………………, ……………… and …………………. .
d) 52% / 62% / 72% / 82% of the original forest has been lost.
5.
What is the rainforest replaced by?
a)…………………………
b)…………………………
6.
What are the 2 negative social factors that make the problem worse?
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7.
According to the Indonesian Minister, illegal logging has been totally eliminated : (circle your answer)
TRUE / FALSE?
8.
Why are trees burnt?
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
9.
(circle your answer)
will definitely
is expected to
A system of certification
is very likely to
reduce illegal logging
could possibly
is unlikely to
10.
a) The timber trade has discovered that ……………….. ……………….. ………… pays.
b) Importers demand that a certificate proves :
i) ………………………………………………………………………………
ii) ………………………………………………………………………………
11.
What is a major problem related to certification?
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
12.
Taking care of the ecosystem ..………. …………. limiting logging and allowing the forest ………….
…………….. But most logging companies in Indonesia and ………………..
……………….
……………… see
timber as a ………………… to be extracted, like coal or …………... For companies …………….
taking trees the ………………
13.
……….. just
………………… of certification is causing big changes.
According to Darius Sarsher, how can GFTN help responsible manufacturers?
a)……………………………………………………………………………………………….
b) ………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
14.
There have been myriad attempts to try to ……………. forest destruction over the last ……………. years,
but until these trees are globally ……………… for more than their use as ……………. …………….. , they will
continue to be felled.
Write a correctly laid out summary of 200 - 250 words on the question of the disappearing Indonesian rainforests and
the timber trade.
1. NASA scientists estimate that rainforests will vanish within …100…… years.
This will cause unquantifiable effects on ……global…………. ………climate……… and eliminate the majority
of …plant…… and …animal….. ……species… on the planet.
2.
In the past Indonesia’s rainforests were the most biodiverse rainforests in the world
Now they are being destroyed faster than anywhere else on earth
3. According to the UN, how much Indonesian forest has disappeared since 1990? 22 million hectares.
4.
a) The majority of the timber trade in Indonesia is
legal / illegal.
b) About 800 / 8,000 / 80,000 / 800,000 hectares are legally harvested every year.
c) Hardwood is smuggled to …Malaysia…, …Singapore and …China…….
d) 52% / 62% / 72% / 82% of the original forest has been lost.
5.
What is the rainforest replaced by?
a)
plantations for palm oil…
b)…softwood for paper pulp……
6.
What are the 2 negative social factors that make the problem worse?
…Poverty and corruption (billions of dollars in tax revenue is lost)..
7.
According to the Indonesian Minister, illegal logging has been totally eliminated :
TRUE / FALSE?
8.
Why are trees burnt?
…to clear the land to grow food………..
9.
(circle your answer)
will definitely
is expected to
A system of certification
is very likely to
reduce illegal logging
could possibly (“certification might have an impact”)
is unlikely to
10. b) The timber trade has discovered that …sustainably grown wood… pays.
c) Importers demand that a certificate proves :
i) …where the wood comes from………
ii) …that a new tree has replaced it………
11. What is a major problem related to certification?
……Time – it takes 5 years to certify a logging concession…..
12. Taking care of the ecosystem can mean limiting logging and allowing the forest to regrow. But most
logging companies in Indonesia and around the world see timber as a resource to be extracted, like
coal or oil. For companies used to just taking trees the whole process of certification is causing big
changes.
13. According to Darius Sarsher, how can GFTN help responsible manufacturers?
a)…Traceability – chain of custody…….
b) …Link them with forest enterprises that are legal, sustainable and standard….
c) …Create market links with buyers in Europe, N. America and Japan…..
14. There have been myriad attempts to try to …slow… forest destruction over the last …30…. years, but until
these trees are globally …valued… for more than their use as …cut…. …timber….. , they will continue
to be felled.