Listening Comprehension Questions


1.  Which planet is hotter than Mercury?


2.  Why is Mercury a hotter planet?


3.  What creates the greenhouse gases effect?


4.  Why is Venus a hot planet?


5.  What could be removed from Venus's atmosphere to make it similar to Earth?


[Lesson Credits:  Listening Building MP3 TOEFL, Track 14]

01 Astronomy

W: Did you know that Venus is hotter than Mercury? This seems strange because Venus is nearly twice the distance from the sun as Mercury is. But in fact, the temperature of Venus is over 460 degrees Celsius, whereas Mercury ranges between 420 and minus 220 degrees! I’ll explain how this is possible.

While Mercury has no atmosphere . . . and this is important . . . Venus has a thick atmosphere. It consists of carbon dioxide and thick clouds of sulfur dioxide. This combination creates the strongest greenhouse gases in our solar system. Interestingly, the sulfur dioxide reflects 60% of the Sun’s rays away from the planet. This prevents Venus from being lit with much sunlight. However, um, 96.5% of its atmosphere consists of carbon dioxide, which traps the sun’s heat between the atmosphere and the planet’s surface. This is what makes the planet so hot.

Venus used to be similar to Earth, but all its water evaporated. This helped in creating the high amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. If the carbon dioxide were removed from Venus’s atmosphere, then it would have similar temperatures to that of Earth. 


Interview Questions

12. Nowadays, many people are worried about classroom crises or violation on teachers' right to teach in class. Even under the harsh situation, teachers are required to be upright and well-behaved. Suggest 4 principles teachers have to follow.

13. What kind of rules do you have in your classroom? How are they established?

14. What are 3 important features of best teachers who have great leadership? What would you do to be such a great teacher?

15. What are the teacher's roles for the 21th century (Information-based Society)? Tell at least 4 roles of the teacher.

16. After being appointed as a teacher, you might be placed in a remote town. Given that you are supposed to work for a school located far away from the city, provide 3 reasons of teaching at such a school.

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