B1 – Intermediate
Noise is defined as an unwanted and unpleasant sound that causes annoyance to people. A particular sound may be music to someone, but a noise to another.
Listen to this audio and read the transcript about noise.
https://listenaminute.com/n/noise.html
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does “noise pollution” mean? “It’s strange to think that in the past few decades, people have been talking about noise pollution.” Explain and give examples of it.
- What does “get to someone” mean here, “I live in the city, so noise is everywhere. Sometimes it gets to me.“? Use this idiom in a sentence.
- What does the word “surrounding” mean, “It’s stuff that makes our surroundings unpleasant.” Use it in a sentence.
Discussion Questions:
- What do you think of noise pollution?
- Do you ever think that some music is just noise? Why?
- Is there a noise that you really can’t stand? What is it and what happens when you hear it?
- What do you do when people are very noisy near you?
- What effects can too much noise have on people and the environment? Explain.
4 replies on “Noise”
What do you think of noise pollution? I think that is a problem in Spain because a lot of people speak aloud,makes a lot of noise at restaurants,street,…
Do you ever think that some music is just noise? Never, probably some ind of music doesn´t like me but it don´t mean that it was noise. Why?
Is there a noise that you really can’t stand? when a noise is incessantly. Normally at night.
What is it and what happens when you hear it? I don´t can sleep and I am nervous
What do you do when people are very noisy near you? If it is a friend I say to him or her. If I don´t know….I look badly.
What effects can too much noise have on people and the environment? They can have ear problems in the futur , even in their voice because step by step they speak aloud.
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