Noise

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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. What does the word “surrounding” mean, “It’s stuff that makes our surroundings unpleasant.” Use it in a sentence.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What do you think of noise pollution?
  2. Do you ever think that some music is just noise? Why?
  3. Is there a noise that you really can’t stand? What is it and what happens when you hear it?
  4. What do you do when people are very noisy near you?
  5. What effects can too much noise have on people and the environment? Explain.
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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.

Welcome to the Phoneenglish blog! Hopefully, this exercise can help you improve your writing skills a bit more.

Here is one sentence you can still improve a bit:

They can have ear problems in the futur , even in their voice because step by step they speak aloud.

They can have ear problems and even in their voice in the future, because step by step little by little, they would speak more and more loudly.

Keep practicing!

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