33 10 Transport and tourism Exploring vocabulary: A brief history of the shipping container a) The following words and phrases will be part of the audio track. Study the list and look up the expressions which you don’t know. b) On the internet, find sentences that contain these words and write them down. 1. container: 2. cargo: 3. wages: 4. invention: 5. to simplify: 6. to transfer: 7. virtually: 8. lorries: 9. general supplies: 10. entrepreneur: 11. seamless: 12. vessel: 13. equivalent: 14. disruption: 15. to revolutionise: 1 Tip T Pre- and while-listening activities Before you listen to an audio track, try to answer the following questions: • What do I know about the topic? • Who are the people involved? • What do I expect to hear? By doing so, you will not be surprised by what you hear and this makes understanding the audio track much easier. While listening, find answers to the following questions: • Who? • What • Where? • When? • Why? • How? Pre-listening task: The history of the shipping container a) Write a few notes to answer these questions. 1. What do I know about the topic? 2 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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