A TRIP TO COPENHAGEN
LISTENING ACTIVITY
You are going to watch
a video explaining the main features about a city: Copenhagen. Pay attention
because your final project should be similar to this one.
Before watching the following video, match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a-j next to the numbers 1-10. Then, you will listen to it in the video.
1.____
stylish
2.____ unique
3.____ amusement
4.____ toppings
2.____ unique
3.____ amusement
4.____ toppings
5.____ taciturn
6.____ annually
7.____ gourmands
8.____ venues
9.____ hint
10.___spot
a. A slight or indirect indication or suggestion.
b. A person who enjoys eating and often eats too much
c. A layer of food poured or spread over a base of a different type of food to add flavour.
d. Fashionably elegant and sophisticated.
e. The provision or enjoyment of entertainment.
f. The place where something happens, especially an organized event such as concert, conference or sport competition.
g. Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.
h. Reserved or uncommunicative in speech.
i. A particular place or point
j. Once a year; every year
b. A person who enjoys eating and often eats too much
c. A layer of food poured or spread over a base of a different type of food to add flavour.
d. Fashionably elegant and sophisticated.
e. The provision or enjoyment of entertainment.
f. The place where something happens, especially an organized event such as concert, conference or sport competition.
g. Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.
h. Reserved or uncommunicative in speech.
i. A particular place or point
j. Once a year; every year
Watch the video and fill
in the gaps:
1. Copenhagen is the capital of _______________
2. Copenhagen’s location makes it unique because it is the ___________ between Europe and Scandinavia.
3. Smorrebrod is a piece of __________ with butter and various toppings on it.
4. There is a music program going on in this place, and apart from major events such as Friday Rock and Summer Classical, there is ______ music in Tivoli every single day.
5. They are shy and drink a lot, but they are very ___________ and ____________.
6. Learning Danish is very ____________.
7. Copenhagen Jazz Festival takes place annually, every _________.
8. There is also a Copenhagen Cooking & Food Festival, which is the _______________ festival in the country.
9. Copenhagen offers a lot of ___________ spots.
10. This city is full of galleries, ________, dance performances, film and live music venues, and they can all be reached on foot, _____________ or by public transport.
1. Copenhagen is the capital of _______________
2. Copenhagen’s location makes it unique because it is the ___________ between Europe and Scandinavia.
3. Smorrebrod is a piece of __________ with butter and various toppings on it.
4. There is a music program going on in this place, and apart from major events such as Friday Rock and Summer Classical, there is ______ music in Tivoli every single day.
5. They are shy and drink a lot, but they are very ___________ and ____________.
6. Learning Danish is very ____________.
7. Copenhagen Jazz Festival takes place annually, every _________.
8. There is also a Copenhagen Cooking & Food Festival, which is the _______________ festival in the country.
9. Copenhagen offers a lot of ___________ spots.
10. This city is full of galleries, ________, dance performances, film and live music venues, and they can all be reached on foot, _____________ or by public transport.
Watch it again and circle the best answer to these questions:
1. How is the weather in Copenhagen?
a. It is usually sunny and
hot.
b. It is frequently cloudy
or rainy.
c. It is always dark and
cold.
2. What makes Copenhagen unique?
a.
Its location
b.
Its weather
c.
Its people
3. What is Smorrebrod?
a. It is a type of bike in
Copenhagen
b. It is the name of a
bridge
c. It is a piece of bread,
traditional dish.
4. How are people in
Copenhagen?
a.
They are rude
b.
They are shy but
helpful
c.
They don’t speak
English
5. What is the perfect
soundtrack for Copenhagen?
a.
Rock
b.
Classical Music
c.
Jazz
6. When was the
Copenhagen Jazz Festival founded?
a.
1990
b.
1953
c.
1979
7. Which one is the
best-known festival in the country?
a.
Christmas holidays
b.
Copenhagen cooking
& Food Festival
c.
Annual Carnival
Now that you have watched this video, collect some ideas or structures
that might be useful for your group presentation and discuss it with your
groupmates.
