Listening Exercise: Green Energy in Denmark

1. What is the main reason the scientists are visiting Samsø?

a) To study Danish history
b) To build new houses
c) To start a new university program
d) To learn from the island’s environmental success

2. Why is Samsø described as “the greenest place on earth”?

a) It has many parks
b) It uses a lot of traditional farming
c) It produces more clean energy than it uses
d) It has very few people

3. What is the main power source on the island?

a) Oil
b) Wind
c) Coal
d) Solar power

4. What does it mean when the island is “carbon negative”?

a) It uses no electricity
b) It removes more CO2 than it produces
c) It never burns fuel
d) It has no cars

5. What idea does Dr. Franklin seem most impressed by?

a) How cheap living on the island is
b) How friendly the people are
c) How fast the island is growing
d) How advanced the renewable energy system is

6. Why does Samsø produce so much electricity?

a) Because the wind turbines generate extra energy
b) Because it has many factories
c) Because the residents use very little energy
d) Because the government sends workers

7. What problem is CO2 mainly connected to in the report?

a) Water pollution
b) Global warming
c) Lack of food
d) Noise

8. What does the conversation suggest about renewable energy?

a) It is too expensive to use
b) It can help reduce pollution
c) It cannot support a whole community
d) It is only useful in warm climates

9. Why is burning straw considered carbon-neutral?

a) Because it produces no smoke
b) Because it is free for everyone
c) Because people burn it slowly
d) Because the plants absorbed CO2 while growing

10. Why are farmers on the island earning more money now?

a) They sell wind power back to the government
b) They grow more crops
c) They charge tourists for visits
d) They export their food to the U.S.

11. What is an important benefit of using biodiesel from canola?

a) It tastes better than gasoline
b) It removes the need for wind turbines
c) It reduces dependence on imported fuel
d) It makes cars faster

12. What does “self-sufficiency” mean in the context of Samsø?

a) The island can provide its own energy and food
b) People don’t need help from tourists
c) Everyone must live alone
d) The government does everything for them

13. Why is requiring fewer imports helpful for the environment?

a) Imported goods are always expensive
b) Local people don’t trust outside companies
c) Imported goods don’t last long
d) Transportation creates CO2

14. What overall message does the report suggest about Samsø?

a) It is a place that avoids technology
b) It is an example of how renewable energy can work well
c) It is too isolated to be successful
d) It is failing to produce enough energy

15. What is one big idea the entire report communicates?

a) Becoming renewable is impossible for most places
b) Environmental changes only happen by accident
c) A community can succeed by working toward clean energy
d) Technology usually makes pollution worse