London Canal Museum London Canal Museum Question Listen to part of a guided tour of the London Canal Museum. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C. Number 0 is given as an example. You will hear the recording three times. audio/mpeg 0. The building of canals in Britain started… A. ...centuries ago. √B. ...in 1776.C. ...with the building of the Bridgewater Canal. 1. In 1801, the Grand Junction Canal... Answers Option 1 A. ...became part of the Grand Union Canal. Option 2 B. ...connected the North of England to London. Option 3 C. ...was replaced by the Paddington Canal. Question 2. Canal boats started to be operated by families because… Answers Option 1 A. ...it was cheaper. Option 2 B. ...more workers were needed for long routes. Option 3 C. ...the men went to work for the train companies. Question 3. The living conditions of workers on the boats were… Answers Option 1 A. ...as bad as in cities. Option 2 B. ...better than in cities. Option 3 C. ...worse than in cities. Question 4. Ice was imported… Answers Option 1 A. ...during the first half of the 19th century. Option 2 B. ...from the Norwegian mountains. Option 3 C. ...through the mid 1900s. Question 5. Carlo Gatti… Answers Option 1 A. ...built a warehouse to store the ice. Option 2 B. ...kept the ice only below the ground. Option 3 C. ...was the richest ice importer of his time. Question 6. Nowadays, the London Canal Museum… Answers Option 1 A. ...does not have the original design. Option 2 B. ...exhibits a few restored canal boats. Option 3 C. ...is situated where Gatti’s warehouse used to be. Question 7. The museum building was restored… Answers Option 1 A. ...after ice importation stopped. Option 2 B. ...thanks to technological advances. Option 3 C. ...to accommodate ice carts. Question 8. Visitors can… Answers Option 1 A. ...enjoy a performance about Victorian trade. Option 2 B. ...experience the fun of life on a canal boat. Option 3 C. ...learn about the London canals and their workers. Enable JavaScript
London Canal Museum Question Listen to part of a guided tour of the London Canal Museum. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C. Number 0 is given as an example. You will hear the recording three times. audio/mpeg 0. The building of canals in Britain started… A. ...centuries ago. √B. ...in 1776.C. ...with the building of the Bridgewater Canal. 1. In 1801, the Grand Junction Canal... Answers Option 1 A. ...became part of the Grand Union Canal. Option 2 B. ...connected the North of England to London. Option 3 C. ...was replaced by the Paddington Canal. Question 2. Canal boats started to be operated by families because… Answers Option 1 A. ...it was cheaper. Option 2 B. ...more workers were needed for long routes. Option 3 C. ...the men went to work for the train companies. Question 3. The living conditions of workers on the boats were… Answers Option 1 A. ...as bad as in cities. Option 2 B. ...better than in cities. Option 3 C. ...worse than in cities. Question 4. Ice was imported… Answers Option 1 A. ...during the first half of the 19th century. Option 2 B. ...from the Norwegian mountains. Option 3 C. ...through the mid 1900s. Question 5. Carlo Gatti… Answers Option 1 A. ...built a warehouse to store the ice. Option 2 B. ...kept the ice only below the ground. Option 3 C. ...was the richest ice importer of his time. Question 6. Nowadays, the London Canal Museum… Answers Option 1 A. ...does not have the original design. Option 2 B. ...exhibits a few restored canal boats. Option 3 C. ...is situated where Gatti’s warehouse used to be. Question 7. The museum building was restored… Answers Option 1 A. ...after ice importation stopped. Option 2 B. ...thanks to technological advances. Option 3 C. ...to accommodate ice carts. Question 8. Visitors can… Answers Option 1 A. ...enjoy a performance about Victorian trade. Option 2 B. ...experience the fun of life on a canal boat. Option 3 C. ...learn about the London canals and their workers. Enable JavaScript