Britain's Big Freeze - Intermediate Video Listening Quiz
Instructions
Watch this video about Britain's big freeze. Don't try to understand everything.
You are listening to get a general idea of what the video is about.
When you have watched the video, scroll down the page and read the questions.
Watch the video again if you need to, to look for the answers.
When you feel confident you know the answers, scroll down again to do the quiz.
Winter Weather
Choose the best answer for each question.
How much snow fell in some parts of the country?
- half a metre
- half a litre
- half a yard
What were "swathes of Britain" paralysed by, according to the video?
- heavy snowfalls
- gridlocked traffic
- iced-up roads
Who was called in to rescue drivers trapped in their cars?
- the army
- the police
- the fire brigade
Train travellers in Sussex were forced to endure a six hour train journey to London. How long would their journey normally have taken?
- about sixty minutes
- about sixteen minutes
- about an hour
The only vehicles on Gatwick airport's runway during the big freeze were _______?
- snow plows
- grounded planes
- gritting machines
How many flights in Britain were grounded during the big freeze?
- hundreds
- thousands
- none
How many air passengers were left stranded during the big freeze?
- hundreds
- thousands
- tens of thousands
According to the video, parts of the UK transport network went into ________ ?
- meltdown
- lockdown
- slowdown
Where were hundreds of drivers trapped in their cars?
- in Hampshire
- in Sussex
- in West Berkshire
According to the video, Britain has had some of the heaviest snowfall _______?
- in over fifty years
- in over fifteen years
- this century
