Listening and Speaking Review Questions - NorthStar Units 5 and 6
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- Q1By 2050, the number of people aged 60 or over...will grow by 10 per centwill decreasewill be at least four times higher than in 2000will more than double300s
- Q2When he was 93, Charles Eugster...retired from his job as a dentistran a marathonbecame a bodybuildermoved to Switzerland120s
- Q3What does Charles say is the key to his longevity?a peaceful retirementa healthy dietfresh mountain airwork and activity120s
- Q4How old was Charles when he started the Dental News Letter?59758285120s
- Q5According to Charles, retirement...helped him to cope with his wife's deathwas a mistakeallowed him to work on his news lettergave him time to travel to other countries120s
- Q6According to Kim Chakanetsa, the Global Philanthropy Forum conference is an event…where wealth and civic responsibility come togetherthat is always attended by Bill Gatesexclusively for billionaireswhich allows celebrities to show the world how kind they are300s
- Q7Tsitsi Masiyiwa is the leader of a foundationthat now has a presence in more than 40 countriesthat works directly with the UNHCRthat provides clean water and electricity in rural Africathat has helped thousands of children to gain access to education120s
- Q8Kim says that The Giving Pledge is a ‘club’ of very wealthy peoplewhose identities are a secretwho all live in 'Silicon Valley'who have promised to give away at least 50 per cent of their wealthwho work harder than everyone else120s
- Q9The Voices for Justice event, which is chaired by Amy Rao,costs over five thousand US dollars to joinhas been held for the last twenty yearstakes place in San Franciscois based in Indiana, USA120s
- Q10One of the reasons why Tsitsi Masiyiwa is motivated to give is becauseshe wants to be president of her countryit gives her an opportunity to express herselfit means more people are aware of who she isshe was inspired by her experiences of travel to other countries120s
- Q11When Tsitsi first began giving to others,she had to ask for permission from her husbandshe did not know what the word philanthropy wasshe asked the elders in her community for guidanceshe did not have much money120s
- Q12One reason why Tsitsi became interested in philanthropy was becauseher mother died when she was very youngsome of her university classmates had died from HIV / AIDSshe learned about it in high schoola famous philanthropist visited her home town in Zimbabwe120s
- Q13Amy Rao feels that the problem with the word ‘philanthropist’ is becausemany people dislike receiving money they haven't earnedit is hard to pronouncepeople think it has the same meaning as ‘philosophy’ordinary people feel it represents something they cannot achieve120s
- Q14Amy believes that the most special people in philanthropyare people who know how to spell it without using a dictionaryare those who work for NGOsare the wealthy people who give away their moneyare the recipients120s
- Q15Amy was inspired bypeople who came to her shoe shop in Indianaher parentsWarren Buffether teachers120s