You’re going to hear a short talk about a man called Charles Seeberger.
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Now listening again with the script.
Escalators are basically moving stairs which transport people up and down a short distance. The escalator was invented in the 1890s by an American man called Charles D. Seeberger. He called this invention an “escalator” because the Latin word “scala” means “ladder”.
Lifts do the same thing as escalators but they only move a small number of people. If an escalator breaks down, it can still be used as ordinary stairs. An escalator can move between 8,000 and 9,600 people an hour, and it does not need a person to operate it.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were becoming more crowded and the first escalators were built at railway stations and in big department stores so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalators in all urban environments.
Now listening again with the script.
Escalators are basically moving stairs which transport people up and down a short distance. The escalator was invented in the 1890s by an American man called Charles D. Seeberger. He called this invention an “escalator” because the Latin word “scala” means “ladder”.
Lifts do the same thing as escalators but they only move a small number of people. If an escalator breaks down, it can still be used as ordinary stairs. An escalator can move between 8,000 and 9,600 people an hour, and it does not need a person to operate it.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were becoming more crowded and the first escalators were built at railway stations and in big department stores so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalators in all urban environments.
Now listening again with the script.
Escalators are basically moving stairs which transport people up and down a short distance. The escalator was invented in the 1890s by an American man called Charles D. Seeberger. He called this invention an “escalator” because the Latin word “scala” means “ladder”.
Lifts do the same thing as escalators but they only move a small number of people. If an escalator breaks down, it can still be used as ordinary stairs. An escalator can move between 8,000 and 9,600 people an hour, and it does not need a person to operate it.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were becoming more crowded and the first escalators were built at railway stations and in big department stores so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalators in all urban environments.
Now listening again with the script.
Escalators are basically moving stairs which transport people up and down a short distance. The escalator was invented in the 1890s by an American man called Charles D. Seeberger. He called this invention an “escalator” because the Latin word “scala” means “ladder”.
Lifts do the same thing as escalators but they only move a small number of people. If an escalator breaks down, it can still be used as ordinary stairs. An escalator can move between 8,000 and 9,600 people an hour, and it does not need a person to operate it.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were becoming more crowded and the first escalators were built at railway stations and in big department stores so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalators in all urban environments.
Now listening again with the script.
Escalators are basically moving stairs which transport people up and down a short distance. The escalator was invented in the 1890s by an American man called Charles D. Seeberger. He called this invention an “escalator” because the Latin word “scala” means “ladder”.
Lifts do the same thing as escalators but they only move a small number of people. If an escalator breaks down, it can still be used as ordinary stairs. An escalator can move between 8,000 and 9,600 people an hour, and it does not need a person to operate it.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were becoming more crowded and the first escalators were built at railway stations and in big department stores so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalators in all urban environments.
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- Question 1 of 2
1. Question
The first time you listen, you cannot take notes
After the first time, try and summarise what the speaker is generally talking about in one or two sentences.
ANSWERANSWER: The talk is about the characteristics and history of escalators (any broadly similar formulation is acceptable)
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2. Question
Now listen to the talk again.
This time you can make notes
In the real exam, you will have to give the examiner 6 facts about escalators, then the examiner will ask you 4 more questions (10 facts in total)
For this simulation exam, try and record as many facts as possible.
Press play when you are ready.
- ANSWERS
- Escalators are moving stairs which transport people up and down a short distance.
- The escalator was invented in the 1890s (by an American man called Charles D. Seeberger).
- He called this invention an “escalator” because the Latin word “scala” means “ladder”.
- Lifts do the same thing as escalators but they only move a small number of people.
- If an escalator breaks down, it can still be used as ordinary stairs.
- An escalator can move between 8,000 and 9,600 people an hour
- An escalator does not need a person to operate it.
- Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were becoming more crowded
- The first escalators were built at railway stations and in big department stores
- People could move about more quickly.
- Today we see escalators in all urban environments.
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