Movie: Don't Look Up
English dialect: American English

Here's what you do:

1. Watch the first 1:15 of the video and pay attention to it! (You can pause and rewind the video.)
2. Answer the listening comprehension questions below the video.
3. Check your answers.

QUESTIONS:

1. What are the scientists warning the president and other members of government about?
  Another solar system
  A tidal wave
  A comet

2. What kind of waves will the comet cause?
  Mile-high tsunami waves
  Average waves, but many more than normal
  Tidal waves

3. How sure are the scientists that what they are warning about will happen?
  About 70% sure.
  60% sure.
  Almost 100% sure.

4. How do the government members react to this information?
  They take it seriously.
  They take it lightly.
  They take it very seriously.

5. What does the president say they have to do before they act?
  Nothing. They have to act right away.
  To get their own scientists to look into this.
  To broadcast this information to the general public.

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