LISTENING, WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HAWAII?

Hawaii

Reading and Listening Comprehension

What do you know about Hawaii?

The words in the box have been removed from the following sentences aboutHawaii. Write them in the sentences.

 Source: www.englishexercises.org

Author: Judith Jekél

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1. The state of Hawaii consists of eight main  : Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii.
2. Hawaii is the only state of the US that grows .
3. Hawaii is the most  population centre on the face of the earth. Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California; 3,850 miles fromJapan; 4,900 miles from China; and 5,280 miles from the Philippines.
4. More than one-third of the world's commercial supply of  comes from Hawaii.
5. Under-sea  that erupted thousands of years ago formed the islands of Hawaii.
6. There are only 12  in the Hawaiian alphabet.
7. Hawaii was the 50th  admitted to the US on August 20th, 1959.
8. There are no racial or ethnic  in Hawaii. Everyone is a minority.
9. At 800,000 years the Big Island is the youngest of the island chain. However, it was the first island  by voyaging Polynesians.
10. The Big Island houses the world's biggest  and more scientific observatories in one place than anywhere else in the world.

Now watch a video about what to do in Hawaii and tick the correct answers to the questions.

                                   

1 Is the following statement True or False? : You can only relax in Hawaii.

True      False

2 Which of the following water craft is NOT mentioned?

 Surf        Catamaran        Jet ski         Canoe

3 Is the following statement True or False: Even complete beginners can have lessons in any kind of water sport.

True      False

4 What can you see if you go diving?

 A lot of fish        A lot of water           Shipwrecks             The whole of the ocean food chain

 

5 What animals can you touch at Waikihala village?

 Whales        Dolphins         Seals        Sharks

6. Where was golfing invented?

 In Hawaii         In Scotland                In the UK                In England

7 How many people ride downhill Haleakala Mountain every day?

  100 – 200             200 – 300           1000- 2000              2000 – 3000

8 How long is the downhill ride?

 17 miles                27 miles               72 miles                   21 miles

 

9 Is the following statement True or False? : If you go horse riding, you must ride fast.

 True       False

10 How high can you fly if you want to see Waimea Canyon from an aircraft?

200 – 300 metres            2-3 km          2 - 3 miles           200-300 miles