Exam Task - Listening

Robert is interested in...

• recording the numbers of deaths in earthquakes.

• how to rescue people from collapsed buildings.

• how to construct buildings that won't fall down.

Modern building methods...

• don't use steel or concrete.

• offer cheap solutions.

• are too expensive for poor countries.

Roofs are stronger when they're made from...

• concrete.

• metal.

• straw.

Plastic netting is used to...

• hold roofs in place.

• hold walls together.

• protect houses from underneath.

What are engineers testing in Indonesia?

• How to build with bamboo instead of metal.

• How to protect houses from below the structure.

• How to construct walls with sand.

Robert thinks that using cheap or local materials...

• is completely useless.

• is better than using expensive materials.

• may not produce the best results.