Watch the parts of the video-track and answer the following questions:
00:00 – 00:07
7. What is going on in Beijing?
8. What is being demonstrated?
00:08 – 00:19
9. Fill in the gaps in the following text with the words you hear:
| The (1) __________ of various art forms are in the (2) __________ capital to (3) __________ the (4) __________ . And (5) __________ let’s take a look at a (6) __________ of bridge (7) __________ . |
00:20 – 01:18
10. What type of bridge is being constructed?
11. How much time is going to be spent for its construction?
12. What is special about this bridge?
13. When did this technology appear?
14. Where are ‘covered’ bridges popular and why?
15. Why do bridges need the covering?
16. What is the other use of ‘covered’ bridges?
01:19 – end
17. What did ‘covered’ bridges serve as in ancient times?