Listening Comprehension - Fukushima: 10 Years Later

Listen to a report about how life has changed ten years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. For each question choose the correct answer.

In the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima disaster
1. over a hundred thousand people had to leave their homes
2. the government was able to contain all the radioactive material
3. recovery occurred swiftly
4. multiple tsunamis hit Japan
The Japanese government has spent billions in order to
1. clean up the area
2. reopen the nuclear power plant
3. design new towns
4. construct new gates around the town
A decade after the explosion
1. not very many people have returned to the region
2. life has returned to normal
3. radiation has gone down by 15%
4. more than 15% have returned to their homes
When you look through the gates that block the site you can see
1. worn-down buildings
2. hardly any animals
3. little vegetation
4. new government buildings
The people who come back to Fukushima
1. are not very concerned about radiation
2. get money to live in new communities
3. are new to the region
4. want to rebuild the area
Maasato Saki wants to
1. continue living in his home town
2. restart life somewhere else
3. make the authorities rebuild his old house
4. go back to the temporary shelters he has been living in
Today many Japanese think that nuclear power
1. is risky and dangerous
2. will overtake coal and natural gas
3. is better than coal and natural gas
4. will eventually come back to stay

Listening Comprehension - Fukushima: 10 Years Later - LC024