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CELPIP Practice Listening: Discussion ID: #61423 Medium Food Delivery Drones at a Brossard Condo
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  • You will watch a 2-minute video. Then 8 questions will appear.
  • Choose the best way to answer each question.
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Correct Answer: Whether to allow food delivery drones to land on the condo rooftop.

Why this is correct: The proposal is to let food delivery drones land on the condo rooftop. Safety, privacy, insurance and resident feedback are conditions considered around that proposal. The main issue is whether to allow drones.

Tips: In discussion questions, focus on the opening lines to find the main issue.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • Whether to install a helipad on the building's rooftop.: A helicopter landing pad is not proposed; the aircraft discussed are food delivery drones.
  • Whether to build a new rooftop terrace for residents.: A rooftop terrace is not proposed; the question is permission for drone landings.
  • Whether to ban all drone activity in the City of Brossard.: The discussion concerns one condo rooftop, not banning all drones across Brossard.

Correct Answer: Drone activity near balconies could disturb residents and threaten their privacy.

Why this is correct: They say they are more concerned about privacy and noise. The discussion describes drones hovering near balconies at dinner time and possible complaints from families on the upper floors.

Tips: When asked about a speaker's concern, focus on their first clear opinion.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • The speaker believes the proposal would lower property values in the building.: A fall in property values is not mentioned as a concern; the balcony comment focuses on privacy and noise.
  • The speaker is concerned that Brossard has no nuisance-noise by-law.: A Brossard nuisance-noise by-law is explicitly cited, so the concern is not that no such by-law exists.
  • The speaker fears the drones will attract birds and cause pest problems.: Birds and pest problems are not the concern raised.

Correct Answer: Open to the idea but worried about safety on the shared roof, especially winter winds.

Why this is correct: The speaker expresses openness to the idea and concern about shared-roof safety, especially winter winds.

Tips: Listen for language that shows the speaker's attitude.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • The person in the centre supports it without any conditions.: Openness is qualified by safety concerns, rather than unconditional approval.
  • The person in the centre is completely against it and wants it rejected immediately.: Openness to the idea contradicts immediate rejection.
  • The person in the centre wants to allow drones only for medical deliveries.: The proposal concerns food deliveries, not medical-only deliveries.

Correct Answer: On the far side of the roof, away from units, during set hours.

Why this is correct: The proposal limits landings to the far side of the roof, away from units, and to set hours. All three location and timing qualifiers in the answer are stated together.

Tips: For a location question, check that every detail in the option matches what you heard.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • In the parking garage on the ground floor.: The parking garage is not the proposed landing location; the proposal is on the roof.
  • On a newly built platform in the courtyard.: No courtyard platform is proposed; the existing far side of the roof is specified.
  • On individual balconies selected by residents.: Hovering near balconies is raised as a concern, not offered as a landing arrangement.

Correct Answer: They had seen pilot programmes running in Montreal.

Why this is correct: The speaker says residents saw Montreal pilot programmes and wanted the same option in their building.

Tips: Follow the scope of the question and distinguish the stated point from other suggestions.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A medical-delivery trial in Brossard.: A Brossard medical trial is not the example given.
  • A rooftop rental programme already operating in their building.: An existing rental programme in their building is not reported.
  • A city programme replacing all food couriers with drones.: A citywide courier replacement programme is not reported.

Correct Answer: The condo corporation must not be responsible for any damage.

Why this is correct: The speaker says the condo corporation cannot be on the hook if something goes wrong, so the answer focuses on avoiding responsibility for damage.

Tips: Follow the scope of the question and distinguish the stated point from other suggestions.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • All residents must sign a waiver before the pilot begins.: Resident waivers are not requested.
  • The delivery companies must hire security guards for the rooftop.: Rooftop security guards are not a stated condition.
  • Insurance costs must be shared equally among all unit owners.: Equal insurance-cost sharing by unit owners is not proposed.

Correct Answer: Survey residents, especially families on the upper floors.

Why this is correct: The speaker still prefers to slow down and survey residents, particularly upper-floor families whose bedrooms are closest.

Tips: For next action questions, listen to the final statements.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • Drone flights must be supervised by a licensed pilot at all times.: A licensed pilot supervising every flight is not the person on the right's suggestion.
  • Only one delivery company can participate in the pilot.: The person on the right does not restrict participation to one company.
  • The pilot must run for at least one full year before any review.: A minimum one-year pilot is not proposed.

Correct Answer: Their bedrooms are closest to where drone landings would occur.

Why this is correct: The speaker identifies upper-floor bedrooms as closest to the proposed activity, explaining why these residents should be consulted especially.

Tips: Follow the scope of the question and distinguish the stated point from other suggestions.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • They own all of the rooftop space.: Exclusive rooftop ownership is not stated; the roof is shared.
  • They would operate the delivery drones.: Residents operating drones is not stated.
  • They are responsible for Transport Canada inspections.: Residents are not assigned federal inspection duties.

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