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LISTENING
COMPREHENSION - TALKING ARTICLE # 6 |
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Listen to this article about four worldwide famous people and their achievements in life. Then, try to answer the questions below ... |
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Leonardo da Vinci |
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Listen to PARAGRAPH 1 and try to answer the questions below. |
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When did this Italian painter live? |
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from 1452 to 1519. |
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What happened in 1913? |
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The Mona Lisa was stolen. |
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Amelia Earheart |
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Listen to PARAGRAPH 2 and try to answer the questions below. |
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In 1928 this aviator became the first woman ... |
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to fly across the Atlantic
Ocean as a passenger. |
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In 1932, Amelia Earheart ... |
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completed a solo
transatlantic flight. |
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How did she die? |
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She disappeared over the
Atlantic in 1947. |
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Walt Disney |
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Listen to PARAGRAPH 3 and try to answer the questions below. |
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When did Disney create Mickey Mouse? |
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In 1928. |
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Was Mickey Mouse successful? |
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Yes.
He received over 20,000 letters a day. |
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Neil Armstrong |
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Listen to PARAGRAPH 4 and try to answer the questions below. |
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When did Armstrong step on to the moon? |
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On
July 12, 1959. |
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When he was walking on the moon, he said ... |
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"That's
one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." |
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click
on the parrot for the correct answers and a bilingual transcription of
the article. |
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