Page 57 - IP1Y 001 Listening Success BT7
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A. Listen and answer the following questions. Note taking
1. What is the main idea of this passage? Topic :
a tragic event during the Second World War
the most passengers transported in one vessel
the degree or angle necessary to capsize a large ocean liner Main idea :
historical record and theories behind rogue waves
2. How many passengers was the RMS Queen Mary
carrying across the Atlantic?
1 Major point :
st
1,944
52
16,000
Details :
28
3. When was the RMS Queen Mary hit by a rogue wave?
November 1928
December 1942
December 1952
2 Major point :
nd
January 1916
4. Which of these is a theory for the phenomena of
rogue waves?
Details :
Strange currents naturally exist in some places.
Over time a strong wind can build a wave up into a rogue
wave.
Natural coast lines can sometimes cause smaller waves
to combine into a large rogue wave.
3 Major point :
rd
all of the above
B. Check True or False.
1. The RMS Queen Mary was pushed over to Details :
an angle of 52 degrees.
2. No one is exactly sure of the cause of
rogue waves.
3. The gigantic wave was reported to have
been 28 meters high.
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