Page 51 - IP3Y 001 Listening Success BT10

A. Listen and answer the following questions. Note taking

1. What is the main idea of this passage? Topic :

the escape attempts from Alcatraz Island
a strategic military point in the San Francisco Bay

the most notorious criminals of Alcatraz Penitentiary Main idea :
the background and history of Alcatraz Island

2. Which explorer was the first to map the island of
Alcatraz? 1 Major point :
st
Vasco de Gama
Christopher Columbus

Al Capone
Details :
Juan Manuel de Ayala

3. Which of these purposes did Alcatraz Island serve in
its history?

Federal Prison
Military Prison
2 Major point :
nd
Military Fort
all of the above

4. Why was Alcatraz prison shut down eventually?
Details :
because many inmates were escaping from Alcatraz

because it was too expensive to run
because the building was severely damaged after the

San Francisco earthquake
all of the above
3 Major point :
rd
B. Check True or False.
1. In 1934, Alcatraz switched from being a

military prison to a Federal prison.
Details :
2. The U.S. government used Alcatraz as a

strategic military point to protect the bay.

3. Alcatraz was first mapped by a French

explorer named Juan Manuel de Ayala in

the 18th century.

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