Page 57 - 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 dangers of smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol

during pregnancy
some facts of prenatal development from fertilization to Main idea :

until birth
the amount of time it takes to deliver a baby

the frequency of women giving birth to twins and triplets
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1 Major point :
2. Approximately how much time does it take for a baby
to become fully developed in a mother’s womb?

280 days
Details :
39 weeks
9 months

all of the above
3. How long does labor usually last for a woman’s first
child?

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6 to 7 hours 2 Major point :
13 to 14 hours

8 to 9 hours
none of the above Details :

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4. What is the baby covered with by the 5 month?
dark spots
paddle-like stumps

lanugo
wrinkles 3 Major point :
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B. Check True or False.

1. By the end of the 6 month, the face has
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taken on a baby-like appearance. Details :
2. In 2000, there were nearly 19,000 multiple

births.
3. The unborn baby is about 15 centimeters

long in its natural curled-up position.

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