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A. Listen and answer the following questions. Note taking
1. What is the main idea of the passage? Topic :
Benjamin Franklin
Sir Edmund Hilary
John Adams Main idea :
John Franklin
2. When did his first expedition to the Arctic begin? 1 Major point :
st
1823
1828
1808 Details :
1818
3. How large was the crew that disappeared?
50 men
75 men
2 Major point :
nd
100 men
over 100 men
Details :
4. Where was Franklin a governor?
Britain
Tasmania
Austria
New Zealand
3 Major point :
rd
B. Check True or False.
1. John Franklin never returned to the Arctic Details :
after 1823.
2. John Franklin’s wife died of influenza.
3. John Franklin was known as the “man who
ate his boots”.
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