Page 39 - BP3Y 002 Listening Success BT6

A. Listen and answer the following questions. Note taking

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

what Roman people invented

the use of Roman numerals today
difference between Roman numerals and decimal notation Main idea :

some facts about Roman numerals

2. What is the great strength of Roman numerals? 1 Major point :
st
Roman numerals were used only to record numbers.
Roman numerals are hard to falsify.

Roman numerals are easy to use.
Details :
Roman numerals were invented by a brilliant person.

3. Why do people use Roman numerals on clocks and
buildings?

to make writing look elegant
to avoid confusion with documents 2 Major point :
nd
to prevent people from falsifying the numbers
all of the above

Details :
4. Where can you see Roman numerals being used today?
on official documents

some books’ table of contents
movie copyright years

all the above
3 Major point :
rd
B. Check True or False.

1. People throughout Europe used Roman

Details :
numerals until A.D. 1400.
2. Roman numerals can express all numbers

from one to 1,000,000.
3. Roman numerals were invented by a

Roman general.

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