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Interactions 2 Listening/Speaking, 4/e
Judith Tanka, University of California, Los Angeles
Lida R. Baker, University of California, Los Angeles
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Listening for Specific Information

Listen to this excerpt from a game show. Match each description to the correct answer. Two answers will be left over.


a. Copernicus
b. Leif Erikkson
c. Apple
d. Penicillin
e. Everest
f. China
h. The telephone
i. Italy



1

This company created the first computer.
2

This famous mountain peak was reached by George Mallory, Sir Edmund Hillary, and Tensing Norgay.
3

This is the country that Marco Polo was from.
4

This was the first person to land in North America.
5

Gunpowder was invented in this country.
6

This natural substance discovered by Alexander Fleming was used to kill bacteria.








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