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In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan left Spain with five ships with him. His intention was to find the East Indies but, unfortunately, the trip started terribly because there were 60 days of rain.
His ships first went south towards Africa and then crossed the Atlantic Ocean. As they passed South America there were very high seas and stormy winds. The weather was so bad, a ship was lost and some sailors on another ship decided to return home. Magellan, however, did not quit.
In the Pacific Ocean, they didn’t have much food or water and sometimes there wasn’t any wind. The ships eventually arrived in the Philippines, where Magellan died. Only one of Magellan’s ships, the Victoria, got home safely to Spain. The Victoria took two years and 353 days to travel around the world.
Now listen again with the script
In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan left Spain with five ships with him. His intention was to find the East Indies but, unfortunately, the trip started terribly because there were 60 days of rain.
His ships first went south towards Africa and then crossed the Atlantic Ocean. As they passed South America there were very high seas and stormy winds. The weather was so bad, a ship was lost and some sailors on another ship decided to return home. Magellan, however, did not quit.
In the Pacific Ocean, they didn’t have much food or water and sometimes there wasn’t any wind. The ships eventually arrived in the Philippines, where Magellan died. Only one of Magellan’s ships, the Victoria, got home safely to Spain. The Victoria took two years and 353 days to travel around the world.
Now listen again with the script
In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan left Spain with five ships with him. His intention was to find the East Indies but, unfortunately, the trip started terribly because there were 60 days of rain.
His ships first went south towards Africa and then crossed the Atlantic Ocean. As they passed South America there were very high seas and stormy winds. The weather was so bad, a ship was lost and some sailors on another ship decided to return home. Magellan, however, did not quit.
In the Pacific Ocean, they didn’t have much food or water and sometimes there wasn’t any wind. The ships eventually arrived in the Philippines, where Magellan died. Only one of Magellan’s ships, the Victoria, got home safely to Spain. The Victoria took two years and 353 days to travel around the world.
Now listen again with the script
In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan left Spain with five ships with him. His intention was to find the East Indies but, unfortunately, the trip started terribly because there were 60 days of rain.
His ships first went south towards Africa and then crossed the Atlantic Ocean. As they passed South America there were very high seas and stormy winds. The weather was so bad, a ship was lost and some sailors on another ship decided to return home. Magellan, however, did not quit.
In the Pacific Ocean, they didn’t have much food or water and sometimes there wasn’t any wind. The ships eventually arrived in the Philippines, where Magellan died. Only one of Magellan’s ships, the Victoria, got home safely to Spain. The Victoria took two years and 353 days to travel around the world.
Now listen again with the script
In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan left Spain with five ships with him. His intention was to find the East Indies but, unfortunately, the trip started terribly because there were 60 days of rain.
His ships first went south towards Africa and then crossed the Atlantic Ocean. As they passed South America there were very high seas and stormy winds. The weather was so bad, a ship was lost and some sailors on another ship decided to return home. Magellan, however, did not quit.
In the Pacific Ocean, they didn’t have much food or water and sometimes there wasn’t any wind. The ships eventually arrived in the Philippines, where Magellan died. Only one of Magellan’s ships, the Victoria, got home safely to Spain. The Victoria took two years and 353 days to travel around the world.
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1. Question
The first time you listen, you cannot take notes
After the first time, try and summarise what the speaker is generally talking about in one or two sentences.
ANSWERANSWER: A famous explorer (Ferdinand Magellan) and how he tried to sail/travel around the world in a ship (any broadly similar formulation is acceptable)
- Question 2 of 2
2. Question
Now listen to the talk again.
This time you can make notes
In the real exam, you will have to give the examiner 6 facts about Ferdinand Magellan and his journey around the world, then the examiner will ask you 4 more questions. (10 facts in total)
For this simulation exam, try and record as many facts as possible.
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- In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan left Spain with five ships.
- His intention was to find the East Indies
- The trip started terribly because there were 60 days of rain.
- His ships first went south towards Africa and then crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
- As they passed South America, there were very high seas and stormy winds.
- The weather was so bad that a ship was lost
- Some sailors on another ship decided to return home.
- Magellan did not quit.
- In the Pacific Ocean, they didn’t have much food or water
- Sometimes there wasn’t any wind.
- The ships eventually arrived in the Philippines
- Magellan died in the Philippines.
- Only one of Magellan’s ships, the Victoria, got home safely to Spain.
- The Victoria took two years and 353 days to travel around the world.
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