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Donald Trump: Listening Practice 7 (biography)

By | January 16, 2018

You will hear a life story about Donald Trump, the present U.S. President. Listen carefully to the story, and then decide whether the following statements are True or False. You can listen online or download the Mp3 file by clicking this link. Donald Trump is orginally from New York but he has Scotish and German ancestry. T/F He built… Read More »

George H.W. Bush: Listening Practice 6 (biography)

By | January 12, 2018

You will hear a life story of George Herbert Walker Bush, who was elected US President in 1989. Listen to the story carefully, and then decide whether the following statements are True or False. You can listen online or download the Mp3 file by clicking this link. Before he took office as president, George H.W. Bush was Ronald Reagen’s… Read More »

Bindi Irwin: Reading Practice 5 (biography)

By | March 20, 2019

Her father, Steve Irwin, was very well known as the star of The Crocodile Hunter, a very popular wildlife television series aired in Australia. It seems that Bindi Sue Irwin followed in the footsteps of her father. She appeared for the first time in front of the cameras when she was only a few weeks old. Growing up… Read More »

Liz Taylor (Part 1): Listening Practice 4 (biography)

By | December 5, 2017

The following questions are based on the life story of Elizabeth Taylor, who is known as a famous film star and one of the most beautiful women in the world. You can download the Mp3 file or listen online by clicking this link Elizabeth Taylor (part 1) 1. How old was Liz Taylor when her parents moved to… Read More »

Agatha Christie: Reading Practice 4 (biography)

By | December 22, 2017

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie was an English novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She also wrote six romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best known for the 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections she wrote under her own name. She also wrote the world’s longest-running play, the Mousetrap. Born into a wealthy… Read More »