Radio broadcast
You are going to listen to an interview with author Tom Johnson, who has recently written the book Really Amazing Coincidences. 1
Listen to the interview. Which of these topics
4 Complete the text with the correct active or passive form of are discussed? the verbs in brackets. birthdays twins
a plane crash survivor the weather the moon Romeo and Juliet weddings Presidents 2
Listen again. Are these sentences true or false? 1
At university Tom knew eight other students
with the same name. TRUE/FALSE 2
The sun is the same size as the moon. TRUE/FALSE
3 President Lincoln was assassinated on a Friday in 1863. TRUE/FALSE
4 The interviewer’s name is Lincoln. TRUE/FALSE
5 The American twins both married women called Betty. TRUE/FALSE
6 The Britannic had more lifeboats than the Titanic so
fewer passengers died. TRUE/FALSE
7 The ship in the book was also called the Titanic. TRUE/FALSE
8 Juliet and her husband went on holiday to Italy together. TRUE/FALSE
3 Listen again and write the year these events happened.
1 President Lincoln was elected President of the United States.
2 President Kennedy was elected President of the United States. 3 Kennedy was assassinated. 4
The Titanic sank on its first voyage. 5 The Britannic sank.
6 The Wreck of the Titan was published.