GE3 UNIT 1A - LISTENING

Amelia's reading a non-fiction book about planets and stars.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

It's about astronomy.

Jocelyn Bell-Burnell discovered a particular kind of star.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

She discovered a kind of star called pulsars.

She won a Nobel Prize for her discovery.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Her supervisor won the Nobel Prize.

She did badly when studying science at high school.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

She came top of her Science class.

Life wasn't easy for her when she made her discovery.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

She had a young child and was having to manage a whole lot of things in her private life.

The press didn't treat Jocelyn-Bell seriously.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

When the newspapers wanted to interview her...they just asked her about her height, her clothes, etc.

Amelia has been inspired by Jocelyn-Bell Burnell.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

She's thinking about going back to university to do a Physics degree.