Advanced Listening Practice

A Survival Story

Listen to the exciting story of survival at sea, against all the odds.

Listen to the mp3 file and choose true/false for each question. Then listen again to check.

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1. Jane was sailing from Panama and had completed about a thousand miles.
True
False

2. Jane's boat hit a surface obstruction.
True
False

3. Jane could have used the GPS to call for help.
True
False

4. Jane wasn't concerned about her food rations.
True
False

5. Jane didn't panic because she didn't consider herself in danger.
True
False

6. Jane's first intention was to head further north.
True
False

7. Jane had more water than food.
True
False

8. She saw a Panamanian tanker in the first couple of days but it never stopped.
True
False

9. It took more than a week before Jane began to really panic about her situation.
True
False

10. If Angelo hadn't seen Jane when he did, she would probably have died.
True
False

11. Angelo landed his plane near her life raft and took her on board.
True
False

12. Jane and Angelo Ortega are still in touch.
True
False