Advanced Listening Practice

Come Ye To These Shores

You will hear a story about a shipwreck.

Put the following events in chronological order. This may be different from the order in the story. Put the number 1 for the first event, and so on.

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1. The young boy read about the shipwrecks in the library.

2. The captain left for his cabin.

3. The light in the lighthouse was extinguished the second time.

4. The old man told the young boy the full story.

5. The Solent Maiden hit the rocks.

6. The shipwreckers waited two years.

7. The light in the lighthouse was extinguished the first time.

8. The men were convinced the Solent Maiden was shipwrecked again.

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