The Life Of Thor Heyerdahl IELTS Listening Answers With Audio, Transcript, And Explanation

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The Life Of Thor Heyerdahl IELTS Listening Answers With Audio, Transcript, And Explanation

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Which TWO hobbies was Thor Heyerdahl very interested in as a youth?

camping

climbing

collecting

hunting

reading

Which do the speakers say are the TWO reasons why Heyerdahl went to live on an island?

to examine ancient carvings

to experience an isolated place

to formulate a new theory

to learn survival skills

to study the impact of an extreme environment

According to Victor and Olivia, academics thought that Polynesian migration from the east was impossible due to

the fact that Eastern countries were far away.

the lack of materials for boat building.

the direction of the winds and currents.

Which do the speakers agree was the main reason for Heyerdahl’s raft journey?

to overcome a research setback

to demonstrate a personal quality

to test a new theory

What was most important to Heyerdahl about his raft journey?

the fact that he was the first person to do it

the speed of crossing the Pacific

the use of authentic construction methods

Why did Heyerdahl go to Easter Island?

to build a stone statue

to sail a reed boat

to learn the local language

In Olivia’s opinion, Heyerdahl’s greatest influence was on

theories about Polynesian origins.

the development of archaeological methodology.

establishing archaeology as an academic subject.

Which criticism do the speakers make of William Oliver’s textbook?

Its style is out of date

Its content is over-simplified

Its methodology is flawed

❓ Transcript

The Life Of Thor Heyerdahl

VICTOR:

Right, well, for our presentation shall I start with the early life of Thor Heyerdahl?

OLIVIA:

Sure. Why don’t you begin with describing the type of boy he was, especially his passion for collecting things.

VICTOR:

That’s right, he had his own the little museum. And I think it’s unusual for children to develop their own values and not join in their parents’ hobbies; I’m thinking of how Heyerdahl wouldn’t go hunting with his dad, for example.

OLIVIA:

Yeah, he preferred to learn about nature by listening to his mother read to him. And quite early on he knew he wanted to become an explorer when he grew up. That came from his camping trips he went on in Norway I think …

VICTOR:

No, it was climbing that he spent his time on as a young man.

OLIVIA:

Oh, right … After university he married a classmate and together, they decided to experience living on a small island, to find out how harsh weather conditions shaped people’s lifestyles.

VICTOR:

As part of their preparation before they left home, they learnt basic survival skills like building a shelter. I guess they needed that knowledge in order to live wild in a remote location with few inhabitants, cut of by the sea, which is what they were aiming to do.

OLIVIA:

An important part of your talk should be the radical theory Heyerdahl formed from examining mysterious ancient carvings that he happened to find on the island. I think you should finish with that.

VICTOR:

OK.

OLIVIA:

All right, Victor, so after your part I’ll talk about Thor Heyerdahl’s adult life, continuing from the theory he had about Polynesian migration: Up until that time of course, academics had believed that humans first migrated to the islands in Polynesia from Asia, in the west.

VICTOR:

Yes, they thought that travel from the east was impossible, because of the huge, empty stretch of ocean that lies between the islands and the nearest inhabited land.

OLIVIA:

Yes, but Heyerdahl spent ages studying the cloud movements, ocean currents and wind patterns to find if it was actually possible. And another argument was that there was no tradition of large ship-building in the communities lying to the east of Polynesia. But Heyerdahl knew they made lots of coastal voyages in locally built canoes.

VICTOR:

Yes, or sailing on rafts, as was shown by the long voyage that Heyerdahl did next. It was an incredibly risky journey to undertake – sometimes I wonder if he did that trip for private reasons, you know? To show others that he could have spectacular adventures. What do you think, Olivia?

OLIVIA:

Well, I think it was more a matter of simply trying out his idea, to see if migration from the east was possible.

VICTOR:

Yes, that’s probably it. And the poor guy suffered a bit at that time because the war forced him to stop his work for some years …

OLIVIA:

Yes. When he got started again and planned his epic voyage, do you think it was important to him that he achieve it before anyone else did?

VICTOR:

Um, I haven’t read anywhere that that was his motivation. The most important factor seems to have been that he use only ancient techniques and local materials to build his raft.

OLIVIA:

Yes. I wonder how fast it went.

VICTOR:

Well, it took them 97 days from South America to the Pacific Island.

OLIVIA:

Mm. And after that, Heyerdahl went to Easter Island, didn’t he? We should mention the purpose of that trip. I think he sailed there in a boat made out of reeds.

VICTOR:

No, that was later on in Egypt, Olivia.

OLIVIA:

Oh, yes, that’s right.

VICTOR:

But what he wanted to do was talk to the local people about their old stone carvings and then make one himself to learn more about the process.

OLIVIA:

I see. Well, what a great life. Even though many of his theories have been disproven, he certainly left a lasting impression on many disciplines, didn’t he? To my mind, he was first person to establish what modern academics call practical archaeology. I mean, that they try to recreate something from the past today, like he did with his raft trip. It’s unfortunate that his ideas about where Polynesians originated from have been completely discredited.

VICTOR:

Yes. Right, well, I’ll prepare a PowerPoint slide at the end that acknowledges our sources. I mainly used The Life and Work of Thor Heyerdahl by William Oliver. I thought the research methods he used were very sound, although I must say I found the overall tone somewhat old-fashioned. I think they need to do a new, revised edition.

OLIVIA:

Yeah, I agree. What about the subject matter – I found it really challenging!

VICTOR:

Well, it’s a complex issue …

OLIVIA:

I thought the book had lots of good points. What did you think of …

🔥 Answer key (đáp án và giải thích)

Giải thích chi tiết

﻿﻿ Sau khi nghe "the early life of Thor Heyerdahl?" và "describing the type of boy he was" là biết đáp án chuẩn bị vào.
﻿﻿ Nhiều bạn nghe "hunting" thì có thể chọn câu D nhưng Victor đã phủ nhận điều đó trong câu "Heyerdahl wouldn't go hunting with his dad."
>> Loại D
﻿﻿ Đáp án cũng không phải là E vì ở đây Heyerdahl chỉ "listening to his mother read to him" hoặc A vì trong câu " And quite early on he knew he wanted to become an explorer when he grew up. That came from his camping trips he went on in Norway I think". và sau đó Victor đã nói "No" để phủ nhận.
>> Loại E và A

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