Part 3: Listening comprehension
'MOBY-DUCK': WHEN 28,800 BATH TOYS ARE LOST AT SEA
In the following conversation you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean.
to end up: resultar
deck: coberta / cubierta
to stack: apilar
to maneuver: maniobrar, operar
Ready?
Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to the conversation.
Presenter: This is Fresh Air, our weekly program devoted to the environment. What happens when 28,000 rubber ducks and other bath toys are accidentally dumped into the ocean? Where do the ocean currents take them, and what environmental impact do the ducks and other ocean junk have on the seas? That's what our guest, the journalist Donovan Hahn, investigated in his book Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them.
[Now listen to the interview.]