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Practice Listening: Highlight Correct Summary ID: #3938 Long Anthropology

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You will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.

Transcript:

Um ... how did I get into anthropology? Well, I'm not an anthropologist, not trained in it anyway - in fact I'm a marine biologist - and it's more that I'm interested in the Strandlopers, the "beach walkers", if you like, than in anthropology generally. In fact, it was through my early interest in all things to do with the sea that I first heard of them. As a kid my favorite pastime was getting down to the beach and mucking about in rock pools and collecting anything the sea tossed up, and, um, the Strandlopers lived off the sea and seashore gathering food such as mussels, oysters, crabs, and so on, just as I did. So when I heard of them I thought, right, this is my kind of thing and I felt a kind of, well, affinity for them.
At first people thought they were a myth; I suppose because there didn't seem to be much evidence for their existence, but now we do have archaeological evidence such as pottery, discarded shells, the bones of seals and large fish, and so on. And those shells, we believe, became their first tools, and in some cases were also used as money and jewellery. Of course, before they had the implements, the, urn, tools to hunt and fish, everything had to be caught by hand, so they kept mostly to shallow water.

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The speaker is a trained marine biologist who became an anthropologist after hearing about an ancient people who lived on beaches and got their food from the sea. Because he was a keen fisherman, he identified with these people and began to study anthropology. They lived in a very simple way, catching fish with their hands and gathering shells, such as oysters. The speaker is a marine biologist who became interested in the Strandlopers, an ancient people who lived on the coastline, because of their and his connection to the sea. Their way of life intrigued him – as a child he had spent a lot of time by the sea, exploring and collecting things - so he began to study them, and discovered some interesting information about their way of life, how they hunted, what tools they used, and so on. The speaker is a marine biologist who became an archaeologist when he heard about a mythical people called the Strandlopers, or beach-walkers. He was interested in them because as a child he had lived by the sea and so he identified with them. His aim was to prove they were not a myth and set about finding evidence to prove they really existed, and in this he was successful.

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Option 2: "The speaker is a marine biologist who became interested in the Strandlopers, an ancient people who lived on the coastline, because of their and his connection to the sea. Their way of life intrigued him – as a child he had spent a lot of time by the sea, exploring and collecting things - so he began to study them, and discovered some interesting information about their way of life, how they hunted, what tools they used, and so on."

Explanation: This option accurately summarizes the text by stating that the speaker is a marine biologist who is interested in the Strandlopers due to his connection with the sea. It reflects his childhood experiences and how they relate to the Strandlopers' lifestyle. The mention of discovering information about their way of life, including hunting and tools, aligns well with the details provided in the text, such as archaeological evidence and the speaker's fascination.

Option 1: "The speaker is a trained marine biologist who became an anthropologist after hearing about an ancient people who lived on beaches and got their food from the sea. Because he was a keen fisherman, he identified with these people and began to study anthropology. They lived in a very simple way, catching fish with their hands and gathering shells, such as oysters."

Explanation: This option incorrectly states that the speaker is a trained anthropologist, whereas he explicitly mentions he is not trained in anthropology but is a marine biologist. Additionally, it suggests he became an anthropologist after hearing about the Strandlopers, which is misleading as he expresses a personal interest rather than a professional transition. The description of their lifestyle is overly simplistic and does not capture the speaker's fascination with their culture and the archaeological evidence he discusses.

Option 3: "The speaker is a marine biologist who became an archaeologist when he heard about a mythical people called the Strandlopers, or beach-walkers. He was interested in them because as a child he had lived by the sea and so he identified with them. His aim was to prove they were not a myth and set about finding evidence to prove they really existed, and in this he was successful."

Explanation: This option incorrectly states that the speaker became an archaeologist, while he identifies himself as a marine biologist. It also misrepresents his motivation, suggesting he aimed to prove the Strandlopers were not a myth, whereas he expresses a general interest in them rather than a specific goal of debunking myths. The text does not support the idea that he set out to prove their existence, but rather that he found archaeological evidence that supports their historical presence.

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