Children: New billionaires
Syllabus topic 18: Children: New billionaires
A short listening passage with three questions on details, meaning and the speaker's perspective. Original educational audio with synthesised voices.
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What complicated the idea that the teenager worked alone?
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Correct answer: Professional support behind the account
Adults helped with editing and advertising contracts.
What missing information did students discuss?
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Correct answer: Unsuccessful attempts and unpaid work
The visible success did not show the wider range of outcomes.
What is the speaker's conclusion?
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Correct answer: A real opportunity need not be typical
The recording distinguishes possibility from a universal expectation.
What complicated the idea that the teenager worked alone?
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Correct answer: Professional support behind the account
Adults helped with editing and advertising contracts.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Unsuccessful attempts and unpaid work
The visible success did not show the wider range of outcomes.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: A real opportunity need not be typical
The recording distinguishes possibility from a universal expectation.
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