ACADEMIC LISTENING TEST PRACTICE
OLDEST PERSON

For Students Preparing for Academic Tests / IELTS and TOEFL

Playing Time: 2 minutes 51 seconds

Discuss these questions with a friend or classmate.

1. What information from the lecture did you find the most interesting? Why?
2. Do you think Jeanne Calment's longevity may have been a result of her lifestyle? Why? / Why not?
3. What advantages are there to living a very long life? What are the disadvantages?
4. Who is the oldest person that you have ever met?
5. What things can the average person do to increase their lifespan? 
​6. What three questions would you liked to have asked Jeanne Calment?

Jeanne Calment aged 70 (in 1945)

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