ACADEMIC LISTENING TEST PRACTICE
QUEEN ELIZABETH II - BIOGRAPHY

For Students Preparing for Academic Tests / IELTS and TOEFL

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Discuss these questions with a friend or classmate.

1. What information in the lecture did you find most surprising?
2. What other information about Queen Elizabeth II do you know (that is NOT in the lecture)?
3. What are the advantages of being a king or queen? What are the disadvantages?
4. Why do a lot of people like to keep up with news about the royal family? 
5. Is it better to have a queen or a president as the leader of a country? Why?
​6. What would you do if you were a king or a queen for one day? Why?

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