ACADEMIC LISTENING TEST PRACTICE
WHO WERE THE SAMURAI?

For Students Preparing for Academic Tests / IELTS and TOEFL

Playing Time: 3 minutes 21 seconds

Discuss these questions with a friend or classmate.

1. What information from the lecture did you find the most interesting? Why?
2. Would you like to be a samurai warrior? Why? / Why not?
3. What might be the advantages of having a samurai warrior as a neighbor? What might be the disadvantages?
4. Why do many people continue to have an interest in samurai culture? 
5. Have you ever watched the movie, "The Last Samurai" starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe?
​6. What three questions would you like to ask a samurai warrior?

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