Listen: Pronunciation Practice
Steve: Uh... You are studying for the test, aren't you?
Chris: No, I'm not. I'm just reading about some great scientists.
Steve: Oh. That sounds interesting.
Chris: Do you know Marie Curie?
Steve: The physicist? Yes, I know her. She was French, wasn't she?
Chris: No, she wasn't. Her husband was.
Steve: Eh... Where was she from?
Chris: She was from Poland.
Steve: But she married and lived in France, didn't she?
Chris: Yes, she did. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize.
Steve: I know. She won the physics Nobel Prize in 1903.
Chris: Yes. And eight years later, she won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Steve: She was a great scientist, wasn't she?
Chris: Yes, thanks to her, cancer can be cured today.
Comprehension Check
Write T (true) or F (false) for each statement based on the dialogue.
1. Marie Curie was French.
2. Her husband was French.
3. She won the Nobel Prize in 1911.