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48 Listening Listen to the story of Richard Branson. Tick T (true), F (false) or N (not in the text). T F N 1 Richard Branson is one of the most successful men in the world. 2 Branson was only fifteen years old when he started a student magazine. 3 It was very difficult for Branson to start his first airline. 4 His record company, Virgin Records, was in Oxford. 5 Branson won the “Blue Riband” for Britain the first time he tried. 6 Now Branson wants to send people into space. 4 13 5 The story of Richard Branson. Match the pictures with the sentences. 1 F Branson started the magazine “Student”when he was only 15. 2 In the 1970s, Branson started his own record company, Virgin Records, in London. 3 In the 1980s, Branson started his airline, Virgin Atlantic. 4 It was his dream to win the “Blue Riband” for Britain, a prize for the fastest ocean crossing from America to Ireland. 5 In the 1990s, Branson wanted to travel around the world in a hot air balloon. 6 Branson’s newest project is space tourism. With his company, Virgin Galactic, Branson wants to send people into space. A B C E F D listening k3e9tc Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv