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VERDUN
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LISTENING EXERCISE |
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CORRECT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS:
SEE THE ANSWERS WITHIN BRACKETS:
1. Verdun and the Somme are examples of humane, successful and effective military strategies.(Terrible slaughter, operations that went nowhere).
2. Germans were slow and had problems getting supplies.(They were very swift moving along their lines and a railway network back them up).
3. The battle began at the end of the evening on March 23, 1916. (At 7 in the morning on February 21, 1916).
4. The German bombardment was devastating and defeated the French. (It didn’t work as 10 months later the battle still continued).didn’t work as 10 months later the battle still continued).
5. The number of casualties was irrelevant compared to the material destruction on both armies. (700.000 casualties on both armies).
6. Both armies were fighting for the control of vital fortresses. (Those fortresses were useless).
7. German lines were easy targets for the English army. (It was secured by a long line of dugouts and machine guns which defeated and thwarted the attack).
8. The English army could help the wounded in no time. (It took them 3 days).
9. Generals were very concerned about the number of casualties and were thinking of changing their strategies. (They didn’t care and refuse to back down or change strategies. Stubborn vanity).
10. Soldiers lost their idealism and they didn’t believe in anything. (They lost every thing except loyalty to their comrades.)
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