Listening test

Listening Test 

A Listen to the recording and complete the sentences with suitable words

1. The Turkish War of Independence ____________ between 1919 and 1923.
2. The Turkish independence movement was ____________ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
3. Atatürk ____________ the independence movement when he arrived in Samsun in May 1919.
4. Atatürk set up a new ____________ in Ankara in April 1920.
5. The Grand National Assembly was very important because it led the fight for ____________. 
6. The Battle of Sakarya was fought near the Sakarya River and lasted for ____________.
7. The Great Offensive was also ____________ the Battle of Dumlupınar.
8. The Turkish army was successful and drove the ____________ forces out of Anatolia.
9. The Treaty of Lausanne recognized the Turkish Republic as a new, ____________ nation.
10. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk became the first ____________ of Turkey after the war.

B) After listening to the audio, give answers to the questions below. 

1. What was life like for Turkish people before 1923?

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2. Were girls able to go to school before Atatürk's reforms?

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3. What changes did Atatürk make to education in Türkiye?

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4. In which year did Turkish women get the right to vote?

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5. Can you name two changes Atatürk made to help Turkish people?

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