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24 Complete the gaps in the summary. Use your Workbook. Listen to the recording again and check your answers in pairs.

PROF BERT ROBERTS

Today's programme is devoted to a fascinating archaeological discovery. Some time ago scientists discovered the bones of a tiny human being. In fact, these humans were not larger than (1) ... and lived on an Indonesian island about 20,000 years ago. The researchers found a skeleton and (2) ... on an island (3) .... They called the creature the "hobbit" because it looked similar to the famous literary characters from the Lord of the Rings. It's interesting that the "hobbit" was found not far from the place where (4) ... of other tiny creatures such as dwarf elephants and Komodo dragons had been discovered. It's clear that the "hobbit" was about one meter tall, which is the size of a three-year old child. Their teeth were (5) ... but the head was smaller with a narrow forehead and no chin.

So, according to our standards they were not very attractive, but often behaved in the same way. For example, they (6) ... and hunted animals: frogs, snakes, birds and even dwarf elephants, which weighed about 1,000 kilograms.

At first, the scientists were surprised by their discovery and thought they had found (7) .... Adults of such size had never been found before and modern Pygmies are much taller. The possible explanation can be in the island's environment that might have demanded (8) ...: the small territory and lack of food. As a result, all creatures depended on (9) ....

One of the most surprising facts about the "hobbits" is that they were quite clever despite the small size of their brain and managed to survive for about 30,000 years. They could make stone tools and even (10) ....

In fact, this discovery proves that we still have a lot to learn about life on our planet.

Singapore

Borneo

Palu

Samarinda

Celebes

Palembang

Java Sea

Jakarta

Bengkulu

Java

Surabaya

INDONESIA

Flores

Bali

Sumba

Ende

Timor