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6. Listen again. Answer the questions.

1. When did the bald eagle become a national symbol? – It became a national symbol in 1782.

2. Why does Sonia think the eagle is a symbol of freedom? – Because it can fly away into the air from the tops of mountains.

3. When was the bald eagle more common: now or in the eighteenth century? – It was more common in the 18th century.

4. What mistake can you find on some old ten–dollar coins? – There are golden eagles rather than bald eagles.

5. Why didn’t Benjamin Franklin want the bald eagle as a national symbol? – He said they were birds of bad character, who steal their food from other birds.

6. How does Sonia feel about the bald eagle and what it symbolises? – She thinks it is a magnificent bird and a great symbol.