the reading passage was about private fossil collectors - sohrab

In this set of material, the reading passage was about private fossil collectors, and the listening passage was a lecture by a professor about the reading passage, which agreed the mentioned information in the reading passage.

According to the reading passage, there are some major problems for old and valuable fossils nowadays. To explain more, the problem is related to the private collectors, who have been selling and buying fossils for a long time. Moreover, these kind of business has made some serious problem for many people. According to the mentioned examples in the reading passage, some of these problems have big effects. For example, when fossils became restricted in collectors' hands, people in the society are not able to see the fossils in the museums. Scientists, moreover, are not able to study on fossils for scientific reasons, which they can be useful for dating and other scientific purposes. Finally, fossil collectors usually destroy valuable fossils because of the lack of knowledge and training, they, as a result, destroy very special and valuable evidences from long time ago.

According to the listening passage, professor was agree with mentioned problems and information in the reading passage. To begin with, professor approved that fossil collectors are the cause of the important lack in people's knowledge about the past. She, in addition, mentioned all of fossils should be available for the scientists not for the collectors. Finally, she mentioned the physical problems in the fossils, which are very important for society.

Overall, the mentioned information in the listening passage agreed the information in the reading passage, and, also, add some new evidences to the reading information.