Developing Listening Skills 1_Dictation

Developing Listening Skills 1, Second Edition – Dictation Practice

UNIT 1. First Meeting

Listening QuizB. Listen & Choose - Track 17

Question 3 refers to the following dialog.

M1: Hi, Jack. __________ ______?M2: Not __________. How __________ ________________ __________ you?M1: Oh, __________. Hey, we ________________ __________ ________________ for lunch ________________.M2: That ________________ __________ a good __________.


W1: That bag __________ __________. Do you __________ __________ __________?W2: No, thanks. I think __________ __________ it.W1: You __________ ______ Cindy. Hi, I’m Gail.W2: Nice to meet you, Gail. __________ __________ __________ know my __________?W1: There is ______ __________ ______ everyone’s ________________ __________ on the first floor. I ________________ ______ before I __________ ______.W2: I see. I ________________ __________ that list __________. I have ______ ________________ ________________ in this ________________, too, but I don’t know what __________ __________ ______ on.


W: This is a ________________ __________ for ________________.M: Actually, I ________________ __________. This is my __________ __________ ________________.W: Oh! Are you ________________ ________________ so far?M: Yeah, __________ __________ __________ so far. Do you __________ __________ to ski __________?W: __________ ________________. I just __________ __________ 100 miles from here, in Santa Fe. Where __________ __________ from?M: Houston, where __________ __________ no ________________ and where it ________________ __________.

Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.

W1: This is my __________ ________________, Beth.M: Hi, Beth. Nice to meet you.W2: __________ __________ to meet you, too.W1: Beth __________ __________ to __________ ______ for the ________________.M: Is this __________ __________ __________ to Miami, Beth?

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W2: Yes, ______ ______.M: How ______ __________ __________ it?W2: The __________ is ________________ and the ________________ is ________________.


W: I ________________ __________ __________ name.M: Oh, sorry. It’s Don. Don Turner.W: I’m Mary Williams. If you __________ any ________________, __________ __________ to __________ ______ my office. It’s __________ ________________ the ________________.M: Great. I’m sure __________ __________ lots of questions before I __________ __________ ______ my __________ __________ here. By the way, do you ________________ ______ ______ by Ms. Williams or Mary?W: ________________, ________________ __________ in the office __________ me Dottie.

Listening TestPART IV: Short Talks - Track 23

Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.

M: __________ __________ to welcome __________ ______ __________ to Kansas State ________________. My name is Martin. I’ll ______ __________ __________ for today’s ________________ __________. I’ve __________ ________________ here for __________ years now, so I __________ all of the ________________ __________ __________ today very well. We will __________ our tour today at the ________________ ________________, and we’ll __________ the tour at the ________________. Are __________ __________ questions before we __________ ________________?


W: I __________ __________ to ________________ ________________ speaker, Elizabeth Berkley, ________________ of last year’s __________ ________________, ________________ __________ Work for You. Before ________________ a writer, Ms. Berkley ________________ __________ more than ______ years as a ________________ ________________ on Wall Street. She has ________________ ________________ of ________________ on ________________ and ________________ ________________ for a number of ________________ ________________ and professional ________________. Please give a __________ ________________ to Ms. Elizabeth Berkley.

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UNIT 2. Family and Friends



M1: Thanks for ________________ me ______ __________ the airport.M2: No ________________.M1: I’m sure you __________ ________________ ________________ to do this ________________.M2: Hey, ________________ __________ ________________ are for.


W1: Where __________ __________ on ________________?W2: I __________ the ________________ at my ________________ ________________. She lives ________________.W1: Oh. Does your friend __________ ______ __________ __________?W2: It’s nice, but __________. She __________ __________ her ________________ in a two ________________ ________________.W1: Does your friend __________ any ________________ or ________________?W2: No. She is ______ __________ __________.


W: I think you ________________ __________ my friend.M: Why do you __________ __________?W: You __________ __________ ________________ and your ______________________ __________ very ________________.M: Is your ________________ __________?W: I have __________ ________________ __________ in my ________________. Here she is.M: Hey! I __________ __________. That’s Angela.W: Where do __________ __________ Angela __________?M: She __________ ______ __________ my __________ friend.


M: How was your ______________________ ________________ party?W: It was __________! __________ than ______ people __________.M: Wow! You __________ __________ a lot of __________ and ________________.W: Yeah. My ________________ __________ two ________________ and two ________________. Now they are __________ ________________ and have __________ ______ their __________.M: Your father is __________ ________________, __________?W: That’s right.

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W: My ________________ __________ ______ Vancouver.M: What __________ __________ ________________?W: He ________________ __________ six __________ ago.M: I’m sorry.


Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following announcement.

W: Do you __________ ______ big ________________? Are you ________________ ______ ______________________ your ________________ ________________? Then __________ the Lost ________________ Web! When you __________ ______, you will __________ ________________ to hundreds of ________________ ________________ ______________________ that will __________ you find __________ relatives. You may __________ ________________ ________________ you never __________ __________ __________! Go to www. ________________.org for more ______________________ about ________________. The Lost Relatives Web __________ __________ __________.

Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following advertisement.

M: I met Kevin ______ ________________ ________________. He looked like a __________ __________ with his __________ __________ __________ and __________ ________________. But I __________ ________________ what a __________ ________________ he was. Since that time, __________ __________ ________________ a lot ________________. Now __________ __________ ________________ a great __________. I ______ ________________ to be the __________ __________ here at their ________________. Here ______ ______ Kevin and Donna. ________________!

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UNIT 3. Free Time



W1: Look at __________ ______ __________ ________________ I found.W2: Where did you __________ __________?W1: They were ______ ______ __________ under the __________.W2: All of these postcards __________ ________________ to ________________.W1: It looks like ________________ __________ was ________________ ________________.


W: Do you have __________ __________ this ________________?M: No, I don’t. __________ you __________ to do ________________?W: If you __________, you can ______ to the __________ __________ ______.M: Who __________ ______ __________?W: Just my ________________. My __________ __________ __________ and my sister.M: Your ________________ __________ __________ if I go?W: Of course __________!


M1: What time do you __________ __________ __________ ________________?M2: ________________ ________________ six o’clock.M1: Why do you __________ __________ so __________?M2: I have ________________ ________________ after ________________.

Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.W: How many __________ ______ ________________ do you __________ every week?M: Maybe __________ or __________.W: That ________________ __________ a lot!M: It’s not __________ __________. I usually __________ __________ an hour __________ __________ during the week, so that __________ __________ hours __________ there.W: And then you __________ ________________ __________ hours on the ________________?M: Yeah. But that is __________ ________________ __________ to watch __________ __________ and one football or ________________ game.

Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.M: I’ll __________ ________________ tonight.W: ________________ __________ tired? We could just have ________________

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________________ if you don’t __________ to __________.M: I don’t __________. I __________ ________________. It’s my __________.W: Really? __________ __________ you cook?M: All __________ ______ ________________. My specialty is ________________ __________.W: Chinese food ________________ __________! Do you __________ __________ __________ cooking it?M: Nope. You can __________ ________________ to me.



M: Do you like to __________ __________ ________________ or ________________? If so, come to the ________________ __________ __________ in November. All ________________ are welcome to __________ ______ __________ ______ __________ in the categories of ________________, sculpture, photography, or ________________. There will also ______ a ________________ __________ $100 awarded to the ________________ of __________ ________________. All pieces of work __________ ______ ________________ by November 1st.


W: Certainly, a __________ ________________ ________________ like, “Do you have __________ __________ for the ________________?” is inappropriate. This has ________________ ______ ______ with the __________. ________________ __________, some questions like “How __________ are you?” and “Are you ________________?” are actually ________________ the __________ in the US. But a question like “Do you __________ any ________________?” is ________________ acceptable, even if ______ __________ some applicants ______________________.

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UNIT 4. Date and Time



W: Do you want to __________ ________________ ________________?M: __________. What time?W: How about __________ ________________?M: I usually __________ ________________ __________. Is 9:30 ______?W: That’s __________ __________ me.


W: When is your ________________ ______________________?M: It’s __________ Thursday.W: Is it ______ the ________________ or ________________?M: It’s in the afternoon. It’s ______ __________.W: Do you think you __________ ______ ________________ by __________?M: I think so. This is just ______ ________________. It __________ __________ all day.

Question 5 refers to the following dialog.W1: Can we change the __________ ______ the ________________?W2: Certainly. __________ would you __________ to ________________ ______ to?W1: I think I __________ ______ __________ by six.W2: ________________ __________ be bad. Let’s __________ __________.W1: Great! 6:30 ________________ ________________.


M: Do you know what time Steve’s __________ __________ ________________?W: I think ______ ________________ ________________ 4:15 in the afternoon.M: I don’t think I’ll ______ __________ to __________ __________ ______ then. Could you __________ __________ at the ________________?W: I think so. Where __________ you ________________ to meet him?M: ______ __________ ______ the Starlight Coffee Shop in the airport’s __________.


W: We are __________ __________ to meet in front of __________ __________ Bakery. Do you know __________ __________ __________?M: Yes, I know __________ it is. What time are __________ __________ to __________ there?W: At __________ o’clock __________. Don’t be __________.

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M: What if the __________ is sold out? Maybe we should meet a ________________ ________________.W: It __________ be __________ __________. The movie theater is ________________ ______ in two ________________.



W: The ________________ ________________ have been __________ ______ the afternoon schedule for the ________________. Debbie Martin will not be ________________ at the two ________________ ________________. However, the two __________ ________________ scheduled to speak ______ __________ __________ are still ________________. In ________________, the four o’clock networking ________________ has been __________ from Conference Room A to the Ocean View Ballroom.


M: Yesterday I __________ ______ late because the ________________ ______ my __________ __________ __________. Usually I __________ the 7:45 bus for school, but when I __________ ______ the bus __________, the bus __________ ________________ __________. I was __________ for __________, since the __________ bus didn’t __________ __________ 7:55. At the ________________ of __________, my teacher __________ ______ __________, but I ________________ __________ it because I was so late.

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UNIT 5. Telephone



W: I’m ________________ to __________ Mary Franklin.M: There is ______ Mary Franklin ______ __________ ________________.W: Is this __________-1874?M: Yes, it is. __________ Mary Franklin __________ __________ __________ here.W: Well, I __________ __________ ________________ down the __________ ________________. I’m sorry.M: No ________________.

Question 4 refers to the following dialog.M: __________ Mania. __________ ______ Alex. Can I __________ __________?W: What __________ do __________ __________?M: We __________ ______ ______ p.m.W: OK. Thanks.

Question 5 refers to the following dialog.W1: Is Veronica ______ __________?W2: No, __________ __________. She’s at ________________.W1: When she __________ __________, could you __________ __________ Shelly ________________?W2: Sure. I’ll __________ __________ the ________________.W1: Thank you. __________.W2: Bye.

Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.M: Is Harry __________?W: Harry is not __________ __________ now. Who is ________________, ________________?M: __________ ______ Joe.W: Would you __________ to __________ ______ ________________, Joe?M: Actually, I’m ________________ Harry’s __________. He __________ a message that ______ ________________ __________ him.W: Oh. Well, I’m not __________ __________ Harry will ______ __________, but I’ll tell him __________ ________________ when he __________ ______.M: OK. Thanks.W: Goodbye.M: Bye.

Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.M: Someone ________________ for you __________ you __________ __________.W: Did he ______ __________ __________ a message?M: It was ______ __________. He ________________ __________ a message.

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W: It was ________________ William.M: ________________ it was, he said he would __________ __________ __________ tonight.



M: Thank you __________ ________________ the Riverview Opera House. The Opera House ______ __________ to ________________ the current ________________ of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, ________________ __________ through August 22. Show __________ are ________________, Friday, and Saturday at ______ p.m. Ticket ________________ are $75, __________, and $35. To ________________ seats, please call back ________________ our regular ______________________ __________ between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.


W: Thank you for calling Investment ________________ Incorporated. If you know the ______________________ extension of __________ ________________ you are calling, please __________ ______ now. If you are calling to __________ __________ one of our ________________ ________________ representatives, please __________ ______ the __________, and your __________ will be ________________ in the __________ it was ________________. Thank you.

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UNIT 6. Directions



M1: Are we still ________________ __________?M2: Yes, ______ __________.M1: How __________ you ______ ______ __________?M2: The __________ is going down ______ __________ __________. That __________ __________ ________________ south.


M: Where can I __________ the ________________?W: There are restrooms ______ __________ __________ ________________ of the ________________.M: I didn’t __________ __________ when I __________ in.W: As you __________ ______ the building, they are ______ __________ __________.M: OK. Thanks.

Question 5 refers to the following dialog.W1: Here is __________ __________. Your __________ ________________ is __________.W2: Where ________________ I ______?W1: Do you see that ________________ __________ ______ the __________?W2: Oh, yes.W1: ______ ______ the ________________ by the pool and __________ ________________. You’ll __________ your room.W2: Thank you.


W: Where can I __________ __________ ________________ and paper __________?M: Those are in Aisle __________.W: __________ __________ is Aisle seven?M: It is __________ aisles __________. The paper plates and paper cups __________ ______ at the __________ __________ of Aisle seven, near the __________ ________________.W: Thank you very much.M: You’re welcome.

Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.M: Are our __________ __________ near the __________?W: No. We are ________________ ______ in the ________________.

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M: So we should ______ ______ ______ the ________________ __________?W: We __________ ______ go up to the __________ floor.M: You __________ to __________ __________ __________ very well. Do you __________ __________ __________?W: A __________ __________ each year. Our __________ are this way. ________________ me.



M: The ________________ __________ to get there is ______ ________________. Take line number two, which is the __________ __________ on the subway __________, to Charleston Station. ________________ ______ exiting the subway ________________ and __________ ______ to the ________________, __________ toward exit number six and __________ __________ the __________ ________________ connected to the subway station. There are also __________ in the subway station, so you __________ __________ any ________________ ________________ it.


W: The ________________ __________ is on the third floor. Take the ________________ from the __________ __________ to the third floor. Go __________ __________ the corridor, and you will ________________ a __________ ________________ to the right. The health spa is ________________ the __________ ________________ __________ at the __________ ______ this short hallway. The ________________ at the ________________ __________ inside the spa will ______ __________ ______ tell you about our spa’s ________________.

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UNIT 7. School



M1: Let’s __________ __________ after school.M2: OK. I’ll meet you __________ in __________ ______ the school.M1: I have to __________ ______ my ________________ after __________, so I may be a ________________ __________.M2: __________ __________ for you.


W1: How did you do ______ __________ __________?W2: Not __________ __________. How about you?W1: I __________ ______ ______!W2: You __________ __________ ________________ a lot.W1: Yeah, ______ __________. I studied with Monica __________ ________________.


W: What __________ do you __________ __________?M: Next I have ________________.W: __________ is your ________________?M: Mr. Johnson.W: I __________ he is a __________ history teacher.M: He is. He ________________ __________ the ________________ ______________________.


W: You’re __________ ______ ________________. Why don’t you __________ the ________________ ________________ team?M: I ________________ ______, but I don’t have __________.W: Why not?M: I have a ______________________ __________ after ________________. I __________ ______ The House of Burgers.W: My ________________ __________ let me __________ ______ __________. They __________ I won’t have time to __________ ______ ______ __________.M: They’re __________. My ________________ are starting to ______ __________ because I don’t have time to study as much as I __________ ______.W: So why do you __________ ________________?M: I need the __________ __________ to __________ for my __________.


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W: My ________________ __________ is taking a __________ __________ next week.M: Really? Where are you going?W: Our class is ________________ Shakespeare, so __________ __________ to the ________________ to __________ Othello.M: Did your class ________________ __________ the __________?W: Yes. We had our __________ __________ on Othello last ________________. So we __________ __________ the __________.M: It sounds __________ __________. I __________ I was in __________ __________.



M: Why did I ________________ ______ ________________? I guess ________________ because I __________ ________________ with ________________. Sometimes I don’t __________ __________ like what I ______ is __________. When I am ________________ a __________ __________ something __________ and I can see she or he ______ ________________ by that, it __________ me so __________. Don’t __________ ______ __________. Teaching is __________ work. But it is also very ________________ ______ __________.


W: I go to school at __________ in the morning so I can __________ with ________________ in the ________________. We study ______________________ strategies for our ________________ ________________ __________. My ________________ ________________ start at 8:30. In the morning, I have calculus, English, ________________, and P.E. After lunch, I have orchestra, ________________, and ________________. Some of my ________________ are ________________ __________, but I like __________ of my teachers.

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UNIT 8. Sports



W1: Do you know __________ ______ __________ Ping-Pong?W2: I __________ ________________ a few times before, but I don’t ________________ the __________.W1: It is __________ ______ like ________________. But it is ________________ to __________ the __________ in Ping-Pong.W2: When the other person ________________ the __________, you __________ __________ __________, right?W1: That’s right.

Question 4 refers to the following dialog.M1: Can I give you __________ ________________, Mike?M2: Sure. ______ __________.M1: When you __________ the __________, __________ it like this. Put your ________________ here.M2: You __________ __________ this?M1: Yeah. Now throw it.M2: Wow! That ________________ __________!

Questions 5 and 6 refer to the following dialog.W: How much does one __________ __________?M: They don’t ________________ ______ the game. They charge by the __________.W: Oh. Well, __________ __________ does one game ________________ __________?M: Since there are __________ __________ ______ ______, one game ________________ only take about ______ ________________.W: OK. __________ __________ play for one hour. How much __________ __________ ______?M: That will be two dollars __________ ________________.

Questions 7 and 8 refer to the following dialog.M: Do you want to __________ ________________?W: Let’s __________ ______ __________ for a __________ minutes.M: I’ll ______ __________ ______ some ________________. What would you like?W: Actually, I don’t __________ anything. I ________________ my __________ __________.M: OK. I’ll just go buy something __________ ______ the ________________ over there. I’ll be __________ __________.

Question 9 refers to the following dialog.W: Do you want to __________ some ______________________

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________________?M: Alright. I’ll give you __________ ________________ to __________ __________, just to make the game ______________________.W: ______ __________. We’ll start __________ ______ __________.M: I should __________ __________ that I’m ________________ __________.W: Don’t __________ about me. I __________ ______ the ________________ basketball team.



M: Before wrestling, sumo wrestlers __________ the __________ and stomp their __________. This ________________ __________ any __________ ________________ in the ring. Next, wrestlers __________ __________ in the ring and on ________________. This is to __________ the ring and themselves __________ or __________. Finally, before the __________ ________________, wrestlers __________ and __________ __________ __________ to each other. This shows __________ wrestler has ______ ________________, so it will be a __________ __________.


W: Older ________________ aren’t as ________________ as young __________. A good way for older golfers to __________ ______ __________ is to use ________________ ________________ along with regular ________________. For example, older players have a ________________ time ________________ their __________ ________________ during their __________ swing. So exercising using the upper body ________________ and using upper __________ ________________ to keep muscles flexible can help older golfers __________ ________________.

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UNIT 9. Appearance



M1: Do you ________________ the __________ of the ________________ who ________________ __________?M2: No, I __________.M1: __________ did he __________ __________?M2: He had __________, __________ __________ and was ________________. He also ________________ pretty __________, __________ he was a __________ ________________ student.


M: How __________ is it?W: It’s __________ the __________ of a small ________________.M: What __________ is it?W: It’s __________.M: Is there ________________ __________ you can tell me about it?W: It has a ________________ __________ and there is a small ________________ with a ________________ on the __________.


W: I saw a woman at the supermarket who ________________ ______ ______ our __________ ________________, Carmen.M: __________ it was Carmen. I __________ she __________ __________ __________ __________.W: I __________ __________ ______. This woman was __________ ________________ __________ Carmen.M: She __________ __________ __________ ________________, you know. We ________________ __________ her __________ __________.W: If I see her __________ in the store, I’ll try to __________ ______ ________________ __________ ______ __________.


W: Can you ________________ the __________ that __________ you?M: Yes, it was a __________ and __________ dog. I think it was a ________________.W: __________ __________ was it?M: It wasn’t very big. I __________ it was a ______________________ dog.W: Was it ________________ a ________________?M: Yes, it was wearing a __________ ________________ collar.

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W: __________ __________ ______ person __________ __________ __________ ______ meet?M: I want to meet a woman who is ________________ ______ __________ ______ years old.W: OK. Any ________________ for how she should look?M: I don’t think I __________ ______ __________ ________________ who is ________________ than me. So, she should be my ________________ ______ ________________.W: What about __________ color or __________ color?M: I __________ __________ about that. But if she is ________________, I would like that. Then we can do __________ like ________________ and ________________ ________________.



M: __________ sure ________________ their __________ quickly. But now ________________ __________ __________ ______ worry about their kids outgrowing their ________________ ________________. Uni-Skater Expandable Skates will __________ a kid __________ size ______ ______ ______ ______! They also have a strong ________________ __________ to give __________ __________ ________________, and the __________ padding inside will __________ young skaters’ feet __________, even in ________________.


W: When ________________ ________________ in a personal ______, it is important to remember that ________________ ______ __________ __________ ________________. Why describe yourself as ________________ or ________________ __________ __________ __________? Anyone who ________________ you from your ad is going to see the ________________. If you __________ ________________ __________ describing your height or weight, don’t describe __________. __________ ______ describing your ______________________. You may actually __________ a better __________ that way.

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UNIT 10. Weather



W: It’s too __________ ______ __________. Should we __________ ______ the __________ ______________________?M: __________ __________ ______ just __________ the ________________?W: __________ __________. I think there’s a nice ________________ ________________ this afternoon.M: Whoa! __________ that’s __________ __________. My ________________ __________ all over the floor.W: __________ __________ the window a little. __________ is that?M: That’s ________________.


W1: I just __________ the ________________, __________ __________?W2: I like the ________________ ______ __________ and __________, but not in __________.W1: ________________ __________ __________ the weather in April?W2: Don’t you remember __________ __________? We had __________ ______ __________ really __________ ________________.W1: Do you get those __________ __________ ________________ __________?W2: Every year for ______ __________ ______ I can remember.


W: I __________ ______ the __________ that the ______________________ might __________ ______ __________ ________________ later tonight.M: Below freezing? Then there is a ________________ it might __________.W: ______ __________ ______. There is not a __________ in the __________.M: __________ is __________ __________ ______ such cold weather ______ there is ______ snow?


M1: Did you __________ about the ________________ that __________ the __________?

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M2: I heard it was ________________ __________ __________, but I didn’t watch the news __________ __________.M1: This ________________ I heard that the hurricane did __________ ______ __________ ______ ________________ during the night.M2: __________ anyone __________ ______ the __________?M1: __________ __________ ______ __________ ______. But __________ ______ homes were ________________, and some places don’t have __________ ______________________.


W: I __________ you __________ ________________ over the weekend. Did you __________ ________________ in the __________?M: No, we were really __________. It only rained at night __________ we were ________________.W: ________________ ______ too __________ during the day to be ________________? I ________________ ________________ my house ______ __________ ______ ______ __________.M: It was hot, but we were camping ________________ the __________. It was the ________________ ________________ __________ ________________.W: It ________________ __________ you had a __________ time.



M: If you’re ______________________ ________________ __________ this week, ________________ will be __________ __________ day for it. ________________ and ________________, we’ll have ________________ ________________ __________ __________. But __________ Wednesday __________, things should __________ ______. ________________ should be mostly __________, with a high of around ______ ________________ in the afternoon. But more __________ is going to __________ __________ ______ on ________________, and the __________ ________________ will probably __________ __________ ________________ the ________________.


W: ________________ with __________ __________ should be ________________ about ________________ time ________________ in __________ ________________. Even in __________ weather, it is ________________ that you __________ a __________ __________, ________________, and ______________________. ______ ________________, anyone ________________ ______ spend time ________________ during the afternoon hours ________________ ______ __________ ______ should __________ ________________ ________________. Sunblock should be ________________ ______ ________________ before going out into the sun and ________________ __________ __________ __________.

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UNIT 11. Instructions



M1: There __________ are ______ __________ ______ people here. Do we have to __________ ______ __________?M2: No, we can just __________ a ________________ from that ________________ over there, and then we can __________ __________ to wait.M1: Do they __________ __________ the numbers?M2: No. We just __________ ______ __________ that __________ __________ the ________________. When our number ________________ ______ there, it is __________ __________.


W1: This ________________ is ________________. Is it __________ ______ __________?W2: No. It’s really __________.W1: __________ do you make ______?W2: You just __________ the chicken ______ a __________ and then __________ ______ __________ ______ your ________________ __________ over it. I used Italian __________ ________________.


M: What do the ______________________ __________?W: First, __________ a __________ __________ __________ __________ the ________________.M: I ________________ did that.W: Then __________ the __________ ________________. From the menu, ________________ program.M: OK. ________________ __________?

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W: __________ the ________________ and __________ you want to ________________ and then press the menu button ______ __________.M: That’s ________________ __________ I ________________.


W: I want to __________ __________ a ________________. What do I __________ ______ do?M: __________, you need to ________________ this ______________________ __________.W: OK. __________ do that ______ __________ tonight.M: Is this your __________ passport?W: Yes, it is.M: Then you __________ need to __________ your __________ ______________________ and something with your ________________to __________ your ________________, like a ________________ ________________.W: That __________ ______ a problem.M: Oh, yeah, and you also need to __________ __________. That is the __________ for __________ passports.


M: This ________________ is ________________. I ________________ what I did __________.W: __________ __________ coffee did you __________ ______ the coffee __________?M: I put in __________ ________________.W: That sounds __________. Did you __________ ______ __________ __________ ______ __________?M: Yes, I did.W: I __________ you did ________________ right. But this coffee does __________ __________. Did you use the water __________ the water ________________ in the __________?M: No, I __________ water from the __________.W: Oh, that’s the ________________. The __________ water in this ________________ is terrible.



W: When a __________ ________________ __________, don’t __________ __________. If you do, __________ ______ __________ ________________ before ________________ ______ ________________ the child. Then, tell the child __________ the behavior is bad, and __________ __________ not to ______ ______ __________. Or you can __________ the child ______ ________________ a __________ or ________________. Some ________________ choose to

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________________ bad behavior. But __________ ignore bad behavior ______ the child is doing ________________ ________________.


M: It’s usually __________ ______ __________ when an ________________ has ________________ a __________. You can see paint __________ where there ________________ ______ paint, like on __________ ________________ or __________ ________________. When you paint a room, __________ light switches and wall trimming with __________ ________________ ______ __________ before you paint. Then, after the paint __________, __________ the tape __________. __________ __________ just __________ a ______________________ painter did the __________.

UNIT 12. Stories



W: Did you __________ the __________?M: Yeah, it was __________!W: __________ is it __________?M: It’s about a __________ who __________ ______ Africa __________ __________ ________________. They are going to __________ __________ ________________ there, but the family has __________ __________ ______ ________________. Then a __________ ________________, so they have to __________ the ________________, but their car ________________ __________ and . . . .W: __________! Don’t tell me ________________. I don’t want you to __________ the ________________. I __________ ______ __________ the movie ________________.


M1: __________ did you do __________ ________________?M2: I __________ ______ my ________________ __________ for a __________.M1: Was it __________?M2: Yeah. It was a ________________ party for his sister’s ________________. His sister went to __________ with my friend’s parents. Before they __________ __________, we all ________________ ______ the house. Then we

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__________ ________________ the ________________ in the ________________ __________, and when they ________________ ______ the door, we all ________________ __________ and ________________, “Surprise!” You ________________ __________ __________ the look on his ________________ __________!


W: __________ __________ ______ __________, there were __________ ________________ __________. They __________ made a __________. __________ pig’s house __________ __________ ______ __________. ________________ pig’s house was made of ________________. The __________ pig’s house was made of ________________. A __________ came and __________ __________ the house of grass and the house of sticks. __________ the wolf __________ __________ blow down the house made of stones.


W1: __________ you ever __________ when you were a __________?W2: Yes, I __________ lost __________ in a __________ __________ when I was __________ __________ __________ __________.W1: __________ ________________?W2: I was ________________ ______ some __________ in the toy ________________, and then I ________________ my ________________ was __________ __________ ______. I didn’t know __________ she __________. I ________________ ________________ for her and __________ ______ the ________________ in the store __________ ______ ______. Then I started ________________. The worker __________ ______ ______ __________ __________ of the store and gave me some __________ so I __________ stop crying. Then they __________ ______ ______________________ in the store, and my mother __________ __________ ______.


W: __________ did you __________ your __________ ________________?M: We were ________________ ______ ________________.W: Do you ________________ the __________ day you __________?M: __________ I do. It was the day I __________ __________ my __________ room. My roommate __________ ________________ before me, so he was already ________________. He had __________ ______ __________ ________________ all over the walls on his side of the room. They were all posters from ________________ movies, so I thought he __________ ______ a little ________________. But he ________________. I soon __________ __________ he was a nice guy, and __________ __________ friends __________ __________ __________.W: Does he __________ __________ horror movies?M: Oh, yeah. He __________ __________.

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M: ________________ our __________ ______ London, we ________________ between __________ to __________ ________________ every day! __________ __________ we __________ __________ of the ________________ in London. ______ ________________ day, we walked along the Thames River and ________________ Buckingham Palace. We also __________ ________________ one afternoon and then went to see a ________________ at the Palace Theater. I __________ so __________ that day that I __________ ________________ during the __________!


W: A __________ __________ a ________________, “Please help me! My ________________ thinks he’s a ________________!” The doctor __________ the whole day ________________ ______ the man. Finally, the man was __________. Two days later, the wife __________ __________. She told the doctor, “Please help me! __________ my husband ________________ he is a chicken __________.” “__________?” the doctor asked. The woman said, “Because we really __________ __________ __________.”

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