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MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity

Unit 1: The Olympics
Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 1)
Sandy: Hello?
James: Hey, Sandy. It is James ______ ________. Did you _______ your _________ on the ________ of the Olympic
Games?
Sandy: Yeah, I’ve _______ __________ it. Why? Do you have a __________, James?
James: I ___ actually. I was __________ if you ______ the date of the first _________ Summer __________ Games.
Sandy: Sure. The first _________ Summer ___________ Games were ______ in 1896.
James: Great! Now, _____ _______ the date of the first ________ Winter Olympics?
Sandy: Oh, I have it _______ ________. The first ________ Winter Olympics were held in 1924.
James: __________. Now, can you tell me the ______ _________ of both the Winter Games and the Summer
Games?
Sandy: James! I am not going to ________ the _______ _____ you! Goodbye.
Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 2)
1) The first Summer __________ _______ ______ in Athens, Greece in 1896. Amongst 14 _____________
_________, the United States won the most _______. They took home 11 gold medals.
2) The ______ Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France in 1924. _________ 16 ___________ nations,
___________ won the most medals. They took home 4 _____ medals, 7 ________ medals, and 6 _________ medals.
3) The 24th Summer ___________ were held in ________, Korea in 1988. Amongst 159 _____________ ________,
the Soviet Union won the most medals. They took home 55 ______ _________, 31 _______ medals, and 46
_________ medals.
4) The 29th Summer Olympics were held in _________, China in 2008. Amongst 204 participating nations, ________
won the _____ _______. They took home 51 gold medals, 21 _________ medals, and 28 _________ medals.
Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 3)
Hello, everyone. Good ____________. My name is James Richardson, and I am ______ the Olympics _____________.
The topic of my __________ today is the ____________ ________ the Summer and Winter Olympics. I want to start
by _________ there are two _______ ___ Olympic Games: Summer ___________ Games and Winter Olympic
Games. First, I will talk about the Summer Olympic Games. The Summer Games are __________ than the Winter
Games. In the Summer Games, over 200 countries __________. Also, there are more than 40 ___________ kinds of

_________ _______. But the Winter Olympic Games are much ________ ______ the Summer Games. In the Winter
Games, just ________ 80 countries ___________, and there are only 15 ________. ________ they are different,
both the Summer and Winter Games are very __________ _____________.
Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 4)
Cathy: Hey, Greg. Did you _______ that Toronto _____ ___________ to be the ______ city for the ____________
Winter __________ ________ ______ year?
Greg: Hey, Cathy! Yeah, I ____ _______ that. I can’t ___________ the Olympic Games are going to be held just ___
_______ _______.
Cathy: Are you going to _____ _________ to see any of the _________?
Greg: ___________ _____. I think the tickets are going to be _______ ____________.
Cathy: Yeah, but we _________ get _______ working at that new _________ ______ this summer. We could
_______ up our _________ and buy tickets. It would be ________ ________ it. The Olympics are _________ held
________, but now, they are in our ______ _________ of Canada. We have to go!
Greg: Hmmm. That _________ ______ a great idea. I would love to ________ some of the ______________ events.
Cathy: Me too.

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Unit 2: Olympic Sports
Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 5)
Ricky: Hey, Mom. I cannot ___________ we are __________ _____ in London at the Summer Olympic Games.
Mom: I ______ believe it ________, Ricky. It should be _____ ___ _____. What sports do you want to watch?
Ricky: There are ______ sports that I really ______ __ _____: ____________, swimming, __________, and
__________. ___________ of which, I hope that the girl from South Korea wins a gold medal in _________________
again. She was awesome ______ ________. What sports do you want to see?
Mom: I would _______ __ see those sports too. But can we _____ two more: diving and ___________? They are my
____________ favorites. I love watching the divers do all those _______. It is so cool.

Ricky: Sounds like a good plan. But first, let’s go to the hotel, unpack our bags, and _______ __ ____. I am
____________.
Mom: __________! It would be nice to ______ __ ______ after that ______ ________.
Ricky: Yeah, for sure.
Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 6)
1) Lucy’s favorite ___________ ________ is ________ __________. She loves watching the skaters do ______ and
______ in the air. She thinks Japan will win the most medals in figure skating next Winter Olympics.
2) Paul’s favorite Olympic sport is ___________. He likes watching how many times the ________ can ____ the
______________. He thinks Korea will win the most medals in archery next Summer Olympics.
3) Christina’s favorite Olympic sport is ______________. She thinks the __________ _________ the big teams are
really fun to watch. She thinks the US will win the gold medal in basketball next Summer Olympics
4) James’ favorite ___________ sport is _____________. He loves watching the _____ _____________. He thinks
China will win the most medals in swimming _____ Summer Olympics.
Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 7)
Good afternoon, ________ _____ ____________. Welcome to the ____________ _________ about men’s skiing.
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Today, the ________ of my speech will be the ____________ between alpine and cross-country skiing. Alpine skiing
and cross-country skiing are two _______ different ________. First, I want to talk about ______ skiing. Alpine skiing
is much ________ ______ cross-country skiing. You have ___________ _______ alpine skiing before. It is when the
skiers go down the ski ________ really fast. It __________ events like downhill, slalom, and giant slalom. Next, I will
talk about cross-country skiing. Cross-country skiing is ________ _____ alpine skiing. You have probably seen crosscountry skiing too. They are the ________ skiing events. Cross-country skiing ___________ _______ like men’s
sprint, the 30 kilometer, and the 4-person ______ _______. _________ they are very different, both alpine skiing
and cross-country skiing are very __________ Winter Olympic ________.
Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 8)
Robbie: Hey, Grace! Did you watch Canada play __________ in the Winter Olympic hockey ________?
Grace: Hey, Robbie. Yep! It was _______ __ _______ game. ____ __ _________, I ________ Canada was going to

win.
Robbie: Yeah, but at the end, Sweden could not be __________! I didn’t _______ them to ________ three goals in
the fourth __________ _________.
Grace: Me __________! The third goal was the biggest __________.
Robbie: Did you see how Johnson __________ the goalkeeper?
Grace: Oh, yes! It was __________! That is why he was __________ the game’s Most ___________ Player.
Robbie: I had no idea Johnson was such a ___________ player.
Grace: Me neither. He really ____________ me. Now, I can’t wait to see next year’s big Olympic _________
________.
Robbie: Grace! The Winter Olympics only happen _______ ________ _______ years.
Grace: Oh, really? That’s ____ _____.

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Unit 3: Admirable Athletes
Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 9)
Danny: Mom, what are you watching?
Mom: Hey, Danny. It is a __________ on _____________ ________.
Danny: What is an _____________ _________?
Mom: An _____________ _________is an athlete who does ___________ things for the _____________.
Danny: Oh, like a sports ________ who __________ a lot of money to _____ sick __________?
Mom: _________. Look, the ____________ is over. Let’s watch! Now, they are __________ about Cal Ripken Jr.
Danny: Isn’t he the __________ ___________ player in the US?
Mom: Yep.
Danny: What did he do that was ____________?
Mom: He does a lot of _________ ______. For example, he started a ___________ that gives _______________
children a _________ to go to baseball summer camp.

Danny: That was _______ ___ him.
Mom: Yeah, it was. Now go back ___________ and finish your ___________, Danny. After you _______ it, you can
come back and watch TV ________.
Danny: OK, Mom.
Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 10)
1) Magnus Scheving is a famous ____________ _____ Iceland. He started a TV show that _________ children about
_________ and ________ __________.
2) Richard Hadlee is a famous cricketer from New Zealand. He started a __________ that _______ young
__________ with ____________ __________.
3) Andre Agassi is a famous _________ ________ from the US. He _________ over 20 million dollars to ___________
_______________.
4) Tiger Woods is a famous golf player from the US. He ________ __ __________ that gives _____________ to kids
who cannot _________ to go to ____________.
Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 11)
Hello, everyone. My name is Mario Lemieux, and I am a _________ _________ hockey player. A lot of people have
________ me ___________ my _____, and now I want to ______ _______ to other people. Today, I would like to
talk to you about my _____________, The Mario Lemieux Foundation. I started it over 15 years ago. The __________
of my foundation is to _________ money for __________ research. When I was younger, I almost _______ ___ a
serious ________. Smart doctors _______ my life. That is why I _________ ________ ___________. Today, my
foundation supports ______________ such as the University of Pittsburgh Cancer _________, the Lupus Foundation,
and the Children's Home of Pittsburgh. ___ __________, we also give ________ to scientists. Any ___________
__________ ____ grants should go on our _________. All ___________ for applying for one of our grants are
__________ ___ ________ there.
Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 12)
Frank: Hey, Jenny. What are you __________ ___ your _______?
Jenny: Hey, Frank. You mean this? It is a Livestrong ___________.
Frank: What is that?
Jenny: Have you ever ________ ___ Lance Armstrong? He is an American cyclist.
Frank: Yeah, he won the Tour de France a ________ ___ times, right?
Jenny: Right. Well, he has a ___________ that gives money to _______ ___________. For every dollar you

___________, you get a ___________.
Frank: Oh, cool. My grandmother had __________ a few years ago. __________, the doctors _______ it. I am always
happy to hear that people are _________ cancer research. How much did you donate?
Jenny: I __________ ten dollars, so I got ten _____________. Actually, I have an _______ one right here if you want
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it.
Frank: Aw, thanks! It looks really cool. I am going to ___________ some money too. ______ ___ _____ ___ __ ?
Jenny: Just ___ ___ _____ Livestrong ___________. It is really easy.
Frank: OK, I will! Thanks!

Unit 4: National Sports and Spectacles around the World
Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 13)
Alice: Hey, Brandon. Are you _________ ______ your presentation?
Brandon: Hey, Alice! Yeah, I was ___ ________ 2 am working on it! How about you?
Alice: I am ready – I think. I am ___________ ___ _______ _______ ssireum. Have you ever ________ ___ it?
Brandon: Nope. What is that?
Alice: Ssireum is a national Korean sport. It is full contact ___________ played in a __________ ring. What is your
presentation about?
Brandon: Cricket. It is a bat and a ball ________, kind of like baseball. It started in __________, but these days it is
popular all over the world.
Alice: Cool.
Teacher: OK. Thank you Sarah. ________ ____ is Alice!
Alice: Uh oh. It’s my turn.
Brandon: Good luck! I _______ __________ ___ hearing all about ssireum.
Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 14)
1) Hockey is a ____________ sport of Canada. It is a _______ sport played on ice.

2) Sumo wrestling is a _____________ sport of Japan. It is an __________ sport played on a sand ring.
3) Rugby is a traditional sport of England. It is a team sport _________ on a ______ or ______ _________.
4) Dragon _______ _________ is a traditional sport of China. It is a team sport played on water.
Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 15)
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Hello, everyone. I am Adriano Androssi from the __________ ________ Club. I travel around the world __________
kids about Brazilian sports and ________. Today, I am here to talk to you about footvolley, a sport that was
__________ in Brazil in 1965. I am sure all of you know what _________ is, and most of you __________ know what
___________ is. Well, footvolley is a _____ __________ soccer and volleyball. The game was invented because the
________ ________ soccer on the _________ in Brazil. __________ used the volleyball ________ as a way to
_________ soccer without __________ ____ _____. The ______ are the same as beach volleyball, but there is one
big ___________: You can’t use your hands, just like in soccer. That makes the game a lot ______ __________ and
fun. Today, it is ___________ around the world!
Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 16)
Maria: Wow! This ____________ ring is beautiful. I still ______ _________ we are here in Sevilla, Spain, Andy.
Andy: It is __________ isn’t it, Maria? Everyone ______ you should watch a bullfight when you come here to
________.
Maria: To be _________, I feel a _______ _________ about watching a man fight a bull. I think it is kind of _______
because at the end the _______ dies.
Andy: I understand that. I heard some ____________ people __________ them these days. ___________, though, I
feel it is an ____________ ______ ___ Spanish ________ that should be __________.
Maria: Yeah, I _____ ______ _______ too. There are sure __ _____ ___ people here today!
Andy: I know! It is __________ bullfighting is ______ _____ ________ in _________ Spain.
Maria: After the bullfight __ ______, do you want to _______ the bullfighting _________?
Andy: ______ _______! That sounds interesting!

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Unit 5: Wonders of the World
Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 17)
Silvia: Jacob, this ________ is huge! The Grand _________ really is ___ _____ ___ everyone says it is.
Jacob: ________ _____ coming with me, Silvia. I have always wanted to come here to __________, but I’ve never
had _________ __ ______ ______. It is great to have ________ _________ at the office who loves __________.
Everyone else at work is so __________.
Silvia: No problem. This place is great. I didn’t know how __________ the Grand Canyon is.
Jacob: Me, neither. All the _______, __________, and __________ sure do make a beautiful ____________!
Silvia: Are you going to _______ _____ _________?
Jacob: Of ________! My friends would _____ _____ ___ ____ if I didn’t show them ________ of the trip. How about
you, Silvia?
Silvia: ____ love to, but I ______ my _____ in the car.
Jacob: No ________! You can just ______ my photos later.
Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 18)
1) This summer, Neal wants to go see the ________ Coliseum in Italy. It is a big ______________ that was _______
___ ________ Roman times.
2) ______ winter, Tony wants to _______ the ________ _______ in China. It is a huge 6,400km wall that was built to
________ Northern China _______ ________ ________.
3) This _______, Paco plans to visit the Great _________ ______ in Queensland, Australia. It is the _______ _______
_______ in the world and a great place to go _______ _________.
4) In the ______, Kimmy will go to Angel _______ in ____________. It is the largest __________ in the world and
one of the top ________ ___________ in Venezuela.
Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 19)
Hello, everyone. Welcome to our ______ ___ Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is an ______ _____ here in Peru, and the
name “Machu Picchu” __________ means “old ________” in Quechua, one of the ___________ _______ in Peru.

The name was _________ because of Machu Picchu’s ________ _________ on the ________ of a mountain. And
because of its ___________ location, some people ________ Machu Picchu to be one of the most beautiful _______
______ _______. Machu Picchu is ______ _________ ___ the ________ city of the Incas. The Incas were an
________ ___________ that lived here in Peru __________ of years ago. They built Machu Picchu ________ in 1462.
Today, the place is ________ because _____________ believe everyone who lived here ______ ___ a _________
called smallpox. But don’t worry. There is no ________of that disease here ___________.
Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 20)
Sue: Hey, Won! ______ ______ ________ ______ to Brazil last month?
Won: It was great, Sue. My family and I went to Rio de Janeiro.
Sue: Oh! I _______ _________ two years ago. What did you see ___ _____ _______?
Won: We went to Lapa, the Christ _________, and Copacabana _________. What did you see?
Sue: We _______ ___ Ipanema Beach, Sugar _______ Mountain, and Santa Theresa. Did you do any _______
__________ ________ you were there?
Won: Yep! We went _______ _________ and bike riding _________ ____ _____, and we ________ samba ___
_________. It was really cool! How ________ _____, Sue?
Sue: We went __________ and ____________ during the day, and we _____ __________ steaks at night. The meat
there is _____________! Will you ______ _______ __________?
Won: I sure hope so! ________ is ___________ my __________ country ___ _____ ________! How about you?
Sue: I ______ a lot of _____, but I probably won’t go back. Next year, my family and I are going to ___________
_________.
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Unit 6: Beautiful Palaces
Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 21)
Brian: Hey, Anna. What do you _______ ____ ___________ during your trip ________ Europe this summer?
Anna: Hey, Brian. I am _____ _________ _______. Do you have ______ _______?
Brian: Well, what are you __________ ____?

Anna: Hmm. It ________ ___ _______ to see some of Europe’s ________ __________. I think it would be interesting
to ________ ______ where some of those famous __________ __________ lived, but I don’t know ________ ones
are ________ visiting.
Brian: I do. You should go to Versailles in __________, Schonbrunn in Austria, and Buckingham Palace in
__________. Those are the best three palaces ___ ________.
Anna: Ah, thanks! _____ ________ _________?
Brian: Yeah. When you visit _____________ ________, _______ ______ you go ______ to ______ _____ _________.
It gets really _______ in the _____________.
Anna: I ___________ will. I ____________ the ___________. Do you have any summer plans?
Brian: Not this summer, but next __________, I want to go to Japan and check out the __________Palace in Tokyo.
Anna: That ________ awesome!
Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 22)
1. The ________ Palace of Madrid is one of the most __________ palaces in Spain. The Palace is still the ________
____________ of the Royal Family of Spain, but they do not live there __________. Today, it is mostly used for
___________ _________.
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2. The Royal Palace of Phnom Penh is the _________ _______ in Cambodia. _______ many other palaces, it is _____
__ _________. The King ________ lives there.
3. The Pink House is a large ______ _________ in the ________ ___ Buenos Aires, Argentina. It ________ ___ an
office for the ___________ of Argentina, but he does not ______ there.
4. Schonbrunn Palace in ___________ is a very large palace in _________. _____ _______, it was the summer
____________ for the Hapsburgs, one of the most __________ ________ _________ in _________ history. Today, it
is used as a _________.
Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 23)
Welcome to Gyeongbok Palace, one of the most ___________ _____ for _______ here in Seoul, South Korea. I will
start our ______ ___ _______ you a ______ ______ of the palace. The palace was ________ _______ in 1394, and it

________ ___ the __________ ___________ and ____________ for many different Korean _______ and ________
over the years. There were living _________, _________, _________ ______, and offices. In fact, there were over
390 buildings ___ ______ _________. ______________, the palace has been ___________ _________ since it was
first built. Thanks to some hard work, however, it is ________ _________. ____ __________, there are around 128
__________. And while it has not been __________ ________, Gyeongbok Palace _________ as a _________
_______ and _________ where visitors like you can come and ________ about _________ ________. I hope you
_______ ______ ______!
Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 24)
Robert: Hey, Lucy! I heard you went to Buckingham __________ in London ______ summer. Is that _______?
Lucy: Hey, Robert. Yeah, I went there ______ _____ ________. It was a great trip!
Robert: Did you see the __________?
Lucy: Nah. She does _______ there ________. The palace is still the _______ __________ of the British
____________.
Robert: Cool. I will have to visit. It would be _________ ___________ to say that I visited the house of __________
________.
Lucy: If you go, make sure you visit in August or ___________. Those are the only two ________ visitors can go
________ the palace.
Robert: Really? Why is that?
Lucy: That’s when the Queen ________ her ________ __________ to Scotland.
Robert: Oh, OK. I’ll _______ ______ ___ _______.

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Unit 7: The Tallest Structures around the World
Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 25)
Annie: Hello?
Travel Agent: Good afternoon, Annie Marsh. I am _________ because you _____ a _________ you _________ last

month with my company, World Tours in Tall Places. You are going to visit all the _________ __________ _________
in Asia.
Annie: Really? I won the ________ Skycity Tour?
Travel Agent: Yep! You _________ _____! You are going to _________ to visit the Taipei 101, to Hong Kong to visit
the IFC, to __________ to visit the World ________ Center, and _________ to Kuala Lumpur to visit the Petronas
_________.
Annie: I can’t believe it! I _______ _____ any _________! Just __________, how tall are those buildings?
Travel Agent: Oh. Hmm. I have that _________ ______ somewhere. _______ ____. OK. _______ ___ ___. The Taipei
101 is 509 meters tall, the World Finance Center is 490 meters tall, the Petronas Towers are 450 meters tall, and the
IFC is 415 meters tall.
Annie: Wow! ______ ________! I have never _______ any buildings that tall ___ ____ ______. Oh, so since I won the
contest, I don’t have to _____ anything _____ this trip?
Travel Agent: Well, all your _________, ________ _____________, and hotel ________ are ________, but your
__________ expenses are not.
Annie: That is OK! I ______ _______!
Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 26)
1) The tallest _______ buildings in the world are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, __________. Including the
________, they are 451meters tall.
2) The tallest ___________ ________ in the world is the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. __________ the
___________, it is 553 meters tall.
3) The tallest building in _______ America is the Willis Tower in Chicago, USA. Including the ___________, it is 527
meters tall.
4) The tallest ________ _________ in the world is the Kingda Ka at Six Flags in New Jersery, USA. It is 139 meters tall
and ________ 206 km ____ _______!
Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 27)
Hello, class! The topic of my _________ _______ is the ____________ ________ _________ and modern buildings.
First, I want to talk about ancient buildings. This is a very interesting _________ for me because I studied ancient
history in __________. Ancient buildings were __________ ________ of _______, and they took many years to
__________. They were also much smaller than ________ buildings. The tallest building of the ancient ________ was
the __________ of Giza in Egypt. It was 146 meters tall. But now, let’s look at ________ _________. They are a lot

________ ______ the buildings of the ancient world. They are normally _______ ___ _______ and ___________, and
they only take __ _____ _______ to __________. They are also much _________ ______ ancient buildings. The
tallest building of the modern world is the Burj Khalifa in the United Arab __________. It is 818 meters tall.
Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 28)
Daniel: Yumi, we _________ ______ ___! Here we are ___ _______ ___ the tallest ________ in the _______ world,
the Eiffel Tower in France!
Yumi: Umm, Daniel. I _______ ___ _______ _____, but the Eiffel Tower has not been the tallest structure in the
world ________ 1930.
Daniel: Really? What ________ ___ taller than this?
Yumi: Well, the _________ State Building in New York City, the CN Tower in _________, and the Petronas Towers in
Kuala Lumpur _______ ___ _______ __ _____.
Daniel: __ _____. So what is the _________ __________ in the world?
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Yumi: A building called the Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates. It is 818 _______ _______. The Eiffel Tower is
only 324 meters tall.
Daniel: So are you _________ ____ this isn’t ______ ______ ____ ______ ___ the tallest building in the world?
Yumi: _______, Daniel. I _________ I am not ________.
Daniel: Man! I am ________ _______.

Unit 8: The World’s Most Expensive Art Pieces
Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 29)
Sebastian: Hey, Vivian. I heard your dad _______ ____ __ _________. Is that true?
Vivian: Hey, Sebastian. Yeah, he goes _________ ____ ________ __________ art ________ for a modern ____
__________ here in London.
Sebastian: What a cool ____! I ____ he gets to see a lot of __________ and __________ pieces of art.
Vivian: Yeah, he ___________ ______. Just last week, a __________ art _________ gave the museum a painting that

________ 50 _________ US dollars!
Sebastian: 50 million US dollars? Who would ______ 50 _________ dollars _____ __ _________?
Vivian: A lot of __________. My dad told me the ______ ___________ painting _____ ______ was for 140 million
dollars.
Sebastian: Wow, I didn’t know _____ ______ that expensive! ____ _________ you ________ hear stories of
__________ ___ __________.
Vivian: __________! And that is why they all have so many __________ _________.
Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 30)
1) The most expensive _______________ ever ______ was called 99 Cent II Diptychon. ___ was sold _____ 3.3
million US dollars in 2007.
2) The most ___________ ___________ ever sold was called For the Love of God. It was sold for 100 million US
________ in 2007.
3) The most expensive __________ ______ ______ was called Number Five. It was ______ _____ 140 million US
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dollars in 2006.
4) The most expensive _____________ ______ sold was called Portrait of an Artist without a Beard. It _____
_______ _____ 71.5 million US dollars in 1998.
Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 31)
Good afternoon, _________ and ____________. ___________ ___ Brinkley’s, the most famous _____ _________
_______ in the world. Today, we are ________ __________ ____ three famous _________: one by Claude Monet,
_______ by Vincent Van Gogh, and ____ ________ by Andy Warhol. It is a very __________ __________. The first
painting ___ _____ ______ is Poppies Blooming by Claude Monet. It is a painting of Monet’s _______ and ______.
The second _________ up for sale is The Yellow House by Vincent Van Gogh. It is a __________ ___a French house
that Van Gogh _______ ___. The ________ and ________ painting of today is Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol.
It is a painting of 32 ______ ______. The __________ _____ today’s paintings will _______ ____ 5 million dollars. If
you _____ ___ __________, please ______ ___ ____ _________ before __________ your painting. ____ _________,

all ________ _____ ________, so no _________. Good luck!
Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 32)
James: Mom, thanks for _________ ____ ___ this art museum. _________ _____ a lot of cool paintings here!
Mom: ____ __________, James. I love to look at art!
James: Mom, my friend Stewart ___ _________ says that some people ________ ____ of _________ on art work. Is
that true?
Mom: Your _________ Stewart is right. I am sure there are some paintings in this _________ _______ millions of
dollars. _____ __________, that painting _______ _________ done by Vincent Van Gogh is called ____________,
and it ___ _________ over 70 million dollars.
James: Whoa! I am going to __________ an artist to ____ _______.
Mom: __________, James, it is very hard for an ________ ___ _______ ________. Most artists have a lot of
_________ _________ _________ for their work. In _______, when Vincent Van Gogh was ________, he _________
had _________ money to ____. It was ______ ________ _______ he _______ that his ___________ _____ _____ for
lots of money.
James: Oh! I guess I will _______ ___ my ___________ ______ of being a ____________ soccer player then.
Mom: Yeah, _______ _______, James.

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Unit 9: Birthstones
Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 33)
Matthew: Hey, Betty. My friends and I are _________ to the _______ _______ ________ to buy birthstones. Do you
want to come?
Betty: Hey, Matthew. What is a ____________?
Matthew: Are you __________? A birthstone is a ________ _______ that brings good ________. There is a
__________ one for every ________.
Betty: Hmm. I’ve _________ ________ about that. What is your birthstone?

Matthew: I was ________ ___ _______, so my birthstone is an __________.
Betty: Oh, I _____ ___. I was born in ___________. What is my birthstone?
Matthew: September, hmm. Oh! September is a _____________. I remember because my ________ was born in
September too.
Betty: This is cool. I will ____________ _______. When are you ___________?
Matthew: As soon as _______ ___ _______.
Betty: Sounds great. Can I ________ ____ _______ Jane too?
Matthew: Sure. When is her ___________?
Betty: In ___________.
Matthew: Oh. October is an opal. They are ___________.
Betty: Great. I am sure she will be very ___________!
Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 34)
1) The birthstone for __________ is a _______. It is a red stone, and ________ _____ ___________ it will bring you
_____________ and __________.
2) The ____________ for _____________ is a Sapphire. It is a ______ _______, and _________ says wearing it will
bring you _____ and ________ ___ _______.
3) The birthstone for ______ is an __________. It is a ________ stone, and legend says _________ ___ will bring you
_______.
4) The birthstone for __________ is an amethyst. It is a ________ _______, and ________ ______ wearing it will
bring you _________ and _________.
Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 35)
Hello, everyone. Good afternoon. I am Fabio Rossi ______ the ______ History Museum. I am _______ ___ ______
_____ about the history of ___________. Many different ________ ___________ history have ______ birthstones.
Ancient ____________ in India and Babylon __________ ________ ______ had special ________. Those cultures
_______ 12 stones ________ ___ their colors and _______ them to ________ ______. The __________ is even
___________ in the __________ _____. But it wasn’t until _______ ________ that people _________ _______ to
wear birthstones. That is believed to ______ __________ in _________ in the 15th _________. In modern ________,
the birthstone has been ____________ and _______________. A ___________ ______ was _________ by the
American __________ ____________ of Jewelers in 1912. Today, they are _______ ___ __________ _______ all
over the world. A lot of people give them as ___________ and ____________ ___________.

Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 36)
Timmy: Hey, Genie! Is that a new ___________?
Genie: Hey, Timmy! Yeah, I just got it ______ ___________ _____ ____ ____________.
Timmy: It looks ___________. What kind of _____ is in it?
Genie: An ___________. It‘s my birthstone.
Timmy: Oh. I heard about _________. They _____ __________ ___ ________ you good _______, right?
Genie: Yeah.
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Timmy: Do you __________ _________ ___ those things? I ________, how could a _______ ________ ________
good luck?
Genie: Well, I don’t really believe it ______ ______ _________ ________, but it is _______ and ______ to wear!
Timmy: Yeah, I _______ ___ _______ ______ is a good-looking __________. Oh! ________ ____________! I forgot
to _______ you a __________ ________.
Genie: Don’t ________ _______ it. I never told you it was my ___________ _________.

Unit 10: Blood Types and Personalities
Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 37)
Chris: Hi, Beth. What are you __________?
Beth: Hi, Chris. I’m reading a book about _________ ___________. Did you know that in Korea and Japan many
people believe you _____ _________ _____ a person’s ____________ ___ you know their _________ ______?
Chris: Really?
Beth: Yeah, it ______ ___ ____ _______ there are some people who use _________ ______ to see if two people are
______________ for _________.
Chris: Wow. How __________!
Beth: It is really cool actually. I am blood type A, and the book says I am ___________ ____ _____. Hey, what is your
blood type? I will see what the book says about _______ ____________.

Chris: My blood type is AB.
Beth: OK. _____ ____ ______.
Chris: Actually, Beth, I have to go to class, but can I __________ that book when you _____ __________?
Beth: Sure thing.
Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 38)
1) Blood type A is the most __________ blood ______ ___ ________. It is ________ that people with this blood type
are __________, ___________, and _______ _____.
2) Blood type O is the _______ ______ common ________ type in Korea. It is thought that people with this blood
type are ________, ___________, and very ______________.
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3) Blood type B is the second most ___________ ________ ______ in Korea. It is thought that people with blood
type B are _____________, _____________, and __________.
4) Blood type AB is the __________ _________ blood type in Korea. It is _________ ______ people with blood type
AB have _____ ___________: they can be __________ and _____________ one day, but _____ and ________
another day.
Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 39)
Hello, everybody. I am Robert Johnson from the Japanese-American __________ _______. Since many Americans
_______ _____________ people believe that blood types are ________ ___ _____________, there have been a lot
of __________ coming to our ________ about how the ________ _______. From our research, we __________ the
idea of blood types being linked to ____________ started in 1927 by a man ________ Takeji Furukawa. He _______
____ ______ the _________ after working in a high school and __________ the different personalities in children.
Takeji was not a __________, but his _________ became _________ _______. Later, in the 1970s, a ____________
named Mashiko Nomi ________ __ _________ of books about the idea. The books were very popular and the
_________ _______ strong. There is no _________ ________ __________ the idea that blood types are linked to
___________, but it is still a _____________ _________ in Japan today. And that is one of the _________ 90% of
Japanese people know their blood type. That _____________ is much _________ here in America.

Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 40)
Sunny: Hey, Patrick. Have you ever seen the __________ ________ My Boyfriend is Type B?
Patrick: Nope. I have never ________ ___ it, Sunny. What ________ ___ ___ ______?
Sunny: It is from Korea.
Patrick: Oh, cool. I ______ _________ _______! What is it about?
Sunny: It is about a girl with blood type A who ________ a boy with blood type B. It is so _________!
Patrick: Um, why would it ________ what blood types they have?
Sunny: Oh, in _________ __________ some __________ ________ you can _____ a person’s ___________ _______
their blood type.
Patrick: ___________. I didn’t know that. Well, what are the ____________ of blood types A and B?
Sunny: People with blood type A are _____, ________, and __________. People with blood type B are
____________, ___________, and _______________.
Patrick: Ha! That is ____________ because it sounds just like me and my _____________. I will ___________ go
watch that ________ soon.

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Unit 11: Superstitions and Bad Luck Signs
Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 41)
Nicole: Hey, Andy. ________ ______ _______ __________?
Andy: Hey, Nicole. I’m watching a show about _____________ and bad luck _______. It is pretty funny.
Nicole: Are you a ___________ _________, Andy?
Andy: No, I don’t __________ in that kind of ________. How about you?
Nicole: Actually, I am a very ____________ person. It _______ ____ _______ kind of ______ sometimes, but I
______ _______ ___.
Andy: Well, what ___ _____ ____ that is so ____________?
Nicole: Lots of things. _____ _________, I always have to ________ ________ my good luck _________ _______. I

honestly can’t _________ ____ _________ without it.
Andy: Ha! My __________ does the _______ thing. Do you think it really ________?
Nicole: __________ _____, but I _______ if I leave it ___ ________, my day will be ________ ______ bad luck.
Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 42)
1) In the _________ States, many people think that the _________ 13 is _________. For this _________, lots of tall
buildings do not have a “13th _________.”
2) For many years in Japan, people believed ___ a person saw a white snake, he would have _______ _______ _____
______. Even today, some people put ________ of ________ snakes on the walls of their house.
3) In _________, some people believe if a _______ sees a ________ ________ before the _________, she will have
bad luck. ______________ brides often ________ the soon-to-be _________ to see the __________ ________.
4) In Korea, many people ________ if there is a _____ in your ________, you will have ______ _______. If a Korean
sees a _____ ___ _____ _________, he might go out and ______ _________ tickets the next day.
Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 43)
Good afternoon, everybody. My name is Alberto Zafra. Today, the ________ of my __________ will be American
____________. We don’t have _________ time to ____ _______ all of them, so I will just talk about my __________
________. Number one: Americans say “_____ ________ _____!” when someone ____________. They do this
because long ago people ________ when a person ___________ evil _______ could _______ ____ _______. Number
two: Americans believe if you ______ _______ on a table, you will have bad luck. __________ enough, they believe if
you ________ some ______ _______ your ______ __________ after you spill it, you will have good luck ________.
And _________, number three: Americans believe if you ________ a ________, you will have bad luck for seven
years! ________, they say if you ______ seven hours to ________ ___ the _________ glass, you will have good luck
again.
Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 44)
Tamara: Hey, Jason. Did you see the _____________ today?
Jason: Hey, Tamara. Yeah, I did. Why?
Tamara: There is an interesting ________ _______ the _________ __________ and superstitions.
Jason: Oh, I read that! I thought it was funny that some _________ don’t have a _____ 13 because some people are
_________ ___ the number 13.
Tamara: Yeah, it’s ________, right? Did you see that All Nippon ________ from Japan does not have a ____ 4, 9, or
13 because 4 and 9 are ________ in Japan?

Jason: Yeah. I also ______ that Seoul’s _____________ _________ does not have a ______ 4, 13, or 44 because the
number 4 is ___________ unlucky in Korea.
Tamara: I thought the __________ _______ was how US Airways in America _______ _______ _________ #777 and
#711 to Las Vegas.
Jason: Because Las Vegas is ______ ___ _________ and the numbers 7 and 11 are ________ numbers in the US,
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right?
Tamara: Exactly.

Unit 12: Famous Fairy tales
Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 45)
June: Hey, Thomas. What book are you reading?
Thomas: Hey, June. You _____ _____ _____? It is about the _______ __ ______ _____.
June: The history of ______ _______?
Thomas: Yeah. It is ______ __________ actually. I am reading a _________ about how _______ tales have
_________ over time.
June: What do you mean? ________ ________ change ______ ______?
Thomas: _____ _____, but some do. Cinderella, ____ _________, has been ________ in different ________ because
the ______ of ________ has changed in __________.
June: How so?
Thomas: In _______ _________ of the story, Cinderella was a _________ girl who waited for her ________ to find
her. But in some __________ versions, she is a more __________ __________ who _________ looks for the prince.
June: Oh. You mean because ___________ women have more ________ _____ their ______ and are more _______
__ _________?
Thomas: Exactly.
June: Interesting.

Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 46)
1) Peter Pan is a __________ _______ _______ written by J.M. Barrie. It was first ___________ in 1911, and it is
about a young boy who doesn’t want to ______ ___.
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2) A Christmas Carol is an _________ fairy tale ________ ___ Charles Dickens. It was first __________ in 1843, and it
is a ____________ story about a _________ old man ________ Ebenezer Scrooge who _______ Christmas.
3) The Little Mermaid is a ________ fairy ______ written by Hans Christian Andersen. The book was first __________
in 1837, and it is a story of a ________ who ______ ___ _______ with a prince.
4) The Wizard of Oz is an ___________ fairy tale _________ ___ Frank Baum. The book was first published in 1900,
and it is the ________ ___ a girl named Dorothy who ________ __________ a __________ world to find a
_________.
Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 47)
Hello, everyone. My name is Peter Desmond. I _______ children’s ________ and ______ ______. The _________ I
am going to ______ today is on ________ ________ in fairy tales. Fairy tale _________ ________ use animals as
________ to help _____ their story. Three of the most __________ animal symbols we ______ in fairy tales are
_________, ______, and snakes. First, I want to talk about the ________. Eagles are used in many _________
_______ as a symbol of __________. So if you see an eagle, _________ a big change to _________ soon. Next, let’s
look at the _____. Fish are _______ _______ in stories to show _________ _____________. So if the _____
___________ sees a fish, his ___________ will probably change ____ ___ ______. Finally, let’s __________ the
snake. Snakes are used very ____________ to show that something bad is ________ ___ happen. If you see a snake
__________ in your next story, _________ for the ______.
Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 48)
Teacher: OK, class. Did you _______ _________ the ___________ fairy tales today?
Students: Yes, Ms. Han!
Teacher: Good. Now, ____________ how I ______ ____ fairy tales ________ _____ and _______ the ________
_________ or life _________?

Students: Yes, Ms. Han!
Teacher: Can one student tell me ___________ they __________? Yes, Jason.
Jason: From Beauty and the Beast, I _________ not to ________ a person by their ____________.
Teacher: __________. Anyone else? How about you, Mary?
Mary: From Pinocchio, I learned that it is bad to ______ _____.
Teacher: Very good, Mary. ______ person? Dennis?
Dennis: From A Christmas Carol, I learned it is ____________ to ___ ______ to others.
Teacher: Great! ________ _____, guys. Time to ____ _________!

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Review 1 Units 1 to 12
Listening Review 1
1) The 10th Summer ____________ were _______ in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1932. _________ 37
____________ nations, the United States won the most ________ by _______ home 41 gold medals.
2) The 5th Winter Olympics ______ ______ ___ St. Moritz, _______________ in 1948. Among 28 participating
_________, _________ won the most medals by taking ________ 4 _______ medals.
3) The 20th __________ __________ were held in Munich, West ____________ in 1972. Among 121 ______________
________, the Soviet Union won the most medals by _______ _______ 50 gold medals.
4) The 28th Summer Olympics ______ _______ in Athens, _________ in 2004. Among 201 ____________ nations, the
United States won the most medals by taking _______ 36 gold ________.
Listening Review 2
Chris: Wow! _________ _____ this photo, Molly. It’s ___________!
Molly: Hey, Chris. Isn’t this Mount ____________?
Chris: Yep! It is one of the top ten ________ ________ of the world. I want to go there _____ ______ and go
mountain __________. Do you want to come with me?
Molly: You really ________ you can ________ _________ Everest?

Chris: ______ ______?
Molly: _____ __________, it is about 8,848 meters tall. Actually, it is the ________ mountain ___ ________. You
need an ________ ______ to climb up to the ________.
Chris: How _______ do you think it would take to ________ the _______?
Molly: I think it _______ most people ________ 4 days.
Chris: Oh. I think I will just ________ the picture _________.
Listening Review 3
Wouldn’t you like to ________ to the __________ of art, ________, and love? This winter we offer a _________ tour
of the ________ of Germany. On the first day, we go to ___________ Germany to see Neuschwanstein Castle. This
castle was ______ for Ludwig , one of the ______ kings of Bavaria. It is ______ ________ ___ the _______ that
__________ the story of Sleeping Beauty. On the second and third day, we will do some ____________ in Berlin and
then _______ the Charlottenburg Palace. This is the largest ________ in _______. It was built at the _____ of the 17th
_________ for Sophie Charlotte, the ______ of the first King of Prussia, Frederick . On the ________ day, we will go
to Potsdam near Berlin to visit Sanssouci, the ________ __________ of Frederick , the _______ and the last king of
Prussia. If you are __________ in this tour, please call our ________ _______ for more ___________.
Listening Review 4
Nick: Hey, Claudia. What is that?
Claudia: Hey, Nick. It’s the __________ _______ from Jane’s sister’s wedding.
Nick: It looks _________. Can I ______ __ ______?
Claudia: Yes, but _____ ______. I will give you a _________ tomorrow morning.
Nick: I feel like _________ it now. Why tomorrow?
Claudia: I want to _______ _____ who my __________ will be, so I am going to _______ ______ this piece of
wedding cake ________ ____ _________. I heard it will make me _________ of my _______ _________.
Nick: Do you really believe in that ____________?
Claudia: Well, I will tell you tomorrow ___ ___ ________.
Listening Review 5
Julie: Hey, Tim! What book are you reading?
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Tim: Hey, Julie. You mean this book? It’s The Ugly __________ by Hans Christian Andersen.
Julie: Ugh, Tim. Aren’t you a ________ old to be _________ _______ tales.
Tim: No, Julie! ________ _______ are good books for ____ ______. Even my mom reads them __________.
Julie: OK. But why did you ______ The Ugly Duckling?
Tim: ___________ I feel ________, I read The Ugly Duckling. It ____________ me to be ___________ about myself.
Julie: I see. Well, ________ reading your fairy tale, Tim.

Unit 13: Wedding Customs
Listening Practice 1 (CD 2, Track 1)
Daniel: Hey, Karen. Did you _____ an ____________ to Jin’s older sister’s _________ next ________?
Karen: Hey, Daniel! Yeah, Jin gave one to me __________, but I am a little _______.
Daniel: Why are you worried?
Karen: Well, I have _______ _______ to a ___________ Korean __________ before. Have you, Daniel?
Daniel: I went to one ______ _______. They are really fun. You have ________ ___ ______ _______.
Karen: Are there __ _____ ___ ____________ __________ Korean weddings and the weddings ______ _______ in
Canada?
Daniel: Yeah, there are _______ __ ______ differences. The first thing you will _______ is the wedding _______. In a
traditional __________ _________, _______ and ________ wear special _________ traditional _________, called
hanboks.
Karen: That sounds cool. Oh, ___ ____ _____, what kind of ______ should I _______? Is there a ________
___________?
Daniel: No, Koreans don’t really have ________ ___________. Most people just give _______.
Karen: Why money and ____ _______?
Daniel: The money _________ ______ ___ the ________ to help _____ ____ the wedding.
Karen: Oh, OK. That ______ ________. Well, I will definitely ______ ______ _______!
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Listening Practice 2 (CD 2, Track 2)
1) In _________ Rome, there was a special _________ _________ where ________ ________ rice over the _______
_____ ________. The rice was a ________ ___ ________ and ___________.
2) In South Korea, _________ is a _________ wedding __________ where the _______ gives a _______ ___
__________ ducks to the ________ on the _______ _______ the wedding. The ________ ___________ _________
and a long, happy _________.
3) In the United States, there is a _________ _________ where the ________ ________ a bouquet of _________ to
all her _________ girl _________. The girl who ________ the bouquet is ___________ to be the next one to be
_________.
4) In Spain, grooms give ________ ________ a bag or box _______ ______ _________ gold ______. The coins are a
symbol of the groom’s ______________ to _______ and ______ _____ his bride.
Listening Practice 3 (CD 2, Track 3)
Hello, everybody. Good afternoon. Today, I want to ______ ________ a very interesting _________ ___________ in
America. It is _________ in many other Western _________ too. The tradition is that every bride ___ ___________
___ wear “____________ _____,” “something _____,” “something __________,” and “something _______” ___ her
wedding day. The ________ ________ _______ an old English _________ ________. “Something old” helps the bride
_____________ her _______ _________. It is often a piece of _________ from the bride’s grandmother. “Something
new” is a _________ of the __________ new life. It is usually the bride’s _______, but it could be anything.
“Something borrowed” ___________ the __________ of friends in a __________. It can be anything ________ to the
bride by her __________ _________ friend. Finally, “something blue” is ________ because the color blue
_____________ ________ and _________. It can be anything from a piece of __________ to a _________. This
tradition has _______ _________ for many years and is _______ very __________.
Listening Practice 4 (CD 2, Track 4)
Maria: Hey, Billy. What did you ________ ___ the wedding _________?
Billy: It was pretty cool. It was my first time ___________ a Peruvian wedding, so a lot of the ________ and
traditions ______ _____ ___ ____.
Maria: Did you think ______ ____ the ___________ were interesting?
Billy: Well, to be __________, I didn’t ____________ a lot of them. For ________, why were there ________ in the

cake? And why did all those girls _______ ______ ____?
Maria: Oh. That is an old tradition. One of those strings had a ______ _________, and those girls who ________
them out are still _________. People say that the girl who _______ the ring will _____ __________ very soon.
Billy: Does it ever actually _________?
Maria: ____________, but it is more ______ ____ ______.
Billy: Yeah, we have a ___________ tradition _______ ________ in the US.

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Unit 14: What Are Your Worries?
Listening Practice 1 (CD 2, Track 5)
Gabe: Hey, Veronica. Today our teacher ________ ____ something kind of _________ in class.
Veronica: Hey, Gabe. What did he ask you?
Gabe: He asked everyone what their __________ _________ in life are. I didn’t know ______ ___ _____.
Veronica: Really? I know what my biggest _________ _____.
Gabe: What are they, Veronica?
Veronica: My ______ test on ___________, _________ into a good __________, and finding a _______ ____ the
school dance!
Gabe: Hmm. I don’t _____ _______ going to the school ________, but I know what you mean about _______ and
________ _____ a good university. My _________ are ________ ____________ me about my school work. They
want me to be a ________.
Veronica: Mine want me to be a ____________, so they were _________ _____ when I got a bad grade in
___________ last year.
Gabe: Oh, the same thing ___________ ___ me. I couldn’t _______ ____ my friends _____ __ _________ after I
_______ my ____________ test. So who do you want to go to the dance with?
Veronica: Anyone who will ask me!
Gabe: Don’t worry, Veronica; I am _______ someone will ______ you soon.

Listening Practice 2 (CD 2, Track 6)
1) My name is Brad, and my ___________ _______ is trying to ____ ___ at school. I am not good at _________
__________, so I never have anyone to ____ ________ ______ or _______ _____ with on the weekends.
2) My name is Theresa, and my biggest _______ is getting _________. Last year I had a lot of __________ on my
face, and everyone _______ _____ ___ me.
3) My name is Jenny, and my _________ ________ is my ___________. Some girls ___ _________ are so pretty, and
every day I just ______ _________.
4) My name is Chris, and my biggest ______ is my __________. I have ___ _______ what I want to do when I _____
________, and I worry I ________ ______.
Listening Practice 3 (CD 2, Track 7)
Hello, students! For ________ ___ you who don’t know me, my name is Mr. Mackenzie. I am the school’s
___________. Thank you for coming. I want to talk to you today about an ___________ _________ at our school:
_______ _________. For those of you who don’t know, ______ __________ is when your _________ or
___________ _________ you to do something that is bad. _____________, friends and classmates ________
_________ each other to do things like _____ ________, _______ ____ tests, or be ________ ___ other students. I
know that it can be very __________ to do something just because other people are doing it, but it is important to
________ how to _____ ____. You don’t want to _____ _________ doing something you ________ __________ ___
do. It will _______ you a lot of _________– ________ ____. Also, if any of you are ______ ________ _________ and
need help, or you just need to talk to someone, please _______ me in my office. My door is _________ _______ to
students ___ _________.
Listening Practice 4 (CD 2, Track 8)
Jody: Hey, Daryl! How are you?
Daryl: Hey, Jody. _____ ________ actually. I am pretty __________ _____.
Jody: What is the problem?
Daryl: I just _________ _______ my math test, and I know I _______ it.
Jody: Did you ________?
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Daryl: Actually, I _________ for a whole week. I am just _________ ___ math. My parents are going to kill me!
Jody: Why don’t you get a ______ ________?
Daryl: I don’t know where to get one.
Jody: Just go to the Student _________ ________. They have a list of _______, and you just ______ ___ _____ __
_______. I go there ________ __ ______ for science _________.
Daryl: Sounds like a good idea. I will go today _______ __________.

Unit 15: Dealing with Stress
Listening Practice 1 (CD 2, Track 9)
Mom: John, I think we _______ __ _______ ___ Danny.
Dad: Why is that, _______? What is the __________ _____ our son?
Mom: He seems really _________ _____ __________. I think he is _________ __________ at school.
Dad: Hmm. I ________ what the problem is. Does he have a ___________ these days? Or _________ he is having
problems _____ his _________ _______ and ______.
Mom: I ______ ________ he has a girlfriend. But I do I think he is ______________ with his school work.
Dad: __ ______. What should we tell him?
Mom: Well, I was just going to tell him that it is OK if his ________ _______ ________ _____ _____ _________. He is
such a _____________ you know.
Dad: Sounds like a good plan.
Listening Practice 2 (CD 2, Track 10)
1) One of the best ways to __________ ________ is to do __________ ____________. __________ ________ helps
to ________ __________ and wake up the _________.
2) A great ______ ___ __________ _________ is to _______ a good book. Reading an interesting ________ will help
you ________ about your ____________.
3) Getting up _________ helps ________ __________ in people’s lives. Early risers feel ________ ___ ______ time in
the day to get things done.
4) __________ is one of the most ___________ stress ___________ there is. Exercising __________ endorphins in
your ________ that make you feel good and _______ your _______.
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Listening Practice 3 (CD 2, Track 11)
Good evening, everyone. ___________ ___ day one of our six-day ________ ________ _________ Living a Happy
Life. The topic of today’s _________ is the ________ of having too much _________. We all know that _________
some stress is good. It helps us ________ ________, ____________, and __________. And if you don’t have
_________ stress, you will become ______ and ___________. The problem, of _________, is when we have _____
________ stress. Too much stress is bad. It makes us ______ _______, ________, and can even ________ ____
______. The _____ ___ having a happy life is to find the ________ ________ of stress in your life. This can be done
by remembering three _________________ rules: One, remember to _______ your ______ ___________. Two, have
a good _________ _________ _______ and play. And three, have __________ and ________ who can help you when
things ________ __________. If you __________ those three ________, your life will be a lot __________. I
___________ it.

Listening Practice 4 (CD 2, Track 12)
Stephen: Wow, that Mr. Bergen sure is interesting. I ________ _____ in today’s class _________ that there are really
two ___________ _______ of stress: eustress and distress.
Lucy: Oh, really? What is the difference, Stephen?
Stephen: Well, eustress is _______ __________, and ___________ is bad stress.
Lucy: Hmm. I thought all stress was bad. What _________ eustress?
Stephen: Mr. Bergen told us that eustress is stress that is ____________ or good, like winning a _______, getting a
_______________ ___work, or _________ _________.
Lucy: Oh, I get it. And what did Mr. Bergen say __________ ____________?
Stephen: Things like school _______, problems ___ ______, or a ______ in the family.
Lucy: I see. Well, the _______ _______ he tries to give you an _______, tell him you can’t ______ ___ because it
would _________ you too much distress.
Stephen: Good ______.

Unit 16: Study Skills
Listening Practice 1 (CD 2, Track 13)
Greg: Hey, Jenny. I heard you _____ ___ A ___ _____ ________. You always get good ________! How do you do it?
Jenny: Hey, Greg. I get good grades now, but I didn’t _________. Last year, I ________ two of ___ _________.
Greg: So _______ ___________? How did you ____________ so fast?
Jenny: _______ the summer, my parents made me take a _______ _______ ________. I didn’t want to take it, but
now I am really ________ ___ _____.
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Greg: What did you _________?
Jenny: We learned ______________ _____________ to help study for tests.
Greg: That must have been __________. Anything else?
Jenny: Hmm. Oh, we also learned how to ______ __________ _______ in class, and the importance of ________
__________ ________.
Greg: Maybe I __________ take this course. Where is it?
Jenny: Here at the school. They have ___________ one next month. Just talk to Mr. Folley at the _______ ________.
Greg: Great. What is his office number?
Jenny: 347
Greg: Thanks!
Listening Practice 2 (CD 2, Track 14)
1) Note-taking in class is a ________ _________ _______. It helps you __________ the ___________ you need to
study.
2) ___________ key information is an ___________ study skill for reading _____________. Highlighting ________
students ____________ important information from the _______.
3) Using _________ cards when studying for tests is very ___________. It helps students ________ and ___________
important words.
4) Studying ___ _________ with classmates is a great way to learn. It helps students _______ _______ and is lots of

fun!
Listening Practice 3 (CD 2, Track 15)
Welcome, students, to our _________ ___ study skills. I am ______ you _____ ______. You ___________ all want to
become ________ _________. That is a very important _______ _______. Now, I would like to _______ ___ asking
everyone a very important __________: Do you know ______ _______ ___ learner you are? There are three
different types: ________, ___________, and ___________ ________. The first type we _____ ________ ___ talk
about is visual. _________ _________ learn best when information is _________, in __________, or ___ _________
form. Next, let’s look at __________ _________. Auditory learners learn best when they listen to ___________ ___
_________, tapes, or __________. Finally, we have __________ learners. Interactive learners _______ best by
_________ doing something like building a ________ ___________ or _____________ in a ________ __________.
You will take a short test to _______ ____ what kind of learner you are. ________ _____ ______ what type of
learner you are, I will tell you ________ _______ ______ work ______ for your type.
Listening Practice 4 (CD 2, Track 16)
Mrs. Brown: Did everyone _______ the ________ by Mr. Curty on study skills?
Students: Yes, Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. Brown: OK, well, I want to _______ _______ the study skills you ________. We will _______ ______ you, Bill.
Bill: I learned that we ________ ______ a ten minute study ________ for ______ ______ we study.
Mrs. Brown: Very good, Bill. ______ _______ _____, Francis?
Francis: I learned we should ______ _______ during class _________. Oh, and when taking notes, we should
________ ______ ______ the main idea and the _______ that __________ it.
Mrs. Brown: Excellent, Francis. Euna?
Euna: I learned that it is best to _________ all __________ __________ and study in a nice, quiet place like the
_________. It will help you _____________.
Mrs. Brown: Yes, that is ___________ ______. And now we have Tommy, who _______ during the _______
________. Did you learn anything Tommy?
Tommy (just waking up): Huh? Learn __________ ______ what?

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