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MSBS BOOK3 Dictation ActivityUnit 1: Traveling

Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 1)

Fred: Hey, Angela! Can you believe summer is _? What are you and your family _ _ ?

Angela: Hey, Fred! I know! I am _ _ My family and I are going caravanning this summer We are _ _ _

Fred: What a ! My family and I are going too, but we are going in the _ Angela: That nice I went to the _ last year I really like caravanning

Fred: Me too! It is a lot more _ and than camping outdoors Also, you don’t have to _ getting _

Angela: Exactly Hey, is your family’s caravan?

Fred: It is _ – a good for the size of our family It about 4 people It is pretty though We don’t have any of those _ like big TVs or _ How about yours?

Angela: Ours is really big – but we need all that space It has _ all 6 of us, and a of cool stuff

We have a TV, , stove, _ and

Fred: Wow! That sounds Well, have a !

Angela: You too!

1) Backpacking is a _ young people to _ Backpackers all their in one big backpack and normally stay in cheap like youth hostels

2) Camping is a _ outdoor to travel Campers travel to parks or mountains, _ _ a tent outdoors, and sleep there

3) Caravanning is a _ families to travel Caravanners to wherever they want and _ their caravans

4) Jet _ is the way very people travel _ travel to places and stay in _ hotels

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MSBS BOOK3 Dictation Activity

Hello, everyone Welcome on this beautiful and sunny Saturday afternoon Today is day one of our day _ I hope you are all as excited _ _ We will _ today _ 3 PM, _ the Bahamas tomorrow afternoon, and here to Florida on Friday at 5 PM Please remember: There will be a _ _ at 5 o’clock today on the eighth and nineth floors Also, dinner is every day on the fifth floor _ 5 and 9 If you want to do any _, there is a list of excursions on the _ _ in your room When you have _ the excursions you like, please your _ at the excursion _ on the third floor We _ and all _ _ If you have any questions, the information desk The number is 555-

five-5673 It is our _ you during the cruise Please do not be _ to ask any questions you might have Have fun and _ _ !

Angela: Hey, Billy I think I _ _ _ Does he work for the Travel _?

Billy: Hi, Angela Yeah, he does He started working there He has the coolest job I am really _

Angela: What exactly does he do?

Billy: Well, you saw him on the program Adventure Seekers, right?

Angela: Yeah, that sounds right

Billy: OK Well, he and three other guys _ and do lots of exciting stuff

Angela: _ _?

Billy: They do stuff like bungee jumping, sky diving, mountain _, and snowboarding

Angela: Whoa Do they do exciting?

Billy: Hmm They also eat lots of _ _ Last week they ate _ in Peru

Angela: Wow! I will have to watch it more

Billy: You should It comes on _ _ 8 PM

Unit 2: The Best Mountains around the World

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Karen: This place is , Brad Thanks for taking me here

Brad: No problem, Karen I am happy you could come

Karen: How did you _ _ about this mountain _?

Brad: I read about it in my _ _ Korea

Karen: What is the name of the _ again? It is _ _ to remember

Brad: _ _ Seorak Mountain

Karen: Oh, that’s right Well, it is the most _ mountain I’ve _ _

Brad: _ we actually start hiking This park is They have Buddhist , _, huge rocks, and beautiful

Karen: I am really excited! have you been here?

Brad: This is my _ But the park is so big, I _ _ _ And it is even more beautiful in the fall All the _ , and the place is just

Karen: Wow I will ask my friends if they want to come in the fall then

1) Mount Everest is the _ _ _ It is _ in Nepal and Tibet, and it is 8,850 meters tall The first successful was in 1953

2) Mount Kilimanjaro is the _ _ Africa It is in Tanzania, and it is 5,895 meters tall The first _ was in 1889

3) Annapurna is the most _ in the world It is _ _ Nepal, and it is 8,091 meters tall The first year climbers _ _ _ was in 1950

4) Mount Blanc is the _ Western Europe It is _ _ the _ France and Italy, and it is 4,807 meters tall The first _ _ _ was in 1786

This is a special _ all mountain lovers in Asia Are you looking for a new and _ _? The Japan Tourism Group would like to _ _ come and climb Japan’s most famous mountain,

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Mount Fuji Mount Fuji is the highest mountain _ _, and it is It _ _ just over 3,770 meters high Most climbers do not actually climb the whole thing though They start at the fifth station, which makes the climb only around 1,500 meters To reach the _ the fifth station normally around 5-7 hours, and if you want, you can _ _ on top of the mountain in a The climbing is from July 1st to August 27th, and the mountain by It is located 62 kilometers of Tokyo, and it takes about 2 to 2.5 hours to reach _ _ _ We hope to see you all there this summer!

James: Welcome to the Banff Visitor Center Is this your _ _ at Banff National Park?

Meredith: Yes Well, I _ So it is my first _, but the second day

James: Great _ our park! What do you think so far?

Meredith: This place is great! The Canadian Rocky Mountains are really beautiful, and the skiing and snowboarding are awesome I _ to Canada years ago!

James: I’m _ you are having fun Do you know any of the history of this park?

Meredith: Hmm _ I _ a few things, but I forgot all of them

James: Well, the park was _ 1885 It started _ _ in the early 1900s, and now it is one of the most popular parks _ _

Meredith: Cool Hey, you _ _ _ a lot about this place Which mountain is the tallest mountain ?

James: That would be Mount Robson It is 3,940 meters tall

Meredith: Wow! I will have to go _ _ that later Oh, sorry, I have to go; I’m meeting my friend _ _ _ Thanks for all the information

James: Have fun!

Unit 3: The Best Beaches around the World

Ryan: Mom, what are you reading?

Mom: Hey, Ryan It’s a _ about the best _ in the world

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Ryan: Which beach _ _ is the best?

Mom: The _ actually say one is the best It just talks about three of the His favorite three are the Phi Phi Islands in Thailand, Playa del Carmen _ _, and Corfu in Greece

Ryan: What is _ _ beach, Mom?

Mom: Ryan, you know I haven’t been to many beaches But _ _ I’ve seen, I think the beaches of Bora Bora Island are the best

Ryan: Is Bora Bora _ in French Polynesia?

Mom: Yep!

Ryan: Why is it your favorite?

Mom: Because it has the _ _ of any place I have _ And I heard the _ _ is amazing

Ryan: Maybe if we are really nice to Dad, he will take us one day

Mom: _; you know how Dad beaches; he won’t even take us to the beach _

Ryan: I know

1) Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is _ _ _ beaches in South America It is _ _ its beautiful _ and The best months to Ipanema Beach are September and October

2) White Sand Beach on Boracay Island in the Philippines is _ _ _ beaches _ It _ its beautiful white _ and great scuba diving The best time to Boracay is from October to December

3) El Palmar in Southern Spain is _ _ _ beaches in Europe It is its beautiful _ _ and being a great beach for children The best time to visit El Palmar is _ May _ August.4) Bondi Beach in Sydney is _ _ _ beaches It is having a great surf The best time to visit Bondi Beach is from March to May

Are you _ _ work or school? Are you _ _ a vacation to someplace warm, , and fun? Well, why don’t you _ and come down to sunny Miami Beach, Florida? Miami Beach

is the your next vacation Why? Well, there are _ _ _, but let me tell you the top five To start, we have hot and sunny weather That means you can come

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_ _ _ Second, we are the perfect place for a We have fun stuff to

do for both _ and _ Third, the _ _ here are some of the _ _ _ We have incredible _ all types of _ Fourth, we have a _ _ wonderful hotels There are lots of business hotels, family hotels, and even _ hotels to _ _ The fifth, and the most _, is we have the most beautiful beaches in all of _! When you see the white sand and beautiful _, you _ never want to leave! So _ _ 555-8679, and _ _!

Frank: I love New Zealand _ , Michelle Auckland is one of the _ I have ever seen!

Michelle: I _, Frank Auckland is great I say we go _ _ tomorrow _ Frank: Where do you want to go?

Michelle: Let’s _ to the north and check out Ninety Mile Beach

Frank: What! There is a beach here that is _ _ ?

Michelle: Actually, it is only 55 miles long

Frank: So _ _ _ Ninety Mile Beach then?

Michelle: It is called Ninety Mile beach the people who _ made a At that time there were no cars, so people _ the beach _ And because the horses traveled _ the sand, it took the horses the same amount of time to 55 miles on the beach as it would take them

to travel 90 miles _

Frank: Oh So people _ they had traveled 90 miles when they had really only traveled 55?

Michelle: Exactly

Frank:

Unit 4: World Mysteries

Jenny: Hey, Fernando Have you _ the Bermuda Triangle?

Fernando: Hmm I’m _ What is it?

Jenny: It’s a _ _ in the North Atlantic Ocean

Fernando: Why is it mysterious?

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Jenny: A lot of , ships, and people have _ there

Fernando: Oh, yes I’ve heard of that place I heard it was _ a lot of those stories were _

Jenny: Yeah, it was some of the stories were lies, but _ _ _ And there are still a lot of people who think it’s a

Fernando: Well, what do you think _ _ _ things there? Aliens? _ ? ? Mysterious _ _?

Jenny: Hmm It’s _ _ I think have _ _ _ it I read this article on the that said there is a group of aliens that live in the Bermuda _, and they people to

do _ on them

Fernando: Jenny! That is nonsense You know the Internet is full of

Jenny: No I think this one was real It had a lot of _

Fernando: Sure, Jenny _ _ _

1) Area 51 is a _ and mysterious _ in Nevada Some people think

4) Bigfoot is a _ that _ _ in the mountains of North America Some people say he

is over 3 meters tall and _ more than 220 kilograms

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Death Valley _ Center! My name is Anna, and I am a _ here at the center Today, we are going to talk about a _ that happens in the California _: sailing stones are stones that move without humans or animals _them They are not a They are a real _ that scientists have been studying _ The stones are found in the desert and do not move very often - normally only _ _

to three years They are not just small stones; some weigh _ 36 kilograms Scientists know the stones

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move because they _ _ or marks in the Also, scientists have _ _ stones and recorded their _ over time Scientists are still trying to figure out _ _ One is that ice forms on the desert , and high winds push the stones But this theory is still being _, so nobody knows for sure

Devin: Hey, Sarah Did you see that _ _ TV last night?

Sarah: Hey, Devin No, what documentary?

Devin: It was about the Amityville House Have you ever _ it?

Sarah: Nope What is the Amityville House?

Devin: Well, it’s a house on Long Island, New York that is said to be by ghosts

Sarah: Oh What’s the story?

Devin: Well, in 1974, a man named Robert DeFeo shot and killed 6 _ of his family in a house A year later, a new family, the Lutzes, moved in

Sarah: Uh huh

Devin: OK So the Lutz family lived in the house for one month, but moved out because they said it was haunted _ , they claimed a lot of really weird and scary stuff happened

Sarah: Like what?

Devin: They said the kids had lots of _; the house doors opened and closed during the night; strange green _ came out of the door locks; and stuff hanging on the house walls _ down in the night

Sarah: Wow Do you _ all that stuffed happened?

Devin: Maybe The family took a lie _ about the stories and passed

Sarah: That is _

Unit 5: Extreme sports

Jim: Hey, Gina Did you hear about the _ going on at the beach this ?

Gina: No What’s going on, Jim?

Jim: A _ professional wakeboarders, , and speedboat drivers are going to _ _ a big show

Gina: No way! How cool! Is it on or Sunday?

Jim: It’s on both days Saturday is just for and kitesurfing, and Sunday is for speedboats

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Gina: Oh, I _ _ go on Saturday and see the wakeboarding and kitesurfing I can’t go on I have something _ _ my family

Jim: Yeah, I can’t go Sunday Do you want to Saturday morning and _ _?

Gina: Sounds great How about 10 a.m.?

Jim: The show starts at 10:30 a.m., so that _ _!

Gina: Great I will _ _

1) Skydiving is an _ _ a person _ out of an airplane wearing a The _ for the longest skydive free fall is _ _ Joseph Kittinger He an of 31,300 meters, and his free fall _ _ 4 minutes and 36 seconds

2) Motorcycle racing is an _ _ people _ around a track on motorcycles _ _ _ The _ the fastest motorcycle ride is _ Chris Carr He drove his motorcycle 590 kilometers per hour

3) Skateboard jumping is an _ _ skateboarders use _ to jump far The _ _ the longest skateboard jump in history is Danny Way He a jump of 24 meters

4) Jetsprint is an _ _ people drive _ really fast The _ the fastest jet sprint is _ Ken Warby He drove his boat 510 kilometers _ _

Hello, my skydivers Welcome to our _ on trends and _ in skydiving sports I want to tell you about a new kind of that is getting : wingsuit flying Wingsuit flying

is skydiving with a _ _ called a wingsuit The wingsuit _ _ and lets the wearer _ he or she is flying The feeling is like being a _ It is really incredible , the sport is _ Only skydivers with a lot of can try If you want to try wingsuit flying, it is _ _ you have done _ _ 500 _ skydives That is because it is Even a lot of experienced skydivers have had and using wingsuits Oh, and this

is important If you do want to try wingsuit flying, remember this: While wingsuit flying _

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your skydive, you will still need to open a _ _ If you don’t, you will the _ too fast and die

Lauren: Hey, Greg Aren’t you cold? You’re only a light jacket

Greg: No, I’m fine, but thanks for , Lauren Today is _, and I always _ _ on sunny days snowboarding

Lauren: No _ _ Well, are you going on the today?

Greg: Of course I love the half pipe! _ _, I my first big jump on it Of course, I like

30 times before I landed it, but when I _ , the feeling was

Lauren: Nice! I can’t do any jumps yet Who _ to do jumps?

Greg: Nobody taught me I _ I just watched the other snowboarders and _ _ _ I landed one

Lauren: Wow! I am _ _ I wish I could _ _ on the half pipe

Greg: Why don’t you try today? Just _ _ The _ _ _ If you practice enough, you will be

Lauren: OK But I don’t want to fall

Greg: Well, you will _, but falling is part of Don’t worry about falling, and _ _

Lauren: OK I will _ _

Unit 6: Martial Arts

Helen: Hey, Jason! You _ _ Where have you been?

Jason: Hey, Helen I just _ _ _ Brazilian jiu-jitsu class It was _

Helen: What is Brazilian jiu-jitsu?

Jason: It is a We learn different forms of , _, and .Helen: art? Like karate?

Jason: _ _ There are many martial arts, but each one has different _ and

Helen: Cool But I have a question Aren’t most _ _ from Asian ? How was one _

in Brazil?

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Jason: Well, Brazilian jiu-jitsu _ its _ back to Japan Back in 1914, a famous Japanese martial art _ named Mitsuyo Maeda He began teaching a Japanese _ _ _ called judo to Brazilians The sport became popular and the name changed to jiu-jitsu

Helen: Cool Hey, I have always wanted to _ a _ Can girls in Brazilian jiu-jitsu too?Jason: Of course! If you want, you can come to our next class and _ That way you can see if you really want to

Helen: That sounds great!

1 Kalaripayattu is an _ Indian _ It is one of the oldest fighting systems _ Some Kalaripayattu are the , elephant stance, snake stance, and fish stance

2 Karate in the islands which are now known as Okinawa, Japan It became popular in Japan in the 1920s and all over the world Some Karate skills are the _, hand, _ punch, and inside block

3 Muay Thai is a _ _ that is popular in Thailand It is a very important part of _, and it is the sport of Thailand Some Muay Thai skills are the upper-cut, hook, , and _

4 Savate, also known as French kickboxing, is a _ that in France in the early 19th

_ The name means “old shoe” because that is the type of _ that _ wear during fights Some savate skills are the round-house kick, , low kick, and

Good afternoon, _! Welcome to the World Taekwondo _ here in Copenhagen, Denmark We would like to everyone for coming It is a _ here at the World Championships to give the _ a brief _ about taekwondo history and culture So, here we go Taekwondo is a martial art that _ Korea It _ its roots _ _ to the Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje of ancient Korea – starting around the 1st century _ _, the martial art was called taekkyeon It was throughout Korean history up until modern times In 1955, the name was changed to taekwondo Then, in 1959, the Korean Taekwondo was formed _ _, taekwondo made its debut _ Today, taekwondo is the most popular martial art worldwide

It is practiced in over 123 _ and has over 30 million _ It is also an Olympic

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Thank you for , and I hope you enjoy today’s championships

Sally: Whoa, Tim What is that thing?

Tim: Hey, Sally You mean this?

Sally: Yeah Is that a ?

Tim: Nope This is called a foil I know it looks like a sword, but it’s not sharp or I use it for my fencing class

Sally: What is ?

Tim: It is the sport of _ _ We fighting each other using foils It is really a lot of fun.Sally: Oh, wait I know what fencing is I have seen it on the Olympics It looks like two people _ right?

Tim: Exactly The sport is actually one of the _ There is that people practiced fencing back in Egyptian and Greek _

Sally: Wow How long have you been fencing for?

Tim: This is my second year I _ _ though I want to be a _ fencer one day and in the Olympics

Sally: Well, practice hard and good luck!

Unit 7: Qualities for Occupations

Ms Reynolds: OK, students _ up We are going to very important today Peter: What! Ms Reynolds! That is ! You never said we had a test today

Ms Reynolds: _ , Peter This is not an English test It’s a personality test

Peter: _ _ a personality test? This is English class

Ms Reynolds: I know But since we are talking about _ today, I thought it would be _ _ to know their personality type That way, you can learn what _ you will be _ doing in the future

Peter: How will a personality test _ that?

Ms Reynolds: Well, _ certain personal qualities For example, sales people

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should be _ and like working with people teachers should be _ and like teaching children, and _ should be good and organizers

Peter: Oh, I get it And then we can read _ are the best for people with our personalities, right?

Ms Reynolds: Exactly

Peter: Well, what are the personality traits for ?

Ms Reynolds: Firemen Hmm Firemen need to be , and they cannot be _ _ taking risks

Peter: Oh, good I am not scared of anything!

1) A _ is someone who is an _ _ the law and _ people in court Lawyers need to be good at people and be Bill Clinton was a famous lawyer who went on to become _ of the United States

2) A is someone who _ _ and them Computer programmers need to be and Jerry Yang is a famous computer programmer who helped start

the _ site yahoo.com.

3) A is someone who _ the _ that say on TV Television writers need to be , funny, and good at working _ _ David Cohen is a famous TV writer

who wrote for one of the most successful TV _ _ , the Simpsons

4) A _ is someone who works to help _ feel better Doctors need to be _, _, and be able to remember a lot of Christiaan Barnard was a famous doctor who _ the world’s first heart

Hello! This is an important _ Big Image Studios in Los Angeles, California We are _ _ new computer _ _ our company Computer animators are people who are _, _, _, and good at computers They _ their days working with fun and _ Computer animators are the artists who make all the fun we see in new cartoon movies Movies like Shrek, Cars, and WALL-E were all _ computer animators If this sounds like an interesting job, and you want to , please Danny Kim at our head office We are 50 new animators this month It is OK if you don’t have any _; we will ! The number to our office here is 310-555-7575 We hope to today!

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Wendy: Hey, Tony I have kind of a _

Tony: What is it, Wendy?

Wendy: Do you think I am , _, and funny?

Tony: Are you serious, Wendy? You are very funny, , and incredibly artistic

Wendy: OK, just _

Tony: Why do you ask?

Wendy: Well, I have always wanted to be _ , and I just read in this that those are the three most _ needed

Tony: Wendy, you already know you are _ _ a successful actress You have had the _

in every school play for 3 years _ _! And, you went to that famous summer camp last summer Wendy: Yeah I know But I’m still _ I also read in this magazine that 85 _ _ are _ That means only the best ones are _

Tony: Yeah But Wendy, you will be _ _ _ 15 percent _ _ I can feel it

Unit 8: If I were president…

James : Mom, what are you _ _?

Mom: It is a _ _ the president

James: What is he talking about?

Mom: The _ Presidents always talk about the same three things: the , _, and

James: What do they say about those things?

Mom: How they _ _ them better and more _ But they normally never do anything They are all a bunch of _

James: Well, all that stuff sounds If I were president, my would be a lot more fun

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Mom: Oh, really? And just what _ you talk about _ _ the president, James?

James: I would talk about all the cool stuff I would do to _ for kids Things like building new , giving kids more _ from school, and making _

Mom: OK, James If you _ , you can talk about you want But you aren’t yet, so now you need to go _ _

James: Fine But when I am president, nobody will _ _ _ _

Mom: OK Sounds good, James _ when you are finished

1 Nelson Mandela was a South Africa He won the _ _ Prize in

1993 for the foundation for a new _ in South Africa

2 Yasser Arafat was a Palestine He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 for in the Middle East

3 Kim, Dae Jung was a South Korea He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000 for _ and human _ in South Korea and East Asia in general

4 Al Gore was a _ the United States He won the Nobel Peace Prize in

2007 for _ how humans have helped

Good afternoon, _ Thank you for _ _ to my speech My name is Sally Fields, and I want to be _ your class At our school, there are a lot of things that need to _ _ If you _ president on April 10th, I will try my best to _ those changes _ You are probably _ what changes I am talking about _ _ them to you now First, I want to our school’s We don’t have enough new books That puts us at a for learning, and it is not fair Next, I want to the food in the school _ The food is _, boring, and We should have more _ _ Third, I want the school to _ the computer _ All of our computers are slow and _ Having up-to-date computers is important for any good school If you like my ideas, please _ , Sally Fields, on April 10th

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Billy: Hey, Christina! Have you ever _ _ what you would do if you were _ ?Christina: Hey, Billy No, I guess I _ _ be president

Billy: Why wouldn’t you want to be president? It would be the _ in the world

Christina: It seems too _ me Everyone is always _ the president Plus, people him to solve problems he can’t _ I think it’s _

Billy: Hmm I guess I never thought about it _ But you have to , presidents get to do a lot of interesting things, and they get to meet a lot of interesting people!

Christina: That is Well, what about you? What _ _ if you were president?Billy: Hmm One thing I would do is make school _ If everybody got a _ , then the country would be a better place to live

Christina: That is a good idea Anything else?

Billy: I would also make a _ so more students could That way, students could have new , learn new ideas, and _ _ here

Christina: Those are great ideas, Billy I think they would be _ to though But if you ever run for president, I will you

Billy: Thanks

Unit 9: If I won the lottery…

Julie : I can’t believe it This is ! Fred, you have to come see this!

Fred: Julie, what are you so ?

Julie: I just almost won the

Fred: How do you _ the lottery?

Julie: I was only _ _ My ticket number was 1443, and the winning ticket was 1444

Fred: So, _ _ _

Julie: Yeah, I lost But I was really close!

Fred: I have to _ that is pretty exciting Where did you buy the ticket?

Julie:From the _ store on Johnson Street That is where I _ _ my lottery tickets

Fred: Cool, _ next time you will actually win

Julie: I hope so! And if I win, I will buy you a new bike

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Fred: Oh! That _ _ _ What would you get for if you won?

Julie:Hmm I would buy a big-screen TV, some new clothes, and a lot of video games!

1) Evelyn Adams won the New Jersey _ for a total of 5.4 million dollars However, in a years, Adams had lost all her money to _ and friends Three years later, she was very poor and living in a tiny _ _

2) Janite Lee won 18 _ dollars in the Missouri lottery , everybody called her and money Janite Lee never learned to say no, and in eight years, she was and had to _

3) Ken Proxmire won 1 million dollars in the Michigan lottery, but he _ _ to bad business Five years later, he _ and returned to his old job as a factory _

4) William Post won 16.2 million dollars in the Pennsylvania lottery Among other things, he _ an airplane,

a in Florida, a boat in Mississippi, and a mansion in Pennsylvania Just a few years , William was broke and had most of his stuff to _

Hello, Students! My name is Greg Simpson, and I want to talk to you about money I won the lottery ten years ago I had read in the newspaper about _ _ who went from having millions to being , so I wanted to learn from their My _ was small _ others I won about 300,000 dollars, but instead of spending it, I it Today, my 300,000 dollars is worth over 2 million What I want you students to learn is that you need to _ your money The first thing I did after I won the lottery was _ I had Then, I _ _ _ over with the bank and made a lot of _ I did not buy a new house or a new car I did not _ my job either I continue to work and save Now, I _ and don’t have to stress about money That lottery money will _ my kids to go to university and help me a little early

Emily: Hey, Jim You _ What are you thinking about?

Jim: Hey, Emily I was _ all the stuff I could buy if I won the lottery

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Emily: Jim, you aren’t _ _ to play the lottery You are only 15!

Jim: I know, _ it’s fun just to think about it

Emily: So, what stuff would you want to buy?

Jim: Well, first, I would buy a _ to play in all by myself

Emily: What else?

Jim: Hmmm Then, I would build an in the backyard with roller coasters and _

Emily: Oh, that would be fun Anything else?

Jim: Yeah! After that, I would buy a _ _ car to drive around in

Emily: Wouldn’t you want to _ _ your good friend Emily? Or any of your other friends?Jim: Hmmm No, _ _

Emily: Jim!

Unit 10: My Luckiest Moment

Julie: Brian, I had the most ! I must be the in the world

Brian: What _, Julie?

Julie: Well, I went with my dad on _ _ _ my mom from the airport When we got to the gate, there were tons of paparazzi there with cameras

Brian: What was going on?

Julie: That is what I wanted to know So I went and _ one of the guys, and he said that David Beckham was _ _

Brian: Are you _?

Julie: Nope! I waited _ to see if it was true, and about five minutes later, Beckham _ _ the airplane

Brian: What did you do?

Julie: I _ “David I love you.”

Brian: ?

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Julie: Yep Then he saw me and came over and _ _ _ I have the picture right here to !

Brian: Wow! That is so cool! I wish I had a picture with David Beckham!

1) My name is Kimmy, and my _ at the mall last summer I was there buying a shirt, and as soon as I , the lady told me I was the 1 millionth I won 1,000 dollars!

t-2) My name is Rick, and my _ last fall _ _ I was out of a group of 50 students to take a month-long trip to France for a _ It was the best _ _ my life!

3) My name is Cindy, and my _ two weeks ago _ _ I have always wanted to be a _ _, and for my birthday, my aunt _ me ice skates and skating _

I was so happy!

4) My name is Jim, and my _ last summer _ My family and I were _ in Hawaii, and we saw a big group of _ playing in the water Our _ seeing dolphins was very _, so I felt really special

Hey, guys My name is Danny, and I want to talk to you about For years, my mother me to wear a when I ride my bike And for years, I That moment changed on July 22nd last year It was 9 am, and I left my house to go to school _ As usual, I did not wear a helmet But when I was 5 minutes _ my house, I had a that I should _ _ and _ my helmet So I did I went home, put on my helmet, and _ school About

10 minutes later, I was _ _ on my bike and was _ speeding I into the air and _ _ on my back and head It , but I was not At the hospital, the doctor said if I hadn’t been wearing a helmet, it could have been It was one very lucky day Ever since that day, I always _ I _ all of you do too

Samantha: Hey, Matt Did you hear _ _ James the summer?

Matt: Hey, Samantha No, I _ What happened?

Samantha: Well, did you know James’s brother, Tim, is an _ ?

Matt: Yeah, I heard about that He is an _ star, right?

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Samantha: Totally Anyway, Tim just got the in a big action movie that is going _ _ _ in 2 years

Matt: Cool

Samantha: But _ _ James has always been _ his brother because James really wants to be an actor too

Matt: Yeah, I remember James said he goes to acting summer camp every year

Samantha: Well, James and his parents were out Tim, and they got to meet the of Tim’s new movie

Matt: So cool! I am really _

Unit 11: Running Your Own Business

Jake: Hey, Cindy! I was thinking we should _ _ _ this summer You know,

Cindy: Are you _, Jake? We are only 14 And what do you mean by business? Do you want to on the street or something?

Jake: Cindy, _ This is the 21st century Kids don’t sell lemonade _ anymore I am talking about a real business

Cindy: OK, Jake So, what is your idea?

Jake: Well, I read a story about this kid who _ selling t-shirts _ _ Maybe we could do the same thing, but _

Cindy: OK So, you _ hats on the Internet?

Jake: Yep

Cindy: What kind of hats?

Jake: caps We could _ our customers them The customers could us what they wanted, like a name or picture, and we would _ the hat I _ know a guy who can make them

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Cindy: Hmm It sounds like you have it _ _, Jake What do you need _ ?

Jake: 200 dollars

Cindy: I don’t have 200 dollars! Sorry, Jake Maybe you should ask your dad

1) Harrison Gevirtz started buying and selling on Internet when

he was only 12 Today, he around the world and teaches people how to make money with _

2) Leanna Archer started _ her own at age 9 Today, her hair products are a , and Leanna has been _ _ newspapers, magazines, and on television shows

3) Richie Stachowski _ Water Talkies ®, you can use , at age 13 He won the of the Year Award, and his product is sold to kids at many different _

4) Elise and Evan Macmillan their homemade _ chocolates at the when they were 10 years old Later, they started their own business, The Chocolate Farm, and _ all over the United States

Hello, everyone Welcome to our first day of _ Today, we will talk about how to _ If you are going to , you need to remember 5 very important _ They are the most important rules in business The first rule is your _ _ needs to be _ If there are a lot of _ that have the same product, nobody will want to buy yours Second, you need to have a good _ _ _ If you work with smart people and _ _, you are more likely to be successful Third, your business needs to be _ You need to _ _, and Fourth, you need to be and have a strong _ If you don’t have

a plan for your business, you will surely fail Finally, and most importantly, you need to _ Because remember, _, you don’t have a business

Kyle: Jenny, why do you look so _?

Jenny: Hi, Kyle I’m upset in our business class we are how to run a business

Kyle: Why does that _?

Jenny: Well, we all had to _ and run _ Internet businesses, and so far, my business has been _ _!

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Kyle: What kind of business is it?

Jenny: It’s an _ _ shop Customers buy flowers and cards from our , and we send them to their friends and family

Kyle: That sounds like a great idea _ _ _ doing terribly?

Jenny: _ _ my teacher, the business has three main problems: too many , too much , and not enough She also said I need to find a way to make my flower shop from others

Kyle: Wow I guess running a business is

Jenny: Yeah I’m working to _ , but things aren’t _ _ better My teacher says it’s to have problems _ a business She said around fifty of all businesses their first 4 years

Kyle: Ouch! Those are not very good _ I hope that doesn’t happen to me when I run my _

Unit 12: Heroes and Villains

Ralph: Veronica, do you ever _ _?

Veronica: Of course, Ralph! I books!

Ralph: Me too! Sometimes, I think about all the I would want to have if I were a super Veronica: What _ would you want to have, Ralph?

Ralph: Obviously, I would _ But I would like to be _ _ walls and _ too With those three powers, I think I would be _

Veronica: Yeah Those are some pretty cool powers

Ralph: How about you? What superpowers would you want to have?

Veronica: I would want to be _ _ _

Ralph: What does that mean?

Veronica: To _ _ to change or _ different shapes Like one second I could _ _ a person, and the next second _ _ a dog

Ralph: That would be awesome! _ _ want to have that superpower?

Veronica: I _ do it in a comic book once He could morph into any He was a _ though He would morph to look like a bank worker, and then he would _ the bank Then, when the _ came, he would morph to look like a police Nobody could catch him It was

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!

Ralph: Wow! That sounds cool Too bad we aren’t _ and super villains

Veronica: I know We aren’t even _ students yet!

1) Ted Smith is a _ in his of Adelaide, Australia Every Saturday and Sunday, he _ _ the Senior Center there He spends his time playing games and talking with _.2) Dr Kim is a _ to the people of Shianoukville, Cambodia Every year, he spends two months there _ a for poor people He gives people health _ and _ .3) Andres Segovia is a hero of Quito, Ecuador He _ two million dollars to help build schools and _ there Thousands of people have _ _ _ _ because of his gift

4) Teddy Allison is a _ to the people of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia He a _ program for Ethiopian university students to study at top universities in the US and Europe Because of his program, many Ethiopians have been able to _ _

_ _ heard the story of Robin Hood? He is a _ _ who _ the rich and gives it to the poor In the United States in the 1930s, there was something called the Great _ During that time, a lot of people their jobs, and people stopped _ money Because of this, many banks closed and did not give people back the money they had put in the bank A lot of people _ the banks, and some of them _ _ _ John Dillinger was one of those people He and his went around the United States _ They stole over $300,000 dollars Some people Dillinger to be a modern-day Robin Hood They said the banks stole from , so they were happy to see an _ person steal from banks , Dillinger was _ and killed

by police And while some people Dillinger to be a hero, to the police and the banks he _ _,

he was a very bad villain

Gillian: Hey, Jeff Why do you think some people _ _, and other people turn out ?

Jeff: Hey, Gillian What do you mean?

Gillian: Well, I was watching a TV program about famous _ villains and real-life heroes The show was asking different _ why some people turn into heroes, and other people _ villains and _

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Jeff: Hmm I guess I have never really _ _ it What did the say?

Gillian: There are two _: one is that people are born either or bad-natured, and they _ _ The other is that people are born , and they learn to be _ or _ their friends, family, or other things in life

Jeff: Hmm Well, I guess I think people are , and learn to be good-natured or bad-natured _ _ What about you, Gillian?

Gillian: I think people are born good-natured or bad-natured That is why in some _ one kid is really good, and the other one is really bad

Jeff: Hmm This is an interesting _ I am going to ask my mom and see what she thinks

Review 1 Units 1 to 12

Listening Review 1.

John: Hey, Cindy Did you hear about the _ _ this week?

Cindy: Which one, John? The one that’s going on at the _ _?

John: Yeah, that one

Cindy: Well, I heard there was something going on there _ and Friday, but I don’t know much about

Cindy: Totally! I love sports When is it?

John: I don’t know the _ _ yet I’ll call you when I know more Does that sound OK?

Cindy: Sounds great Thanks, John

Listening Review 2

1) Pink Sands Beach on Harbor Island in the Bahamas is _ _ the Caribbean It is

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_ its unusual pink sands The best time to visit Pinks Sands Beach is between March and July

2) Nungwi Beach in Zanzibar, Tanzania is _ _ Africa It is _ its crystal clear water and rock formations The best time to visit Nungwi beach is from July to October

3) Lanikai Beach in Oahu, Hawaii is _ _ the United States It is _ being a great place to go sailing and windsurfing The best time to visit Lanikai Beach is from April to October

4) Turtle Island has _ _ Fiji It is _ its exclusivity; only 30 people are on the island at any given time The best time to visit Turtle Island is March and November

Dave: Mary, why do you look so happy?

Mary: Hi, Dave I’m happy because I just _ a 100% on my business class _

Dave: Wow! What was _ _ ?

Mary: We all had _ _ and _ _ Internet businesses, and my business _ _!

Dave: What kind of business was it?

Mary: It was an _ _ bought books and magazines from our website, and we sent them to their homes

Dave: That sounds like a cool idea Were there any reasons it was so successful?

Mary: _ _ my teacher, the business had three main strong points: a work team, good _, and

Dave: It sounds like you would be a really good business owner

Mary: Thanks, I want to be an _ when I _ _

Lauren: I can’t believe it This is insane! Dean, you have to this!

Dean: Lauren, what are you so ?

Lauren: I just won the

Dean: What do you mean you _ ?

Lauren: I mean I the lottery Look at the TV What does it say?

Dean: It says the _ number is 12846

Lauren: Now, look at this lottery ticket, _?

Dean: 12846

Lauren: See! I can’t believe this The _ is only 5,000 dollars, but this is still exciting!

Dean: Wow! Lauren, 5,000 dollars, _ ! What are you _ _ the money?

Lauren: Hmm Well, I am going to _ most of it with the bank That way, the money will

Dean: That’s smart Will you buy anything?

Lauren:Hmm I’ll buy some new and a new cell phone, but that‘s it

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