Msbs book dictation Activity Unit 1: The Olympics Listening Practice

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 ______ ______ _______!


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.