Msbs book dictation Activity Unit 1: The Olympics Listening Practice

Listening Practice 1 (CD 2, Track 41)
Dan: Hey, Hillary. Did you see __ ____ ______ what happened in Guatemala?
Hillary: Hey, Dan. Are you talking about the ___________?
Dan: Yeah. It ______ __________, right?
Hillary: Really terrible. Actually, my ______ and ________ _______ in Guatemala. We talked to them ____________ , and their house was ____________!
Dan: Oh, no! Are they OK?
Hillary: Yeah, __________ they didn’t get hurt. They heard on the news that a ________ was coming, so they went to a ________ ________ ________ and _______ for the hurricane to finish.
Dan: I am ________ they are OK. That is ________ _______ their house ________. What are they going to do?
Hillary: They are ________ ____ a friend’s house ____ _____, and their __________ company is giving them money to ____ their house.
Dan: Well, that is good news.
Hillary: Yeah, __________ __________ are really common in Guatemala, so they made sure to have really good ___________ ___ the house.
Dan: ________ __________.


Listening Practice 2 (CD 2, Track 42)
1) An ___________ is _________ ___ a shake in the earth’s ________. The strongest earthquake ______ ________ was 9.5 on the Richter ___________ _______.
2) A __________ is a ___________ _________ of air that ________ from a cloud to the ground. Some tornadoes have wind ________ ___ 480 km/h or higher.
3) A ________ is a ________ ___ giant water ________ normally caused by an __________ or _______ ___________. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was the __________ in history.
4) A ________ is when an area goes ____ __ _______ ______ without ________ ______. The deadliest drought ___________ in India from 1876 to 1878. It killed over 25 million people.


Listening Practice 3 (CD 2, Track 43)
Good evening, ________. Welcome to World News Report with me, Bob Jennings. Today, we ________ ____ a very sad ________ ____ ___ Los Angeles, California. The area has been ____ ______ ___ ______________. And it was a deadly one. The earthquake happened at exactly 11 a.m. ______ ___________ and ________ for about 1 minute. It _________ 7.0 on the Richter scale. So far, over 2,000 people have been reported ________. And, _____________, 153 have been reported dead. We _________ these numbers ___ _________ as the day goes on. We are ____________ to watch the __________ and will bring you more information as we hear it. If you are _________ in Los Angeles and you are ________ _____ missing loved ones or need help, please _________ the earthquake __________. The number is 555-1134. Or if you were in the earthquake, and you want to ________ _____ ________, _________ call our _______ ________ number at 555-1130.