Msbs book dictation Activity Unit 1: The Olympics Listening Practice

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.