Msbs book dictation Activity Unit 1: The Olympics Listening Practice

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 ___________ _________.