Msbs book dictation Activity Unit 1: The Olympics Listening Practice

Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 32)
James: Mom, thanks for _________ ____ ___ this art museum. _________ _____ a lot of cool paintings here!
Mom: ____ __________, James. I love to look at art!
James: Mom, my friend Stewart ___ _________ says that some people ________ ____ of _________ on art work. Is that true?
Mom: Your _________ Stewart is right. I am sure there are some paintings in this _________ _______ millions of dollars. _____ __________, that painting _______ _________ done by Vincent Van Gogh is called ____________, and it ___ _________ over 70 million dollars.
James: Whoa! I am going to __________ an artist to ____ _______.
Mom: __________, James, it is very hard for an ________ ___ _______ ________. Most artists have a lot of _________ _________ _________ for their work. In _______, when Vincent Van Gogh was ________, he _________ had _________ money to ____. It was ______ ________ _______ he _______ that his ___________ _____ _____ for lots of money.
James: Oh! I guess I will _______ ___ my ___________ ______ of being a ____________ soccer player then.
Mom: Yeah, _______ _______, James.


Unit 9: Birthstones
Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 33)
Matthew: Hey, Betty. My friends and I are _________ to the _______ _______ ________ to buy birthstones. Do you want to come?
Betty: Hey, Matthew. What is a ____________?
Matthew: Are you __________? A birthstone is a ________ _______ that brings good ________. There is a __________ one for every ________.
Betty: Hmm. I’ve _________ ________ about that. What is your birthstone?
Matthew: I was ________ ___ _______, so my birthstone is an __________.
Betty: Oh, I _____ ___. I was born in ___________. What is my birthstone?
Matthew: September, hmm. Oh! September is a _____________. I remember because my ________ was born in September too.
Betty: This is cool. I will ____________ _______. When are you ___________?
Matthew: As soon as _______ ___ _______.
Betty: Sounds great. Can I ________ ____ _______ Jane too?
Matthew: Sure. When is her ___________?
Betty: In ___________.
Matthew: Oh. October is an opal. They are ___________.
Betty: Great. I am sure she will be very ___________!