Msbs book dictation Activity Unit 1: The Olympics Listening Practice

Unit 12: Famous Fairy tales
Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 45)
June: Hey, Thomas. What book are you reading?
Thomas: Hey, June. You _____ _____ _____? It is about the _______ __ ______ _____.
June: The history of ______ _______?
Thomas: Yeah. It is ______ __________ actually. I am reading a _________ about how _______ tales have _________ over time.
June: What do you mean? ________ ________ change ______ ______?
Thomas: _____ _____, but some do. Cinderella, ____ _________, has been ________ in different ________ because the ______ of ________ has changed in __________.
June: How so?
Thomas: In _______ _________ of the story, Cinderella was a _________ girl who waited for her ________ to find her. But in some __________ versions, she is a more __________ __________ who _________ looks for the prince.
June: Oh. You mean because ___________ women have more ________ _____ their ______ and are more _______ __ _________?
Thomas: Exactly.
June: Interesting.


Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 46)
1) Peter Pan is a __________ _______ _______ written by J.M. Barrie. It was first ___________ in 1911, and it is about a young boy who doesn’t want to ______ ___.
2) A Christmas Carol is an _________ fairy tale ________ ___ Charles Dickens. It was first __________ in 1843, and it is a ____________ story about a _________ old man ________ Ebenezer Scrooge who _______ Christmas.
3) The Little Mermaid is a ________ fairy ______ written by Hans Christian Andersen. The book was first __________ in 1837, and it is a story of a ________ who ______ ___ _______ with a prince.
4) The Wizard of Oz is an ___________ fairy tale _________ ___ Frank Baum. The book was first published in 1900, and it is the ________ ___ a girl named Dorothy who ________ __________ a __________ world to find a _________.


Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 47)
Hello, everyone. My name is Peter Desmond. I _______ children’s ________ and ______ ______. The _________ I am going to ______ today is on ________ ________ in fairy tales. Fairy tale _________ ________ use animals as ________ to help _____ their story. Three of the most __________ animal symbols we ______ in fairy tales are _________, ______, and snakes. First, I want to talk about the ________. Eagles are used in many _________ _______ as a symbol of __________. So if you see an eagle, _________ a big change to _________ soon. Next, let’s look at the _____. Fish are _______ _______ in stories to show _________ _____________. So if the _____ ___________ sees a fish, his ___________ will probably change ____ ___ ______. Finally, let’s __________ the snake. Snakes are used very ____________ to show that something bad is ________ ___ happen. If you see a snake __________ in your next story, _________ for the ______.