Msbs book dictation Activity Unit 1: The Olympics Listening Practice

Listening Practice 1 (CD 2, Track 13)
Greg: Hey, Jenny. I heard you _____ ___ A ___ _____ ________. You always get good ________! How do you do it?
Jenny: Hey, Greg. I get good grades now, but I didn’t _________. Last year, I ________ two of ___ _________.
Greg: So _______ ___________? How did you ____________ so fast?
Jenny: _______ the summer, my parents made me take a _______ _______ ________. I didn’t want to take it, but now I am really ________ ___ _____.
Greg: What did you _________?
Jenny: We learned ______________ _____________ to help study for tests.
Greg: That must have been __________. Anything else?
Jenny: Hmm. Oh, we also learned how to ______ __________ _______ in class, and the importance of ________ __________ ________.
Greg: Maybe I __________ take this course. Where is it?
Jenny: Here at the school. They have ___________ one next month. Just talk to Mr. Folley at the _______ ________.
Greg: Great. What is his office number?
Jenny: 347
Greg: Thanks!


Listening Practice 2 (CD 2, Track 14)
1) Note-taking in class is a ________ _________ _______. It helps you __________ the ___________ you need to study.
2) ___________ key information is an ___________ study skill for reading _____________. Highlighting ________ students ____________ important information from the _______.
3) Using _________ cards when studying for tests is very ___________. It helps students ________ and ___________ important words.
4) Studying ___ _________ with classmates is a great way to learn. It helps students _______ _______ and is lots of fun!


Listening Practice 3 (CD 2, Track 15)
Welcome, students, to our _________ ___ study skills. I am ______ you _____ ______. You ___________ all want to become ________ _________. That is a very important _______ _______. Now, I would like to _______ ___ asking everyone a very important __________: Do you know ______ _______ ___ learner you are? There are three different types: ________, ___________, and ___________ ________. The first type we _____ ________ ___ talk about is visual. _________ _________ learn best when information is _________, in __________, or ___ _________ form. Next, let’s look at __________ _________. Auditory learners learn best when they listen to ___________ ___ _________, tapes, or __________. Finally, we have __________ learners. Interactive learners _______ best by _________ doing something like building a ________ ___________ or _____________ in a ________ __________. You will take a short test to _______ ____ what kind of learner you are. ________ _____ ______ what type of learner you are, I will tell you ________ _______ ______ work ______ for your type.