Msbs book dictation Activity Unit 1: The Olympics Listening Practice

Listening Practice 4 (CD 2, Track 16)
Mrs. Brown: Did everyone _______ the ________ by Mr. Curty on study skills?
Students: Yes, Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. Brown: OK, well, I want to _______ _______ the study skills you ________. We will _______ ______ you, Bill.
Bill: I learned that we ________ ______ a ten minute study ________ for ______ ______ we study.
Mrs. Brown: Very good, Bill. ______ _______ _____, Francis?
Francis: I learned we should ______ _______ during class _________. Oh, and when taking notes, we should ________ ______ ______ the main idea and the _______ that __________ it.
Mrs. Brown: Excellent, Francis. Euna?
Euna: I learned that it is best to _________ all __________ __________ and study in a nice, quiet place like the _________. It will help you _____________.
Mrs. Brown: Yes, that is ___________ ______. And now we have Tommy, who _______ during the _______ ________. Did you learn anything Tommy?
Tommy (just waking up): Huh? Learn __________ ______ what?
Unit 17: Overcoming Your Weaknesses
Listening Practice 1 (CD 2, Track 17)
William: Hey, Hillary. Are you going to hear that _____________ ________ today?
Hillary: Hey, William! What ____________ ________?
William: Charles Robins, the ____________ _____________. He is giving a speech about ____________ ____________.
Hillary: I don’t know. Those ____________ speakers are all the same. I feel like I already know _________ ______ he is going to say. I think I am going to ______ ___. Are you going?
William: ____________. My sister heard him speak ___ her ___________. She said she learned a lot of ________ ____________.
Hillary: Hmm. My biggest weakness is not having ________ _________. I wonder if he could ________ me how to _________ my parents to _______ ____ more money.
William: Umm. I don’t think that is ______ ___ ______, Hillary.


Listening Practice 2 (CD 2, Track 18)
1) My name is Jimmy, and my biggest weakness is _______ ______. I just ____ _______ the house all day and don’t ______ __________ ________. I will try to ____ at least three __________ _______ every day to help get ___________.
2) My name is Sally, and my biggest weakness is I _____________. I always wait until the _____ ________ to do everything! I will try to finish all my _____________ ___ _________ one day ___ __________.
3) My name is Thomas, and my biggest weakness is _______ ________. It is _______, but I always think about __________ _______ other people. I will try and help at least one ________ _________ every day.
4) My name is Gary, and my biggest ___________ is _______ ______. It is really ______ _____ ____ to ________ new people. I will try and _______ ___one new person every day.