Msbs book dictation Activity Unit 1: The Olympics Listening Practice

Listening Practice 2 (CD 2, Track 30)
1) This is my friend Yuri, and he is _______ _________. His short-term plan is to get into a ______ ____________, and his long-term plan is to become the ___________ ___ a ______________ __________.
2) This is Susan, and she is _______ _________. Her __________ ______ is to ________ __ _________ for the school paper. Her long-term plan is to become an _________.
3) This is Henrique, and he is _______ _________. His short-term plan is to ________ about ________. His long-term plan is to become ____________ of his country.
4) This is Mirka, and she is _______ _________. Her short-term plan is to study ________. Her long-term plan is to be a ________ and help ______ __________.


Listening Practice 3 (CD 2, Track 31)
Hey, guys! My name is Mr. Choi, and I am here to talk to you kids about _________ ____ ____ ________. Now, a lot of you __________ _______ that planning for the future is not __________. Let me tell you something: It is! All __________ people __ ______ make plans for their future. It helps give them ________ __ _____. But, before you start making _____ _______, it is important to know that there are two kinds of planning: ___________ and __________. First, I want to talk about __________ planning. Short-term planning is making a plan for something you want to do in the ______ _________, normally in the next 5 years or less. But long-term planning is ___________. Long-term planning is making a plan for something _________ ___ ____ _________. Normally things you want to do 6, 10, or even 15 years from now. Both short-term planning and long-term planning are important. Why? Because they help you to __________ ____ ____ __________.


Listening Practice 4 (CD 2, Track 32)
Mike: This is ________! __________ perfect!
Sue: What is so perfect, Mike?
Mike: Oh. Hey, Sue. I __________ that I have already _____________ ______ ___ my life goals. And I am only 15!
Sue: Really? What are your life goals?
Mike:Well, I only have four. So I guess _________ half of them was not that difficult.
Sue: What are they?
Mike: Let’s see; I wrote them down on this _______ __ _______: My life goals are to ___ ______ ________, travel to Europe, fly an __________, and be on television.
Sue: Which of those have you ________ _______?
Mike: I went to Europe last year with my family, and over the weekend, I was ____________ on the ________ _____!
Sue: When do you think you will ___________ the other two?
Mike:It could _____ __ ________. I heard sky diving is pretty ___________, and I know I need ___ _______ a few years to learn how to fly a plane. Around ten more years I guess.
Sue: Well, I haven’t _____________ any of my life goals!
Mike:What are they, Sue?
Sue: To make 10 _________ dollars, meet the president, and buy a ______ boat.
Mike:I think yours will take a while too.