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MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Unit 1: What’s the Weather Like? Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 1) Mom: Justin, ________ an ____________ _______ you. Justin: Why? It’s _______. Mom: I just watched the ___________ ____________. It’s going to _______ later. Justin: Oh, really? That’s _________. I wanted to play baseball with my friends. Mom: Sorry, Justin. Oh! It might be __________ __________ this afternoon, so don’t ________ to ________ your _________ too. Justin: __________, I won’t. Thanks, Mom. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 2) 1) It’s hot and _________ in ______________ today, so don’t __________ your ______________. 2) In Tokyo, ____________ a ___________ of rain or a ________________. You’ll need an ______________ and a rain coat. 3) It’s __________ in Moscow today, so you need to ________ a ________ _________. 4) In Busan, it’s going to be ________ and _________. __________ ________ a jacket. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 3) Good afternoon, everybody. I’m John Warner for the ____________ ___________. It’s a hot and ________ day today with a _______ of 31 __________. Tomorrow is going to be a ___________ day. It’s going to be sunny and ________. The _______________ will be _________ 25 degrees _____________ _____ _______, but there is a chance of an ____________ __________. So don’t forget to ________ an ___________ ______ you. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 4) Beth: Hello? Chris: Hi, Beth. _______ ____ Chris. Beth: Hi, Chris. Are you _________ ___ Seattle today ________ New York? Chris: Yep. I am going to ________ ___ Seattle around 9 _________ and stay _______ Sunday, so I will be _________ _____ three days. Beth: __________. I am so __________! Chris: The problem is I don’t know ________ ___ __________. What’s the ___________ ________? Beth: Right now it’s __________ and __________. Chris: What about _____________? Beth: I _________ it’s going to be hot and humid _______ __ _______ _______ will ________ 29 degrees. Oh, and there’s a __________ of a ______________. Chris: What about Sunday? Beth: I ________ _________ about Sunday. Chris: OK. Well, I will ________ my __________, sunglasses, and also an umbrella. Beth: Yeah, _______ __________ _______. _________ _____ _________ you arrive. Chris: OK. _____ ______ _______ ________. 1 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Unit 2: What Do You Like about Your Favorite Season? Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 5) Aaron: It’s _______ ___ __________ _____! The sun is _________, and it’s hot and _________. ______ you love _________, Sarah? Sarah: Hey, Aaron. _____ ______! I _______ __________ __________ it’s too hot. Aaron: What is your __________ __________, then? Sarah: I like winter. In ________ you can do __ ______ ____ _____ _________ like skiing, ______________, and iceskating. Aaron: I _______ __________. The weather __ _________. Don’t you _____ ________? Sarah: Nope. My coat, ________ _________, __________ ______ _________, and soft _______ keep me _______. I also love to _____ ___________ _________ _______ like hot beef _______ and __________ scalloped ______________. Aaron: Well, I _________ summer. Oh, I am going windsurfing _____________ ___ _____ _________. Do you want to come? Sarah: Thanks for the ______________, but I prefer to ________ __________ with the _____ ____________. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 6) 1) Tim: I like summer. _________ ____ _______, I love to go snorkeling ___ _____ __________ and see the beautiful _________ __________. 2) Lindsey: I ______ _________. I love watching the ______ ________ ______ _________ at the park. 3) Kyle: My ___________ ________ is fall. I like __________ ______________ with colorful __________. 4) Christina: Winter is my favorite _________ ___________ I love buying ____________ _______ for my friends and _________. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 7) Hi. My ________ is Min, and ____ ________ Daegu, Korea. My ___________ _________ ___ _______ because the __________ __________ are beautiful and, the _________ __________ is ___ _________. One of my favorite things to do in fall is to ________ _____ _____________ house. They have a _______ __________ ______ a scary-looking _____________ in the _______________. My family and I go _________ _________ ________ and stay for about a week __ _______ ________ _______ corn and rice. My grandparents always cook __________ _______ _____ _____. That is __________ why we all _____ __ ____ _________ every fall. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 8) Paul: Hello? Kelly: Hello, ___ _______ _________ __________? Paul: This is Paul. Kelly: It’s me, Kelly. _____ ________ _____ ________? Paul: Kelly! Hi! _____ ________ ________. _______ about you? Kelly: I’ve been __________ ________ skiing, snowboarding, and ice-skating. Paul: Is it ________ ________ _________? 2 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Kelly: Yeah. It’s really ________ ______ __________ here right now in Canada. I think I ________ __ _______ ______ I was ___ _____ ________ last week. What’s it like in Sydney? Paul: It is ______ ______ __________ ________ ______. I have been __________ _______ ____ ____ ______ at the beach. You should come ___ _______. I haven’t seen you in forever, and we can ___ ___ _____ _________ and have fun. Kelly: That ________ ___ _________. I really want to, but I ________. It’s too ___________! Paul: ________ you could _____ _______ ________ to buy you a plane ________ _____ __________. Kelly: Ha! I’ll ask, but I ___ _________ ________ they will say no. 3 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Unit 3: Fun in the Sun Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 9) Mom: Dale, _________ ______ _____ _________? Dale: I’m going ___ _____ __________. Tony and I are _________ _________ and surfing. Mom: It is going to be ________ ______ ________. You should wear _______ __________ if you don’t want to _____ ____________. Dale: Yeah, I know. I ______ ______ some ____. Mom: You ________ ______a hat too. Dale: I ______ my hat ___, Mom. Mom: Are you sure you _______ ____________ _____ _______? Did you ___________ ___ ______ your surfboard, swimming __________, and __________? Dale: Oops! I _______ ___ ______ my swimsuit. _________, Mom. Mom: I ________ you are _________ ___ ____ now. Don’t be _____ _______, Dale. Dale: OK. I’m going to ______ ________ __ Tony’s house, but I’ll ______ ______ ________ ________. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 10) 1) ___ _________, Jimmy likes to ______ _________ ________ a big tree _____ ____ ________. He takes ____________ ________ and ____________ to eat. 2) Max and his sister like to have ______ ________ ___ ____ ____________ in summer. They make water ________ and ________ water ______. 3) ___ _________ _______, Kelly likes to ________ ___________ with her little brother __ ____ _____________. She takes a __________ and a ________ ________ _____. 4) Sophie ________ ___ ___ paddle boating with her dad __ _____ _______ ___ __________. She _______ _________ to bring a _____ __________ and sunglasses. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 11) Hello, I’m Peter. _________ I am going to _______ _________ my __________ season. Out of all the _________, I like summer ___ ________. I love it __________ of the sunny ___________ and fun things I can do. ________ ____ ________, I love to _______ ____ _______ and ________ ______ with my friends ___ ____ ________. When it’s really hot, my ________ _______ my brother and me to the ________ __________ to _______ _________ movies. We ________ _____ popsicles when it is ________ _____ too. Summer is _________ _______ ___ so many fun things. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 12) Judy: Peter? ___ _______ ______? _______ ___ ___________! What are you doing here? Peter: I’m _______ __ ____ ________. It’s ________ ___________ to go inline-skating ________. Where are you going, Judy? Judy: I’m _______ ___ _____ _____________ _______ to buy a new swimsuit ______ ____________. Peter: ______ ____ _____ ________ ___ ____ tomorrow? Judy: I am _______ ___ _____ ________ tomorrow ______ _____ ________. Hey, do you _______ ___ ______ 4 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity _____? Peter: Sure! ____ _______ ____. Judy: We can ___ ___________ ________ like canoeing or jet skiing! Peter: That ________ _____ _________ _____ ______. I want to do something that ________ ________ too much _________. Judy: How about _________? Peter: _______ _________ _____________. Judy: Great! _______ _________ ____ _________ your hat, sunscreen, swimsuit, and ____________. 5 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Unit 4: Fun in the Snow Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 13) Jack: Hey, Hanna. ______ _______ _________ ___________ ___________? Hanna: Hey, Jack. It was nice. I just _______ ___ ________ and made ___________ ___________ with my family. My favorite day was ________ ____ ________. I made ___________, snow _________, and had a huge ____________ ________ with my brother. What about you? Jack: I had a ________ __________! My family and I ______ ____________ around Canada for two weeks. We mostly just ________ __________, but ________ _______ ___ __ _________ we ________ _____ and did fun things. Some of my favorite ___________were ice _________, playing ice hockey, and ________ ____________. Hanna: Wow! That ______ ______ _______ ___ _____! Jack: I think it was my ______ winter __________ ___ _____. Hanna: ________ _____! I hope next winter my family _________ ___ _______ __ _______. I would love to go caravanning _________ ___________. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 14) 1) Penny did not ____ _____________ this winter. She ________ _________ beside the fireplace and _________ ____________. 2) Kate went ___________ ____________ with her family in Canada. 3) Jacky ________ most of her _______ __________ at home ________ ___ _______ warm __________reading books. 4) Tim went caravanning ___ ___________ for _________ _________ with his family. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 15) Ice hockey is one of the ______ __________ winter _________. It is very popular in cold-weather __________ like Canada, Russia, and the Czech Republic. In those countries, kids play ice hockey ___ ________ ________ and rivers. ______ ______ _______ ___ play _____ ________ are hockey ________, a hockey stick, and a ________. Ice hockey is a ________ _______ ________. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 16) Kids: _______ __________, Mrs. Green! Mrs. Green: Welcome back, everybody. I _______ you all _________ your winter ________. Let’s _______ ________ what we did. I ______ _______ _______ mine. I went skiing and snowboarding with my family. We _________ ____ a hotel for 3 _________ and skied every day. It was great. Kids: Wow! That _______ _______ _______ fun. Mrs. Green: It was. Tom, ________ _______ _____ _____? Tom: ______ ________. I had a big __________ _______ and made ___________ ____________ with my brother. Mrs. Green: That _______ _______ ______. Mel, what about you? Mel: I went __________ ____ my grandparents’ house. Mrs. Green: Cool. Jack, what did you do? Jack: I _______ _____ __________ with my dad. 6 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Mrs. Green: Sounds ___________. It’s so wonderful to _______ _______ all _______ in class. Now, let’s ________ ____ the homework I __________ before the ____________. Kids: Ohhhh… 7 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Unit 5: The Hottest Places in the World Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 17) Mom: Have you __________ your ___________ _____? Kid: _________. Done! Do you want to ________ ___ ____ _________ about the Sahara Desert? Mom: ____ __________. Kid: OK, _______ ___ ________. The Sahara __________ is the hottest place in the world. It is in Northern Africa and _________ 11 countries. It is really _____ ________ because it’s ________ the _________. The desert is the _______ _______ as the United States. Only __ _____ ________ live there like camels, ________, and vipers. And only a few ________ _____ _______ there like _________ and ________ trees. Not many people live there _______ because there isn’t ________ water. There are even huge _______ ________ as high ___180 meters. Mom: That was ______ ____________, but it needs a little more _____________. It might be better to _________ some facts about the _________. Kid: Oh. I ___________ forgot to ________ ________ that. How about ___ I _____ this, Mom? The __________ _____________ in the Sahara desert is _______ 30 degrees, but it can be __ _______ ___ 50 degrees _________ the hot period. Mom: It _______ _______ __________. ________ _______ ___ _________ tomorrow! Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 18) 1) Lisa wants to go to the _________ __________ she _______ ___ ______ some piranhas. They are ______-eating fish. 2) Mark wants to go to Egypt because he wants to see the __________. They are ____________ of _______ old. 3) Kevin wants to ___ ___ __________ because he wants to see bottlenose __________. They are very ________ animals and show great __________ to _________. 4) Max wants to go to ____________ because he wants to see ________ _________. They are very _________ and _______ ____ ________. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 19) _________ are many ______ _________ __________ the _________, but today we are only going to talk about two: ________ and ___________. Deserts are large _____ ________ of land. They have _______ ________ ________, and not many people or animals can _________ in them. Some _________ deserts are the Sahara Desert and the Kalahari Desert. ___________ ___________, on the other hand, _________ lots of rain. Rainforests are _______ ____ ________ and _________. The largest one is the Amazon Rainforest. _______ _________ deserts and rainforests are both hot _________, they ________ in _______ ________. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 20) Lindsey: Hey, Tim. Wow, you _______ _________. Where did you go _____ _______ ___________? Tim: Hi, Lindsey! I went to the ____________ with my family. Lindsey: ______ ______ ____? Tim: ___ _____ really hot and ________, but we ______ ___ _______ ______. We ________ seven days ___ ___ _________. We went swimming and ___________ ___ _____ ________ for the first five days, and then we spent 8 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity _____ ______ ____ _____ rainforest. We saw over 500 different kinds of _________ ____ ________. Oh, and one of the birds was _______, so we had to ________ it! Lindsey: Cool. It sounds like you _____ _____ ___ ______. I want to go to the Philippines! Tim: Yeah. It was cool. Oh, and I __________ ____________ _____ ______. Here! Lindsey: Wow, ________! What is this? Tim: The Philippines is ___________ _____ _________ ___________ like corals and ________. It is a ______ __________. I thought it would ________ _______ ___ ______. 9 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Unit 6: The Coldest Places in the World Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 21) Melinda: John! _________! The documentary on Greenland _______ _________. John: I’m coming, Melinda. _______ _________ ___ record it ____ our ____________. Greenland is really cold, and it’s ________ _______ snow and _____. It is also the _________ _________ in the world. Melinda: It’s beautiful. _______ ___ the _______ ________ _______ and dogs. I ______ I ________ ______ there. John: You can _______ live ________ _____ _________ because most of the ________ is covered ______ _____. Melinda: Well, I will _______ ____ _____ ________ then. Look! What are they doing? John: _______ _______ an ice fishing __________ and a dog _______ ________. Melinda: That dog sled race ________ a _____ _______ if you _____ me. Look at the dogs. They seem so ___________. John: Well, I ________ it is _______ of _______ _________. Now, let’s __________ the ___________ we ________ and start our assignment. Show me your _________. Melinda: Oops. I didn’t ________ anything _______. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 22) 1. The _________ temperature of Eastern __________, Russia _________ _______ -20℃ to -11℃. The area is __________, but only around 900 ____________ ___________ live there. 2. The __________ part of Finland is one of the __________ places ___ _________. Winter is 9 months long with average ____________ of -20℃ to -15℃. The area is habitable and _______ __ _____ people live there. 3. The northern part of __________ has more than 7 _________ of winter. The average winter _____________ _________ ________ -15℃ to -6℃. Many ________ _______ in this area. 4. The ____________ temperature in the ___________ of _________ ___________ is __________ _______ -10℃. The highlands are _____________ because of __________ _______. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 23) What is it like in ____________? It is the coldest place ___ _____ __________, and the temperature ________ can _________ -89 degrees. __________ _____ ___ ___ _______ is covered with snow and ice. Only a few _______ ____ animals, like _________ and _______, live there. There are no ___________ _______ ___________ in Antarctica. The only human residents of Antarctica are the few thousand ____________ who go there _____________ _____ ___________ every year. They ____________ go to Antarctica just __________ ____ ___________ _________ because the _________ during the other _________ is _____________. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 24) Joe: _______ _____ ________ winter ____________, Jenny? Jenny: It was OK. I just ________ ________ and ________ books. How about you, Joe? Did you ___ ___________ _________? Joe: I went to Sweden and _________ ___ ___ _____ _________. Jenny: Wow! That ________ ______! So was everything _________ ___ _____? Joe: Yes! The ________, ______, and even cups ______ _______ ___ ice. 10 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Jenny: How can you _________ ____ a bed ________ of ice? It must be __________ cold ___ _______. Joe: There are __________ _______ and _________ _______ on the bed to ________ _____ _______. Jenny: Nice. _________ _______ did you do ___ your vacation? Joe: Lots of things! We _____ a dog ______ _______, went skiing, and even _______ ____________. Jenny: Cool! ________ _______ you had an ____________ ___________. 11 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Unit 7: People Love Pets! Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 25) Michael: Hello? Jane: Hey, Michael. It’s Jane. ________ ______ ___ come over. Michael: Why? I am _______ ___ _______ right now, Jane. Jane: __________. I just got a new ______ __________. Michael: Why did you _____one of those _______ things? Jane: It is not ugly. It’s so _______. Its body is white with ________ _________ around its eyes and ________, and its fur is very _________ _____ _______. Michael: Jane, do you even know how to _______ __ _________? Jane: Sure. It _____ ________ _______ like __________, _____________, and other __________. It can even eat ___________ if they are vegetables. Michael: __ _______. Jane: Hey, I still haven’t ________ _____ _____. Do you want to ________ ______and we can ________ ___ a name together? Michael: Umm. No thanks. I don’t think rabbits are very ___________. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 26) 1) Hi, I’m Helen. I have a ____ with long ________ _______. His name is _________. He loves climbing to high places and _________ _____ ______. 2) My name is Jason, and I have a _____ _________. She’s small and has red and yellow _________. Her name is Lucy. She loves to __________ _______ __ _____. 3) Hello. I’m Laura. I _______ __ _____ dog. He’s small and ______ ________ ________ and white _____. His name is Bruno. He ______ playing _________ and _________ _____ _______ in the park. 4) Hi, I’m Phil. I have a pet ___________. It has orange _________, and its name is Cleopatra. It loves __________ in its _______ and _________ _____ food. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 27) Hi, ___________. My name is Kelly, and this is my pet dog Mickey. He has _______ ________ ______ and _________ ______. I ________ him dog _______, but __________ when he _________ or does something good, I give him ________ _________ like __________ and steak! He is really ________. Mickey _________ the _____________ every morning and ________ when _________ come by the door. I love Mickey. He is the only one who can ________ ____ when I feel ________. When I cry, he comes and _______ the _______ _____ my face. No __________ dogs can do that! Only Mickey! Isn’t he ___________? Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 28) Andrew: Hi, Cathy. Cathy: Hi, Andrew. ________ ____ ______ _________ ___ my new cat? Andrew: Aaaachew! I have a cat ________, Cathy! Cathy: Oh. So you don’t like cats? 12 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Andrew: I like cats. I’m just ________ ___ them, so I can’t be _________ them for very long. Cathy: That’s sad! That ________ you can’t ________ any kind of _____? Andrew: No. I ___ just _________ ___ cats and dogs. Actually, I have a pet piranha. Cathy: Really? What is that? Andrew: A piranha is a meat-eating fish with sharp ___________ _______. My aunt who lives in ________ __________ ___ ______ me. It lives in an ___________ on my desk. Sometimes, I feed him ______ fish for a _________! Cathy: Whoa! That is _________. How big is it? Andrew: Mine is 15 ____________ _______. Most are between 15-25 centimeters. Cathy: Cool. What is its name? Andrew: I _______ _____ Jaws because of his ________ ________. Cathy: Nice name! ____ _______ ___ come and see him. 13 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Unit 8: I Want an Unusual Pet Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 29) Mrs. Green: Good morning, class. I _______ everyone _____________ ___ __________ their presentations on _________ pets. Who wants to start? Zach: Oh! I do! Mrs. Green, can I ___________ mine? Mrs. Green: Sure. ____ __________. Zach: I ___________ wallabies. They’re like ___________ ____________. They come from _________. They make great pets because they have a _________ and _________ ___________. They eat ___________ and ______. You can keep them __ _______ _________ when they are young, but when __________ old, it is better to _______ ________ ___ your ____________. That is because they become more ________ and want to _______ __________ ______________. Mrs. Green: Very Good, Zach. ____________ _______? Students: Me, me!! Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 30) 1) Potbellied ______ are great pets because they have a _________ and ________ __________. They _____ __________ everything, so ___________ ________ is real easy. They usually live to be around 14 years old. 2) ________ snakes have beautiful color ___________ on their bodies. They eat living things such as _______, frogs, and ________. They ___________ ______ to be around 15 years old. 3) Hedgehogs’ ________ are covered with _______ _________, and their ________ are covered with white _____. They ______ their ________ _____ a ball when they are ___________. They eat insects and usually ______ ___ ____ around 5 years old. 4) ________ gliders have ______ that are _________ than their body. Their fur is usually _______ with black and white ________. They love to _____ _________ and __________, and they live to be around 14 years old. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 31) Do you _______ a pet that is _________ or _________? Then, why don’t you come around to Uncle Toby’s _____ _______! We have cute ________ _____ ________ in our store right now. Skunks can be great pets because they are very ____________. Also, skunks are _________, ________, active, and _________. That makes them ______ ___ fun to play with. But remember _______ ___ ________ a skunk because they will ________ __ ________ you will never _________. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 32) Brian: Mom, come and ________ ______ _____ on TV! I want to get this as a pet! Mom: Is that a tarantula? No way, Brian! You _______ ________ a tarantula _____ __ _____. They’re ___________. Brian: They’re not __________, and they normally don’t ______ people _______ they are _________. Mom: How are you going to ________ a _______ _________ like that in the house? Brian: Well, it says here a box or ___________ with _____ holes in the top will make a good ______ for them. They also like to _______ during the day, so they will need a small ________ ______ inside the box. Mom: How are you going to ________ it, Brian? 14 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Brian: Tarantulas eat ____ _______ ___ ______. They love __________ the most, so I can just catch its food __ ____ _______! Mom: OK, Brian, but I _________ ______ see that thing _________ _________ the house. 15 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Unit 9: Animal Groups Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 33) Ryan: What are you __________, Kelly? Kelly: Hey, Ryan. I am reading about ________ __________ for a school _____________. Ryan: What do you mean “animal groups”? Kelly: Well, not all animals are the same. There are __________ six ___________ animal _________. Ryan: What are they? Kelly: _______, fish, insects, ___________, ______________, and __________. They all _______ in characteristics and _____________. Ryan: Oh, we __________ about this in _________ class, but I don’t remember the ___________. What are __________ again? Kelly: Mammals are animals that have _____________. They are __________________, and they _________ through their ________. Ryan: Right. What animals are __________ in that group? Kelly: Dogs, ________, and ___________ are mammals. Ryan: Oh, yeah. And what are _______________? Kelly: I don’t know. I don’t really ______ any of the other groups _____________, so I only read about __________. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 34) 1) Animals in this group are _______________, covered with _________, and have ______. They can only _______ in water and __________ through _______. Tuna and __________ _________ to this animal group. 2) Their bodies __________ ___ three parts. They have six _______, and they have _________ that help them to ______ ________. This group includes _______ and _______. 3) They don’t _____ _______, and they ________ their babies _______. They are ___________ _________ ___ other groups, and they are warm-blooded. __________ and bears belong to this group. 4) Some of them have no _______ at all. They are cold-blooded, and they have dry, ________ ______. Snakes and ________ are ________ in this group. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 35) Welcome to the __________ _______. Today, we are going to be __________ ____ birds. There are over a ____________ ___________ ________ of birds, and they are all very different. Now, ________ we go and see them, I ________ ______ ___ tell you __________ interesting: not all birds can ____. Even __________ all birds have _______, there are some that cannot fly. __________, emus, and __________ are some ___________ of birds that cannot fly. The differences _________ non-flying birds and __________ birds are that non-flying birds have small wing _______ and more _________ on their wings. Another interesting thing is that __________ these birds cannot fly, they have other ___________ like swimming and ___________. Now, let’s go and see the emus and _________. ______ ___ __ ________, please. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 36) Jim: Hey, Kimmy. I _________ ______ you got an A for your _____________. What did you _______ about? 16 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Kimmy: Hey, Jim. I __________ amphibians with ____________. Jim: Are __________ animals like frogs and snakes? Kimmy: Well, snakes are reptiles, not _____________. Jim: So what’s the ______________? Kimmy: ___________ live __ _________ when they are young, and they live __ ________ when they are older. Jim: What about _____________? They _______ ______ on land and in water. Kimmy: Well, _________ have ________, and amphibians _______. Jim: Ah! I _____ ____. Crocodiles have ________, so they’re reptiles. Kimmy: Yes. What did you _______ _______ _______ ___, Jim? Jim: Well, I wasn’t __________ ___ __________ animal groups, so I only _______ _______ ________. Kimmy: You only wrote about _________? We _______ ___________ ___ compare two animal ________! What _______ did you get? Jim: I _____ __ D. 17 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Unit 10: Animals from Around the World Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 37) Chris: Hi, Beth. ________ ___ _______ big book you’re __________? Beth: Hi, Chris. It’s a ________ about all the ____________ ________ ___ animals found __________ Australia. Chris: ______ are you reading it? Beth: It’s __________ _____. These animals are so _______. Let me _______ _____ some __________. Here is a kangaroo, this is a _________, and that grey one over there is a __________. Chris: __________ one is your ___________? Beth: I like koalas. They’re the __________. They ________ most of their _______ in _______ and only _______ ___ ____________. Which animal do you like the most? Chris: I like kangaroos. I think it is ___________ they have __________ _____ their _________ to stay in. I wish I had a ________. I would hide my ___________ _______ there. Beth: You do have a pouch, Chris! It is _______ __ ________, and you _______ ____ __ your pants. Chris: Oh, yeah. Ha ha. Hey, are Kangaroos ____________? Beth: Nope. ___________, there are ______ ________ Kangaroos in Australia. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 38) 1) _________ live in the ___________ and _________ of China. They have _________ _________ around their eyes, ears, and body. They ________ _____ __________, but sometimes they eat other food like ________, fish, and ___________. 2) Dromedary _________ are mostly ________ in Somalia. They have a ______ ___ ______ _______, and they have long __________. They eat all kinds of __________. 3) _____________ live in _________ __________ and eat fruits, __________, and ________. They have black hair, long _______ and ________ ______. 4) Anacondas live in the ________ of ________ ___________. They eat fish, birds, ________, and ______ __________. They are around 50 ________ long and have _______ green skin. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 39) __________, everybody, to the ____________ Bear _________. Today, ___________, I am going to talk to you about ________. Bears are ________ ________ in _________ America, but some are also found in South America and ______. First, let’s look at ________ bears. They are the most _________ bears in North America and are the _________ bears ___ _____. They have white fur and are _______ ___________. Next, let’s look at Andean bears. They live in South America. They have dark brown _____ and ________ ______to help them ________ ______. _________, let’s look at black _________ bears. They live in Asia and are smaller and _________ ______ other ______ of bears. They are also very ______ and _________. Now, I will ______ you a few ________ to look around. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 40) Mr. Wood: Good ____________, students. Today’s class is about _________ that live in cold ___________. Who knows some animals that live in cold countries? Yes, go ________ Lisa. Lisa: _________, _______, and penguins live in ____________. 18 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Mr. Wood: Very good. How can they _________ in the cold ___________? Lisa: They have _________ of fat and ________ _______ that __________ _______ _______ the _______ __________. Mr. Wood: Excellent! Lisa: Not only that! There’s more. Penguins _________ _________ in large groups and _________ next to _______ ________ to stay warm. Mr. Wood: Very good, Lisa! Animals in cold countries have __________ ____________ ___ the cold weather __ ________ ___ survive. Cathy: Does that _______ we will ________ thick ________ ___ _____ on our body like penguins if we live in ___________? Class: No, Cathy! 19 MSBS Book1 Dictation Activity Unit 11: The Most Dangerous Animals in the World Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 41) Nicole: Hey, Andy. What are you watching? Andy: Hey, Nicole. I’m _________ __ ______ about the most ___________ animals in the world. Nicole: Cool. ________ animal does it _____ is the _______ ____________? Andy: It ________ _______ _____, but I think _____________ are the most dangerous. Nicole: Why? Andy: Because they have 68 sharp ________ that can _______ almost ___________ – ________ people. Nicole: So how many __________ do crocodiles _______ every year? Andy: They kill about 800 people ________ ________. Nicole: Oh, no! I ________ people who _______ _______ crocodiles should be very ___________. Andy: Yep. That is why most _________ _____ ________ ________ crocodiles have strong _______ _________. The crocodiles can’t __________ them. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 42) 1) The blue ___________ __________ lives in the _________ __________. It is only about the ______ __ a golf _______, but it _________ _________ __________ that can kill people ____________. 2) A box _______ ______ lives in __________ _______ and is one of the most ________ ________ _________. A ________ from a box ______ _______ can ____________ or even kill other animals. 3) _________ fish live in tropical areas. They do not ________ humans, but ________ ________ in their _________ and skin that can _________ ___________ breathing and ____________ _________. 4) ________ live in every _________ in the world. They are __________ __________ to humans, but if they do ________, their sharp teeth can be __________. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 43) _________ are one of the most deadly animals __ _____ _________. They live in almost every country in the world. They are cold-blooded and __________, which means they sleep during the day and ______ at night. Although they are small, ________ ________ can cause ________ ______. Most scorpions are not deadly to ________, but __ _____ ___ them are. They kill around 2,000 people _______ year with their _________. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 44) Beth: Gotcha! I hate _____________! Chris: Me too. Beth: Did you know that _____________ are the most _____________ _________ in the world? Chris: No, way! Beth: I just _______ that mosquitoes kill over 2 _________ people every year. Chris: But they’re so _______! How can they kill that many people? Beth: Mosquitoes ________ ________ ___________ like malaria and yellow _______. When a mosquito ______ __ _________, it can ________ ____ a deadly ________. Chris: Oh, no! Do all mosquitoes ________ ___________? 20