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MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Unit 1: The Olympics Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 1) Sandy: Hello? James: Hey, Sandy. It is James ______ ________. Did you _______ your _________ on the ________ of the Olympic Games? Sandy: Yeah, I’ve _______ __________ it. Why? Do you have a __________, James? James: I ___ actually. I was __________ if you ______ the date of the first _________ Summer __________ Games. Sandy: Sure. The first _________ Summer ___________ Games were ______ in 1896. James: Great! Now, _____ _______ the date of the first ________ Winter Olympics? Sandy: Oh, I have it _______ ________. The first ________ Winter Olympics were held in 1924. James: __________. Now, can you tell me the ______ _________ of both the Winter Games and the Summer Games? Sandy: James! I am not going to ________ the _______ _____ you! Goodbye. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 2) 1) The first Summer __________ _______ ______ in Athens, Greece in 1896. Amongst 14 _____________ _________, the United States won the most _______. They took home 11 gold medals. 2) The ______ Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France in 1924. _________ 16 ___________ nations, ___________ won the most medals. They took home 4 _____ medals, 7 ________ medals, and 6 _________ medals. 3) The 24th Summer ___________ were held in ________, Korea in 1988. Amongst 159 _____________ ________, the Soviet Union won the most medals. They took home 55 ______ _________, 31 _______ medals, and 46 _________ medals. 4) The 29th Summer Olympics were held in _________, China in 2008. Amongst 204 participating nations, ________ won the _____ _______. They took home 51 gold medals, 21 _________ medals, and 28 _________ medals. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 3) Hello, everyone. Good ____________. My name is James Richardson, and I am ______ the Olympics _____________. The topic of my __________ today is the ____________ ________ the Summer and Winter Olympics. I want to start by _________ there are two _______ ___ Olympic Games: Summer ___________ Games and Winter Olympic Games. First, I will talk about the Summer Olympic Games. The Summer Games are __________ than the Winter Games. In the Summer Games, over 200 countries __________. Also, there are more than 40 ___________ kinds of _________ _______. But the Winter Olympic Games are much ________ ______ the Summer Games. In the Winter Games, just ________ 80 countries ___________, and there are only 15 ________. ________ they are different, both the Summer and Winter Games are very __________ _____________. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 4) Cathy: Hey, Greg. Did you _______ that Toronto _____ ___________ to be the ______ city for the ____________ Winter __________ ________ ______ year? Greg: Hey, Cathy! Yeah, I ____ _______ that. I can’t ___________ the Olympic Games are going to be held just ___ _______ _______. 1 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Cathy: Are you going to _____ _________ to see any of the _________? Greg: ___________ _____. I think the tickets are going to be _______ ____________. Cathy: Yeah, but we _________ get _______ working at that new _________ ______ this summer. We could _______ up our _________ and buy tickets. It would be ________ ________ it. The Olympics are _________ held ________, but now, they are in our ______ _________ of Canada. We have to go! Greg: Hmmm. That _________ ______ a great idea. I would love to ________ some of the ______________ events. Cathy: Me too. Unit 2: Olympic Sports Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 5) 2 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Ricky: Hey, Mom. I cannot ___________ we are __________ _____ in London at the Summer Olympic Games. Mom: I ______ believe it ________, Ricky. It should be _____ ___ _____. What sports do you want to watch? Ricky: There are ______ sports that I really ______ __ _____: ____________, swimming, __________, and __________. ___________ of which, I hope that the girl from South Korea wins a gold medal in _________________ again. She was awesome ______ ________. What sports do you want to see? Mom: I would _______ __ see those sports too. But can we _____ two more: diving and ___________? They are my ____________ favorites. I love watching the divers do all those _______. It is so cool. Ricky: Sounds like a good plan. But first, let’s go to the hotel, unpack our bags, and _______ __ ____. I am ____________. Mom: __________! It would be nice to ______ __ ______ after that ______ ________. Ricky: Yeah, for sure. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 6) 1) Lucy’s favorite ___________ ________ is ________ __________. She loves watching the skaters do ______ and ______ in the air. She thinks Japan will win the most medals in figure skating next Winter Olympics. 2) Paul’s favorite Olympic sport is ___________. He likes watching how many times the ________ can ____ the ______________. He thinks Korea will win the most medals in archery next Summer Olympics. 3) Christina’s favorite Olympic sport is ______________. She thinks the __________ _________ the big teams are really fun to watch. She thinks the US will win the gold medal in basketball next Summer Olympics 4) James’ favorite ___________ sport is _____________. He loves watching the _____ _____________. He thinks China will win the most medals in swimming _____ Summer Olympics. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 7) Good afternoon, ________ _____ ____________. Welcome to the ____________ _________ about men’s skiing. Today, the ________ of my speech will be the ____________ between alpine and cross-country skiing. Alpine skiing and cross-country skiing are two _______ different ________. First, I want to talk about ______ skiing. Alpine skiing is much ________ ______ cross-country skiing. You have ___________ _______ alpine skiing before. It is when the skiers go down the ski ________ really fast. It __________ events like downhill, slalom, and giant slalom. Next, I will talk about cross-country skiing. Cross-country skiing is ________ _____ alpine skiing. You have probably seen crosscountry skiing too. They are the ________ skiing events. Cross-country skiing ___________ _______ like men’s sprint, the 30 kilometer, and the 4-person ______ _______. _________ they are very different, both alpine skiing and crosscountry skiing are very __________ Winter Olympic ________. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 8) Robbie: Hey, Grace! Did you watch Canada play __________ in the Winter Olympic hockey ________? Grace: Hey, Robbie. Yep! It was _______ __ _______ game. ____ __ _________, I ________ Canada was going to win. Robbie: Yeah, but at the end, Sweden could not be __________! I didn’t _______ them to ________ three goals in the fourth __________ _________. Grace: Me __________! The third goal was the biggest __________. Robbie: Did you see how Johnson __________ the goalkeeper? 3 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Grace: Oh, yes! It was __________! That is why he was __________ the game’s Most ___________ Player. Robbie: I had no idea Johnson was such a ___________ player. Grace: Me neither. He really ____________ me. Now, I can’t wait to see next year’s big Olympic _________ ________. Robbie: Grace! The Winter Olympics only happen _______ ________ _______ years. Grace: Oh, really? That’s ____ _____. Unit 3: Admirable Athletes Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 9) Danny: Mom, what are you watching? 4 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Mom: Hey, Danny. It is a __________ on _____________ ________. Danny: What is an _____________ _________? Mom: An _____________ _________is an athlete who does ___________ things for the _____________. Danny: Oh, like a sports ________ who __________ a lot of money to _____ sick __________? Mom: _________. Look, the ____________ is over. Let’s watch! Now, they are __________ about Cal Ripken Jr. Danny: Isn’t he the __________ ___________ player in the US? Mom: Yep. Danny: What did he do that was ____________? Mom: He does a lot of _________ ______. For example, he started a ___________ that gives _______________ children a _________ to go to baseball summer camp. Danny: That was _______ ___ him. Mom: Yeah, it was. Now go back ___________ and finish your ___________, Danny. After you _______ it, you can come back and watch TV ________. Danny: OK, Mom. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 10) 1) Magnus Scheving is a famous ____________ _____ Iceland. He started a TV show that _________ children about _________ and ________ __________. 2) Richard Hadlee is a famous cricketer from New Zealand. He started a __________ that _______ young __________ with ____________ __________. 3) Andre Agassi is a famous _________ ________ from the US. He _________ over 20 million dollars to ___________ _______________. 4) Tiger Woods is a famous golf player from the US. He ________ __ __________ that gives _____________ to kids who cannot _________ to go to ____________. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 11) Hello, everyone. My name is Mario Lemieux, and I am a _________ _________ hockey player. A lot of people have ________ me ___________ my _____, and now I want to ______ _______ to other people. Today, I would like to talk to you about my _____________, The Mario Lemieux Foundation. I started it over 15 years ago. The __________ of my foundation is to _________ money for __________ research. When I was younger, I almost _______ ___ a serious ________. Smart doctors _______ my life. That is why I _________ ________ ___________. Today, my foundation supports ______________ such as the University of Pittsburgh Cancer _________, the Lupus Foundation, and the Children's Home of Pittsburgh. ___ __________, we also give ________ to scientists. Any ___________ __________ ____ grants should go on our _________. All ___________ for applying for one of our grants are __________ ___ ________ there. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 12) Frank: Hey, Jenny. What are you __________ ___ your _______? Jenny: Hey, Frank. You mean this? It is a Livestrong ___________. Frank: What is that? 5 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Jenny: Have you ever ________ ___ Lance Armstrong? He is an American cyclist. Frank: Yeah, he won the Tour de France a ________ ___ times, right? Jenny: Right. Well, he has a ___________ that gives money to _______ ___________. For every dollar you ___________, you get a ___________. Frank: Oh, cool. My grandmother had __________ a few years ago. __________, the doctors _______ it. I am always happy to hear that people are _________ cancer research. How much did you donate? Jenny: I __________ ten dollars, so I got ten _____________. Actually, I have an _______ one right here if you want it. Frank: Aw, thanks! It looks really cool. I am going to ___________ some money too. ______ ___ _____ ___ __ ? Jenny: Just ___ ___ _____ Livestrong ___________. It is really easy. Frank: OK, I will! Thanks! Unit 4: National Sports and Spectacles around the World Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 13) Alice: Hey, Brandon. Are you _________ ______ your presentation? Brandon: Hey, Alice! Yeah, I was ___ ________ 2 am working on it! How about you? 6 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Alice: I am ready – I think. I am ___________ ___ _______ _______ ssireum. Have you ever ________ ___ it? Brandon: Nope. What is that? Alice: Ssireum is a national Korean sport. It is full contact ___________ played in a __________ ring. What is your presentation about? Brandon: Cricket. It is a bat and a ball ________, kind of like baseball. It started in __________, but these days it is popular all over the world. Alice: Cool. Teacher: OK. Thank you Sarah. ________ ____ is Alice! Alice: Uh oh. It’s my turn. Brandon: Good luck! I _______ __________ ___ hearing all about ssireum. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 14) 1) Hockey is a ____________ sport of Canada. It is a _______ sport played on ice. 2) Sumo wrestling is a _____________ sport of Japan. It is an __________ sport played on a sand ring. 3) Rugby is a traditional sport of England. It is a team sport _________ on a ______ or ______ _________. 4) Dragon _______ _________ is a traditional sport of China. It is a team sport played on water. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 15) Hello, everyone. I am Adriano Androssi from the __________ ________ Club. I travel around the world __________ kids about Brazilian sports and ________. Today, I am here to talk to you about footvolley, a sport that was __________ in Brazil in 1965. I am sure all of you know what _________ is, and most of you __________ know what ___________ is. Well, footvolley is a _____ __________ soccer and volleyball. The game was invented because the ________ ________ soccer on the _________ in Brazil. __________ used the volleyball ________ as a way to _________ soccer without __________ ____ _____. The ______ are the same as beach volleyball, but there is one big ___________: You can’t use your hands, just like in soccer. That makes the game a lot ______ __________ and fun. Today, it is ___________ around the world! Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 16) Maria: Wow! This ____________ ring is beautiful. I still ______ _________ we are here in Sevilla, Spain, Andy. Andy: It is __________ isn’t it, Maria? Everyone ______ you should watch a bullfight when you come here to ________. Maria: To be _________, I feel a _______ _________ about watching a man fight a bull. I think it is kind of _______ because at the end the _______ dies. Andy: I understand that. I heard some ____________ people __________ them these days. ___________, though, I feel it is an ____________ ______ ___ Spanish ________ that should be __________. Maria: Yeah, I _____ ______ _______ too. There are sure __ _____ ___ people here today! Andy: I know! It is __________ bullfighting is ______ _____ ________ in _________ Spain. Maria: After the bullfight __ ______, do you want to _______ the bullfighting _________? Andy: ______ _______! That sounds interesting! 7 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Unit 5: Wonders of the World Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 17) Silvia: Jacob, this ________ is huge! The Grand _________ really is ___ _____ ___ everyone says it is. Jacob: ________ _____ coming with me, Silvia. I have always wanted to come here to __________, but I’ve never had _________ __ ______ ______. It is great to have ________ _________ at the office who loves __________. Everyone else at work is so __________. 8 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Silvia: No problem. This place is great. I didn’t know how __________ the Grand Canyon is. Jacob: Me, neither. All the _______, __________, and __________ sure do make a beautiful ____________! Silvia: Are you going to _______ _____ _________? Jacob: Of ________! My friends would _____ _____ ___ ____ if I didn’t show them ________ of the trip. How about you, Silvia? Silvia: ____ love to, but I ______ my _____ in the car. Jacob: No ________! You can just ______ my photos later. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 18) 1) This summer, Neal wants to go see the ________ Coliseum in Italy. It is a big ______________ that was _______ ___ ________ Roman times. 2) ______ winter, Tony wants to _______ the ________ _______ in China. It is a huge 6,400km wall that was built to ________ Northern China _______ ________ ________. 3) This _______, Paco plans to visit the Great _________ ______ in Queensland, Australia. It is the _______ _______ _______ in the world and a great place to go _______ _________. 4) In the ______, Kimmy will go to Angel _______ in ____________. It is the largest __________ in the world and one of the top ________ ___________ in Venezuela. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 19) Hello, everyone. Welcome to our ______ ___ Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is an ______ _____ here in Peru, and the name “Machu Picchu” __________ means “old ________” in Quechua, one of the ___________ _______ in Peru. The name was _________ because of Machu Picchu’s ________ _________ on the ________ of a mountain. And because of its ___________ location, some people ________ Machu Picchu to be one of the most beautiful _______ ______ _______. Machu Picchu is ______ _________ ___ the ________ city of the Incas. The Incas were an ________ ___________ that lived here in Peru __________ of years ago. They built Machu Picchu ________ in 1462. Today, the place is ________ because _____________ believe everyone who lived here ______ ___ a _________ called smallpox. But don’t worry. There is no ________of that disease here ___________. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 20) Sue: Hey, Won! ______ ______ ________ ______ to Brazil last month? Won: It was great, Sue. My family and I went to Rio de Janeiro. Sue: Oh! I _______ _________ two years ago. What did you see ___ _____ _______? Won: We went to Lapa, the Christ _________, and Copacabana _________. What did you see? Sue: We _______ ___ Ipanema Beach, Sugar _______ Mountain, and Santa Theresa. Did you do any _______ __________ ________ you were there? Won: Yep! We went _______ _________ and bike riding _________ ____ _____, and we ________ samba ___ _________. It was really cool! How ________ _____, Sue? Sue: We went __________ and ____________ during the day, and we _____ __________ steaks at night. The meat there is _____________! Will you ______ _______ __________? Won: I sure hope so! ________ is ___________ my __________ country ___ _____ ________! How about you? 9 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Sue: I ______ a lot of _____, but I probably won’t go back. Next year, my family and I are going to ___________ _________. Unit 6: Beautiful Palaces Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 21) Brian: Hey, Anna. What do you _______ ____ ___________ during your trip ________ Europe this summer? Anna: Hey, Brian. I am _____ _________ _______. Do you have ______ _______? Brian: Well, what are you __________ ____? Anna: Hmm. It ________ ___ _______ to see some of Europe’s ________ __________. I think it would be interesting to ________ ______ where some of those famous __________ __________ lived, but I don’t know ________ ones are ________ visiting. 10 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Brian: I do. You should go to Versailles in __________, Schonbrunn in Austria, and Buckingham Palace in __________. Those are the best three palaces ___ ________. Anna: Ah, thanks! _____ ________ _________? Brian: Yeah. When you visit _____________ ________, _______ ______ you go ______ to ______ _____ _________. It gets really _______ in the _____________. Anna: I ___________ will. I ____________ the ___________. Do you have any summer plans? Brian: Not this summer, but next __________, I want to go to Japan and check out the __________Palace in Tokyo. Anna: That ________ awesome! Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 22) 1. The ________ Palace of Madrid is one of the most __________ palaces in Spain. The Palace is still the ________ ____________ of the Royal Family of Spain, but they do not live there __________. Today, it is mostly used for ___________ _________. 2. The Royal Palace of Phnom Penh is the _________ _______ in Cambodia. _______ many other palaces, it is _____ __ _________. The King ________ lives there. 3. The Pink House is a large ______ _________ in the ________ ___ Buenos Aires, Argentina. It ________ ___ an office for the ___________ of Argentina, but he does not ______ there. 4. Schonbrunn Palace in ___________ is a very large palace in _________. _____ _______, it was the summer ____________ for the Hapsburgs, one of the most __________ ________ _________ in _________ history. Today, it is used as a _________. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 23) Welcome to Gyeongbok Palace, one of the most ___________ _____ for _______ here in Seoul, South Korea. I will start our ______ ___ _______ you a ______ ______ of the palace. The palace was ________ _______ in 1394, and it ________ ___ the __________ ___________ and ____________ for many different Korean _______ and ________ over the years. There were living _________, _________, _________ ______, and offices. In fact, there were over 390 buildings ___ ______ _________. ______________, the palace has been ___________ _________ since it was first built. Thanks to some hard work, however, it is ________ _________. ____ __________, there are around 128 __________. And while it has not been __________ ________, Gyeongbok Palace _________ as a _________ _______ and _________ where visitors like you can come and ________ about _________ ________. I hope you _______ ______ ______! Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 24) Robert: Hey, Lucy! I heard you went to Buckingham __________ in London ______ summer. Is that _______? Lucy: Hey, Robert. Yeah, I went there ______ _____ ________. It was a great trip! Robert: Did you see the __________? Lucy: Nah. She does _______ there ________. The palace is still the _______ __________ of the British ____________. Robert: Cool. I will have to visit. It would be _________ ___________ to say that I visited the house of __________ ________. Lucy: If you go, make sure you visit in August or ___________. Those are the only two ________ visitors can go 11 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity ________ the palace. Robert: Really? Why is that? Lucy: That’s when the Queen ________ her ________ __________ to Scotland. Robert: Oh, OK. I’ll _______ ______ ___ _______. Unit 7: The Tallest Structures around the World Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 25) Annie: Hello? Travel Agent: Good afternoon, Annie Marsh. I am _________ because you _____ a _________ you _________ last month with my company, World Tours in Tall Places. You are going to visit all the _________ __________ _________ in Asia. Annie: Really? I won the ________ Skycity Tour? Travel Agent: Yep! You _________ _____! You are going to _________ to visit the Taipei 101, to Hong Kong to visit the IFC, to __________ to visit the World ________ Center, and _________ to Kuala Lumpur to visit the Petronas _________. 12 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Annie: I can’t believe it! I _______ _____ any _________! Just __________, how tall are those buildings? Travel Agent: Oh. Hmm. I have that _________ ______ somewhere. _______ ____. OK. _______ ___ ___. The Taipei 101 is 509 meters tall, the World Finance Center is 490 meters tall, the Petronas Towers are 450 meters tall, and the IFC is 415 meters tall. Annie: Wow! ______ ________! I have never _______ any buildings that tall ___ ____ ______. Oh, so since I won the contest, I don’t have to _____ anything _____ this trip? Travel Agent: Well, all your _________, ________ _____________, and hotel ________ are ________, but your __________ expenses are not. Annie: That is OK! I ______ _______! Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 26) 1) The tallest _______ buildings in the world are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, __________. Including the ________, they are 451meters tall. 2) The tallest ___________ ________ in the world is the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. __________ the ___________, it is 553 meters tall. 3) The tallest building in _______ America is the Willis Tower in Chicago, USA. Including the ___________, it is 527 meters tall. 4) The tallest ________ _________ in the world is the Kingda Ka at Six Flags in New Jersery, USA. It is 139 meters tall and ________ 206 km ____ _______! Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 27) Hello, class! The topic of my _________ _______ is the ____________ ________ _________ and modern buildings. First, I want to talk about ancient buildings. This is a very interesting _________ for me because I studied ancient history in __________. Ancient buildings were __________ ________ of _______, and they took many years to __________. They were also much smaller than ________ buildings. The tallest building of the ancient ________ was the __________ of Giza in Egypt. It was 146 meters tall. But now, let’s look at ________ _________. They are a lot ________ ______ the buildings of the ancient world. They are normally _______ ___ _______ and ___________, and they only take __ _____ _______ to __________. They are also much _________ ______ ancient buildings. The tallest building of the modern world is the Burj Khalifa in the United Arab __________. It is 818 meters tall. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 28) Daniel: Yumi, we _________ ______ ___! Here we are ___ _______ ___ the tallest ________ in the _______ world, the Eiffel Tower in France! Yumi: Umm, Daniel. I _______ ___ _______ _____, but the Eiffel Tower has not been the tallest structure in the world ________ 1930. Daniel: Really? What ________ ___ taller than this? Yumi: Well, the _________ State Building in New York City, the CN Tower in _________, and the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur _______ ___ _______ __ _____. Daniel: __ _____. So what is the _________ __________ in the world? Yumi: A building called the Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates. It is 818 _______ _______. The Eiffel Tower is only 324 meters tall. 13 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Daniel: So are you _________ ____ this isn’t ______ ______ ____ ______ ___ the tallest building in the world? Yumi: _______, Daniel. I _________ I am not ________. Daniel: Man! I am ________ _______. Unit 8: The World’s Most Expensive Art Pieces Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 29) Sebastian: Hey, Vivian. I heard your dad _______ ____ __ _________. Is that true? Vivian: Hey, Sebastian. Yeah, he goes _________ ____ ________ __________ art ________ for a modern ____ __________ here in London. Sebastian: What a cool ____! I ____ he gets to see a lot of __________ and __________ pieces of art. Vivian: Yeah, he ___________ ______. Just last week, a __________ art _________ gave the museum a painting that ________ 50 _________ US dollars! Sebastian: 50 million US dollars? Who would ______ 50 _________ dollars _____ __ _________? Vivian: A lot of __________. My dad told me the ______ ___________ painting _____ ______ was for 140 million dollars. Sebastian: Wow, I didn’t know _____ ______ that expensive! ____ _________ you ________ hear stories of 14 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity __________ ___ __________. Vivian: __________! And that is why they all have so many __________ _________. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 30) 1) The most expensive _______________ ever ______ was called 99 Cent II Diptychon. ___ was sold _____ 3.3 million US dollars in 2007. 2) The most ___________ ___________ ever sold was called For the Love of God. It was sold for 100 million US ________ in 2007. 3) The most expensive __________ ______ ______ was called Number Five. It was ______ _____ 140 million US dollars in 2006. 4) The most expensive _____________ ______ sold was called Portrait of an Artist without a Beard. It _____ _______ _____ 71.5 million US dollars in 1998. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 31) Good afternoon, _________ and ____________. ___________ ___ Brinkley’s, the most famous _____ _________ _______ in the world. Today, we are ________ __________ ____ three famous _________: one by Claude Monet, _______ by Vincent Van Gogh, and ____ ________ by Andy Warhol. It is a very __________ __________. The first painting ___ _____ ______ is Poppies Blooming by Claude Monet. It is a painting of Monet’s _______ and ______. The second _________ up for sale is The Yellow House by Vincent Van Gogh. It is a __________ ___a French house that Van Gogh _______ ___. The ________ and ________ painting of today is Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol. It is a painting of 32 ______ ______. The __________ _____ today’s paintings will _______ ____ 5 million dollars. If you _____ ___ __________, please ______ ___ ____ _________ before __________ your painting. ____ _________, all ________ _____ ________, so no _________. Good luck! Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 32) James: Mom, thanks for _________ ____ ___ this art museum. _________ _____ a lot of cool paintings here! Mom: ____ __________, James. I love to look at art! James: Mom, my friend Stewart ___ _________ says that some people ________ ____ of _________ on art work. Is that true? Mom: Your _________ Stewart is right. I am sure there are some paintings in this _________ _______ millions of dollars. _____ __________, that painting _______ _________ done by Vincent Van Gogh is called ____________, and it ___ _________ over 70 million dollars. James: Whoa! I am going to __________ an artist to ____ _______. Mom: __________, James, it is very hard for an ________ ___ _______ ________. Most artists have a lot of _________ _________ _________ for their work. In _______, when Vincent Van Gogh was ________, he _________ had _________ money to ____. It was ______ ________ _______ he _______ that his ___________ _____ _____ for lots of money. James: Oh! I guess I will _______ ___ my ___________ ______ of being a ____________ soccer player then. Mom: Yeah, _______ _______, James. 15 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Unit 9: Birthstones Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 33) Matthew: Hey, Betty. My friends and I are _________ to the _______ _______ ________ to buy birthstones. Do you want to come? Betty: Hey, Matthew. What is a ____________? Matthew: Are you __________? A birthstone is a ________ _______ that brings good ________. There is a __________ one for every ________. Betty: Hmm. I’ve _________ ________ about that. What is your birthstone? Matthew: I was ________ ___ _______, so my birthstone is an __________. Betty: Oh, I _____ ___. I was born in ___________. What is my birthstone? Matthew: September, hmm. Oh! September is a _____________. I remember because my ________ was born in September too. Betty: This is cool. I will ____________ _______. When are you ___________? Matthew: As soon as _______ ___ _______. 16 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Betty: Sounds great. Can I ________ ____ _______ Jane too? Matthew: Sure. When is her ___________? Betty: In ___________. Matthew: Oh. October is an opal. They are ___________. Betty: Great. I am sure she will be very ___________! Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 34) 1) The birthstone for __________ is a _______. It is a red stone, and ________ _____ ___________ it will bring you _____________ and __________. 2) The ____________ for _____________ is a Sapphire. It is a ______ _______, and _________ says wearing it will bring you _____ and ________ ___ _______. 3) The birthstone for ______ is an __________. It is a ________ stone, and legend says _________ ___ will bring you _______. 4) The birthstone for __________ is an amethyst. It is a ________ _______, and ________ ______ wearing it will bring you _________ and _________. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 35) Hello, everyone. Good afternoon. I am Fabio Rossi ______ the ______ History Museum. I am _______ ___ ______ _____ about the history of ___________. Many different ________ ___________ history have ______ birthstones. Ancient ____________ in India and Babylon __________ ________ ______ had special ________. Those cultures _______ 12 stones ________ ___ their colors and _______ them to ________ ______. The __________ is even ___________ in the __________ _____. But it wasn’t until _______ ________ that people _________ _______ to wear birthstones. That is believed to ______ __________ in _________ in the 15th _________. In modern ________, the birthstone has been ____________ and _______________. A ___________ ______ was _________ by the American __________ ____________ of Jewelers in 1912. Today, they are _______ ___ __________ _______ all over the world. A lot of people give them as ___________ and ____________ ___________. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 36) Timmy: Hey, Genie! Is that a new ___________? Genie: Hey, Timmy! Yeah, I just got it ______ ___________ _____ ____ ____________. Timmy: It looks ___________. What kind of _____ is in it? Genie: An ___________. It‘s my birthstone. Timmy: Oh. I heard about _________. They _____ __________ ___ ________ you good _______, right? Genie: Yeah. Timmy: Do you __________ _________ ___ those things? I ________, how could a _______ ________ ________ good luck? Genie: Well, I don’t really believe it ______ ______ _________ ________, but it is _______ and ______ to wear! Timmy: Yeah, I _______ ___ _______ ______ is a good-looking __________. Oh! ________ ____________! I forgot to _______ you a __________ ________. Genie: Don’t ________ _______ it. I never told you it was my ___________ _________. 17 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Unit 10: Blood Types and Personalities Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 37) Chris: Hi, Beth. What are you __________? Beth: Hi, Chris. I’m reading a book about _________ ___________. Did you know that in Korea and Japan many people believe you _____ _________ _____ a person’s ____________ ___ you know their _________ ______? Chris: Really? Beth: Yeah, it ______ ___ ____ _______ there are some people who use _________ ______ to see if two people are ______________ for _________. Chris: Wow. How __________! Beth: It is really cool actually. I am blood type A, and the book says I am ___________ ____ _____. Hey, what is your blood type? I will see what the book says about _______ ____________. Chris: My blood type is AB. Beth: OK. _____ ____ ______. Chris: Actually, Beth, I have to go to class, but can I __________ that book when you _____ __________? Beth: Sure thing. 18 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 38) 1) Blood type A is the most __________ blood ______ ___ ________. It is ________ that people with this blood type are __________, ___________, and _______ _____. 2) Blood type O is the _______ ______ common ________ type in Korea. It is thought that people with this blood type are ________, ___________, and very ______________. 3) Blood type B is the second most ___________ ________ ______ in Korea. It is thought that people with blood type B are _____________, _____________, and __________. 4) Blood type AB is the __________ _________ blood type in Korea. It is _________ ______ people with blood type AB have _____ ___________: they can be __________ and _____________ one day, but _____ and ________ another day. Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 39) Hello, everybody. I am Robert Johnson from the Japanese-American __________ _______. Since many Americans _______ _____________ people believe that blood types are ________ ___ _____________, there have been a lot of __________ coming to our ________ about how the ________ _______. From our research, we __________ the idea of blood types being linked to ____________ started in 1927 by a man ________ Takeji Furukawa. He _______ ____ ______ the _________ after working in a high school and __________ the different personalities in children. Takeji was not a __________, but his _________ became _________ _______. Later, in the 1970s, a ____________ named Mashiko Nomi ________ __ _________ of books about the idea. The books were very popular and the _________ _______ strong. There is no _________ ________ __________ the idea that blood types are linked to ___________, but it is still a _____________ _________ in Japan today. And that is one of the _________ 90% of Japanese people know their blood type. That _____________ is much _________ here in America. Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 40) Sunny: Hey, Patrick. Have you ever seen the __________ ________ My Boyfriend is Type B? Patrick: Nope. I have never ________ ___ it, Sunny. What ________ ___ ___ ______? Sunny: It is from Korea. Patrick: Oh, cool. I ______ _________ _______! What is it about? Sunny: It is about a girl with blood type A who ________ a boy with blood type B. It is so _________! Patrick: Um, why would it ________ what blood types they have? Sunny: Oh, in _________ __________ some __________ ________ you can _____ a person’s ___________ _______ their blood type. Patrick: ___________. I didn’t know that. Well, what are the ____________ of blood types A and B? Sunny: People with blood type A are _____, ________, and __________. People with blood type B are ____________, ___________, and _______________. Patrick: Ha! That is ____________ because it sounds just like me and my _____________. I will ___________ go watch that ________ soon. 19 MSBS BOOK 2 Dictation Activity Unit 11: Superstitions and Bad Luck Signs Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 41) Nicole: Hey, Andy. ________ ______ _______ __________? Andy: Hey, Nicole. I’m watching a show about _____________ and bad luck _______. It is pretty funny. Nicole: Are you a ___________ _________, Andy? Andy: No, I don’t __________ in that kind of ________. How about you? Nicole: Actually, I am a very ____________ person. It _______ ____ _______ kind of ______ sometimes, but I ______ _______ ___. Andy: Well, what ___ _____ ____ that is so ____________? Nicole: Lots of things. _____ _________, I always have to ________ ________ my good luck _________ _______. I honestly can’t _________ ____ _________ without it. Andy: Ha! My __________ does the _______ thing. Do you think it really ________? Nicole: __________ _____, but I _______ if I leave it ___ ________, my day will be ________ ______ bad luck. Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 42) 1) In the _________ States, many people think that the _________ 13 is _________. For this _________, lots of tall buildings do not have a “13th _________.” 2) For many years in Japan, people believed ___ a person saw a white snake, he would have _______ _______ _____ 20