Listening Exercises
You are going to hear part of a radio program called Talk of the Nation. The host of the show, Robert Siegel, asked the radio audience if they could take time off, what would they do? One of the people he called was Chris, a student at a junior high school in La Mesa, California. He had a clear idea about what he would like to do if he had the opportunity to take time off.
A. Pre-listening discussion
1. If you could take time off for a year, what would you want to do? 2. Would you do it alone or would you take somebody along with you?
B. Listen to Robert’s radio conversation with Chris carefully. After that you will hear eight statements. Decide whether the statements are true or false.
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. T
C. Listen again. Underline the word or phrase in each set of brackets that gives the correct information according to the conversation.
Chris, who is about (nine, fourteen, twenty) years old, says that if he (had a lot of money, took time off, were older than he is), he would bike (across the ocean, only in Asia, on several continents). Chris likes this idea for two or three reasons. One reason he gives is that by biking, he could (lose weight, develop his body and strength, gain weight). Another reason he gives is that in making this trip, he would (learn interesting things, be away from his parents, see beautiful places).
He says that if he went on the trip, he would go (by himself, with his best friend, with several people), and when he returned, he would (sleep for a week, run a marathon, encourage others to make a similar trip).