Listening Practice 4. Listening Practice 1

Listening Practice 4

Robbie: Hey, Grace! Did you watch Canada play Sweden in the Winter Olympic hockey final?

Grace: Hey, Robbie. Yep! It was such a good game. For a while, I thought Canada was going to win.

Robbie: Yeah, but at the end, Sweden could not be stopped! I didn’t expect them to score three goals in the fourth quarter though.

Grace: Me neither! The third goal was the biggest surprise.

Robbie: Did you see how Johnson tricked the goalkeeper?

Grace: Oh, yes! It was amazing! That is why he was named the game’s Most Valuable Player.

Robbie: I had no idea Johnson was such a talented player.

Grace: Me neither. He really surprised me. Now, I can’t wait to see next year’s big Olympic hockey match.

Robbie: Grace! The Winter Olympics only happen once every four years.

Grace: Oh, really? That’s too bad.

Unit 3

Listening Practice 1

Danny: Mom, what are you watching?

Mom: Hey, Danny. It is a program on admirable athletes.

Danny: What is an admirable athlete?

Mom: An admirable athlete is an athlete who does positive things for the community.

Danny: Oh, like a sports player who donates a lot of money to help sick children?

Mom: Exactly. Look, the commercial is over. Let’s watch! Now, they are talking about Cal Ripken Jr.

Danny: Isn’t he the famous baseball player in the US?

Mom: Yep.

Danny: What did he do that was admirable?

Mom: He does a lot of charity work. For example, he started a foundation that gives underprivileged children a chance to go to baseball summer camp.

Danny: That was nice of him.

Mom: Yeah, it was. Now go back upstairs and finish your homework, Danny. After you finish it, you can come back and watch TV again.

Danny: OK, Mom.