Listening Practice 4. Listening Practice 1

Listening Practice 4

Maria: Hey, Billy. What did you think of the wedding party?

Billy: It was pretty cool. It was my first time attending a Peruvian wedding, so a lot of the music and traditions were new to me.

Maria: Did you think any of the traditions were interesting?

Billy: Well, to be honest, I didn’t understand a lot of them. For example, why were there strings in the cake? And why did all those girls pull them out?

Maria: Oh. That is an old tradition. One of those strings had a ring attached, and those girls who pulled them out are still single. People say that the girl who finds the ring will get married very soon.

Billy: Does it ever actually happen?

Maria: Sometimes, but it is more just for fun.

Billy: Yeah, we have a similar tradition back home in the US.

Unit 14

Listening Practice 1

Gabe: Hey, Veronica. Today our teacher asked us something kind of strange in class.

Veronica: Hey, Gabe. What did he ask you?

Gabe: He asked everyone what their biggest worries in life are. I didn’t know what to say.

Veronica: Really? I know what my biggest worries are.

Gabe: What are they, Veronica?

Veronica: My math test on Tuesday, getting into a good university, and finding a date for the school dance!

Gabe: Hmm. I don’t care about going to the school dance, but I know what you mean about tests and getting into a good university. My parents are always pressuring me about my school work. They want me to be a doctor.

Veronica: Mine want me to be a scientist, so they were pretty mad when I got a bad grade in biology last year.

Gabe: Oh, the same thing happened to me. I couldn’t play with my friends for a month after I failed my physiology test. So who do you want to go to the dance with?

Veronica: Anyone who will ask me!

Gabe: Don’t worry, Veronica; I am sure someone will ask you soon.

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