Listening Practice Through Dictation 1 (21-30)

School and Family
Unit 21
 Where Is Your Homework?
G : Did you finish your homework for English
class?
B : Homework? There wasn’t any homework.
G : We had to finish reading a book and then write
a 200-word essay on it.
B : I don’t think Ms. Jones gave us any homework.
I always write what I have to do in my notebook.
Did she really tell us to write an essay?
G : Yes. Look, here’s my essay. See?
B : Oh no! What am I going to do? We’ve only got
10 minutes before class starts.
G : I don’t know. Maybe Ms. Jones will let you
hand it in tomorrow.
B : Hey, let me copy your essay. I’ll change a few
words. Ms. Jones will never know.
G : No, I’m sorry. That’s not the right thing to do.
B : Oh, come on! I thought you were my friend.
G : I am your friend. That’s why I’m not letting you
copy my work!

Unit 22 After School ActivitiesB : Will you play any sports this school year?
G : I want to play hockey. But I’m not sure if I will
have enough time.
B : I’m on the school soccer team. I’m also going to
take up swimming.
G : You’re going to be on the soccer team and swim,
too?
B : Yeah.
G : That seems like a lot. You will be very busy! Do
you think you will have any free time?
B : I will play soccer with my school team during
the week. I will go swimming during the weekend.
G : When will you have time to do your homework?
And when will you study?
B : I do my homework after school every day. I
study every weekend. My mother won’t let me
play sports until I have done all my work.
G : Well, I hope you find enough time for both
schoolwork and sports. Good luck!

Unit 23 Arts and Crafts ClassG : Hi, Mom, I’m back from arts and crafts class.
Look at what I’m wearing.
W: Well, you’re wearing a blue T-shirt and jeans.
G : Sure, but what else am I wearing?
W: Oh, those earrings are very pretty! Is that what
you’re learning to make this week in arts and
crafts class?
G : Yes, we’re learning to make jewelry from beads
this week. The beads come in different colors
and shapes. First, we decide what sort of jewelry
we want to make. Then, we choose the beads we
want, and string them on transparent plastic
wire.
W: That sounds like a lot of fun!
G : Yeah! Tom made a bead necklace for his sister,
and I made some earrings. Guess what, Mom? I
made a pair of earrings for you, too!
W: Oh, these are very pretty! Thank you very much.
G : Next week, I’m going to make a necklace.

Unit 24 Grandfather’s BirthdayB : Hi, Mom! Guess what? We got our English test
back today. I got the highest score in my class!
W: Oh, Billy, I’m glad you did so well! You worked
hard for that test.
B : Thanks, Mom. I’m hungry. What’s for dinner?
W: We’re going to your aunt’s place for dinner
tonight. It’s your grandfather’s birthday today,
remember?
B : Oh no, I forgot! I haven’t got a birthday gift for
Grandpa!
W: Don’t worry. I bought a gift for him yesterday
from the three of us. Anyway, your English test
score is a good gift for your grandfather. The
whole family will be at the party tonight. All
your aunts, uncles, and cousins are coming.
B : I haven’t seen the whole family in a long time.
W: Well, you’ll see them tonight. Now, hurry up
and get ready.
B : OK. When are we leaving?
W: When your father gets home from work.

Unit 25 The Lesson

W:	There was once a man who lived with his two sons. The two sons were always fighting

with each other. One day, the man decided to
teach his sons a lesson.
The man gave his younger son two large
sticks. He told the boy to break them. The boy
tried hard, but he could not break the sticks.
The older son also could not break the sticks.
At last, the man gave only one stick to each
son. He said, “Break them.” Each son broke his
stick easily.
The man said, “You are like these sticks. If
you work together, no one can break you. But if
you fight with each other all the time, one day,
someone will break both of you.”
After that lesson, the sons stopped fighting.
They started to work together.

People and Work

Unit 26 A Problem at the OfficeM: I had a big problem at the office today!
W: What happened?
M: I could not use my computer all day!
W: Was it because of a virus?
M: Yes. I opened a file that had a virus.
W: Oh no! You must be careful when you open files
in your email. A virus can make your whole
computer crash.
M: It was an accident! I didn’t know the file had a
virus. I’ll be more careful next time.
W: What did you do next?
M: I asked a computer repairman to come to the
office. He worked all day to repair my computer.
But the real problem is that I may have lost
some of my work.
W: Don’t worry. Your work is probably still on
your computer. I can help you get it back. Next
time, make sure you have back-up files. Just in
case it happens again!

Unit 27 My Future JobG : What do you want to be when you grow up,
Mark?
B : I want to be a teacher. I think I would like to
help children learn.
G : Well, you know, teachers work very hard, and
they are not paid much money.
B : I don’t care about money. Teaching is an important
job.
G : What subject do you want to teach?
B : I want to teach mathematics, like Ms. Kim. She
makes learning fun. I didn’t know that I would
like math so much until I joined her class. Now,
mathematics is my favorite subject.
G : If you want to teach math, you’ll have to work
hard and learn it well.
B : No problem! I got an A on the mathematics
examination last week. With good teachers like
Ms. Kim, learning is easy.
G : I want to be a teacher, too. But I want to teach
English, not math!

Unit 28 ShoppingW: We are having a summer sale. Everything is
50% off the normal price.
M: Really? Everything?
W: Yes. Everything is on sale, including sunglasses,
hats, and bags. All the summer clothes are on
sale, too.
M: I do need some new sunglasses. I lost mine when
I went to the beach this summer. Oh, these are
really nice. What is the price of these? There is
no price tag on them.
W: Well, sir, there’s no price tag on those sunglasses
because they are mine!
M: Really? I would like to get a pair of sunglasses
just like these. Where did you get them?
W: Actually, I got them for $15 at Super Glasses.
M: There is a Super Glasses store in this mall, isn’t
there?
W: Yes, but let me show you the sunglasses we have
on sale.
M: No, thanks. I think I’ll just go to Super Glasses!

Unit 29 A Part-time JobB : I want to find a part-time job. Do you have any
ideas about where I should look for work?
W: Have you looked in the newspaper? There are
lots of job advertisements in the newspaper.
B : Yes, I have. But there were no jobs I was interested
in.
W: Did you search on the Internet? Many companies
put job advertisements on the Internet.
B : No, I haven’t looked on the Internet. I don’t
know what I should search for.
W: There are many websites that have job postings
that you could look at. You could also search
for the type of job you are interested in.
B : OK. Thanks for telling me what I need to do. I’ll
start my Internet search right now.
W: I have a list of some websites. You could start
looking at those first. That might save you some
time.
B : That would be very useful. Thanks!

Unit 30 TeamworkG : When people work together as a team, they
can achieve a lot. You can easily get things done
when you share the work.
We practice teamwork in my family. Both
my parents have jobs. My father is a doctor. My
mother is a teacher. Both of them work long
hours all week. My brother is a student at college.
I am a student in school. We all have very busy
lives. So, when it comes to household chores, we
all work together to get them done.
Each of us has different chores. My parents
take turns to cook. My father takes out the
trash. My mother does the laundry. My brother
washes the dishes. I sweep the floor. We share
the chores and work together. Everything gets
done fast.
People should practice working as a team.
Teamwork works