Advanced Listening Lesson #17
Step
1:
Listen to Dialog
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Step 2: Quiz - View Questions
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1. Yankees do not have a good pitching staff
2. Texas Rangers
3. New York Yankees
4. Baseball
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Step 3: Show Conversation Dialog
A: "Do you like to watch baseball?"
B: "Yeah. I follow the Mariners every year."
A: "I wonder how they will do this year."
B: "I don't know if they have a chance. Did you hear that A-Rod went to
the Yankees?"
A: "I know. Their team was too good even before getting Alex."
B: "Yeah. The richest team is usually the best team. They need to put a
salary cap to make things fair."
A: "I agree. I don't know why they haven't done so already."
B: "But don't lose hope too soon. The Yankees don't have a good pitching
staff this year. They might end up like the Texas Rangers. Great offense, no
pitching."
A: "I highly doubt that. Even though they lost Pettite, they still have a
decent pitching rotation."
B: "We'll see. I hope the Mariners do well this year."
A: "Me too. Oh, did you buy any tickets this year?"
B: "I got a couple of games with Oakland and Boston, but I couldn't get
anything with the Yankees."
A: "Same here. I went in on the second day and all the tickets with the
Yankees were already sold out."
B: "There's still plenty of other games though. We should go together one
of these days."
A: "Sounds good. Let's plan for late June."
You should read the Conversation Dialog to help you study after going through
the listening lesson. Do not view the Conversation Dialog prior to listening to
the audio, or prior to answering all the questions. |