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Sour Grapes
Watch the following video, which is an adaptation for Aesops fable entitled sour grapes. Fill in the blanks with the missing information. Dont forget to make a copy of this exercise to be checked in class. The protagonist of the story is a (2 words) __________ __________ fox that lived with his family. 2 All of them lived in the __________. 3 The he-foxs job was to __________. 4 During the summer, the fox felt hot because of __________. 5 Once, on one of his trips into the jungle, he found himself in a __________ with lots of ripe grapes. 6 There were (3 words) __________ __________ __________ grapes hanging from the vines. 7 He wanted to get some of the grapes because he was __________. 8 First, to get some grapes, the fox __________ up on his __________ to try to jump up. 9 Second, he tried to get some grapes, so he (2 words) __________ __________ to jump up high with all his __________. 10 Third, he ________, stood on it, jumped, but couldnt reach the grapes. 11 He really wanted to eat some of the grapes, but he __________all. 12 He began to __________ because he was very upset.
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13 On his very last attempt to reach the grapes, he fell from the stone, and he ended up (2 words) __________ __________ as he took a __________ fall again. 14 The poor fox got up and (2 words) into the distance. 15 Because he failed in getting the grapes, he consoled himself by saying _______________. 16 TRANSCRIPTIONS a) fox /faks/ b) job c) jungle d) summer e) indeed f) vineyard g) grapes h) bunches i) tired j) legs k) delicious l) whisker m) pushed n) managed o) howl p) upset The video part of this listening comprehension exercise was taken from Channel rashrikids at http://www.youtube.com for educational purpose only.

VODCAST LISTENING EXERCISE DESIGNED BY PROF. JONATHAN ACUA