Nama : Nurul Aulia

NIM : 0191032164
Kelas : Reguler Sore 32B
Tugas : Bahasa Inggris

Listening 2
(a white elephant_Teks)

(Finn and Feifei on a visit to the zoo)

Feifei: Hi. I'm Feifei and __joining__( 1)us here today in the zoo to present The English
We___speak____( 2) is Finn. 
Finn: Hi. 
Feifei: What's the matter, Finn? You sound_worried_______(3 ). The zoo is a place of fun.
Finn: Yes, and I _love_____( 4 ) animals too. But I don't know what I'm going to do with that white
elephant.
Feifei: That one over there? 
Finn: No. The one my uncle is giving me.
Feifei: Your uncle is _giving____( 5) you an elephant?
Finn: Yeah, he is moving to South Africa and he's giving away some of __his things___( 6 )
Feifei: And are you ready to ___take care____( 7 )of an elephant?
Finn: That's the problem. I'm not. It is __beaufitul____( 8 )
Feifei: Oh yes, I'm sure it is!
Finn: ...and it is ___powerful____( 9 )
Feifei: Yes, very powerful!
Finn: But it needs too much __petrol___( 10 )
Feifei: Petrol?!
Finn: Yes. Old sports cars ____need_____( 11 ) a lot of petrol, you know.
Feifei: That's a relief You're talking about a car.
Finn: Of course! I wasn't talking about an actual elephant. 
Feifei: The elephant sounds relieved too.
Finn: Yes, he does. In English, when you call something a 'white elephant' you mean that it's
____large__( 12 ), costs a lot of money to keep and has no useful purpose.
Feifei: A sports car is useful.
Finn: Not for me. I am a cyclist and I love my bicycle. Listen to some examples of how to use this
expression.
I've paid a lot of money for this posh ____design___( 13 )dress that I never use. It is a white elephant!
The new airport is a white elephant! It's got four runways and it's equipped with the latest technology,
but not many people visit this region.

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Feifei: Oh. So a 'white elephant' is something that might look good but in reality it's a__waste__( 14 ) of
space. 
Finn: Yes, it is.
Feifei: Unlike these elephants we have here in the zoo. They seem to be very popular. 
Finn: Shall we go and have a look, Feifei?
Feifei: __indeed___( 15 ) and they're grey, not white! 
Finn: Bye.
Feifei: Bye.

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