WEEK 17: TO THE RESCUE

Listening 1:
Task 1:
1. Why is tomorrow special to the narrator?
2. Who are the characters in her story?
3. Where does the story take place?
4. What does she do in the evening?
5. What is her problem?
Task 2: Listen to the end of the story. Do you think the girl is late for school?
KEY:
Task 1:
1. She falls asleep while watching TV. The cat wakes her up in the morning. And she is
worried about going to school on time.
2. She watches TV with her father.
3. At her new house
4. The narrator, her father and the cat named Chang
5. Because it is her first day at new school.
Task 2:
She gets up in time to go to school.

Listening 2: (Inside Unit 6 p. 411)

Task 1: L

1. The musher used teams of 20 dogs to travel over 1,000 miles.  

2. He respected them like friends.  
3. The dogs wore special masks during the race.  
4. The dogs work independently during the race.  
5. Dogs are trained to be brave and work hard.  

Task 2: L

The sports reporter interviewed one of the mushers, or 1. __________, who finished well in
the 2. __________, the world- famous sled dog race in Alaska. The musher explained that he
used teams of 3. __________dogs to travel over 1,000 miles over extremely cold and rugged
4. __________. In order to finish the difficult race, the musher and his dogs depend on each
other during the race. The musher added that his dogs were brave and willing to work hard,
and, in return, he cared for and respected them like 5. __________. As the musher and his
dogs left the finish line, the reporter wished them well.

KEY:

Task 1:

1. False 2. True 3. False 4. False 5. True

Task 2:

1. sled guides 2. Iditaroid 3. 12 to 16 4. terrain 5. family

WEEK 18: TO THE RESCUE

Listening 1
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh(*3) I won't give up, no, I won't give in
I messed up tonight 'Til I (5) ______the end
I lost another fight And then I'll start again
I still (1) ______ ______ but I'll just start No, I won't leave
again I wanna try everything
I keep falling down I wanna try even though I could fail
I keep on hitting the ground I won't give up, no, I won't give in
I always get up now to see what's next 'Til I reach the end
Birds don't just fly Then I'll start again
They fall down and get up No, I won't leave
Nobody learns without getting it wrong I wanna try everything
I won't give up, no, I won't give in I wanna try even though I could fail
'Til I reach the end I'll keep on making those new mistakes
And then I'll start again I'll keep on making them every day
No, I won't leave Those new mistakes
I wanna try everything Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, try everything (*3)
I wanna try even though I could (2) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
_______
I won't give up, no, I won't give in
'Til I reach the end
And then I'll start again
No, I won't leave
I wanna try everything
I wanna try even though I could fail
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, try everything (*3)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Look how far you've come
You filled your (3) ______ with love
Baby, you've done enough, take a deep
breath
Don't beat yourself up
Don't need to run so fast
(4) ______ we come last, but we did our
best
KEY:
1. mess up 2. fail 3. heart 4. sometimes 5. reach
Listening 2: A young teen is making an emergency call. Listen to her conversation with the 911
operator. Then answer the questions.
1. What is the girl reporting?
2. What is her name?
3. Where is her address?
4. What is her phone number?
5. What happens while she is waiting for the police?
6. Is she safe?
KEY:
1. There is somebody outside her house and she is alone.
2. Rachel Garcia
3. 123 East Street
4. 555-8919
5. She hears footsteps outside the front door, a rattling sound like the doorknob moved and hears
people talking outside the door.
6. Yes, she is.

Listening 3:
Look at the map and listen. Start at You are here. Which four places do the directions take
you to?
KEY:
1. book store 2. restaurant 3. hospital 4. car park

WEEK 21: MORE THAN A GAME

Listening 1: Task 1: You will hear some information about athletes who broke down barriers of
discrimination to be able to compete. Listen and match the people with the sport the play.
1. Jackie Robinson
2. Althea Gibson
3. Babe Didrickson Zaharias
4. Roberto Clemente
A. Baseball
B. Olympic sports
C. Tennis
Task 2: Listen again and answer the questions.
1. What made Jackie Robinson special in 1947?
2. Why is Althea Gibson discriminated?
3. What did Babe Didrickson Zaharias prove to other people?
4. What did Roberto Clemente show fans?
KEY:
Task 1:
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A
Task 2:
1. Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play in major league baseball.
2. Because of skin color.
3. That women could play sports that were once thought of as only for men.
4. That a Latino player had the spirit to face down discrimination and the skills to be a star.

Listening 2:
SPORTS TALK
First announcer: Hello, sports fans. Welcome to today’s important game. In case you’re just 1.
_____________ us, the score is tied at 3-3.
Second announcer: And what a game it’s been! But we’re still waiting for Ron Dasher, the
talented 2. _____________ from Center City, to 3. _____________ us. He’s 0 for 3! I don’t
think he is as good as people say he is, Pat.
First announcer: In my opinion, this game is quite a 4. _____________. The home team was 5.
_____________ to win easily, but I believe they may lose. Their hitting is weak. That could keep
them out of the 6. _____________.
KEY:
1. joining 2. left-hander 3. amaze
4. surprise 5. expected 6. Championship

WEEK 22: MORE THAN A GAME

Listening 1: Listen and complete the history timeline of baseball.

The Boston Red Sox win the World Series and become (8) _______
20
for the first time since 1918.
04

Roberto Clemente becomes the first player born in (7) _______ to

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be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
73

Major league teams allow (6) ________ players. Segregation in

19
baseball ends.
47

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League is formed

(5) during World War II. Dorothy “Dottie” Schroeder becomes one of
__ the most famous players.
__
_
Babe Ruth, who is considered to be the best baseball player in
19
history, retires with (4) ________ home runs.
35

The Boston Pilgrims win the first official baseball World Series
(3)
against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
__
__
__ (2) ________ John A. “Bud” Hillerich invents the most popular
_18 baseball bat, the Louisville Slugger.
84

Alexander J. Cartwright creates a set of (1) ________ for baseball.

18
He also creates the New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club.
45
KEY:
1. official rules 2. Seventeen-year-old 3. 1903 4. 714
5. 1943 6. African American 7. Latin America 8. champions

Listening 2:
A man is talking about baseball around the world. Listen and answer the questions.
1. How many miles per hour can a ball go?
2. How many people go to the stadium to watch professional baseball game each year?
3. Why is baseball considered the national pastime?
4. Which countries are players of Major League teams from?
5. How many people compete in little league each year?
6. What do you need to play baseball?
7. What makes people love baseball?
KEY:
1. 95 or 100
2. Almost 70 million people
3. Because millions of people enjoy baseball and baseball’s history is connected to the history of
the country.
4. Latin America, South America, Asia and Australia
5. Over 2 million young people
6. A bat, a ball, a glove, and an open field
7. The excitement of the game

WEEK 19: TO THE RESCUE

Listening 1:
True False
1. Dogs have more smelling cells than human.  
2. The first dogs arrived late after the second attack.  
3. The dogs wore special gas masks to be safe.  
4. The dogs just spent some hours to find survivors.  
5. Dogs are trained to help us with big problems only.  
KEY:
1. True 2. False 3. False 4. False 5. False
Listening 2: (https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1-
listening/llamas)
Task 1:
1. Llamas, alpacas, vicunas and guanacos are all related to camels. True False
2. Llamas are the smallest of the four. True False
3. Llamas only spit at humans if you treat them badly. True False
4. Alpacas look as if they are sad. True False
5. Alpaca wool is good for clothes. True False
6. Vicuna wool is very expensive. True False
7. Vicuna eat cacti. True False
8. Llamas and alpacas can’t live in the UK. True False
Task 2: Listen again and complete the gaps with a word from the box.

dogs wild stressed relaxed

warmer gentle three softer

herds curious foxes 4,000 metres

1. Llamas and alpacas are both domesticated animals and vicunas and guanacos are ________.
2. Llamas are very sociable animals and live together in groups, in _______________.
3. They respond well to being trained and they are usually _______________ and
_______________.
4. The alpaca is famous for its wool, which is _______________ and _______________ than
sheep’s wool.
5. Vicunas can only be shorn of their wool every _______________ years.

6. Guanacos are capable of surviving at over _______________ in the Andes.

7. Llamas hum when they are _______________, or the opposite, feeling _______________.
8. Sometimes farmers use llama to protect sheep and hens from animals that might attack them,
like _______________ or _______________.
KEY:
Task 1:
1.True 2. False 3.True 4. False
5. True 6.True 7. False 8. False
Task 2:
1. wild 2. herds 3. gentle/ curious 4. softer/ warmer
5. three 6. 4,000 metres 7. stressed/ relaxed 8. dogs/ foxes

WEEK 20: TO THE RESCUE

Listening 1: complete the notes below.
 How to train a guide dog
Step 1
- Start training at (1) _______  learn to (2) _______
- Older: learn basic skills
e.g: learn to sit and stay, walk beside someone, and not to (3) _______ on its leash
Step 2
- 1 year and a half old: get serious training
o Learn (4) _______
e.g: “Halt” = stop
o Learn tricks of the trade
e.g: look both ways before crossing a street, tune out (5) _______
Step 3
- Learn to lead
e.g: guide a person onto buses, lead a person safely around town
- Must learn to (6) _______
e.g: car running, dog not cross despite instructor asks
 use its own (7) _______
Step 4
- Must (8) _______ before going to work
e.g: guide up stairs & along crowded sidewalks, cross busy streets, lead through office
buildings & malls, go on escalators and elevators
KEY:
1. 8 weeks old
2. love people
3. pull
4. voice commands
5. distractions
6. disobey
7. judgment
8. pass (a few) tests

Listening 2: (Inside Unit 6, p. 436)

On Christmas Day 2002, fourteen-year-old Erinn Marteney was at her best friend’s house when
she smelled 1. ______________. Marterney and the friend gathered up the friend’s four younger
siblings. They ran outside. She stood barefoot in the snow and watched smoke pour out of the
windows. Then she 2. ______________ a two-year-old child was missing. She ran back into the
house.

By that time the walls, ceilings, and carpets were in flames. “I knew to drop to my knees and
follow the wall, “Marteney says. “I couldn’t see a foot in front of my face and it hurt to breathe.”
Marteney stayed brave. She found the boy 3. ______________ behind the bathroom door. She
grabbed him and rushed him out to safety.

Most teens would not want to run into a burning building. But Marteney is a member of the
Dragon Slayers. They are teenage 4. ______________ medical team. They live and work in
Aniak, Alaska.

The Dragon Slayers have about 5. ______________ of combined emergency trauma and
firefighting training, and they respond to about 400 calls a year. They service an area of 14
villages with 3,000 residents.

KEY: 1. smoke 2. noticed 3. huddled 4. emergency 5. 160 hours