Just listen

FIGHTING OVERWEIGHT

a. BEFORE LISTENING: Match

each word with the correct meaning.
___1. to consider a) related to particular area

___2. to aim b) to try or intend to achieve something

___3. obese c) much too fat

___4. to deny d) to think about something carefully

___5. local e) to say that something is not true
b.

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)
1. How many countries are there in the World Health Assembly?

1. 
   129
   
2. 
   119
   
3. 
   192
   
4. 
   109
   

2. What does the plan urge people to do?

1. 
   to eat more fat
   
2. 
   to eat more fruit
   
3. 
   to eat more vegetables and salt
   
4. 
   to eat less vegetables
   

3. According to the non- government health groups, the ideas in the plan are based on:

1. 
   common sense
   
2. 
   food and sugar industries
   
3. 
   the position of the administration
   
4. 
   the administration officials
   

4. Poor diet and lack of exercise aren’t the causes of ___________

1. 
   heart disease
   
2. 
   some cancers
   
3. 
   type two diabetes
   

Chapter 28

REMEMBERING FIVE SPECIAL PEOPLE

a. BEFORE LISTENING: Match each word with the correct meaning.
___1. situation a) the things that are happening at a particular time somewhere

___2. to destroy b) not far away

___3. award c) to try to win something or to be more successful than someone else

___4. nearby d) to damage something very badly, so that it can no longer be used or

repaired

___5. to compete e) to officially give someone a prize or money

b.

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

name of the person	occupation	How old was the person when he or she died?
			place of birth
Danial Patrick Moynihan	……………………………	…………………	X
Benny Carter	……………………………	…………………	……………………………
Althea Gibson	……………………………	…………………	……………………………
Fred Rogers	……………………………	X	X
Katherina Hepburn	……………………………	…………………	……………………………

Chapter 29

A QUESTION about SLAVERY

a. BEFORE LISTENING: Match each word with the correct meaning.
___1. effort a) hard work

___2. to ban b) to officially say that people must not do something

___3. to extend c) to get away from a dangerous place or unpleasant situation

___4. slave d) someone who is owned by another person and must work for him/her

without any pay

___5. to escape e) to make something continue for longer than previously arranged or

planned

b.

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)
1. When is the Super Bowl in the National Football League?

__________________________________________________________________________

2. Where is the Pacific Ten Conference?

__________________________________________________________________________

3. Who won the Sugar Bowl this year?

__________________________________________________________________________

4. When was Harriet Tubman born?

__________________________________________________________________________

5. What was Harriet Tubman ‘s husband’s name?

__________________________________________________________________________

6. When did the Civil war begin?

__________________________________________________________________________

7. Where was Lenny Kravitz born?

__________________________________________________________________________

8. What is the newest album from Lenny Kravitz called?

__________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 30