Special Report

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Special Report

 

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) People usually dress themselves as
,
,
or
on Halloween.
(2) List all the toy guns mentioned in the first report, according to their order of appearance.
Answer:
,
,
,
,
,
, and
.
(3) These toy guns are primarily made out of
and some
.
(4) Patrick Lauchlin works at a
outside
on
.
(5) The basic price of the following toy guns:
  a. P-38 Walther: $
and
(up/down)
  b. Thompsons: some $
(6) According to Lisa Bonche, those who have an average income of $
are the shoppers for these toy guns.
(7) The pilots believed during the Second World War
were responsible for mechanical and electronic problems. Like almost all creatures, they like to
.

2. Summary the two reports.
(1) The first report is mainly about
 
.
(2) The second report is about
 
.

3. Focusing on Details. Listen to the second report again and try to reproduce the conversation between the lady of the house and the gremlin.
Lady: You're
Gremlin nods.
Lady: Would
Gremlin:
Lady: You
Gremlin nods.
Lady: What's
Gremlin:
Lady: Do
Gremlin:
Lady: What's
Gremlin:
Lady: Inkey Gall.
Gremlin:
Lady: What
Gremlin:
Lady: Is
Gremlin:
Lady: Inkey Gall,

Listening answers

Special Report

 

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) People usually dress themselves as
,
,
or
on Halloween.
(2) List all the toy guns mentioned in the first report, according to their order of appearance.
Answer:
,
,
,
,
,
, and
.
(3) These toy guns are primarily made out of
and some
.
(4) Patrick Lauchlin works at a
outside
on
.
(5) The basic price of the following toy guns:
  a. P-38 Walther: $
and
(up/down)
  b. Thompsons: some $
(6) According to Lisa Bonche, those who have an average income of $
are the shoppers for these toy guns.
(7) The pilots believed during the Second World War
were responsible for mechanical and electronic problems. Like almost all creatures, they like to
.

2. Summary the two reports.
(1) The first report is mainly about
 
.
(2) The second report is about
 
.

3. Focusing on Details. Listen to the second report again and try to reproduce the conversation between the lady of the house and the gremlin.
Lady: You're
Gremlin nods.
Lady: Would
Gremlin:
Lady: You
Gremlin nods.
Lady: What's
Gremlin:
Lady: Do
Gremlin:
Lady: What's
Gremlin:
Lady: Inkey Gall.
Gremlin:
Lady: What
Gremlin:
Lady: Is
Gremlin:
Lady: Inkey Gall,