Unit 4: Listening Tasks

I. Cloze Listening

Here are seven different opinions about human problems.
First, listen closely to each sentence and fill in the missing words.
After that, mention how much you agree/disagree with each statement in groups of 3-4.

1. The problems we experience in _____ lifetime are the _________ of our _______ from a previous life.
   
2. Ever since __________ left the Garden of _____ they've had problems - to ____ is human.
   
3. Problems are basically _______ experiences - we become __________ ________ our mistakes.
   
4. The problems of this ________ are caused by _______ social _____________ which benefit the _________.
   
5. Problems are _________ God's way of ______________ us - they do have a ____________ ___________.
   
6. ___________ from outer space are at the ___________ of all of humanity's ___________.
   
7. Problems are nothing to __________ about - human __________ is but a __________ of grass.
   

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II. Some Useful Online Information Resources

Listen to the following dialogs on tape, then fill in the appropriate boxes below.

NAME OF WEB PAGE	TYPE OF WEB PAGE	WEB PAGE ADDRESS (URL)
_______________ _______________ _______________	Search Engines	http://_______________ http://_______________
_______________	_______________	http://www.whowhere.com
______ ESL Cafe _______________	_______________ _______________	http://_______________ http://_______________
_______________	Foreign _______	http://www.travlang.com/_________/
_______________	Travel Info	**************

- ( ACTUAL DIALOG ) -

III. Filling Out a Customer Survey Form

Listen to the following dialogs on tape, then circle the appropriate boxes below.
Also, write in any additional comments.

      ( ACTUAL DIALOG )

Green Palace Restaurant CUSTOMER FEEDBACK FORM
Location:	Very Convenient	Rather Convenient	Inconvenient
Location:	Spacious / Good	Average / Cramped	None / No Response
Service:	Prompt	Average	Slow
Staff:	Cordial	Average	Cold/Impolite
Seating:	Comfortable	Adequate	Uncomfortable
Taste of Food:	Delicious	Average	Not Tasty
Amount of Food:	Too Much	Just Right	Not Enough
Overall Price:	Expensive	Moderate	A Bargain
Other Comments:	_______________________________________________

(B) On-the-air Computer Problem Solving -       ( ACTUAL DIALOG )

WXYZ Radio Computer Hotline - Helping Your Help Yourself
	PROBLEM	RECOMMENDEND SOLUTION
First Caller	_______________________________	_______________________________
Second Caller	_______________________________	_______________________________
Third Caller	_______________________________	_______________________________

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