Listening Exercise.

1. ListeningExercise
By DeisyAlejandraGómez
1. Before listeningtothe audio,answer the nextquestion.
-Do youpreferthe cityor the country? Why?
2. Listento Todd talkingabout what he prefersand complete the text:
Hi,this isTodd andmy questionis:doyoupreferthe cityor the country?
Well,that'sa tough call?Onthe one hand, I reallylike the __________ because the _________
justalwayshas somethingtodo,soat any time youcan go out, youcan buy food,youcan buy
somethingtoeat,youcan eat internationalfood. There'salways___________ to go like shopping
malls,movie theaters,thingslike that.Youcan alwaysgoto a bookstore.The ___________ is
reallynice thoughtoo, cause the ___________ hasnature andit's more relaxing andpeaceful,but
I guess...I like themboth.It'shard to choose but I guess,I wouldchoose the ______.
(Adaptedfrom http://www.elllo.org/video/video_content/X006-BEG-Todd-
CityOrCountry.htm#sthash.U8Z8Ud4W.dpuf)
3. Listenagain and answer:
-DoesTodd preferthe cityor the country?
4. Match the things that Todd say you can do with the city or country, dependingonthe case.
a. In the city
b. In the country
You can buy food. (a)
You can see nature. ( )
You can buy somethingtoeat. ( )
You can eat internationalfood. ( )
You can relax. ( )
You can go to places shoppingmalls,movie
theaters. ( )
You can feel peaceful. ( )
You can go out at any time. ( )
You can always go to a bookstore. ( )
5. Listenone more time and check your answers.