Listening

Listening 1
Joe is a sale associate. He has a lot of duties. He helps customers find
things. Customers can be annoying. They always think they're right. Joe always has
to be nice to them. Joe also answers phone calls. People ask about products in the
store.
Joe cleans the bathroom. That's the worst part. It's very dirty. He has to pick up
trash. He has to refill the soap. Joe is also at the cash register. He scans items. He
gives people change. He gives back money for returns. He thinks his job is
okay, but he plans to quit in a few years

Listening 2
Kenneth went to the movie theater. He likes to watch action movies. The more
action, the better. He waited for his friends. They had planned to meet at 5
p.m. He waited outside. Twenty minutes passed. His friends were not there. He
called one of them. It went straight to voicemail. He wondered where his friends
were.
He was getting upset. He called his other friends. They did not answer. He went
back to the theater. He bought a ticket. He went to the concession stand. He
bought popcorn and soda. He went inside the viewing room. He found a comfy
seat. He sat down. He watched the movie all by himself.

Listening 3
Danielle looked in the mirror. Her hair was oily. She needed to wash it. It takes
her 30 minutes to wash her hair. But she had a date in 15 minutes. She didn't
want to look bad though. She got a table cloth. It had pink flowers on it. She
wrapped it around her hair.
Now her hair was all covered. She went downstairs. Her brother started laughing
at her. He told her to look in the mirror. She looked into a mirror. She looked
ridiculous./span> She was jealous of her brother. Her brother had short hair. It
only took him 5 minutes to wash his hair.
Listening 4
Cindy needed to return her dress. She tried it on at home earlier. It did not fit
her. Today was the last day to return it. After today, she had to keep the dress. The
store closes at 8 p.m. She started driving at 7:30 p.m.
It took her 20 minutes to get to the mall. She only had 10 minutes left to park her
car and return her dress. Today was Saturday. There were too many cars in the
parking lot. It took her 5 minutes to find a parking space. She ran out of the
car, but she did not make it in time. The store was closed.

Listening 5
Eileen had to see the doctor. She had no appointment. She had to wait for two
hours to see the doctor. She was bored. She forgot her phone. She didn't
know what to do. She looked around. Everyone had a phone.
She looked to see if there were any magazines. Waiting rooms usually had
magazines. There were magazines in Spanish. Eileen can't read Spanish. She
turned on the TV. There was no cable. Eileen did not like local television. It was too
boring. She turned off the TV. She tried to talk to the person next to her. The
person ignored her. He was on his phone. She wished she brought her phone.

Listening 6
Tom was hungry, but lazy too. He didn't want to cook. He didn't want to go to a
restaurant. He didn't even want to heat up leftovers. He decided to have a
pizza delivered to him. He went on a pizza website. He ordered a small pizza. He
waited for the pizza to arrive.
Later, he heard the doorbell ring. He was too lazy to get up at first. He got up after
five minutes. He opened the door. The pizza smelled so good. He paid the delivery
man. He gave him a good tip, too. Tom sat back down on his couch. He ate the
whole pizza. He was full.

Listening 7
Bob had been exercising every day for a year. He had also been eating healthy. He
wanted to see how much weight he lost. He stepped on the scale. He closed his
eyes. He was scared. What if he gained weight? He opened his eyes slowly. He
looked down. He smiled. He lost 50 pounds. He jumped up and down. He
wanted to celebrate.
He went to his favorite burger place. He ordered the jumbo size. He felt bad at
first, but he deserved it. He ordered a large size of fries. He used five ketchup
packets. He took his first bite. It tasted so good. He would be healthy again
tomorrow.

Listening 8
Marie was messy. Cassie was clean. The two girls were roommates. Marie had a
bunch of clothes on her bed. Cassie just had a blanket on hers. Cassie told
Marie to put her clothes somewhere else. Marie ignored her.
Marie had food from last week on her desk. It smelled bad. Cassie told her to
throw it away. Marie said no. Cassie threw it away herself. Marie yelled at her. She
was mad that Cassie touched her things. Cassie yelled at her back. She was mad at
Marie for being messy. Marie left and slammed the door. Cassie was all alone. It
was a good time to clean

Listening 9
Alvin wants a new laptop. His parents are poor though. His mom recently lost her
job. His dad recently quit his job. Alvin knows that he can't ask his parents for a
laptop. He decides to ask his rich uncle Todd. He drives over to Todd's
house. Todd's house is beautiful. It has three stories. There is a chandelier on the
ceiling. There are expensive paintings all over the place. There are five
bedrooms and four bathrooms. Alvin wishes he could live there.
Todd offers him something to eat. Alvin says, "No, thanks. I already ate." Todd asks
him why he is coming. Alvin does not know what to say. He does not want to come
off as rude. "My laptop is really old, and I need a laptop for school. I would ask my
parents, but they don't have jobs anymore," Alvin says.
"I understand," Todd says. Todd takes out $800 from his wallet and gives it to
Alvin. Alvin jumps up and down. He has never felt so happy in his entire life. His
mom asks Alvin why he is so happy. Alvin does not say anything. He doesn't
want to make his mom feel bad.

Listening 10
Marissa was born with a physical imperfection. She has a unibrow. A unibrow is
one long brow. Most people have two eyebrows. People make fun of her for
having a unibrow. A lot of people don't want to be friends with her. She does
have two good friends though. Heather and Joe are Marissa's best friends. They
accept Marissa for who she is.
Heather was approached by the popular kids. The leader of the popular kids was
Amy. Amy offered Heather a spot in her group if she left Marissa. Heather thought
about it. Although she loved Marissa, she always dreamed of being popular. She
told Amy that she had to think about the offer.
Heather told Joe what happened. Joe was mad that Heather had to even think
about it. "You have been friends with Marissa forever," Joe said. Heather thought
about it. She thought about all the times she and Marissa did homework
together, ate together, and laughed together. It wasn't worth it to give all that
up for popularity. She called Amy. "I'm never leaving Marissa, she's beautiful on
the inside." After talking to Amy, Heather asked Marissa and Joe to hang out.

Listening 11
Kimberly seems like a normal teenage girl. She goes to high school; she has
homework; she has problems with the popular girls; she argues with her
parents. However, Kimberly has a secret power. She has super strength. She can
lift up cars from the ground. She uses her strength to fight crime in her city. She
has even been on the news!
Kimberly hides this secret from everyone except her younger brother and her
parents. She doesn't want people to treat her differently. She feels that people
might give her special treatment because she is a hero. She wants people to see
her for who she truly is. To hide her identity, she wears a mask and green colored
contacts. Her superhero outfit includes a cape and a stretchy purple suit.
Sometimes Kimberly does want to tell people she is a superhero, like when she
was bullied by the popular girls. She came close to telling them one time after
they destroyed her science project. Kimberly also has a sidekick, who is her best
friend. His superhero name is Otto Bot, and his real name is Oliver. His power is his
super speed. Oliver goes to the same school as Kimberly, but he does not keep his
identity a secret.
Listening 12
Anna has a lucky jacket. Whenever she wears it, good things happen to her. She
wore it on her final exam one time, and she got the highest grade in the class! The
jacket is green with yellow stripes. It's really smelly, because Anna never washes
it. She is scared that washing the jacket will wash away the luck. She keeps the
jacket in a closet all by itself. No other clothes are in the closet.
Anna had an important interview for a job. She was very nervous about it. She
wanted to wear the jacket, but the jacket was not appropriate for the
interview. She needed to wear nice clothes. She decided to wear the jacket under
a plain gray sweater. Perfect plan, she thought.
When Anna entered the interview room, she started to sweat. She wondered why
it was so hot. She realized that the heater was on. She sat down across from the
interviewer. "Anna, you're sweating. You should take your sweater off." Anna
laughed nervously. "I'm fine," she said. By the end of the interview, there was a
sweat stain on Anna's sweater. She left the interview feeling unsure. A week
later Anna got a phone call from the boss. The boss offered her the job! The lucky
jacket worked!

listening 13
12 It was a cloudy day. It looked like it was going to rain. Jim put on his raincoat
and rain boots. He grabbed his umbrella and left his house. He had to walk to an
elementary school to pick up his sister. It was three o'clock. Jim's little sister was
coming out of school. He walked along the streets. He looked at his clothes. His
rain boots were black. His raincoat was green. His jeans were blue. His umbrella
was red. Jim looked around as he walked. People were dressed similarly. The
clouds looked dark. They were heavy with rain. Jim walked faster. Jim arrived at
3:20. The school bell would ring at 3:30. Jim needed to wait ten more minutes. He
was at the front gate. There were parents waiting alongside with Jim. The school
bell rang. Children were escorted to the front gate. Jim's sister ran up to him. They
hugged, and walked home together.