ESL Listening: Week 7 Lesson Materials

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It’s one week before the mid-term exams so it’s a busy week. Our English listening schedule has changed a bit so that we can cover eight chapters in the book.

Here some listening materials we will use, if there is time.

ESL Video

This is a video about one man helping soldiers and dogs.

Vocabulary

  1. the love of my life
  2. through thick and thin
  3. pit bull
  4. veteran
  5. unconditional love

Comprehension questions

  1. What is the first man’s name?
  2. What was his job?
  3. When did he come back to the US?
  4. What problems did he experience after coming back to the US?
  5. How did the dog help the men?
  6. How many US veterans kill themselves each day?
  7. How many sheltered animals are killed each year?
  8. How does Dave help other veterans, firemen and police officers?

How Dogs Help Veterans Cope with PTSD from TIME Video on Vimeo.

Friends

Here is the workshop for part three of Friends’ Birth Mother.

Quick Listening

Lesson 1 – University Students

Here is the link for Lesson 1 listening exercise.

  1. What was the school’s reputation?
  2. What did the school do?
  3. Where is alcohol banned?
  4. What do freshmen students have to do?

Lesson 2 – Fire

Here is the link for Lesson 2 listening exercise.

  1. Where was the fire?
  2. What made the fire hard to control?
  3. How many houses were destroyed?
  4. Why did a girl run outside with a teddy bear?

Quick Video

This is a trailer for a new movie.

  1. What did the man say at the beginning of the video?
  2. What is the movie about?

The Narrative of Victor Karloch [Official Trailer] from Kevin McTurk on Vimeo.

Tsunamis Video

Here is another video to watch if we have time this week. Click here for the ESL video lesson.