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Uint3 II. Basic Listening Practice Script W: Did you see the paper today? There was an earthquake in Brazil. M: Yes, but it only measured 3.5 on the Richter scale. I don’t think there were any casualties. Q: What is the result of the earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale according to the man? 2. Script W: I’d a bit worried about Suzie traveling to southern India. It’s the rainy season there, and there may be landsides. M: Suzie can take care of herself; she won’t go anywhere too risky. Besides, you can always e-mail her if it makes you feel better. Q: What is Suzie doing? 3. Script M: Hi, I thought you were on holiday in Asia! Back already? W: we never got there! Our travel agent cancelled our arrangements because the whole region is flooded. We were so disappointed; we won’t get another chance to go this year. Q: What is the woman doing? 4. Script M: Our flight to Tokyo was delayed by twelve hours. Can you believe it? A typhoon hit the east coast and it was chaos. W: I saw it on the news. The flooding and damage were terrible. I don’t think anyone was hurt though. Q: What is the consequence of the typhoon? 5. Script W: Did you see the program last night about volcanoes? It was fascinating! M: Yes, the weird thing is the molten lava looks so beautiful, yet it’s so destructive. And I couldn’t believe how far the ash can travel. I’m glad we don’t have any volcanoes here! Q: What does the man think the volcano is? Keys: 1.D 2.A 3. C 4.B 5.C III. Listening In Task 1: Soft answers turn away wrath. Son: Hi, mom, what are we having for dinner tonight? Mom: I haven’t started yet. Why, have you any requires? Son: How about tsunami for a change—I don’t know what is, but I heard some Japanese people using the word on the bus the other day. Sounds like a food. Maybe it’s similar to sushi. Mom: Nonsense. Tsunami comes from Japanese words meaning harbor and wave. If we had a tsunami, it would be the other way around, young man. Son: Why? What is it? Mom: I mean it may