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LEVEL 3 Unit1 Part 1 Listening Kathy usually gets up at 6:30, but this morning, she didn’t hear her alarm. As a result, she overslept. She didn’t get up until 7:00, 30 minutes later than usual. As a result, she didn’t have time to cook breakfast for her children. -Why did she oversleep? –She didn’t hear her alarm. -Why didn’t she cook breakfast? –She didn’t have time. Today Kathy and her kids left home early. They usually leave home at 7:30, but today they left at 7:15. They left early because they had to buy breakfast on their way to school. -Why did they leave home early? –They had to buy breakfast on their way to school. -What did they have to buy on their way to school? –their breakfast. It usually takes 45 minutes to drive her kids to school, but today it took longer. It took them longer because they stopped for breakfast along the way. It took 15 minutes for them to have breakfast. They ate at a little coffee shop along the side of the road. -How long does it usually take to drive her kids to school? –It usually takes 45 minutes. -How long did it take them to have breakfast? –It took 15 minutes. After eating breakfast, they got back into their car. On most days the traffic isn’t too bad in the morning. But this morning, it was much worse than usual. The cars were moving very slowly. As a result it took them longer than usual to get to school. -What did they do after eating breakfast? –They got back into their car. One of her children got to school on time, but the other two were late. They were late because their schools are farther away. They were both about 10 minutes late to school. -How late were two of her children? –They were about 10 minutes late. When Kathy finally got home she cleaned her house as usual. She vacuumed the living room and cleaned the bathroom. Then she talked with her friend on the phone as usual. When she finished talking with her friend she got into her car. She put the key into the ignition, and tried to s