[00:00.00] Unit 12 Reflections on Life

[00:04.18]Part Two Listening-Centered Activities

[00:08.53]Listening 1

[00:10.98]Exercise 1

[00:13.03]Directions: The following is a passage with 10 mistakes.

[00:18.83]Listen to the passage and correct the mistakes based on what you get from the tap

[00:25.13]Then discuss your answer with your neighbor.

[00:28.84]I was born across the street from the public librar

[00:31.82]and in my memory it remains my best (favorite) spot in my home tow

[00:36.18]When I was six I learned to rea

[00:38.56]From the beginning, language seemed like magic to m

[00:41.83]Recently I read that Freud said "words and (magic) were in the beginning one and the same thing, and even today words retain much of their magical power."

[00:51.70]During the Christmas season of 1972 (1927), when I was a sophomore in high schoo

[00:56.52]I hung out in the street with other kids my ag

[00:59.65]The weather was so harsh we stayed (played) indoors

[01:02.35]and after swimming and running and tumblin

[01:04.51]we became tired (bored

[01:06.20]I suggested we hold a test (contest) to see who could keep a diary the best (longest

[01:10.99]My change(challenge) was accepted by two of my friends. One wrote his diary for two weeks, the other three month

[01:17.90]and here I am, still writing mine when I am 5

[01:21.40]It has taught me that one way to find the truth is to forget (tell)the truth.

[01:25.25]Exercise 2

[01:27.23]Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss with your partner the following questions.

[01:35.22]1) Why did the author start to write a diary?

[01:40.15]2) What did he learn from writing a diary?

[01:44.58]Listening 2

[01:46.74]Exercise 1

[01:48.61]Directions: Listen to the poem and then fill in the blanks with what you get from the tape.

[01:56.75]On Life

[01:58.22]Maya Angelow

[01:59.81]When you see me sitting quietl

[02:02.62]Like a sack left on the shel

[02:05.39]Don't think I need your chatterin

[02:08.12]I'm listening to mysel

[02:10.82]Hold! Stop! Don't pity me!

[02:14.57]Hold! Stop your sympathy!

[02:17.92]Understanding if you got it

[02:20.29]Otherwise I'll do without it!

[02:22.92]When my bones are stiff and achi

[02:25.84]And my feet won't climb the stai

[02:29.00]I will only ask one favo

[02:32.14]Don't bring me a rocking chair.

[02:34.91]When you see me walking, stumblin

[02:37.82]Don't study and get it wron

[02:40.27]Cause tired doesn't mean laz

[02:42.65]And every goodbye isn't gon

[02:45.35]I'm the same person I was back the

[02:48.55]A little less hair, a little less chin

[02:51.22]A lot less lungs and much less win

[02:54.42]But aren't I lucky I can still breathe in.

[02:57.84]Exercise 2

[02:59.46]Directions: Listen to the poem again, and then discuss in groups to find out the poet's opinion about life.