Listening 2b Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab Homework 12

Web address of listening activity:

http://www.esl-lab.com/theft/theftrd1.htm


Listening exercises:

1. What was the man doing when he was robbed?
A. fishing by the stream
B. birdwatching in the park
C. coming home from work

2. What was the thief wearing?
A. a black striped dress
B. a light red sweaterC. tennis shoes

3. How tall was the thief?
A. about 170 cm
B. about 180 cm
C. about 190 cm

4. What did the thief take from the man?
A. his shoeB. his leather briefcase
C. his hat

5. Who is the "bearded woman"?
A. a man who dresses up like a woman
B. a woman who robs men in the park
C. a man who lives in the park

Score = 100%
Correct answers:
1. coming home from work
2. a light red sweater
3. about 190
4. his shoe
5. a man who dresses up like a woman

Answers to pre or post-listening questions:

I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top]
What images come to mind when you read the title of this conversation, "Personal Security: Theft in the Park"? What people might be involved: men, women, and/or children? What time of day is it? What is stolen? Write down your ideas.

Answer:
Men or women or men and women might be involved in the theft. They stole wallets, bags or purses in the park at night.

Vocabulary Exercises:

Man: Yes, I'd like to (1) report a theft.
Police Officer: Okay. Can you tell me exactly what happened.
Man: Well, I was walking home from work two days ago, enjoying the nature all around me . . . the birds, the frogs, the flowing stream . . . [Okay, Okay] when this woman (2)  knocked me right off my feet, grabbed my stuff, and ran off through the trees. [Hmm]. I was so surprised by the (3) ordeal that I didn't go after her.
Police Officer: Yeah. Can you describe the woman for me?
Man: Yeah. He was about a hundred and ninety centimeters tall . . .
Police Officer: Wait. You said a woman (4) robbed you.
Man: Well, I'm not really sure. [Hmm]. You see, the person was wearing a white and black polka dot dress, a light red sweater over it, and she . . . or he . . . was wearing a pair of basketball shoes.
Police Officer: Humm. What else can you tell me?
Man: Okay. Like I said, the person was about 190 centimeters tall, heavy (5) built, with long wavy hair. She . . . or he . . . was probably in his or her late 30's. I didn't get a good look at the person's (6)face , but well ... uh ....
Police Officer: What? Was there something (7) else?
Man: Well, the person . . . had a beard.
Police Officer: Ah! What was, uh, taken . . . exactly?
Man: Well, just my left shoe. Bizarre, isn't it?
Police Officer: Ah. The "bearded woman" has (8) struck again!
Man: The "bearded woman"?
Police Officer: Yeah. It's this man who dresses up like a woman and, for some (9) unknown reason, removes the left shoe from his victims. He's really quite (10) harmless, though, and he usually returns the shoe to the crime scene a couple of days later.
Man: Hey, he can keep my shoe, and I'll just take off my left shoe every time I walk through the park.

Score = 90%
Correct Answers:
1. report
2. knocked
3. ordeal
4. robbed
5. build
6. face
7. else
8. struck
9. unknown
10. harmless

Key Vocabulary [Top

ordeal (n.)-- a different or unpleasant experience