## Project A: Listening

#### Project A Listening: The Dream Team

You are going to listen to a reporter covering a game of basket ball.
The game is between the Japanse national team and the US Dream Team.
Listen to find out how they are getting on.

- First read the questions.
- Listen to the recording.
- Answer the questions.
- Listen again and read the audio script.

Read the questions.

1. How is the US Dream Team doing in the game?
2. The Dream Team is made up of:
3. What happened to the Dream Team's leading scorer?
4. What part of the body did the Japanese center injure in the game?
5. What reason did the coaches give to explain the Dream Team's performance?

Click here to listen to the recording.

Answer the questions.

Read the audioscript, while listening to the recording again.

Hello everybody, and welcome back to a thrilling game at the Tokyo Dome with the US Team taking a drumming at the hands of the Japanese national team going into the second half, 51 to 26. The US Dream Team is made up of NBA veterans--- supposedly the best we have to offer--- but they need a miracle to dig themselves out of a hole and come back at this point. Unfortunately for the Dream Team, their leading scorer, High-Fly Wilson, was ejected one minute into the second quarter after climbing into the stands and fighting with a spectator who had continually heckled Wilson for shooting three airballs in a row. Another bizarre moment came late in the second quarter when the Japanese center, Tomohiro Suzuki, suffered a concussion and was knocked out cold as he lunged for a ball and collided with the knee of one of his own teammates. There also have been several other injuries, including the loss of starting forward, Masa Harada. Some of the coaches on the US team are attributing the team's sluggish performance to some raw fish they had last night while attending a banquet in their honor. Next thing we'll know, they'll be blaming their players' cement hands on a demonstration class on Japanese paper folding earlier in the week. Who knows what'll be next. Okay, it looks like we're ready for the second half. Bron: www.esl.lab.com

#### Listening - evaluation

How did you like these assignments?
Indicate for each section how you thought it went.

| Good | Sufficient | Insufficient
Focus | You can fully concentrate. You can listen carefully throughout the assignment. | You find it difficult to fully concentrate. But you can listen attentively for most of the assignment. | You cannot concentrate properly. You are easily distracted during the assignment.
Understanding | You can understand the text well. You have recognized almost all words. You understand the questions well and can answer all questions. | You can understand the text quite well. You have recognized most of the words. You understand the questions well and can answer most questions. | Because you do not recognize many words, you cannot understand the text properly. You do not understand the questions very well. As a result, you cannot answer all questions correctly.
Listening to details. | You can understand all the details from the spoken text. You can use all specific information and details in your answers. | You can understand most of the details from the narration. Most specific information and details can be used in your answers. | You don't understand many details from the spoken text. You cannot therefore use specific information properly in your answers.