Matching Pairs IV LEVEL UNIT 10 IN THE NEWS Lesson 1Online version Listening comprehension by Martha Uribe 1 How does the speaker feel about working with Robyn? 2 What does the speaker hope? 3 How is Robyn’s attitude at work? 4 How does she feel about Robyn refusing to retire? 5 How does the speaker know Robyn Burnette? She is on Robyn’s side. Robyn is a great coworker, mentor, and a great flight attendant. The speaker has learned a lot from her. She’s always happy and nice, even when passengers are cranky. They work together. that she’ll be a lifelong flight attendant just like Robyn 1 How did the woman feel when Powell talked about his debts and hardships? 2 What is the speaker’s job? 3 How did she feel at the time of the robbery? 4 What was the expert able to do? 5 What is she thankful for? 6 Why was she shaking? 7 How did the she find out that the robber’s name was Julian Powell? terrified convince the robber to surrender from the news She felt bad for the guy, but still felt that what he did was obviously wrong. because a bank robber came up to her window waving a gun and demanded she give all the money she had She is thankful that the police showed up quickly. She works as a bank teller. 1 What might have happened if the sign had hit a few inches to the left? 2 What strange thing did the officer see for the first time? 3 How drunk was Ms. Vega? 4 How did the officer feel when she refused to take it? 5 What was Ms. Vega like when the officer pulled her over? 6 What did she insist? 7 What did the officer order her to do? He was irritated at first. that she hadn’t been drinking She seemed to be drunk. She might have been badly hurt or killed. get out of her vehicle and take a breath test someone driving with a stop sign sticking out of their windshield so drunk that she didn’t realize how dangerous her situation was