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