Intermediate Level

Listening Practice

Lesson 7
Babies want the
right to vote
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Four Words
Discrimination: When a person is
treated differently because of their
race, gender, etc. Ex. The office
discriminates against nobody
because they hire anyone.
Looming: A sign that something else
will happen. Ex. The looming
tsunami will crush the shoreline.
Psychics: People who can read
minds or sense things such as the
past or future. Ex. Teacher Phil is
a psychic.
Shortage: When demand is higher
than supply. Ex. The shortage of
rice caused hunger around the
world.
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The era of baby discrimination is coming
to an end, according to Amy Jo, the first
baby voting-rights activist.
Every man and woman gets a vote. But
babies don't have that right. It's about
time! cried Ms. Jo. They can't talk.
They have no way to voice their desires
for whom they want to vote.
Ms. Jo wants to use psychics to read the
minds of babies. The psychics will then
enter the voting data into a computer.
However, the looming shortage of
psychics has caused some people to
panic. Peter Samson just signed up for
a psychic course at the college.
There's a real shortage of psychics
and I want to get a job, said Peter. The
government is estimating the creation
of 20 million new psychic jobs under
this new program.
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Questions
Who is discriminated against in the
voting process?
Why are people signing up for the
psychic college courses?
Why does the government like this
program?
Answers
Who is discriminated against in the
voting process?
Babies
Why are people signing up for the
psychic college courses?
To get psychic jobs
Why does the government like this
program?
They think it will make 20m jobs