Luyện nghe chép chính tả – Level Intermediate – Lesson 12
12 World Cup soccer
Woman: Hey. Have you been watching any of the World Cup soccer matches?
Man: Well, I was watching until my favorite team was (1)…………………………… the first
round of play. I mean, they should have made all the way to the second round, but a whole series of events cost the team the opportunity to prove themselves on the
(2)…………………………..
Woman: What do you mean?
Man: Well, in the first match, two of their star players were out
with (3)……………………….., so the rest of the players, unfortunately, just couldn’t keep
up with the opposing team.
Woman: Well, that just life. I mean every team is going to have players out with injuries.
Man: Yea, but that’s beside the point. And, and then, in the second game, the refs made some (4)………………………….., allowing the opposing team to slip by with a
victory. I mean, we were robbed on that one. The refs must have been walking in their sleep!
Woman: But, didn’t one of your own players accidentally kick the (5)……………………
into his own goal? I mean that doesn’t sound like a bad call to me.
Man: That’s just beside the POINT!
Woman: Really?
Man: And finally, our team was ahead in the final watch—I mean they were way out ahead until the other team rallied in the final three minutes of play
to (6)………………………….. a victory. It was a total embarrassment for our team. Our
team was booed. All I can say is that the sun must have been in our players’ eyes . . .
Woman: Uh, wasn’t it a night game?
Man: That’s beside the point, too. You just not understanding anything I’m saying.
Woman: So, who are you (7)……………………………. now, seeing that your team has been
eliminated?
Man: Ah, I can’t watch any more soccer, so I’ve been following an online chess tournament.
Woman: What?! Now, that has to be the most (8)…………………………… reaction I have
ever heard of. So, you’re going to completely boycott the rest of the play just because your team got bounced out of the tournament?
Man: Ah, forget it. You just don’t understand.
ANSWER KEY
(1) bounced out of (5) ball twice
(2) world stage (6) squeak out
(3) nagging injuries (7) rooting for
(4) terrible calls (8) ridiculous
Luyện nghe chép chính tả – Level Intermediate – Lesson 12
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