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Listening: Samir´s Future Plans




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Listen to the following audio about Samir's Life Goals.


Complete the script below by filling in the blanks with the word that you hear.


Hi, my name is Samir and I'm from Sweden. I'm going to talk about six things I want to do in my life. First of all, I want to the world and meet new people, see new places, and learn new . It's really interesting for me, and yeah, I think everybody should travel a lot as long as they get the .
Then, maybe before my travelling, I want to learn at least five languages. I like talking different languages and it's really fun, and like people don't that you talk that specific language maybe, and yeah, it's really fun.
The third thing I want to do is my own company. I want to be my own boss. I don't want to have to someone else give me orders or something. I want to own my own company and have at least ten to give orders and help them in my company. It will be really fun. It's really interesting.
And the fourth thing is that I want to live in an country, like live at the beach or in some exotic place. It will be a new thing for me I live in Sweden and I go to the other side of the world would be really nice and a completely new thing for me. So, that's the fourth thing I want to do.
The fifth thing is I have a of heights. I can't be in tall buildings at the top of the building and look down. I'll be really scared, so I have to my fear of heights, and I think it will be really difficult for me but I have to overcome it because, after that, I want to travel by skydiving. Like go around in the and just jump and feel free. It will be really nice, I think. Just skydiving and you're , so that's my six things I want to do in my life.



Listen again to the audio and answer the multiple choice exercise by choosing the response that best completes the statement. (Only one option is correct)


1) Amir thinks everyone should travel _______. 
   a) before they settle down
   b) if they have the opportunity
   c) no matter what
 
2) He wants to learn _______ languages.
   a) three
   b) four
   c) five
 
3) He wants to _______ . 
   a) be his own boss
   b) work in a big company
   c) make lots of money
 
4) He wants to live _______ . 
   a) in a big city
   b) close to Sweden
   c) in an exotic place
 
5) He is afraid of _______ . 
   a) exotic cultures
   b) big spiders
   c) tall places
 
6) He wants to do skydiving by jumping from _______ . 
   a) a cliff
   b) a building
   c) a plane