Back to Course Listening 26 – Listen for specific words 0% Complete 0/0 Steps Quiz 1 of 0 Listening 26 – Listen for specific words Listening 26 – Listen for specific words Time limit: 0 Quiz Summary 0 of 1 Questions completed Questions: Information You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again. Quiz is loading… You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz. You must first complete the following: Results Quiz complete. Results are being recorded. Results Time has elapsed You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0) Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0) 0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0) Categories Not categorized 0% Show Question 1 Review Answered Correct Incorrect Question 1 of 1 1. Question Try to fill in the missing words: I studied abroad during my junior year in college, I BLANK 1 of 27 a semester in Brazil. And part of the program was a homestay – living with a local host family. My host family was a mother, a daughter who was about 12 years old at the time, and a BLANK 2 of 27. And they also had a little white dog. I remember a bit of culture shock when I first met my host family, because my host mother BLANK 3 of 27 me on my legs and asked if my mother also had big, beautiful legs like mine. I was a bit taken aback, because in the States people probably wouldn’t comment so BLANK 4 of 27 on part of someone’s body right upon meeting them – but I took it in stride – I thanked her for the compliment and said that yes, my mother also has a BLANK 5 of 27 physique. One of the things that the study abroad program BLANK 6 of 27 told us to do beforehand was to bring a gift for our host families, something representative of the BLANK 7 of 27 where we lived. And so I brought a jug of maple syrup, which is typical of the BLANK 8 of 27 United States. The only problem was that – when I gave it to them, they were very BLANK 9 of 27, but then they asked me how exactly the syrup was used. And I wasn’t able to explain it to them, because in the U.S. we usually use maple syrup as a topping on pancakes, waffles, or French toast, none of which are common BLANK 10 of 27 foods in Brazil – nor did I know the words for them in Portuguese. I think I ended up saying that the syrup is very BLANK 11 of 27, and you could eat it with bread or cake. Later I found out that my host grandmother was actually BLANK 12 of 27 the maple syrup into her milk to sweeten it, which is quite a BLANK 13 of 27 way to use it! I got a kick out of that. There was another kind of funny moment when they BLANK 14 of 27 me some cookies from a jar in the kitchen. Now, I had never seen anyone from my host family BLANK 15 of 27 these cookies, but I had seen them give these cookies to the dog. So I wasn’t sure if they were regular cookies that the dog happened to like, or if the family was trying to BLANK 16 of 27 a little prank on me, you know, get the gullible American girl to eat a dog biscuit. But I didn’t want to be BLANK 17 of 27 and so I accepted, and luckily my fears were unfounded – it was just a BLANK 18 of 27 cookie. Some of the students in my program had real problematic BLANK 19 of 27 with their host families, but I didn’t have any major problems. The closest we came to a conflict was when a bunch of us students were BLANK 20 of 27 to go see a soccer game in the local stadium, and this was something I really wanted to do. But my host mother wouldn’t let me go because she said it was too dangerous – that there were a lot of BLANK 21 of 27 in the stadium and it wasn’t a good place for a woman to be. And I remember thinking this was a bit sexist and that she was being overprotective, and I BLANK 22 of 27 a little bit, but she was pretty adamant that I shouldn’t go. So I BLANK 23 of 27 out on the game – but in the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t a big deal. My host family definitely helped me a lot in BLANK 24 of 27 of learning Portuguese. I had already studied it on my own before the program, so I knew the basics, but they were very BLANK 25 of 27 in speaking in a way that I could understand, and explaining new words and expressions that I wasn’t familiar with. I’m very grateful that they BLANK 26 of 27 me into their home for a semester, and although we’ve lost BLANK 27 of 27, I have fond memories of my host family. I studied abroad during my junior year in college, I Fill in the blank 1 of 27 a semester in Brazil. And part of the program was a homestay – living with a local host family. My host family was a mother, a daughter who was about 12 years old at the time, and a Fill in the blank 2 of 27 . And they also had a little white dog. I remember a bit of culture shock when I first met my host family, because my host mother Fill in the blank 3 of 27 me on my legs and asked if my mother also had big, beautiful legs like mine. I was a bit taken aback, because in the States people probably wouldn’t comment so Fill in the blank 4 of 27 on part of someone’s body right upon meeting them – but I took it in stride – I thanked her for the compliment and said that yes, my mother also has a Fill in the blank 5 of 27 physique. One of the things that the study abroad program Fill in the blank 6 of 27 told us to do beforehand was to bring a gift for our host families, something representative of the Fill in the blank 7 of 27 where we lived. And so I brought a jug of maple syrup, which is typical of the Fill in the blank 8 of 27 United States. The only problem was that – when I gave it to them, they were very Fill in the blank 9 of 27 , but then they asked me how exactly the syrup was used. And I wasn’t able to explain it to them, because in the U.S. we usually use maple syrup as a topping on pancakes, waffles, or French toast, none of which are common Fill in the blank 10 of 27 foods in Brazil – nor did I know the words for them in Portuguese. I think I ended up saying that the syrup is very Fill in the blank 11 of 27 , and you could eat it with bread or cake. Later I found out that my host grandmother was actually Fill in the blank 12 of 27 the maple syrup into her milk to sweeten it, which is quite a Fill in the blank 13 of 27 way to use it! I got a kick out of that. There was another kind of funny moment when they Fill in the blank 14 of 27 me some cookies from a jar in the kitchen. Now, I had never seen anyone from my host family Fill in the blank 15 of 27 these cookies, but I had seen them give these cookies to the dog. So I wasn’t sure if they were regular cookies that the dog happened to like, or if the family was trying to Fill in the blank 16 of 27 a little prank on me, you know, get the gullible American girl to eat a dog biscuit. But I didn’t want to be Fill in the blank 17 of 27 and so I accepted, and luckily my fears were unfounded – it was just a Fill in the blank 18 of 27 cookie. Some of the students in my program had real problematic Fill in the blank 19 of 27 with their host families, but I didn’t have any major problems. The closest we came to a conflict was when a bunch of us students were Fill in the blank 20 of 27 to go see a soccer game in the local stadium, and this was something I really wanted to do. But my host mother wouldn’t let me go because she said it was too dangerous – that there were a lot of Fill in the blank 21 of 27 in the stadium and it wasn’t a good place for a woman to be. And I remember thinking this was a bit sexist and that she was being overprotective, and I Fill in the blank 22 of 27 a little bit, but she was pretty adamant that I shouldn’t go. So I Fill in the blank 23 of 27 out on the game – but in the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t a big deal. My host family definitely helped me a lot in Fill in the blank 24 of 27 of learning Portuguese. I had already studied it on my own before the program, so I knew the basics, but they were very Fill in the blank 25 of 27 in speaking in a way that I could understand, and explaining new words and expressions that I wasn’t familiar with. I’m very grateful that they Fill in the blank 26 of 27 me into their home for a semester, and although we’ve lost Fill in the blank 27 of 27 , I have fond memories of my host family. 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