Talking People (Mujer Palabra)



Listening Activity: Robert Siegel Superfans Say Farewell To 'All Things Considered' Host

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Activity designed by MF (2018)

Language Functions: Learning to give feedback and say thank you!

Total time: 4’23” First 2’45”

SHAPIRO: Listeners have a lot of thoughts and feelings about this 1. ________________________, and we wanted to take a moment to hear from some of them.

… the listeners we heard from - they come from 2. ______________________

… it's not 3. _____________________ where it would put you to sleep, but it's just really calm.

There was just always something 4. ____________________ about turning on the radio

5. Why is Siegel a father figure according to a listener?

a) Because Siegel has a very rich inner life

b) Because Siegel’s voice allows people to reflect on the questions he was raising

c) Because the listener is very upset about Siegel’s departure

Being a 6. _________________ social worker, I have hard days that are sad and difficult. 

Generations of 7. __________________ listeners grew up hearing your voice, two of them Zaden and Kaia Eby-Holmes from Fishers, Ind.

When my mom 8. _________________ just drive us places she'd just have NPR on. 

and we'd just freak out. Take us somewhere. 9. _______________________.

What’s “bummed out”? 10. ____________________________

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People 11. __________________ in cars appreciate you, Robert.

That's the Turkish Lyft driver who picked you up this summer during a 12. ____________________________ Boston.

And we 12. ______________ opinions.

Oh, Robert, 13. _________________ to say thank you.

Thank you so much 14. ________________ me and my sister happy when we were in the back seat of a car.

When that 15. ____________________________, I will hope that he moves on to a great adventure and a wonderful life because he has enriched my life.

And I've been so proud to be able to be a listener 16. _________ all these years.

17. What does “bowled over” mean in this context?

a) Knocked down

b) Very impressed

c) Surprised

Follow-up work: listen again to the radio program(me) and practice saying sentences they use!

Key

1. MILESTONE

2. ALL WALKS OF LIFE

3. SOOTHING

4. WELCOMING

5. B

6. HOSPICE

7. BACKSEAT NPR

8. WOULD

9. FLY US AWAY

10. SAD, DISCOURAGED, GLOOMY, MOROSE, DOWNCAST, DEPRESSED…

11. TRAPPED

12. REPORTING TRIP IN

13. I’D LIKE

14. FOR MAKING

15. MIC GOES DEAD

16. OVER

17. ALL ARE SYNOMYMS BUT HERE “B” WOULD BE MORE ACCURATE, I THINK!

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