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[6:59] English Listening Practice: Understanding the Story 'A Boy or a Girl?'
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Stewart and Brenda are having a baby together. Brenda is seven months pregnant. Stewart and Brenda still don't know if the baby is a boy or a girl. The doctor had asked them if they wanted to know, and they said no. They did not want to know because they want to be surprised. They think that it will make the day of the birth more special. Their friends and families do not approve. Stewart's mom wants to know the sex of the baby because she wants to know what color bib to buy. If it's a boy, then she will buy a blue bib. If it's a girl, then she will buy a pink bib. Stewart's mom has been nagging him to ask the doctor about the baby's sex.Stewart decides to listen to his mom's suggestion. Brenda is furious. She tells Stewart not to listen to his mom. Stewart is conflicted. He loves his wife, but he also loves his mom. Stewart decides to secretly go to the hospital to ask the doctor for the information. The doctor tells Stewart that the baby is a boy. Stewart tells his mom the news. She is happy. She goes to the store to buy a lot of blue clothes. Stewart tells his mom that she can't tell Brenda. Stewart's mom agrees.
The next day Brenda has a baby shower. Stewart's mom is also invited. When it is time for Brenda to open the presents, Stewart's mom hands her her gift. Brenda slowly opens it, and it is a blue backpack. At that moment, Brenda knows she is having a boy.
Listening Comprehension- approve
verb
1. judge to be right or commendable
think well of2. give sanction to
e.g. I approve of his educational policies
Synonym: O.K.okaysanction
- information
noun
1. (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
e.g. the signal contained thousands of bits of information
Synonym: selective informationentropy
2. knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
3. a message received and understood
Synonym: info
4. formal accusation of a crime
5. a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
e.g. statistical data
Synonym: data
- pregnant
adj
1. carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
2. filled with or attended with
e.g. words fraught with meaning
an incident fraught with danger
a silence pregnant with suspenseSynonym: fraught(p)
3. rich in significance or implication
e.g. a meaning look
Synonym: meaning(a)significant
- suggestion
noun
1. the act of inducing hypnosis
Synonym: hypnotismmesmerism
2. the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
3. an idea that is suggested
e.g. the picnic was her suggestion
4. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
e.g. it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse
Synonym: propositionproffer
5. persuasion formulated as a suggestion
Synonym: prompting
6. a just detectable amount
e.g. he speaks French with a trace of an accent
Synonym: tracehint
- backpack
noun
1. a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
Synonym: back packknapsackpacksackrucksackhaversack
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