TOEFL Listening Practice Skill 1-3 (Longman TOEFL PBT)

Task 1:

 Fill in the story elements of text 1 (“The Man and the Pears”) in the following table.

TEXT1 : THE MAN AND THE PEARS
A man was invited to a wedding in another town. As he walked along the road he saw some pears. They were beside the path. The man was hungry enough to eat them. But he did not want to. He was looking forward to the wonderful food at the wedding. So, he kicked the pears into the ditch.	1
A little while later the man had to cross a small river. But it had rained so much that the little bridge was washed away. There were no boats around.	2
So, at last the man had to give up all hope of getting across. He turned around to go home. And now he was very hungry. When he saw the pears in the ditch, he was glad to pull them out and eat them.	3
Don’t be too quick not to like things you think you don’t need. Someday you may be glad to have them. (Moral Value)	4

Story Elements of Text 1: The Man and the Pears
Setting	Character	Plot/events	Problem	Solution
Along the Road to the Town	A man	-          The man was on the way to attend wedding party when he saw some pears and kicked them to the ditch instead of taking them with him.	He could not find way to cross a small river to get to the party and he decided to go back to his house hungrily.	He pulled the pears out from the ditch and ate them.
		-          He had to cross a small river to get the party. Unfortunately, he didn’t find way because the little bridge was washed away and there were no boats.
		-          He turned around to go home with hunger.
		-          On the way home, he saw the pears were still in the ditch and he took them for his meal.a

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