Listening 1

Los alumnos de la modalidad en línea han creado un sistema de trabajo de los listenings en equipo. Se dividen los listenings en fragmentos y cada alumno responsable saca una serie de preguntas. Luego, un responsable lo revisa y lo monta. La verdad es que trabajar muchísimo es la única manera de desarrollar la competencia de comprensión auditiva en inglés. Les subo aquí un ejemplo de lo que han preparado para uno de los listenings:

1. If you quit smoking, your health will ______.
2. After 12 hours your last cigarette your blood oxygen and carbon monoxide ______ to normal.
3. After 72 hours you will be able to breath ______.
4. Your ______ will be similar to a non-smoker in your gums and teeth after two weeks.
5. After 2-4 weeks, you can lose some feelings like anger or ______.
6. When you quit smoking after two week to three months the risk of ______ drops.
7. After nine months the cilia of your ______ regrow.
8. After one year your excess risk of ______ heart disease is half the excess risk of a smoker.
9. Between 30% and 50% of that for a continuing smoker. Risk of death from lung cancer has declined by almost ______ if you were an average smoker (one pack per day). 
10. Risk of cancer of the ______, throat, esophagus and pancreas have declined. Risk of ______ diabetes for both men and women is now similar to that of a never-smoker
11. After 13 years the average ______ who is able to live to age 75 has 5.8 fewer teeth than a non-smoker. But by year  after ______, your risk of smoking induced tooth loss has declined to that of a never-smoker
12. After 15 year of coronary ______ disease is now that of a person who has never smoked. Your ______ of pancreatic cancer has declined to that of a never-smoker - but note 2nd pancreatic study making identical finding at 20 years).
13. After 20 year female excess risk of death from all ______ related causes, including lung disease and cancer, has now ______ to that of a never-smoker. Risk of pancreatic cancer has ______ to that of a never-smoker.

POSSIBLE ANSWERS

1.  Improve
2.  Back
3.  Better, well.
4.  Blood circulation.
5.  Depression, insomnia, anxiety, restlessnes.
6.  Heart attack.
7.  Lungs.
8.  Coronary.
9.  Half.
10.  Mouth; Developing.
11.  Smoker; Quitting.
12.  Heart; Risk.
13.  Smoking; Reduced; Declined.

LISTENING TRANSCRIPTION

You know that smoking is bad for your body. You also know that the longer you smoke the worse it is for your body. But, what you may not know is how good it is for your body to quick smoking. And that the longer you go without smoking. The health of your body becomes.

After only 20 minute from your last cigarette, your blood pressure, pulse rate and the temperature of your hands and feet all return to normal. After eight hour the nicotine in your blood stream reduces by 93 and quarter percent. After 12 hours, your blood oxygen level increases to normal, while your carbon monoxide levels drop to normal. After 24 hours you are quitting relating anxiety peak and will return to pre quitting level within 2 weeks. After 48 hour damages rebounding are re growing and you’re a senses smell and taste are returning to normal. At this time you are quitting related anger and your irritability peak.

After 72 hours you are 100 % nicotine free, your withdraw symptoms already peak, the bronchial tool and your lungs are relaxing and you are now breathing easier. After 5 to 8 days you are having an average that 3 cue-induced craving each day and no craving last longer than 3 minutes. After 10 days you have less than 2 cravings a day each less than 3 minutes. After 2 week the blood circulation in your gums and teeth are similar to a nonsmoker. After 2 to 4 weeks you are quitting related anger, anxiety, inpatient, insomnia, restlessness and depression are gone.

 After 2 week to 3 months your risk of heart attack is dropping and your lung function is improving. After 3 week to 3 months you circulation is improve, your chronic cough disappear and you were walking easier. After nine months your sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath are decrease. The cilia in your lungs will keep your lungs clean and re grown and you have increase energy.

 After 1 year your excess risk of coronaries heart diseases, heart attack and stroke are now half the excess risk of the smoker. After 5 to 15 years your risk of having stroke is the same as the nonsmoker. After 10 years your risk of lung cancer it 30 to 50% to the smoker risk, your risk of dead from lung cancer is reduce by half and your risk of pancreatic cancer is the same as the nonsmoker your risk of mouth, throat and suffer this cancer is also reduces.

After 13 year you wish that tooth fresh is the same as a nonsmoker. After 15 year your risk of coronary heart disease is the same as a nonsmoker. After 20 year the risk of dead from smoking related causes is now that of the nonsmoker. Good as new. One in how to quit smoking and return your body to health. Visit quitsmoking.com.