This is an English listening lesson about how being a foreigner can be an advantage. You're going to hear a story about the story.

This will help you practice listening to someone tell a story. Make sure to follow the instructions and complete the dictation exercises.

Instructions

1. Listen or watch the material two-five times.

2. Complete the fill-in-the-gap dictation exercise. Repeat.

3. Dictate the story fully. Repeat. If the material is too long, dictate 20 or 30 seconds each time you study and don't be afraid to look at the script and cheat.

4. Repeat Steps 2-4. Do this as many times as possible.

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Thanks and good luck.

Story Dictation

You know, it's really (1)__________ being a foreigner in Korea and it's the (2)__________ for all foreigners in Asia, I think. (3), I read a story on the Internet about how a guy was (4) in a small town in Japan and kids would (5)__________ "How are you?" at him and people would even follow him (6)__________ the grocery store. Funny thing in my case (7)__________ that people think I'm Korean so they just act (8)__________ around me. I like it because I (9)__________ to see "real" Korean behaviour, as it were. What's it (10)__________ like for you being a foreigner here?

Story Script

You know, it's really interesting being a foreigner in Korea and it's the same for all foreigners in Asia, I think. See, I read a story on the Internet about how a guy was living in a small town in Japan and kids would shout "How are you?" at him and people would even follow him around the grocery store. Funny thing in my case is that people think I'm Korean so they just act normally around me. I like it because I get to see "real" Korean behaviour, as it were. What's it been like for you being a foreigner here?