The Mother Road

A. General comprehension:

1. Nature of the document: __________________________

2. Number of speakers and their accent (American? British?): ___________________

3. Give the real name of the Mother Road: __________________________

B. Part One

1.Tick the passages you hear:

a) It is the first cross-country □ highway   □ away

b) making your □ road   □ own itinerary

c) do it □ when you wanna do it   □ when you gonna do it

d) The Mother Road really offers □ a lot of veracity   □ a lot of variety

2. Tick the correct answer and justify:

The Mother Road offers □ freedom   □ indecision ; Justification: _________________

C. Part Two

1. Name the geographical elements mentioned by the speaker.

Town: _____________________ Lake: _____________________

It is where the Mother Road □ starts □ goes through □ ends

2. Lou Mitchell's is:

a) a wonderful □ dinner   □ diner

b) the best breakfast □ you're gonna have   □ you've ever had

3. Pick out names or titles concerning these elements:

a) Singer: ____________________	b) Prison: ____________________
c) Film: ____________________	d) TV series: ____________________

D. Part Three

1.  The Mother Road goes through numerous states. Make a list of all these states:

2. Name one city and explain its importance.

________________________. It is where the road _______.

3. The road is a ________ of American ____________.

4. Tick what you hear, then complete.

□ Steinbeck    □ Steinway  □ grapes   □ rapes   □ wrap   □ wrath

________________, an American author, wrote a novel entitled _______________________. This novel deals with _____________ coming from the mid-_______ on their way to _______________ in search of a better _______.

5. For the United States, this road is one of the ______ _________.