Gun Control listening exercise
In this English listening exercise we hear Barack Obama give a speech following another mass shooting in America.
Gun ownership in the United States is a controversial topic which splits opinion around the world, and you can read more on the topic in our conversation class on Gun Control.
Click here to learn new related vocabulary and to practice your speaking skills on the topic with our native English speaking teachers. You will also find an article on the pros and cons of gun ownership and some writing exercises for you to use on the topic.
Listen to Presiden Obama's speech following another massacre in the USA, and answer the questions in the following listening exercise. Write your answers in the comments box at the bottom of the page, and we will reply with the answers shortly!
Questions:
1. There's been another _____ _______ in America.
2. That means that there are more American families, mums, dads, children, whose lives ___ _____ ______ forever.
3. That means there is another _________ stunned with grief.
4. … and parents _____ the country who are scared…
5. Young men and women who were _______, and ________, and ________ ______
6. Their dreams on what they could ____ __ their lives.
7. It does not capture the ________ and grief and anger that we should feel.
8. Somehow this has become _________!
9. We collectively are answerable to those families who lose their _____ _____.
10. May he give us the _______ to come together and find the _________ to change.
Don't forget to write your answers in the comments section below!
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