After Reading >> Compound Dictation You will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 1 to 7 with the exact words you have just heard. For the blanks numbered from 8 to 10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Working at Home Most American workers travel each day to jobs in factories, offices, (1) ______________ , shops and schools. But for a (2)___________ number of people in the United States, the work place is changing. More Americans are (3)___________ to work at home. There are several reasons for this (4) _______ . One reason is many parents want more time to be with their children at home. Another is that people want the (5)__________ to decide for themselves how and when to do their job. The most important reason, however, is the (6)____________in computer technology. With computers, there is (7)_______ need for people to come together to work. (8)______________________________________________. A worker can write a report or add information to company records on a computer at home and then send the finished work to a computer in another city. (9) ________________________________________ . Many highly skilled workers, for example, ask their computers to work at least part of their time at home. They say (10)_____________________________________________________________________________________.