Unit 1—part 1 Spot dictation In this recording, a father is telling how he and his daughters felt about a chicken farm they visited. A: A couple of days ago, I ...went to a chicken farm to buy a chicken with my kids... B: Yes? What did you see there, David? A: Oh, Jenny, ... to tell you the truth, it really (1) _________how chickens were raised in the mechanical production. B: Why, what did they do there? A: The chickens are... I mean, it’s like this, my kids, they wanted to see the chickens in the cages... so I said, all right, I’ll take you there to see them. B. So what did you see? Did you see the chickens in the cages? A: Yes. One of my kids was 8 years old, and the other was 5. But the 8-year-old was almost (2) ___________. B. What happened? What did she see? A: Yes, I asked what’s up? She was too upset to speak. So I went in to have a look. B: What did you see? A: You (3) __________. And it (4) ________... there were three chickens in one single cage. B. Yes, what’s wrong with this? Is the cage big? A: No. The cage was so small that the only way they could get around was to climb over each other. The chickens were forced against the metal bars... and ... they were bald. B: What a shame! I wouldn’t let my kids see this, and the way they treat chickens is (5) ____________.