LISTENING COMPREHENSION
This 11-Year-Old Is Keeping Homeless People Warm
Fill in the gaps in the following sentences
1. Rudy: Hi, I’m Rudy Washington, otherwise known as the sock-men and today I’m
_________ _____ socks to the _____________________ people on this very cold day in
Detroit.
2. Homeless man: It only takes one man to change the world. Remember that it comes from
the ___________ it comes from right here, that’s what makes the man.
3. Rudy: It’s not about me ... that’s somebody’s mom, dad, sister, brother ... You never know
how much you have until you ___________ what you have.
Answer the following questions:
1. How did the idea of Sock Drive start?
2. How many pairs of socks were donated to homeless people in 2016?
3. What are Rudy’s hobbies, besides volunteer work?
Answers
Fill in the gaps exercise:
1. Giving up; homeless.
2. Heart.
3. Lose.
Questions:
1. Rudy and is mom were sitting on the couch and she was scrolling on Facebook. She said:
“Socks are the most needed but the least donated” and that really broke Rudy’s heart.
Then he asked his mom if they could start a Sock Drive.
2. Over 2,000 pairs of socks were handed out in 2016.
3. He plays basketball and he has a passion for music. He plays different instruments and
wants to be a singer when he grows up.