From Prison to Apartments: The Liberty ProjectFrom Prison to Apartments: The Liberty Project

From Prison to Apartments: The Liberty ProjectFrom Prison to Apartments: The Liberty Project

American English Listening practice

Test your listening skills. See if you’ve heard it right. Write down your answers and check below to see if you’re right.

Clip 1 [0:00 – 0:20] “We really felt that we were liberating these buildings from its dark past and for that reason, we thought Liberty was a good name for the __________. We had to work with the National Park Services to __________ how much of the walls could be opened up.”

Clip 2 [0:20 – 0:40] “This was originally built as a ball field for the prisoners. It’s a space that not only the people in the apartments can use, but it’s also created for the people in the __________ community.”

Clip 3 [1:30 – 1:50] “Currently, there are 165 apartments in the reformatory, and 44 of those units are __________ aside for people earning 50% of the __________ income.”

Clip 4 [1:50 – 2:10] “Those apartments were very __________ received. In fact, we leased up in just a matter of months and have been at full __________ ever since.”

Clip 5 [2:30 – 2:50] “We really felt that it’s important to preserve history so you can learn from the past. As we completed our plan, there was some __________ about whether people would want to live in a prison.”

Clip 6 [3:05 – 3:25] “When we started talking to lenders and investors, they were concerned about a number of things. There was a concern that we might not be able to get __________ rate rents for the market rate apartments.”

Clip 7 [3:25 – 3:45] “But eventually we were able to clear those __________. After quite a bit of work, we’re able to get the project __________ and get an investor on board.”

Clip 8 [6:40 – 7:00] “Construction, for the most part, has come to __________ on the Liberty campus. Some penitentiary buildings have yet to be converted into __________ spaces.”

Clip 9 [7:00 – 7:20] “Those will be ongoing as tenants are signed up. The community has very warmly __________ the Liberty Project.”

Clip 10 [7:20 – End] “Everyone’s very __________ of what we did here, and we are very pleased with the __________.”