BEGINNER LISTENING ACTIVITIES

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PERSONAL INTRODUCTION

“Hello! My name is Mary. I am thirty-five years old. I live in Miami, Florida with my husband and two children. I have one son in kindergarten and one daughter in first grade. They both attend public school. My husband is a mechanic. On weekends, he works at a restaurant as a dishwasher. The restaurant usually gets more customers on weekends, so they need extra people to wash dishes”.

QUIZ SCRIPT

1. Who is introducing herself?

           a) Anybody  

           b) Mary is introducing herself

           c) She is thirty-five.

2. How old is she?

a)    She is thirty-five years old.

b)    She is twenty – five years old.

c)    None

     3. Where does Ana live?

a)    She lives in Miami, Florida.

b)    She lives in USA.

c)    She lives in Holland.

      4. What is her husband’s profession?

a)    He is a mechanic.

b)    He is doctor.

c)    He is her husband.

     5.    How many children does Ana have?

a)    She has two children; one son and one daughter.

b)    She has three children.

c)    She doesn’t have children.

Audio recording and upload >> FAMILY

My name is Vani. I am 12. I live in New Delhi, India with my father, mother, two brothers and three sisters. My grandparents also live with us. In India, family is very important. It is common to have grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins living in the same house. My aunts, uncles and cousins also live nearby. We see each other often. My older brother is a computer programmer. Right now, he is in Australia. His company sent him there for one year. We all miss him a lot. We write him letters every week. I want him to come home soon.

QUIZ SCRIPT

1. Which country does she live in? 

         a)    She lives in Asia. 

         b)    She lives in India. 

         c)    She lives in New Delhi.

2. Does she live with her parents? Who else lives with her? 

        a)    No, she doesn’t live with her parents. 

        b)    Yes, she lives with her parents. Her brothers, sisters and grandparents 
              live with her too. 

        c)    Yes, she lives with her friends.

3. What does her older brother do? 

        a)    Her older brother is a computer programmer.

        b)    Her older brother is an engineer. 

        c)    None.

4. Where is he right now? 

       a)    He is in India. 

       b)    He is in USA. 

       c)    His company sent him to Australia for a year.

5. Does the family miss him? How do you know? 

      a)    Yes, the family misses him a lot. They write him letters every week. 

      b)    No, the family doesn’t miss him. 

      c)    None.

Record and upload voice >> WORK

Carolina writes an email to her friend about work:

"Hi Cristina, I am sorry I haven’t called you for so long. How are you? How is your new apartment? I have been very busy at work. I arrive at the office at 7 am and leave at around 6:30 pm. I just get half an hour for lunch and a five-minute break in the morning and in the afternoon. I am very tired when I get home so I just eat, watch some television and go to bed. In the office, I am on the phone all day, listening to customer complaints and entering them into our computer system. At the end of the day I have to write a summary of all the calls I received during the day and give my boss a status on the complaints that are not yet resolved. I do not know how much longer I can do this. I need a vacation, or even better, I need another job! I’ll call you this weekend.

Carolina”

QUIZ SCRIPT

1.    At what time does Carolina usually arrive at the office?

a)    She arrives at 8 o’clock in the morning.

b)    She never arrives at 7 o’clock in the morning.

c)    She usually arrives at 7 o’clock in the morning.

2.    At what time does she leave?

a)    She leaves at around 8:00 in the evening.

b)    She leaves at around 6:30 in the evening.

c)    She leaves at around 6:30 in the morning.

3.    What does she do almost all day at work?

a)    She listens to customer complaints.

b)    She talks with the people.

c)    She watches T.V.

4.    What does she have to give her boss at the end of each work day?

a)    She has to give her boss a summary of the complaints she received and the status of the ones that are not yet resolved.

b)    She has to give her customers a summary of the complaints.

c)    She has to give her boss the status of the ones that are not yet resolved.

5.    Does it seem like she likes her job?

a)    Yes, it seems like she likes her job.

b)    No, it doesn’t seem like she likes her job. She wouldn’t mind finding another job.

c)    Yes, it is.

Audio and voice recording >> A NEW HOME

Jack stands outside his new house. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out the key. He turns the key in the lock and opens the door. He steps into the living room and looks around. The paint is peeling off the walls. There is no furniture. The house is dirty and smells bad. He tries to open a window but it is broken. The house does not have a kitchen or a bedroom but there is a microwave on the floor on one side of the room. He wonders if it works. The place looks terrible but it is all he can afford. He covers his nose and mouth with his hand and opens the bathroom door. It is in bad condition.

QUIZ SCRIPT 

1.    Is Jack's new house clean?

a)    Yes, the house is very clean.

b)    No, the house is very dirty.

c)    None.

2.    Is the house in good condition?

a)    The house is in good condition.

b)    Yes, it is.

c)    No, the house is in terrible condition.

3.    How many bedrooms does the house have?

a)    There are no bedrooms. It only has a living room and one bathroom.

b)    There are two bedrooms and one bathroom.

c)    There is one bedroom.

4.    Does the house need to be repainted?

a)    Yes, the paint is good.

b)    No, it doesn’t.

c)    Yes, the paint is peeling off the walls.

5.    Why did Jack buy a house that is in such bad condition?

a)    Because he doesn’t have enough money to buy a better house.

b)    Because he liked that house.

c)    Because he has much money.

Online recording software >> I DON'T FEEL WELL

Charlie is not feeling well. He was at a party last night and got home at 3 am. He has a headache and feels nauseous. He had too much to drink and ate too much shrimp. He gets out of bed and realizes that he is not wearing any pants. He looks around but cannot find them. He goes into the bathroom and looks around for his pills. He cannot find them. He hears voices. He walks out of the bedroom, goes down the stairs and into the kitchen. There are people talking and laughing in the kitchen. He wonders who else came back home with him last night. Then he realizes something. He doesn’t have stairs in his apartment. He is in someone else's home!

QUIZ SCRIPT

1.    Why is Andrés not feeling well?

a)    He drank too much alcohol and ate too much shrimp at the party the previous night.

b)    He didn’t drink too much alcohol and ate too much shrimp at the party the previous night.

c)    He ate too much shrimp at the party the previous night.

2.    What is he looking, when he goes into the bathroom?

a)    He is looking his pills.

b)    He is looking water.

c)    He is looking his brush.

3.    Why do you think he cannot find his pills?

a)    Because he is in his apartment.

b)    Because he is in someone else’s apartment.

c)    Because he is in mother’s apartment.

4.    When does he realize that he is not in his own apartment?

a)    When he remembers that his apartment doesn't have stairs.

b)    When he gets up.

c)    When he is drinking water.

5.    Why doesn’t he realize that he is not in his apartment when he wakes up?

a)    He is probably half asleep and has a hangover.

b)    He is sleepy yet.

c)    He is wake up.