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Basic Listening Lesson #01
Step 1:
Listen to Dialog
Do not view the questions until after you have listened to the audio file. Reading the questions first will not help you improve your English listening skills.
Step 2:
Quiz - View Questions
1. What movie do these people plan on watching?
Matrix Revolution
The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings
The Last Samurai
2. When do they plan on watching the movie?
On the Weekend
Tomorrow
Later in the evening today
Next Friday
3. Where do they plan on meeting?
At the subway entrance
In front of the movie theater
At starbucks next to the theater
At home
4. What time do they plan on meeting?
At 7:30pm after dinner
At noontime
At one o'clock
At 3:45pm
View Answers
1. Lord of the Rings
2. Tomorrow
3. At the subway entrance
4. At one o'clock
If you are uncertain about the answers to the questions, listen to the audio file again after having read the questions. After you have made all your selections, you may view the answers to see how you did.
Step 3:
Show Conversation Dialog
A: "What are you doing tomorrow?"
B: "Nothing really."
A: "Let's watch a movie or something."
B: "What's on these days?"
A: "I think they're playing Lord of the Rings"
B: "That sounds pretty good. Let's watch that."
A: "Where should we meet?"
B: "How about at the subway entrance."
A: "Aright. I'll meet you there at one o'clock."
You should read the Conversation Dialog to help you study after going through the listening lesson. Do not view the Conversation Dialog prior to listening to the audio, or prior to answering all the questions.
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