Intermediate Listening Lesson #09

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 school subject are they talking about?
Physcial Education
Geography
History
Math

2. What is the main purpose of this discussion?
To get tips on the examination
To learn about how Martin Luther King Jr. had on American society
To talk about past presidents and leaders
To discuss the best method to study in general

3. Where is one of the person going now?
On his way home
To the book store
Going to eat lunch
Going to the library

4. Why will he spend most of his time studying the civil war?
Because the professor spent the most time lecturing on the civil war
Because he already studied the other sections
Because it is the most interesting
Because it is his area of weakness

View Answers

1. History
2. To get tips on the examination
3. Going to the library
4. Because the professor spent the most time lecturing on the civil war

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: "Did you already take the history exam?"
B: "Yeah. It was hard. When do you take it?"
A: "I take it tomorrow morning. There is so much material, that I don't know what to emphasize on. What types of questions did you get?"
B: "Mostly on the civil war. You should also study the impact Martin Luther King Jr. had on American society."
A: "How about Abraham Lincoln? Did you get any questions about him?"
B: "I only had 1 question about him. But you might get more. I don't know if he will have the same exam or not."
A: "Hopefully he will use the same exam, cause I'm going to spend most of my time studying the civil war. It is a huge section and that is what he lectured the most on in class."
B: "If you can't study everything, then that is probably the best way to go."
A: "Aright. Thanks for the info. I gotta go to the library now."
B: "Good luck."
A: "Thanks. See ya."

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.

Download all the conversations for your mp3 player. Hundreds of dialogs and printable lessons are available for download in the TalkEnglish Offline Package. Go to the English Download page and download today!