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Intermediate Listening Lesson #16
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 are the two guys talking about?
A fat girl that walked by
A pretty girl in a red shirt
The swim suit models in the new magazine
Movies stars with perfect bodies
2. What is the meaning of "chicken" in this dialog?
To fly like a bird
To speak with a chirp
To be scared
Someone who eats chicken every day
3. What feeling is used to describe how one guy feels when he talks to girls?
He gets anxious
He gets excited
He gets nervous
He gets emotional
4. What will the guy do after this conversation is over?
Look for other pretty girls
Try to talk to the pretty girl
Go home depressed and drunk
Drink more to get the courage to talk to girls
View Answers
1. A pretty girl in a red shirt
2. To be scared
3. He gets nervous
4. Try to talk to the pretty girl
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: "You see that chick over there?"
B: "The one in the red shirt?"
A: "Yeah. Isn't she hot?"
B: "She's alright."
A: "Just alright?!? She's hot!"
B: "Why don't you go talk to her?"
A: "You think she's out of my league?"
B: "Hell no! You're just a chicken that's all."
A: "C'mon. I get nervous when I talk to girls."
B: "Why don't you go stand next to her for awhile and if an opportunity comes up, strike a conversation."
A: "What do I talk about?"
B: "It doesn't matter. You gotta find what she's interested in and go with that."
A: "I don't know..."
B: "Do you want me to go talk to her?"
A: "No. Stay away from her."
B: "If you don't do anything, I'll bet somebody else will."
A: "Ok already. I'll try."
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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