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badminton
bored
field
​frisbee
kick
​push-ups
racket
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sit-ups
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Example Sentences
1. I want to play badminton, but we need another racket.
2. I feel so bored. There's nothing fun to do.
​3. There's a nice, green, grassy field nearby. Let's go play there.
4. Throw the frisbee to me.
​5. How far can you kick that football?
6. You can do twenty sit-ups, but how many push-ups can you do?
7. Let's sit down on the floor and see how many sit-ups we can do.
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Listen to Tom and his father talking about exercise and sports. Then answer the questions below.
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1. Who says he is bored?
​(A) Tom     (B) Dad     (C) Tom and Dad     
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2. Tom says he doesn't like to read.
(A) TRUE     (B) FALSE          

3. Where are they going to play?
(A) in a park     (B) in a field     (C) They don't know.

4. When will they probably eat lunch?
(A) 12:00     (B) 11:00     (C) in a few minutes

5. Where is Tom's friend?
(A) at home     (B) outside     (C) They don't know.

​6. Who is going to make lunch?
(A) Tom     (B) Dad     (C) They don't know. 
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(Scroll down to the bottom of this page to check your answers.)

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Now, listen again and follow along with the script below.
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Tom:  I’m so bored! There’s nothing to do.  Can I watch some TV? 
Dad:  No, I think you watched enough TV already. Why don’t you read a book?
Tom:  But I already finished reading my books! All of them! 
Dad:  Oh. Well, then, let’s go outside and  get some exercise. 
Tom:  Oh . . . I don’t know. 
Dad:  Yeah, come on, we can kick a ball around or something. 
Tom: 
Maybe . . . .
Dad:
  Yeah, and don’t forget your frisbee.  And your badminton rackets.  
Tom:  Well, I guess so. Where do you want to play? In the park, or in the field across the street? 
Dad:  Let’s play across the street. It’s already 11:00, and we’ll probably eat lunch at noon. The park is a little far
          from here.

Tom:  I have an idea. Let’s play badminton first, and then the loser has to do ten push-ups.
Dad:  Uh . . . ten push-ups?
Tom:  Ha ha! You’re afraid you’ll lose!
Dad:  No . . . it’s just that . . . . Well, how about  the loser does ten push-ups and the winner does five sit-ups?
Tom:  What?! That doesn’t make any sense!
Dad:  Ha ha! You’re afraid you’ll win!
Tom:  No, of course not. Okay, . . . let’s do it.
Dad:  Hey, wait a minute. Before we go outside, why don’t you call your friend, Marcel? He can join us.
Tom:  No, I don’t have to.  
Dad:  
What? Why not? ​
Tom:  Because I see him out the window. He’s already outside playing in the field.
Dad:  Hey, great.
Tom:  I’ll race you. The last person there has to make lunch!
Dad:  Okay, no problem. Uh . . . wait a minute. If you lose, what are you going to make for lunch?
Tom:  That’s easy. I’ll just call and order a pizza!
Dad:  What?!

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Listen again and fill in the missing words. (Use a pen and paper to write your answers.)

​​​Tom:  I’m so bored! There’s nothing to do.  Can I watch some TV? 
Dad:  No, I think you watched enough TV already. Why don’t you read a book?
Tom:  But I already finished (1) __________________ my books! All of them! 
Dad:  Oh. Well, then, let’s go outside and  get some (2) __________________. 
Tom:  Oh . . . I don’t know. 
Dad:  Yeah, come on, we can (3) __________________ a ball around or something. 
Tom: 
Maybe . . . . 
Dad:  Yeah, and don’t forget your (4) __________________.  And your badminton rackets.   
Tom:  Well, I guess so. Where do you want to play? In the park, or in the (5) __________________ across the street? 
Dad:  Let’s play across the street. It’s already 11:00, and we’ll probably eat lunch at  (6) __________________. The park is
          a little far from here.

Tom:  I have an idea. Let’s play badminton first, and then the loser has to do ten push-ups.
Dad:  Uh … ten push-ups?
Tom:  Ha ha! You’re afraid you’ll (7) __________________!
Dad:  No . . . it’s just that . . . . Well, how about  the loser does ten push-ups and the  (8) __________________ does five
          sit-ups?

Tom:  What?! That doesn’t make any sense!
Dad:  Ha ha! You’re afraid you’ll win!
Tom:  No, of course not. Okay, . . . let’s do it.
Dad:  Hey, wait a (9) __________________. Before we go outside, why don’t you call your friend, Marcel? He can
          (10) 
__________________ us.
Tom:  No, I don’t (11)__________________  to.  
Dad:  
What? Why not? ​
Tom:  Because I see him out the  (12) __________________. He’s already outside  (13) __________________ in the field.
Dad:  Hey, great.
Tom:  I’ll (14) __________________ you. The last person there has to make lunch!
Dad:  Okay, no problem. Uh … wait a minute. If you lose, what are you going to make for lunch?
Tom:  That’s (15)
__________________. I’ll just call and order a pizza!
Dad:  What?!
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​(Scroll down to the bottom of this page to check your answers.)

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Work with a partner and continue the conversation between Tom and his father. Act out the conversation for your other classmates.
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Tom: That's easy. I'll just call and order a pizza!

Dad: What?!

Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANSWERS  How much do you understand? 
1. A (Tom)     2. B (FALSE)     3. B (in a field)     4. A (12:00/noon)     5. B (outside)     6. C (They don't know.)


ANSWERS  Listening Gap-Fill Activity 
1. reading     2. exercise     3. kick     4. frisbee     5. field     6. noon     7. lose     8. winner     9. minute     10. join    
11. have to    12. window     13. playing     14. race     15. easy



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