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Example Sentences
1. I studied hard for the test, so I got an A plus!
2. Our teacher gave us a very long and difficult assignment. 3. Before you start to write, it's often a good idea to brainstorm ideas. 4. A: When is the assignment due? B: Next Monday. 5. Oh-oh. I think I just made a mistake. I didn't mean to do that. 6. Our teacher asked us to write a paragraph for homework. 7. I answered 24 of the 25 questions correctly. That's a grade of 96 percent. 8. Is it a good idea to give kids a reward for doing their homework? |
1. How many questions were on Tom's math test?
(A) two (B) fifty (C) forty-eight 2. What does Tom want to do tonight? (A) watch TV (B) get married (C) do homework 3. He should write about what he did . . . . (A) yesterday (B) on Saturday (C) last weekend 4. What does Tom's father suggest? (A) bowling (B) watching TV (C) brainstorming 5. Last Saturday, Tom went . . . . (A) bowling (B) to a park (C) to a cinema 6. When did Tom watch a movie? (A) on Sunday (B) on Friday (C) on Saturday |
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Now, listen again and follow along with the script below.
Tom: Dad, guess what?
Dad: I don’t know, what?
Tom: No, you have to guess!
Dad: Aaaaah . . . you’re getting married next week?
Tom: No! Of course not. I had a math test yesterday and I made only two mistakes.
Dad: How many questions were on the test?
Tom: Forty-eight questions. No, wait . . . fifty questions.
Dad: Hey, yeah, that is pretty good. Two mistakes out of fifty questions . . . so that’s ninety-six percent. That’s
an A plus!
Tom: Nice! So . . . can I watch more TV tonight? As a reward?
Dad: Um, I don’t know about that. I mean, you didn’t get an A plus on your test by watching lots of TV, did you?
Anyway, you still have homework to do tonight, right?
Tom: Not much. Just ten or twenty minutes of writing homework.
Dad: What kind of assignment is it?
Tom: We have to . . . uh . . . watch a TV show and then write about it?
Dad: Nice try. No, really, what do you have to write about?
Tom: I have to write about what I did last weekend.
Dad: When is it due? Tomorrow?
Tom: Yeah.
Dad: Are you sure?
Tom: Well . . . I don’t know. I mean, what did I do? I didn’t do anything! What can I write about?
Dad: Well, before you start writing, maybe you can brainstorm for a few minutes and get some ideas.
Tom: Okay . . . I’ll write some of the things I did . . . before I write the paragraph.
Dad: For example, we went bowling together on Saturday. Remember?
Tom: Yeah, that right!
Dad: And you won both games.
Tom: That’s right! . . . and, on Sunday, didn’t we go to the park?
Dad: And we threw a ball around!
Tom: And after that, we stayed at home and watched a movie on TV!
Dad: So?
Tom: So, what?
Dad: So, what are you going to write about?
Tom: Oh . . . I don’t know! I hate homework.
Dad: I don’t know, what?
Tom: No, you have to guess!
Dad: Aaaaah . . . you’re getting married next week?
Tom: No! Of course not. I had a math test yesterday and I made only two mistakes.
Dad: How many questions were on the test?
Tom: Forty-eight questions. No, wait . . . fifty questions.
Dad: Hey, yeah, that is pretty good. Two mistakes out of fifty questions . . . so that’s ninety-six percent. That’s
an A plus!
Tom: Nice! So . . . can I watch more TV tonight? As a reward?
Dad: Um, I don’t know about that. I mean, you didn’t get an A plus on your test by watching lots of TV, did you?
Anyway, you still have homework to do tonight, right?
Tom: Not much. Just ten or twenty minutes of writing homework.
Dad: What kind of assignment is it?
Tom: We have to . . . uh . . . watch a TV show and then write about it?
Dad: Nice try. No, really, what do you have to write about?
Tom: I have to write about what I did last weekend.
Dad: When is it due? Tomorrow?
Tom: Yeah.
Dad: Are you sure?
Tom: Well . . . I don’t know. I mean, what did I do? I didn’t do anything! What can I write about?
Dad: Well, before you start writing, maybe you can brainstorm for a few minutes and get some ideas.
Tom: Okay . . . I’ll write some of the things I did . . . before I write the paragraph.
Dad: For example, we went bowling together on Saturday. Remember?
Tom: Yeah, that right!
Dad: And you won both games.
Tom: That’s right! . . . and, on Sunday, didn’t we go to the park?
Dad: And we threw a ball around!
Tom: And after that, we stayed at home and watched a movie on TV!
Dad: So?
Tom: So, what?
Dad: So, what are you going to write about?
Tom: Oh . . . I don’t know! I hate homework.
Listen again and fill in the missing words. (Use a pen and paper to write your answers.)
Tom: Dad, guess what?
Dad: I don’t know, what?
Tom: No, you have to guess!
Dad: Aaaaah . . . you’re getting married next week?
Tom: No! Of course not. I had a math test yesterday and I made only two (1) __________________.
Dad: How many questions were on the test?
Tom: Forty-eight questions. No, wait . . . fifty questions.
Dad: Hey, yeah, that is pretty good. Two mistakes out of fifty questions . . . so that’s ninety-six (2) __________________.
That’s an A plus!
Tom: Nice! So . . . can I watch more TV tonight? As a (3) __________________?
Dad: Um, I don’t know about that. I mean, you didn’t get an A plus on your test by (4) __________________ lots of TV,
did you? Anyway, you still have homework to do tonight, right?
Tom: Not much. Just ten or twenty minutes of writing homework.
Dad: What kind of (5) __________________ is it?
Tom: We have to . . . uh . . . watch a TV show and then write about it?
Dad: Nice try. No, really, what do you have to write about?
Tom: I have to write about what I did last (6) __________________.
Dad: When is it (7) __________________? Tomorrow?
Tom: Yeah.
Dad: Are you (8) __________________?
Tom: Well . . . I don’t know. I mean, what did I do? I (9) __________________ do anything! What can I write about?
Dad: Well, before you start writing, maybe you can (10) __________________ for a few minutes and get some ideas.
Tom: Okay . . . I’ll write some of the things I did . . . before I write the (11) __________________.
Dad: For (12) __________________, we went bowling together on Saturday. (13) __________________?
Tom: Yeah, that right!
Dad: And you won both games.
Tom: That’s right! . . . and, on Sunday, didn’t we go to the (14) __________________?
Dad: And we threw a ball around!
Tom: And after that, we stayed at home and watched a movie on TV!
Dad: So?
Tom: So, what?
Dad: So, what are you going to write about?
Tom: Oh . . . I don’t know! I (15) __________________ homework.
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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.
Dad: So, what are you going to write about?
Tom: Oh . . . I don't know. I hate homework.
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Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: Oh . . . I don't know. I hate homework.
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANSWERS How much do you understand?
1. B (fifty) 2. A (watch TV) 3. C (last weekend) 4. C (brainstorming) 5. A (bowling) 6. A (on Sunday)
ANSWERS Listening Gap-Fill Activity
1. mistakes 2. percent 3. reward 4. watching 5. assignment 6. weekend 7. due 8. sure 9. didn't 10. brainstorm
11. paragraph 12. example 13. Remember 14. park 15. hate
1. B (fifty) 2. A (watch TV) 3. C (last weekend) 4. C (brainstorming) 5. A (bowling) 6. A (on Sunday)
ANSWERS Listening Gap-Fill Activity
1. mistakes 2. percent 3. reward 4. watching 5. assignment 6. weekend 7. due 8. sure 9. didn't 10. brainstorm
11. paragraph 12. example 13. Remember 14. park 15. hate
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