Speaking/Listening 2
Stenseth (from Mulder)
Name: ________________________
Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab
1. Go to http://www.esl-lab.com/
The conversations
in the Easy section are
good for your level.
Click on the listening
quiz Nice to Meet You.
2. When you are ready
to listen, click PLAY.
Speaking/Listening 2
Stenseth (from Mulder)
Name: ________________________
3. Listen and answer the questions below in complete, grammatically correct
sentences.
1. What day of school is it?
2. What is the girl’s name?
3. Who is Karen?
4. Where was the girl born?
5. Where are the girl’s parents from?
6. Where did the girl grow up?
7. How old was the girl when she moved to the U.S.?
8. What does the girl's father do for a living?
9. What does he teach?
10. What does the girl’s mother do?
Speaking/Listening 2
Stenseth (from Mulder)
Name: ________________________
4. Listen again and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
Teacher: Oh, hi. What __________ your name __________. I can't __________
__________ all the students' names this being the __________ day of school.
Student: It's okay. I have a hard time remembering names myself.
Teacher: How, uh, Karen, right?
Student: No, it's __________. My __________ name is Karen.
Teacher: __________. Okay. I think I __________ you were from __________.
Student: Well, I was __________ there, but my parents are __________. I __________
up in __________.
Teacher: Oh, a world traveler!
Student: But then we __________ here when I was __________.
Teacher: So, what does your father do now?
Student: Well, he's a __________ __________, and he is in Scotland at the moment.
Teacher: How interesting. What does he teach?
Student: Oh, I haven’t a clue. __________, just joking! He teaches __________.
Teacher: Oh, __________, and uh, what about your mother?
Student: She works __________ __________ at __________.
Teacher: Oh, and what, does she have her own business or something?
Student: __________, she takes care of me.
Teacher: Well, being a __________ can be a real hard, but __________ job.
Student: I think so too.
Speaking/Listening 2
Stenseth (from Mulder)
Name: ________________________
5. After you listen try to do the following activities. Mark your score:
1) Mixed-Up Sentence
Score: ____________
2) Sentence and Vocabulary Matching
Score: ______________
6. Post question (Please be honest!)
This listening exercise was…
________________________________________________________________________
Very useful
Useful
Somewhat Useful
Not Useful
These vocabulary items might be new for you:

keep straight (verb): remember clearly
- You need to keep the facts straight if you want to pass the test.

nah: no (informal)
Do you want to come to the party?
Nah. I have other plans that evening.
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homemaker (noun): housewife
- His wife is a homemaker.