Listening practice | Social interactions
Task 1: Listen to short dialogues and complete the tasks
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Task 2: Look at the photos and listen to four short dialogues
Complete each sentence with one word.
Task 1 Audio Script
Dialogue 1
Alex: Hi, I’m Alex. I’m Tony’s brother.
Carmen: Hi, Alex. I’m Carmen.
Alex: Oh, you must be Uncle Bob’s daughter. It’s kind of funny to come to my grandparents’ anniversary and meet a cousin for the first time.
Dialogue 2
Dan: Excuse me, are there any coffee cups around here?
Teresa: There may be some in the cabinet, but usually everyone brings their own coffee cups.
Dan: Oh, I’m new here, so I didn’t know. My name is Dan.
Teresa: Nice to meet you, Dan. I’m Teresa. I work in marketing. Where do you work?
Dan: I work in accounting.
Dialogue 3
Jill: I wonder if you could help me?
Scott: Sure. What do you need?
Jill: I just signed up for this class, so I missed last week’s lectures. Would you mind if I copied your notes?
Scott: Not at all. I hope you can read them. My writing is kind of messy.
Jill: Thanks a lot. By the way, my name is Jill.
Scott: I’m Scott. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Jill.
Dialogue 4
Jennifer: The bus is crowded today.
Brad: It sure is.
Jennifer: Say, don’t I know you from somewhere?
Brad: Uh, I don’t think so.
Jennifer: You look very familiar to me. Did you happen to go to Plymouth Elementary School?
Brad: Yes, I did. Wait a minute. Jennifer? Jennifer Wilcox?
Jennifer: Yes.
Brad: It’s me, Brad Carson. Oh my gosh.
Jennifer: It’s funny we didn’t recognize each other. We always used to play together. How have you been?
Task 2 Audio Script
Dialogue 1
Joe: Hi, my name is Joe Murphy.
Karen: Hi, Joe. I’m Karen Fisher.
Joe: Oh, you must be Ellen’s sister.
Karen: That’s right.
Dialogue 2
Person A: Excuse me, are you Larry Johnson?
Larry: Yes. I’m sorry, do I know you?
Gloria: Larry, it’s me, Gloria.
Larry: Oh my gosh, Gloria. I didn’t recognize you.
Dialogue 3
Greg: Sarah, let me introduce you to my wife.
Sarah: Hello, it’s so nice to finally meet you.
Greg’s wife: It’s nice to meet you too. Greg has told me so much about you.
Sarah: All good things, I hope.
Dialogue 4
Ellen: Hi, I don’t believe we’ve met. I’m Ellen.
Steve: It’s a pleasure to meet you, Ellen. My name is Steve. I’m a friend of Tom’s.
Ellen: Oh, where do you know Tom from?
Steve: We were roommates in college.