Listening 2b Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab Homework 8

Web address of listening activity:

http://www.esl-lab.com/tradition/traditionrd1.htm

Listening exercises:


1. Where does this news program take place?
A. at a shopping centerB. at a local school
C. in a city market place

2. How does the young girl, Elizabeth, celebrate this holiday with her family?
A. They go out to eat at a restaurant.
B. They visit close relatives.C. They go to see a movie.

3. What does Johnny and his family eat on this day?
A. turkeyB. ham
C. chicken

4. What sentence best describes Steven's feelings about Christmas?
A. It's a time when people exchange gifts with friends, family, and teachers.
B. It's a holiday when friends give gifts during an elaborate dinner.
C. It's a day when people think of others without waiting for a gift in return.

5. The final young woman says that the best thing about Christmas is:
A. receiving presents from classmates.
B. having a vacation from school.C. sleeping late every day.

Score = 100%
Correct answers:
1. at a shopping center
2. They visit close relatives.
3. turkey
4. It`s a day when people think of others without waiting for a gift in return.
5. having a vacation from school

Answers to pre or post-listening questions:

I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top]
Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Year's Day are some of the major holidays in the United States. From what you understand, how are these holidays celebrated (food, family activities, local celebrations, games and recreation, etc.)?

Answer:
When people celebrate Christmas, they will make up christmas tree.
When people celebrate Thanksgiving, they will eat turkey.
When people celebrate New Year's Day, they will go to countdown square.


Vocabulary Exercises:

News Reporter: Hello. This is Charles Richards from Channel 7 News, and we're down here, uh, at the City Mall, interviewing people on how they (1) celebrateChristmas. And, uh, hi young lady. What is your name?
Young Girl: Elizabeth Carter.
News Reporter: And, uh, Elizabeth, uh. How does your family celebrate Christmas?
Young Girl: We go (2) sledding , and we go over to my grandparents house and have dinner with them.
News Reporter: Well, that is great, and let me ask this young man. Hi, what is your name? [Johnny.] And Johnny, how old are you?
Johnny: Five.
News Reporter: And, uh, does your family eat anything (3)particular  for Christmas?
Johnny: Turkey . . .
News Reporter: And what does Christmas mean to you?
Young Girl: Going to my grandma's and (4) making  their breakfast.
News Reporter: Going to grandma's and making breakfast. And let me ask another young man. Hi, what is your name? [Steven.] Okay, and Steven, what does Christmas mean to you?
Steven: Giving but not expecting to get.
News Reporter: Now, that's kind of hard for a young man like yourself. What does that mean: Giving by not expecting.
Steven: Well, one thing that we do is (5)secret  giving.
News Reporter: Secret giving? Now how does that (6)work in your family?
Steven: We (7) sneak up to the porch of somebody that we wa nt to give to, we put the gift that we want to give to them, ring the doorbell, and (8) hide.
News Reporter: Ring the doorbell and hide? Uh, so you're not expecting something; you just want to be (9)generous to someone else. Is that right?
Steven: Yeah. That's correct.
News Reporter: And let's interview one more. And, uh, how do you celebrate Christmas? What is the best thing about Christmas and what does it mean to you?
Young Woman: It means getting off from school!
News Reporter: Getting off from school?! Do you all feel that way?
Group of Children: Yeah!!
Young Girl: Because I hate (10) homework.
News Reporter: Yeah. Well, that all here from the City Mall. Channel 7 reporting.

Score = 80%
Correct Answers:
1. celebrate
2. sledding
3. particular
4. making
5. secret
6. work
7. sneak
8. hide
9. generous
10. homework

 Key Vocabulary [Top]

sledding (noun): the activity or sport of ridding on a sled, usually in snow

 particular (adjective): special or specific

 sneak (verb): to advance or approach without being seen

 hide (verb): to prevent from being seen or discovered

 generous (adjective): willing to give or share freely