Listening 2b Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab Homework 18

Web address of listening activity:
http://www.esl-lab.com/taxi1/taxird1.htm

Listening exercises:

1. Where is the man going?
A. to a museum
B. to a movie theater
C. to a musical
D. to a park

2. How long will it take to get to his destination?
A. under five minutes
B. under ten minutes
C. under fifteen minutes
D. under twenty minutes

3. What time does the place in Question 1 close?
A. at 4:30 PM
B. at 5:00 PM
C. at 6:00 PM
D. at 6:30 PM

4. Where is the man going later downtown?
A. to a party
B. to a restaurant
 C. to a play
D. to a business meeting

5. How much will the fare be for the taxi ride, not including a tip?
A. between five and ten dollars
B. between ten and fifteen dollars
C. between fifteen and twenty dollars
D. more than twenty dollars

Score = 100%
Correct answers:
1. to a museum
2. under fifteen minutes
3. at 6:00 PM
4. to a restaurant
5. between fifteen and twenty dollars

Answers to pre or post-listening questions:

I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top]
What questions might you ask a taxi driver before and after you board the taxi?

Answer:
Before I board the taxi, I will say,' Thank you for stopping here.'
After I board the taxi, I will told taxi driver where I want to go. And I may ask him how long I will reach the place which I want to go.


Vocabulary Exercises:

Passenger: Hey Taxi! Ah great. Thanks for (1) pulling over.
Driver: Where to?
Passenger: Well, I'm going to the National Museum of Art, and . . . .
Driver: Sure. Hop in. No problem. Hang on!
Passenger: Uh. Excuse me. How long does it take to get there?
Driver: Well, that all depends on the (2) traffic, but it shouldn't take more than twenty minutes for the average driver. [Oh]. And I'm not average. I have driving down to an art, so we should be able to (3)cruise through traffic and get there in less than twelve minutes.
Passenger: Okay. Uh, sorry for asking [Yeah?], but do you have any idea how much the (4)fare will be?
Driver: Oh, it shouldn't be more than 18 dollars . . . not including a . . . uh-hum . . . a (5)tip of course.
Passenger: Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes?
Driver: Well, I would guess around 6:00 O'clock.
Passenger: Uh, do you have the time?
Driver: Yeah. It's half past four. [Thanks] Uh, this IS your first time to the city, right?
Passenger: Yeah. How did you know?
Driver: Well, you can tell (6)tourists from a mile away in this city because they walk down the street looking straight up at the skyscrapers.
Passenger: Was it that obvious?
Driver: Well . . .
Passenger: Oh, before I forget, can you recommend any good restaurants downtown that offer meals at a (7)reasonable price?
Driver: Umm . . . Well, the Mexican restaurant, La Fajita, is (8)fantastic. [Oh] It's not as inexpensive as other places I know, but the (9)decor is very authentic, [Okay] and the portions are larger than most places I've been to.
Passenger: Sounds great! How do I get there from the museum?
Driver: Well, you can catch the subway right outside the museum. There are buses that run that way, but you would have to (10)transfer a couple of times. And there are taxis too, but they don't run by the museum that often.
Passenger: Okay. Thanks.

Correct Answers:
1. pulling
2. traffic
3. cruise
4. fare
5. tip
6. tourists
7. reasonable
8. fantastic
9. decor
10. transfer

Score = 90%

Key Vocabulary [Top]
down to an art (verb): to learn something very well

cruise (verb): to drive at a moderate speed, often leisurely or aimlessly

do you have the time (verb): "Do you know what time it is?"

skyscrapers (noun): very tall city buildings

offer (verb): to provide or furnish

reasonable (adjective): fair, not excessive or severe

fantastic (adjective): super, wonderful, unbelievably great

decor (noun): the indoor furnishings of a building or home

authentic (adjective): real, not counterfeited

portions(noun): an individual amount of food

pull over (verb): to stop a vehicle to the side of the road