Intermediate Listening Power

Activity 1.

Listen to the file.

First Date

Activity 2.

Listening Comprehension. Answer the following questions.

1. What kind of movie is the girl going to see on her date?
A. horror 
B. romance 
C. science fiction

2. At what theater is the movie playing?
A. Central Palace 
B. Campus Plaza
C. Common Plex

3. How is the girl getting to the movie?
A. She is getting a ride with her brother.
B. Her date is coming to pick her up.
C. She is going by bus and will meet her date there.

4. What time does the movie begin?
A. 7:30 p.m.
B. 8:00 p.m.
C. 8:30 p.m.

5. What time does she have to be home? 
A. 10:00 p.m.
B. 10:30 p.m.
C. 11:00 p.m.

Activity 3.

Listening to Details. Listen to the file for the last time and fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

Girl: He's here. Bye Dad.

Dad: Wait, wait, wait . . . Where are you going?

Girl: Dad. I'll already told mom. I'm going out ⁽¹⁾.

Dad: Who with? You mean you're going on a date?

Girl: Yeah. Mom met Dirk ⁽²⁾. [Dirk!?] He's sooo cool. We're going on a double-date with Cindy and Evan.

Dad: Dirk.

Girl: I have to go.

Dad: Wait, wait. I want to meet this ⁽³⁾.

Girl: He's waiting for me.

Dad: Well, so what are you going to do tonight? Going to the ⁽⁴⁾?

Girl: Dad! We're going out to eat, and then we're going to ⁽⁵⁾ a movie.

Dad: What movie and what is it rated?

Girl: It's a science fiction ⁽⁶⁾ called . . . well, I don't know what it is called, but it's rated PG.

Dad: And where's the movie showing?

Girl: Down at the Campus Plaza Movie Theater.

Dad: Hey, I was thinking about seeing a movie down there tonight, too.

Girl: Ah, Dad.

Dad: Hey, Let me meet that guy.

[Father looks out the living room window . . .

Hey, that guy has a ⁽⁷⁾!

Girl: Dad. That's not Dirk. That's his older brother. He's taking us there! Can I go now?

Dad: Well . . .

Girl: Mom said I could, and mom knows his ⁽⁸⁾.

Dad: Well . . .

Girl: Dad.

Dad: Okay, but be home by 8:00.

Girl: Eight!? The movie doesn't ⁽⁹⁾until 7:30. Come on, Dad.

Dad: Okay. Be ⁽¹⁰⁾ by 11:00.

Girl: Love you, Dad.

Dad: Love you, too.

Girl: Bye.

Dad:Bye.

Activity 4

Vocabulary. Read and study the following words.

• cool (adjective): someone who is good-looking or attractive 
  - She thinks the guy is really cool, but she doesn't know him like I do.

• PG (noun): parental guidance
  - The movie is rated PG, so I think we should watch it before we take the kids to see it.

• come on (phrasal verb): used to express that something said is unreasonable 
  - Come on, Mom. You can't expect me clean up my room before I go out tonight, can you? .

Activity 5.

Discussion. Answer the following questions related to the conversation.

• Imagine that your 16-year-old daughter is about to leave on her first date. What questions do you ask her before she leaves? Are you concerned at all? Why or why not?
  
• Where do people go on dates in your country?
  
• What is your image of the "ideal" date?