Listening to a Conversation

Instructions:

1. Click this link and listen to the conversation for 2 times.

http://www.e-o-l.net/moodle/file.php?file=/247/chores.wma

2. Answer the quiz that follows:

Quiz

Part 1. Multiple Choice

1. What does the boy want to do at the beginning of the conversation?
A. go play outside
B. watch TV
C. play video games

2. What is one thing the boy is NOT assigned to do around the house?
A. clean the bathroom
B. vacuum the floors
C. wash the walls

3. What does the boy have to do in his bedroom?
A. put away his books
B. make his bed
C. pick up his dirty clothes

4. What is the father going to do while the boy is doing his household chores?
A. wash the car
B. paint the house
C. work in the yard

5. Where will the father and son go after the housework is done?
A. to a movie
B. out to eat
C. to a ball game

Part 2. Fill in the blanks.

Click this link and listen to the conversation for the last time.

http://www.e-o-l.net/moodle/file.php?file=/247/chores.wma

Son: Dad. Can I go ⁽¹⁾ to play?

Dad: Well, did you get you Saturday's ⁽²⁾ done?

Son: Ah, Dad. Do I have to?

Dad: Well, you know the ⁽³⁾. No playing until the work is done.

Son: So, what is my work?

Dad: Well, first you have to clean the bathroom including the toilet. And don't forget to ⁽⁴⁾ the bathtub.

Son: No, I want to do the family room.

Dad: Well, okay, but you have to ⁽⁵⁾ the family room and the hall, and be sure to dust everything. Oh, and don't for get to wipe the walls and clean the baseboards. [Okay.] And after that. [Oh, no.] Next, ⁽⁶⁾ and mop the kitchen floor and be sure to polish the table in the living room.

Son: Okay. Okay.

Dad: And ⁽⁷⁾ your bed and pick up all your toys and put them away. And . .

Son: More?

Dad: Yeah. And then, how about going out for ⁽⁸⁾ and getting a big milk shake, but you probably don't want to do that.

Son: No, No. I want to.

Dad: Okay. While you're doing your work, I'll be out in the yard ⁽⁹⁾leaves and pulling ⁽¹⁰⁾

Vocabulary:

scrub(verb): clean thoroughly by rubbing hard
- You'll need to scrub really hard to remove that stain from the table.

dust(verb): to remove small pieces of dirt
- Please dust all the furniture in the front room.

baseboards(noun): a piece of wood or molding attached along the bottom of a wall where it touches the floor; also called "skirting board" in Britain and Australia
- We need to remove the baseboards to put down new tile on the floor.

sweep(verb): to clean a floor by using a broom or brush to collect dirt
- Be sure to sweep the floor before you mop it.

rake(verb): to gather with a garden tool with a row of plastic or metal teeth at the head
- I spent all yesterday raking the leaves in my backyard.