II. Listening Exercises

1. Listen to the conversation again by pressing the Play Audio button and read along with the conversation. Review the Key Vocabulary and the sample sentences.

Girl: Dad, I'm bored. Can I go to a movie today? Dad: A movie today? Well, I don't know. Girl: Jeff always takes me to a movie. Dad: Well, I know your uncle Jeff always takes you, but what movie would you like to see today Aubrey? Girl: Muppets in Space. Dad: Muppets in Space.Let me look at the newspaper. Okay. Ah, here it is. Muppets in Space that starts in the afternoon at 2:45. Well should we take mommy with us? Girl: Yeah. Dad: Okay, we have to wait for mommy because she's at a meeting right now. Girl: Okay. Dad: Alright. And what should we do after we go see the movie? Girl: Umm . . . go on a little walk. Dad: Go on a walk. Where would you like to go on a walk to? Would you like to go down to the beach or through the park? Girl: To the beach. Dad: To the beach. Well that sounds great. And then maybe we can go out to eat tonight. Does that sound okay? Girl: Yeah [alright].

Key Vocabulary [Top]

• yeah (adverb): informal for yes; also yep
  - May I use your pen.
  Yeah, sure.

• mommy (noun): an informal word for mother usually used by children; also mom.
  - Mommy. May I watch TV?