General Listening Quiz

1. 1. Eating dinner together as a family is important.
   2. Watching TV is a good way for families to spend time together.
   3. Families should go on vacation every year.
   4. Playing games is better than watching movies as a family.
   5. Family members should all enjoy the same activities.
   6. It’s hard to find time for family activities these days.
   7. Cooking together is a fun family activity.
   8. Parents should plan activities for the whole family.
   9. Doing chores together can be a family activity.
   10. Family time is more important than time with friends.

“keep an eye on” = watch carefully
“Be sure to keep an eye on the kids so they don’t get too close to the river.”

“homesick” = sad at being away from home or things that are familiar
“My roommate is really homesick and can’t think about anything else but his mom’s cooking.”

Listen to the recording and answer the questions. (See transcript)

Here are some words that appear in the recording:

• types (noun): kinds
  – What types of food do you make for your family?
• supplies (noun): materials or tools to make something
  – The children need supplies to make their art projects.
• whole (adjective): all of; entire
  – The whole family wants to eat pizza tonight.
• cousin (noun): a child of a person’s aunt or uncle
  – My cousin is coming to visit me today.

Do the vocabulary quizzes with the words from the conversation for more practice:

• Mixed-Up Sentence
• Multiple-Choice Questions
• Sentence and Vocabulary Matching
• Gap-fill Exercise

Talk about your family with a partner using some of these questions:

• How many people are in your family?
• What do your parents do?
• What kinds of activities does your family do together?
• What is one thing you like or dislike about your family?

Choose a country you want to visit. Use the internet and find three favorite games that children play there. Answer these questions:

1. What is the name of the game?
2. Do you play this game inside or outside?
3. What are some basic rules of the game?
4. How many people can play at one time?
5. How do you win?