General Listening Quiz

What things are most important to you in a date or marriage partner? Rank the top four ideas in order of importance to you.

• ___ his or her job
• ___ age
• ___ hobbies
• ___ physical appearance or looks
• ___ money
• ___ religion
• ___ honesty
• ___ sense of humor
• ___ family background
• ___ the person’s past life

“break up with someone” = end a relationship with someone
“Jacob feels terrible because his girlfriend broke up with him last night.”

“tie the knot” = get married
“When are you going to tie the knot? You and Sarah have been engaged for two years.”

A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

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

• Mixed-Up Sentence
• Sentence and Vocabulary Matching
• Gap-fill Exercise

Ask your parents about their dating and marriage using some of these questions:

1. Where did you first meet?
2. Was your marriage arranged by a family member, friend, or marriage specialist?
3. Was it love at first sight or did it take time to fall in love? (Or have you?)
4. How long was your engagement?
5. Did you go on dates with each other, or did you just meet together at one of your homes?
6. What was the most important point in getting married to each other? (job security, personality, religion, family ties, or other)

Interview a teacher, friend, or other family member on the questions in the Post-Listening Exercise. You can use Facebook or an online survey Web site service to collect this information. Then, discuss your results with a partner or your class.