General Listening Quiz

People often go to a gym or fitness center to exercise, but it is also a place to meet people and socialize with new friends. In this conversation, a man meets a woman at a health club. He wants to find out more about her, but he doesn’t know what to say.

In such cases, what kinds of appropriate questions can people ask when they meet new people for the first time? What questions are NOT okay to ask? Predict three questions the man will ask.

1. 1. Everyone should exercise regularly.
   2. Going to a gym is better than exercising at home.
   3. You don’t need to exercise if you’re not overweight.
   4. Working out with a friend is more fun than going alone.
   5. Health clubs are too expensive for most people.
   6. It’s hard to stay motivated to exercise.
   7. Walking every day is enough to stay healthy.
   8. You need a personal trainer to exercise correctly.
   9. Group classes are the best part of health clubs.
   10. Exercise is more important than diet for staying healthy.

“gym rat” = someone who spends a lot of time exercising at a gym
“My brother is a gym rat. He goes there every day after work for about three hours.”

“fit as a fiddle” = to be in very good physical condition
“My grandfather is fit as a fiddle. He runs and hikes every morning before he goes to work.”

A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

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

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

People make new friends at different places in the community. Some people find new friends at school; other people meet online. In your case, how do you meet new people? What are safe ways to make new friends?

It is fun to learn new expressions in different languages, and this is especially true about greetings and introductions. Use the internet to find out how to say, “Hello”, in these languages. Be sure to write the names of the countries where people speak this language:

1. Spanish – Mexico, Spain, Chile, Honduras
2. Arabic –
3. Japanese –
4. Quechua –
5. Sango –
6. Wolof –
7. Esperanto –