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General Listening Quiz

“Health Insurance – Script”


Listening Exercise

Listen to the recording on health insurance and read along with the conversation. 

Woman: So, are you ready for college?

Man: Of course, I am. I have a smartphone, dad’s credit card, and a toothbrush. What more do I need?

Woman: Uh, you’re not prepared at all.

Man: What do you mean?

Woman: Well, what are you gonna [going to] do if you get sick?

Man: What are you talking about? I never get sick.

Woman: Right. Last week, you got a cold, and you couldn’t go to school for three days.

Man: Ah, that was a fluke.

Woman: And the week before that, you had a headache.

Man: Ah, headache? It was the buga virus that was going around.

Woman: The what? Anyway, have you signed up for student health insurance?

Man: What are you talking about? Even if I get sick, I’m still on dad’s health insurance, right?

Woman: Well, you are . . . until Friday when you turn 26, [What?] and you don’t qualify any longer.

Man: Oh, so how much does it cost to buy it on your own?

Woman: Well, I think it’s about $180 . . . [Ah, that’s not bad.] a month.

Man: A month? Not a year? [No.] That’s outrageous. I’m just gonna [going to] wear a hazmat suit so I don’t catch anything.


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