General Listening Quiz

Listen to the recording on weekend plans and read along with the conversation. Review the key vocabulary and the sample sentences.

Liam: Hey, Alex, do you have any plans for this weekend?

Alex: Not really. I was thinking of just staying home and relaxing. Why?

Liam: Well, a few of us are going hiking on Saturday morning. And do you want to come?

Alex: Hiking? That sounds fun? I haven’t done anything like that in a long time. Is it a hard hike?

Liam: Not at all. It’s an easy one, and the view at the top is amazing.

Alex: At the top? That sounds hard. What time are you going?

Liam: We’re meeting at my house at eight, and. Oh, and don’t forget to bring water and some snacks for all of us.

Alex: For all of you? Bring your own snacks. Well, can I invite my cousin, too? She actually likes hiking.

Liam: Of course.

Alex: Great. I’ll let her know. I’m excited? As long as I don’t die on the way up or down.

Liam: Don’t worry about it. We can carry you. It’ll be a fun weekend.

• hike (noun): a long walk in nature, usually in the mountains or woods
  – We planned a short hike before lunch, but it took longer than we expected.
• view (noun): what you can see from a certain place, especially a beautiful scene
  – The hotel room had a great view of the ocean.
• bring (verb): to take something with you when you go somewhere
  – Don’t forget to bring your umbrella; it might rain later.
• invite (verb): to ask someone to join an event or activity
  – I want to invite my classmates to my birthday dinner.
• snacks (noun): small amounts of food eaten between meals
  – We packed snacks for the road trip so we wouldn’t get too hungry.