Looking for a Place to Live

  • Post category:Listening

Topic: Housing, Rooms, Furniture

Mode: Interpretive

Level: Novice

Students will listen to an audio file and will answer true/false questions.

Components of this activity: Script, recording, true/false exercise, answer key

Instructions to the teacher

  1. Record the script in the following exercise and save it as an audio file. 
  2. Play it in class and ask students to select the right answer for each question. 

Script

I have to find a new place to live. My apartment is just too small, and I can’t fit all of my stuff inside. First, I need more than one bedroom. Second, I love to cook and there is no space in my kitchen. Finally, I like to host many parties for lots of friends, so my tiny living room just doesn’t work! A larger bathroom with a bathtub and a shower would be nice, too.

Instructions to students

Listen to the audio and decide whether the statement is true or false. 

  1. The speaker needs a smaller apartment. F
  2. The speaker has one bedroom right now. T
  3. The speaker loves to cook. T
  4. Her current kitchen is perfect. F
  5. She likes to host parties. T
  6. The living room is the perfect size for parties. F
  7. She would like a bigger bathroom. T
  8. Her current bathroom has a bathtub. F