Listening questions - discussing family relationships - Foundation
Family relationships can sometimes be problematic. Brotherly and sisterly love is not always plain sailing! Here are some useful verbs:
| aguantar | to put up with |
| confiar | to trust |
| discutir | to discuss/argue |
| enfadarse | to get angry |
| fastidiar | to annoy/bother |
| insultar | to insult |
| llorar | to cry |
| llevarse bien/mal con | to get on well/badly with |
| maltratar | to mistreat/abuse |
| molestar | to bother/annoy |
| pelear(se) | to fight |
| aguantar |
| to put up with |
| confiar |
| to trust |
| discutir |
| to discuss/argue |
| enfadarse |
| to get angry |
| fastidiar |
| to annoy/bother |
| insultar |
| to insult |
| llorar |
| to cry |
| llevarse bien/mal con |
| to get on well/badly with |
| maltratar |
| to mistreat/abuse |
| molestar |
| to bother/annoy |
| pelear(se) |
| to fight |
Alberto is talking about his family relationships. Listen to the audio clip and answer the following questions.
Question
Write the correct letter for each question.
Alberto's brother is ...
| A | two years older |
| B | two years younger |
| C | two years old |
| A |
| two years older |
| B |
| two years younger |
| C |
| two years old |
A. The key word to listen out for is mayor, which means older. Alberto also says tiene dos años más que yo (he is two years older than me).
Question
What sort of person is Alberto?
| A | Cheerful |
| B | Tolerant |
| C | Spoiled |
| A |
| Cheerful |
| B |
| Tolerant |
| C |
| Spoiled |
B. Alberto says siempre he sido una persona muy tolerante (I have always been a very tolerant person). The word alegre (cheerful) does not appear and the word mimado (spoiled) is used later to describe Alberto's brother.
Question
What does Alberto's brother do every day?
| A | insults him |
| B | makes fun of him |
| C | shouts at him |
| A |
| insults him |
| B |
| makes fun of him |
| C |
| shouts at him |
A. Alberto says me insulta todos los días (he insults me every day).
Question
What sort of person is Alberto's brother?
| A | tolerant |
| B | clever |
| C | selfish |
| A |
| tolerant |
| B |
| clever |
| C |
| selfish |
C. Alberto says that his brother is egoísta (selfish). He says that he is maleducado but this means rude and is nothing to do with education or being clever. Alberto describes himself as tolerante (tolerant) earlier in the text.
Question
What else does Alberto say about his relationship with his brother?
| A | they get on well |
| B | they have nothing in common |
| C | they share a bedroom |
| A |
| they get on well |
| B |
| they have nothing in common |
| C |
| they share a bedroom |
B. Alberto says no tenemos nada en común (we don't have anything in common).
Transcript:
Tengo 15 años, vivo con mis padres y mi hermano mayor. Tiene dos años más que yo. Siempre he sido una persona muy tolerante pero ahora no puedo aguantar su comportamiento. Está muy mimado y hace lo que quiere. Nunca me escucha y me insulta todos los días. En mi opinión, mi hermano es una persona egoísta y maleducada. Además, nuestros gustos son muy distintos y no tenemos nada en común.
Translation:
I'm 15 years old, I live with my parents and my older brother. He is two years older than me. I have always been a very tolerant person but now I can't put up with his behaviour. He is very spoiled and does what he wants. He never listens to me and insults me every day. In my opinion, my brother is a rude and selfish person. What's more, our tastes are very different and we have nothing in common.
