Myself, my family, relationships and choices - CCEAListening exercise - Foundation
Learn key vocabulary for talking about your friends and family. Practise your language skills to describe and respond to questions about those close to you.
Listen to Angela talking about her best friend and choose the two correct answers.
Question
Angela's friend is described as...
a) Talkative
b) Understanding
c) Funny
d) Polite
The correct answers are b and c.
Transcript:Mi mejor amiga es una persona muy comprensiva. Siempre me escucha cuando tengo un problema y me hace reír cuando me siento triste. Es bastante graciosa y le gusta mucho contar chistes.
Translation:
My best friend is a very understanding person. She always listens to me when I have a problem and makes me laugh when I feel sad. She is quite funny and she loves to tell jokes.
Listen to Fernando talking about his brother and answer the following questions in English.
Question
Why does Fernando describe his brother as lazy?
Because he never does his homework/studies for his exams.
Question
What does Fernando think his parents should do with regards to his brother?
Be stricter.
Transcript:Mi hermano mayor es muy perezoso. Nunca hace sus deberes ni estudia para sus exámenes. Sólo quiere salir con sus amigos y pasarlo bien. En mi opinión, mis padres deberían ser mas estrictos con él.
Translation:
My older brother is very lazy. He never does his homework, nor does he study for his exams. He only wants to go out with his friends and have a good time. In my opinion, my parents should be stricter with him.
Listen to Francisca and choose the three adjectives used to describe Magdalena.
Question
a) friendly
b) nice
c) talkative
d) rude
e) polite
a (friendly), c (talkative) and d (rude)
Transcript:Aunque Magdalena, la nueva chica de la clase, parece amistosa, es demasiado habladora y se mete en líos con los profesores porque es muy maleducada.
Translation:
Although Magdalena, the new girl in the class, seems to be friendly, she is quite talkative and gets herself into trouble with the teachers because she is very rude.
