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Listening

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What People Love Doing

a. Listen to a conversation and fill in the blanks using the words in the box below. Practice the

conversation with your partner.

swim jog go watch exercise do love

Tom : ”Do you belong to a gym?”
Maria : ”Yes, I (1) ............... to the gym near my house.”
Tom : ”What do you do at the gym? How do you (2) ...............?”
Maria : ”On Monday and Tuesday I (3) ................ yoga. The gym has a pool, so I sometimes (4)
................”
Tom : ”Oh, I do yoga too! I do it at home though. I (5) ............... videos online.”
Maria : ”Oh, you don’t belong to a gym?”
Tom : ”No, I don’t like gyms. For exercise, I (6) ............. in the park, or play soccer with friends.”
Maria : ”Oh, that works. I (7) ............... running in the park.”
Tom : ”Cool! Let’s jog together sometime.”
Maria : ”I’d like that!”

b. Lis ten to another conversation and tick (✓) the activities that Joe does on Saturdays.

 Does homework  Watches television
 Goes dancing  Helps his parents
 Studies in the evening  Eats pizza
 Plays football  Listens to music
 Goes out with friends  Goes to the cinema
 Cleans his room  Visits his grandparents

c. Listen again and answer the questions below.

1. What is the conversation mainly about?
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2. What are Joe’s Saturday mornings like?
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3. How would you describe Joe’s Saturday afternoons?
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4. What are Joe’s Saturday evenings like?
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