English Listening Skills Quiz Notes

Introduction

• Presenter: Gabriella
• Objective: Test English listening skills through a quiz involving short dialogues.

Quiz Dialogues

1. Jewelry Shop

• Situation: A man seeks a birthday present for his wife.
• Key Details:
  • Options include long necklace, flower pendant, heart pendant.
  • Pearl necklace costs $5,000 (too expensive).
  • Final Choice: First necklace (length not specified).

2. Office Printers

• Situation: Discussion between a man and a woman about printer placement.
• Key Details:
  • New printer cannot go where the old printer currently is.
  • Suggested location is next to the window.
  • Final Location: Opposite side of the room (near window).

3. Grocery Call

• Situation: A man talks with his wife on the phone.
• Key Details:
  • Items needed: milk and bread for breakfast.
  • Number of milk cartons needed: 1.
  • No additional items necessary.
  • Final Order: Milk and bread.

4. Weather Forecast

• Situation: Weather update.
• Key Details:
  • Sunny in the morning.
  • Cloudy and rainy in the afternoon and night.
  • Sunshine returns early next morning.

5. Business Card Design

• Situation: Selection of a design for a company business card.
• Key Details:
  • Importance of company name visibility discussed.
  • Recommendation for big company name.
  • Final Decision: Chose a design where name is big, no photo inclusion.

6. Directions to Bus Stop

• Situation: A woman asks a man for bus stop directions.
• Key Details:
  • Direction: Go straight, turn at second traffic light, left at bookstore.
  • Bus stop in front of bank.

7. Meeting Refreshments

• Situation: Woman and boss discussing drinks for a meeting.
• Key Details:
  • Available drinks: coffee and bottled water.
  • Client (Michael) does not drink coffee.
  • Final Decision: Bottled water for the meeting.

8. Computer Purchase

• Situation: Woman inquiring about ultra books at a mall.
• Key Details:
  • Prefers lightweight ultra book.
  • Cannot watch DVDs on the first option.
  • Final Choice: First ultra book in black color.

9. Man's Trip Plans

• Situation: Discussion of upcoming trips.
• Key Details:
  • Trip to Hong Kong for two nights.
  • Then to Taipei for one night.
  • Back home before Saturday meeting.

10. Pizza Order

• Situation: Man ordering pizza over the phone.
• Key Details:
  • Order: garlic tomato pizza (large, cut into 8 pieces).
  • Additional items: 4 breadsticks and 2 cans of coke.

11. Restaurant Hours

• Situation: Inquiry about restaurant closing time.
• Key Details:
  • Restaurant open until 11 PM, kitchen closes at 10 PM.
  • Closes at 9 PM on Sundays.

12. Online Shopping for Vacuum

• Situation: Conversation between a husband and wife.
• Key Details:
  • Delivery estimate: 3-4 days.
  • Delivery planned for Sunday due to prior commitment on Saturday.

13. Medicine Instructions

• Situation: Woman consulting with her doctor.
• Key Details:
  • Prescribed three medicines to take after dinner.
  • Dosage: 2 round pills, 1 capsule, 1 ear drop.

14. Family Introduction

• Situation: Man introduces his family.
• Key Details:
  • Father's job and hobbies discussed.
  • Older sister (married, living abroad) and younger brother (in law school).

15. Glasses Shop

• Situation: Man choosing a pair of glasses.
• Key Details:
  • Initially interested in round glasses but prefers the same shape as current ones.
  • Final Choice: Glasses with black frames.

16. Dental Appointment

• Situation: Man scheduling a dental appointment.
• Key Details:
  • Appointment for the next Saturday fully booked.
  • Scheduled for 6 PM Thursday.

17. Apartment Visit

• Situation: Woman visiting friend’s apartment.
• Key Details:
  • Apartment number: 1018 in the east building of a complex.

18. DVD Rental

• Situation: Man renting DVDs.
• Key Details:
  • Initially wants 3 DVDs but takes 5 for a discount.

19. Train and Time Check

• Situation: Man and woman checking the train time.
• Key Details:
  • They see a clock at the station; train arrives in 5 minutes, 10 o'clock train.

20. Flight Seating

• Situation: Man chooses a seat for a flight.
• Key Details:
  • Prefers aisle seat but settled for a window seat due to availability.

Conclusion

• Quiz was designed to improve listening comprehension of real-world conversations.
• Encouragement to practice and learn from the dialogue scenarios presented.