School Life

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Making it easier

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Play each part of the audio separately.
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Making it harder

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Play the whole audio without a break.
Don't read the transcript.
Now, listen to the audio and do the exercises on the following tabs.
If you do not complete all the question, you can play the audio again. After that, read the dialog to make sure that you understand all word in the audio.
1) How old is Jeanna?
14
15
16
“14” and/or “15”
2) What does she think about high school?
It's fun
It's boring
It's hard
“It's hard” and/or “It's fun”
3) What is her favorite subject?
Math
History
English
“History” and/or “English”
4) What is one thing she does not like?
Cruel people
The food
Sports
“Cruel people” and/or “The food”
5) Who is her favorite teacher?
Her English teacher
Her Math teacher
Her History teacher
“Her Math teacher” and/or “Her English teacher”

Todd: Hello!

Jeanna: Hello!

Todd: Hi, what's your name?

Jeanna: Jeanna.

Todd: OK, Jeanna, how old are you?

Jeanna: I'm 15 years old.

Todd: 15! OK, are you in high school?

Jeanna: Yes, I am.

Todd: OK. What do you think about high school?

Jeanna: It's fun. Very diverse.

Todd: What do you like to study in high school?

Jeanna: I like history a lot.

Todd: OK. Why do you like history?

Jeanna: It's interesting to learn about the past, different things, and different cultures.

Todd: OK. What's one thing you don't like about high school?

Jeanna: People can be really cruel.

Todd: Oh, really! How? How are people cruel?

Jeanna: There's a lot of judgmental-ness.

Todd: Oh, that's too bad. So, you're nice to everybody?

Jeanna: Generally.

Todd: OK. OK. Who's your favorite teacher?

Jeanna: Probably my English teacher