Listening comprehension exercise

Listen to the dialog as recorded on the tape. When you are finished, discuss it with your classmates. What were you able to understand? Listen to the dialog again to check your comprehension. Ask your instructor for help if you need it. Now answer the questions below.

A. Indicate whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F):
1. The conversation is between 2 women. ____________________
2. Raisa Nikolaevna has a son named Aleksandr. ____________________
3. Aleksandr has 2 children. ____________________
4. Her daughter Natasha is a diplomat. ____________________
5. Natasha lives in Washington, DC. ____________________
B.Answer the following questions:
1.What are the names and patronymics of the two people in the conversation?
2.Does Raisa have any children? If yes, how many and what are their names?
3.Are any of her children married?
4.Does she have any grandchildren? If yes,how many and what are their names?
5.Who is Viktor Egorovich Martynov and what is his profession?
6.Who lives in Arlington?
7.Where were the pictures of Boris and Svetlana taken?
8.What did Ivan Andreevich think of the pictures?