| 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627 |
- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"><head xmlns:h="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" profile=""><title>Listening comprehension exercise</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/></head><body><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a id="d0e14521" shape="rect"/>Listening comprehension exercise</h1></div></div></div><p>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.</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>A. Indicate whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or
- FALSE (F):</strong></span></p><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1cm" span="1"/><col width="1*" span="1"/><col width="30%" span="1"/><tr valign="top">
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">1.</td>
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The conversation is between 2 women.</td>
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">____________________</td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.</td>
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Raisa Nikolaevna has a son named Aleksandr.</td>
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">____________________</td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">3.</td>
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Aleksandr has 2 children.</td>
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">____________________</td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">4.</td>
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Her daughter Natasha is a diplomat.</td>
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">____________________</td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">5.</td>
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Natasha lives in Washington, DC.</td>
- <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">____________________</td>
- </tr></table></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>B. Answer the following questions:</strong></span></p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="0"><colgroup span="1"><col class="c1" span="1"/><col class="c2" span="1"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">1.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">What are the names and patronymics of the two people in the
- conversation?</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Does Raisa have any children? If <span class="italic">yes,
- </span>how many and what are their names?</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">3.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Are any of her children married?</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">4.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Does she have any grandchildren? If <span class="italic">yes,
- </span>how many and what are their names?</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">5.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Who is Viktor Egorovich Martynov and what is his profession?</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">6.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Who lives in Arlington?</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">7.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Where were the pictures of Boris and Svetlana taken?</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">8.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">What did Ivan Andreevich think of the pictures?</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></li></ol></div></div></body></html>
|
