General Listening Quiz
“First Date – Script”
Listening Exercise
Listen to the recording and read along with the conversation. Review the key vocabulary and the sample sentences.
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Girl:
He’s here. Bye Dad.
Dad:
Wait, wait, wait . . . Where are you going?
Girl:
Dad. I already told mom. I’m going out tonight.
Dad:
Who with? You mean you’re going on a date?
Girl:
Yeah. Mom met Dirk yesterday. [Dirk!?] He’s sooo cool. We’re going on a double date with Cindy and Evan.
Dad:
Dirk.
Girl:
I have to go.
Dad:
Wait, wait. I want to meet this guy.
Girl:
He’s waiting for me.
Dad:
Well, so what are you going to do tonight? Going to the library?
Girl:
Dad! We’re going out to eat, and then we’re going to catch a movie.
Dad:
What movie and what is it rated?
Girl:
It’s a science fiction thriller called . . . well, I don’t know what it is called, but it’s rated PG.
Dad:
And where’s the movie showing?
Girl:
Down at the Campus Plaza Movie Theater.
Dad:
Hey, I was thinking about seeing a movie down there tonight, too.
Girl:
Ah, Dad.
Dad:
Hey, Let me meet that guy.
[Father looks out the living room window . . .]
Dad:
Hey, that guy has a mustache!
Girl:
Dad. That’s not Dirk. That’s his older brother. He’s taking us there! Can I go now?
Dad:
Well . . .
Girl:
Mom said I could, and mom knows his parents.
Dad:
Well . . .
Girl:
Dad.
Dad:
Okay, but be home by 8:00.
Girl:
Eight!? The movie doesn’t start until 7:30. Come on, Dad.
Dad:
Okay. Be back by 11:00.
Girl:
Love you, Dad.
Dad:
Love you, too.
Girl:
Bye.
Dad:
Bye.
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Girl: He’s here. Bye Dad.
Dad: Wait, wait, wait . . . Where are you going?
Girl: Dad. I already told Mom. I’m going out tonight.
Dad: Who with? You mean you’re going on a date?
Girl: Yeah. Mom met Dirk yesterday. [Dirk!?] He’s sooo cool. We’re going on a double-date with Cindy and Evan.
Dad: Dirk.
Girl: I have to go.
Dad: Wait, wait. I want to meet this guy.
Girl: He’s waiting for me.
Dad: Well, so what are you going to do tonight? Going to the library?
Girl: Dad! We’re going out to eat, and then we’re going to catch a movie.
Dad: What movie and what is it rated?
Girl: It’s a science fiction thriller called . . . well, I don’t know what it is called, but it’s rated PG.
Dad: And where’s the movie showing?
Girl: Down at the Campus Plaza Movie Theater.
Dad: Hey, I was thinking about seeing a movie down there tonight, too.
Girl: Ah, Dad.
Dad: Hey, Let me meet that guy.
[Father looks out the living room window . . .]
Hey, that guy has a mustache!
Girl: Dad. That’s not Dirk. That’s his older brother. He’s taking us there! Can I go now?
Dad: Well . . .
Girl: Mom said I could, and mom knows his parents.
Dad: Well . . .
Girl: Dad.
Dad: Okay, but be home by 8:00.
Girl: Eight!? The movie doesn’t start until 7:30. Come on, Dad.
Dad: Okay. Be back by 11:00.
Girl: Love you, Dad.
Dad: Love you, too.
Girl: Bye.
Dad:Bye.
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences
- cool (adjective): someone who is good-looking or attractive
– She thinks the guy is really cool, but she doesn’t know him like I do. - PG (noun): parental guidance
– The movie is rated PG, so I think we should watch it before we take the kids to see it. - come on (phrasal verb): used to express that something said is unreasonable
– Come on, Mom. You can’t expect me to clean up my room before I go out tonight, can you?