General Listening Quiz

Listen to the recording and read along with the conversation. Review the key vocabulary and the sample sentences.

Stuart: Amy. So, how (are) you doing?

Amy: Oh, hi Stuart. School is so crazy these days, and when I’m not at school, I’m at work.

Stuart: Hey, listen. I’m getting together with Sara and Paul tonight, and a few of our other friends are going to join us. [Oh.] And, we’re . . . well, we’re going out to eat and then catch a movie. Why don’t you come with us?

Amy: Hey, I’d love to, but I have to cram for a test tomorrow.

Stuart: Ah, come on. We’re planning on having dinner around 6:30 and then seeing a movie at 7:30. We should be home by 10:30 . . . 11:30 at the latest. I mean you’re always saying that you don’t have any friends . . . and that your love life . . . well, that you don’t have one. Come on!

Amy: I . . . I don’t think I’d better. I haven’t been feeling well lately.

Stuart: Yeah, because you study too much. Well, we’ll have a blast. Come on! Relax. [Well . . .] And it’s Sara’s birthday, too. And we’re throwing her a small birthday party after the movie. Come on. Best friends always stick together.

Amy: Oh. Okay.

Stuart: Great. I’ll pick you up at 6:00.

Amy: Okay. See you then, but I have to be back by 10:30.

Stuart: Ah, 10:30 . . . Midnight. It’s all the same. See you at 6:00.

• catch a movie (verb): watch 
  – Let’s catch a movie this afternoon after school is over.
• cram (verb): study hard 
  – I had to cram all night for the final text in my biology class.
• blast (noun): fun time 
  – Thanks for inviting me to the party yesterday. It was a real blast.
• throw a party (verb): have
  – My parents are throwing a big party for my brother who just got married.
• midnight (adverb): 12 o’clock at night, the middle of the night
  – I have to be back home by midnight. It’s a family rule.