General Listening Quiz
“Christmas is Coming – Script”
Listening Exercise
Listen to the conversation Christmas gifts and read along with the conversation. Review the key vocabulary and the sample sentences.
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Man:
Well, Christmas is almost here. So what do you want from Santa this year?
Mikey:
A toy car and walkie talkies.
Man:
Really? Well, and what about you, Emily? What do you want for Christmas?
Emily:
If I can't have a Barbie radio, um, I would have some fragile dolls. And if I can't have some fragile dolls, it doesn't really matter what I get.
Man:
Wow. Well, I'm excited. And Santa's coming. And how is Santa gonna get inside the house, Mikey?
Mikey:
Um, go down the chimney.
Man:
Okay, so he's gonna go down the chimney. And should we prepare anything for Santa?
Mikey:
Yeah.
Man:
What are we gonna prepare for him, Emily?
Emily:
Um, we could prepare some cookies for him and some hot chocolate, and, um, we could get Rudolph some hot, um, chocolate in a bowl and a cookie, and we could give some of the reindeer some cookies and some hot chocolate.
Man:
What do you think? The reindeers probably don't eat cookies, but what else could we give them, Mikey?
Mikey:
Um. Apples.
Man:
Oh, well, that's good. And, uh.
Emily:
Oranges and bananas.
Man:
Okay. And what time do you think we should go to bed?
Emily:
Um, 7:00,
Man:
About 7:00. Well, that's exciting. I'm really happy that Christmas is coming.
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Man: Well, Christmas is almost here. So, what do you want from Santa this year?
Mikey: A toy car and walkie-talkies.
Man: Really? Well, and what about you, Emily? What do you want for Christmas?
Emily: If I can’t have a Barbie radio, um, I would have some fragile dolls. And if I can’t have some fragile dolls, it doesn’t really matter what I get.
Man: Wow. Well, I’m excited, and Santa’s coming. And how is Santa going to get inside the house, Mikey?
Mikey: Um, go down the chimney . . .
Man: Okay, so he’s going to go down the chimney, and should we prepare anything for Santa?
Mikey: Yeah!
Man: What are we going to prepare for him, Emily?
Emily: Um. We could prepare some cookies for him and some hot chocolate, and, um, we could give Rudolph some, um, hot chocolate in a bowl and a cookie. And we could give some of the reindeer some cookies and some hot chocolate in a bowl.
Man: Well, what do you think? They, Um, reindeer probably don’t eat cookies, but what else could we give them, Mikey?
Mikey: Um, apples.
Man: Ah, that’s good. And, uh . . .
Emily: Oranges and bananas.
Man: Okay and what time do you think we should go to bed?
Emily: Um, seven.
Man: About seven o’clock. Well, that’s exciting. I’m really happy that Christmas is coming.
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences
- walkie-talkies (noun): small portable radio receiver-transmitters used for communicating with others
– We always take walkie-talkies when we go hiking in case of emergencies. - barbie (noun): the name of a brand doll
– My daughter wants a barbie doll house for Christmas. - fragile (adjective): easily broken or damaged, delicate
– Handle this vase with care. It’s very fragile. - chimney (noun): the place in a house where smoke from a fire goes up and out of the roof
– You should clean out the chimney before we use it this winter. - Rudolph (pronoun): the name of Santa’s reindeer with the shiny red nose
– According to the story, Santa needed Rudolph to guide his sleigh on one stormy, Christmas Eve.