General Listening Quiz

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

Girl: Dad, will you read to me?

Dad: Uh, let me finish the newspaper first?

Girl: You’ve been saying that forever!

Dad: Well, how ’bout reading the business section of the newspaper together?

Girl: That’s boring. Let’s read this book. It’s about a bear and cat that becomes friends. [Okay] And these books too.

Dad: Wow! I thought you said one book. There must be ten here.

Girl: My teacher, Mrs. Green, says you have to read to me every night, and the newspaper doesn’t count. And let’s eat some popcorn and cookies while we’re reading

Dad: Well, it’s bedtime right now. So, okay, here we go. Once upon a time in a deep, dark forest, lived a brown bear . . .

• section (noun): a separate part of a book or newspaper 
  – Be sure to read this section of the book carefully. It will help you understand the story better.
• boring (adjective): not interesting 
  – The book was very boring, so I decided to read a different one.
• whoa: used to show surprise 
  – Whoa! You can read really well. That’s great!
• count (verb): be included, allowed, or accepted 
  – You are supposed to read 300 pages before the end of the school year, but remember that comic books don’t count. You have to read story books.
• bedtime (noun): the time when you normally go to bed
  – I often read a book or watch TV before bedtime.