Conversation class on Sunday, December 25, 2011

This is a private one by one conversation class between Winston and Peter held in Taichung City on December 25, 2011. You can download this recording in MP3 format for your own personal copy.

Episode 6 -- Thanksgiving -- Family Album, USA

Episode 6 -- Family Album, USA

Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

Listening Comprehension Questions

01. How much coffee did Philip drink?
02. Where should the cinnamon be located?
03. Where will Robbie get some cinnamon?
04. What does Robbie often do that annoys his mother?
05. How did Robbie feel at the end of Act I?
06. Whose recipe did Mrs. Stewart use to make the turkey dressing?
07. What event will happen at four o’clock?
08. Who graduated from the University of Michigan?
09. Why did Bobby give thanks to his Math teacher?
10. What did Philip (and Marilyn) forget to do in the kitchen?
11. What did Alexandra and the Stewart family eat for dessert?
12. What did Alexandra say about the Molina family?

Episode 5 -- The Right Magic -- Family Album, USA

Episode 5 -- Family Album USA

Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

Listening Comprehension Questions

01. In Act I, what is for breakfast?
02. What does Grandpa want Bobby to teach him?
03. When is Robbie’s birthday?
04. What did Philip catch?
05. What did Robbie catch?
06. How did they cook the fish?
07. What was wrong with the fish after it was cooked?
08. What happened to Albert?
09. Why did Philip, Grandpa and Robbie have to cut short their fishing trip?
10. Did Philip, Grandpa and Robbie bring any fish home?
11. Where did the fish come from?
12. At the end of Act III, who will go fishing next Saturday?

Episode 4 -- It's A Piece of Cake -- Family Album, USA

Episode 4 -- Family Album USA

Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

Listening Comprehension Questions

01. At the beginning of Act I, how did Marilyn feel when she arrived home?

02. What does Richard do every morning for sixty minutes without stopping?

03. When will the next aerobics class take place?

04. Who is the name of Marilyn’s aerobics instructor?

05. Why was Richard asked to come a little early to his first class?

06. When did Richard have his last complete physical?

07. Name three items needed to cook dinner for the Stewart family.

08. What did Richard do instead of exercising at the aerobics class?

09. How did Richard feel after his first advanced aerobics class?

10. What did the aerobics instructor say about Richard’s health?

11. Who won the bet?

12. Who will cook dinner for the entire Stewart family?

Episode 2 -- The Blind Date -- Family Album, USA

Episode 2 -- Family Album, USA

Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

Comprehension Questions

01. What food was the vendor selling?

02. Why was Harry late for his date with Susan?

03. Why did Harry leave the restaurant after he received a phone call?

04. Who used a payphone to make a phone call?

05. Who is Michelle?

06. How old is Michelle?

07. Why was Marilyn staying overnight at Susan’s apartment?

08. What important event happened to Harry two years ago?

09. How often does Susan have dates?

10. Who knocked on Susan’s door in Act III?

11. What was the significance of a bonsai tree?

12. What funny or embarrassing situation happened at the end of Act III?

Conversation class on Sunday, October 30, 2011

This is a conversation between Winston and Peter on Sunday, October 30, 2011. You can download this recording in MP3 format for your own personal copy.

Episode 1 -- 46 Linden Street -- Family Album, USA

Episode 1--Family Album, USA

Act I

Act II

Act III

Comprehension Questions

01. What did Richard forget on the ferry?
02. What is Alexandra’s citizenship?
03. What is Robby’s occupation?
04. What kind of medicine does Philip practice?
05. What information do you know about Alexandra’s homestay family?
06. What is the name of Philip’s wife?
07. In which city is this story taking place?
08. Who rang the doorbell at the Stewart residence?
09. What country does Alexandra come from?
10. Who answered the door when the doorbell rang?
11. What kind of sweater did the customer buy from Marilyn?
12. Why did Marilyn call the Staten Island Ferry?