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Instructions:

Listen to the video carefully and answer the following questions. Choose the best answer for each question. Click “Submit Answers” when you’re done to see your results.

Cooking and Music Hobbies – Listening Comprehension Exercise

Cooking and Music Hobbies – Listening Comprehension Exercise

1. What type of food does the first person cook?
  • Only Italian food
  • International food
  • Only Chinese food
  • American food
2. How does the first person learn to cook? (Choose the one NOT mentioned)
  • Books from the library
  • TV programs
  • Online videos
  • College courses
3. What time did the Japanese cooking classes start?
  • 6:00
  • 7:00
  • 8:00
  • 9:00
4. When did the Japanese cooking classes finish?
  • 8:30
  • 9:00
  • 9:30
  • 10:00
5. How long did the Japanese cooking course last?
  • Six weeks
  • Eight weeks
  • Ten weeks
  • Twelve weeks
6. What course is the second person taking now?
  • Music technology
  • Cooking
  • Guitar lessons
  • Violin lessons
7. What instrument did the second person play when young?
  • Guitar
  • Drums
  • Piano
  • Violin
8. What type of music does the second person prefer?
  • Classical music
  • Rock music
  • Pop music
  • Jazz music
9. How was the second person at playing guitar?
  • Very good
  • Quite good
  • Terrible
  • Average
10. Why didn't the second person's parents want them to play drums?
  • Too expensive
  • Too difficult
  • Too noisy
  • Too big
11. How many concerts did the second person go to last year?
  • Four
  • Five
  • Six
  • Seven
12. How many concerts will the second person go to this month?
  • One
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four

Your Results

what do you do in your free time ella
i love cooking great what sort of food
do you cook
international food like indian chinese
japanese italian that’s interesting
how do you learn i get books from the
library
and i watch programs on television and
last year i did a japanese cooking
course at the college
and of course i study food technology at
school
great tell me more about your japanese
cooking course
well the classes were every monday from
seven o’clock until half past
nine it lasted eight weeks
at the end we had a big party we cooked
lots of japanese food
and invited all our family and friends
it sounds great
i’m doing a course at the college too at
the moment
are you what music technology
i’m learning how to record music and set
up microphones at concerts
that sounds interesting do you play an
instrument
well i played the violin when i was
young
i was quite good but i don’t like
classical music
i like rock music you don’t usually hear
violins in rock music
i tried to learn the guitar but i was
terrible at it
i tried the drums too i was quite good
at that
but my parents didn’t want me to play
them they said they’re too noisy
so i decided to learn music technology
then i can enjoy rock music without
playing it good
idea do you go to many concerts oh yes
i love them i went to six last year
and this year i already have tickets for
four concerts
i’m going to two this month i’d like to
see more but they are expensive
yes they are well i have to go now
have a great time at your concerts
thanks bye