Telephone Conversation Exercise for Intermeidate Level Students

Pre-Listening Exercise:

What questions would you ask if you called a language program overseas to find out more about it? Think of five questions and rank them in order of importance to you. Listen carefully to the following discussion. Compare your questions to the ones asked in the conversation.

Listening-Exercise:

Listen to the conversation by pressing the "PlayAudio " button of the audio type you want to hear, and answer the questions. Press the "Final Score" button to check your quiz.

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1. Which was NOT mentioned as part of the purpose of the English Language Center?
A. to help international students prepare to enter institutions of higher learning
B. to teach students how to use English in their daily lives and at work
C. to provide work opportunities for graduating students in the community
2. What is one course taught at the English Language Center?
A. business English
B. US Culture
C. TOEFL

3. If the Fall semester begins on August 29th, by what date should one apply to the program?
A. May 29th
B. June 29th
C. July 29th

4. What is the tuition for a full-time student?
A. $2030
B. $2300
C. $2013

5. Which one was NOT mentioned as part of the application packet a student must send to the center?
A. sponsorship form
B. high school transcripts
C. application fee


Post-Listening Exercise:

Explain and discuss some of these topics with a partner:

problems related to choosing a language school overseas
the differences in studying English in your home country and learning it in another country
the difficulties in adjusting to another educational system abroad