LISTENING COMPREHENSION

BASED ON THE SCRIPT "THE BURNS SUPPER" EXERCISES

Activity A

Listen to the conversation again and find a word that
means:

A main meal eaten in the evening or a small snack eaten before going to bed.
A special or formal event like a party.
When you pay to use something for a short period
People who are invited to an occasion such as a party or a meal
A person in charge of a meeting
Seeds which are used in cooking and baking and also to feed animals
A Scottish word for a poet
Scottish word for women
Funny

Activity B

Listen and answer the questions:

Where has Olga been invited? A Burns Supper
When is she going?
Where is the party?
How does she feel? Why?
What should she wear?
Is she going alone?
What will they eat?
What will they do?
What is Olga’s husband going to do before the party?

Activity C:

Listen again and mark TRUE or FALSE:

There will be a lot of people at the party. ( T )
This happens every year. ( )
The women can wear trousers. ( )
He needs to buy a kilt. ( )
Someone will play traditional Scottish music.( )
The women will make a speech. ( )
There won’t be many speeches. ( )
Some of the poems are funny. ( )