Hello everybody! I hope you're all doing fine and you're not too bored! Here's a fun activity to practice your listening skills. Here's what I would like you to do.
1. Simply watch the short video and listen carefully.
2. If there were any words you didn't understand, look them up and find their definition. If you don't know how the word is spelled, here's a link for the transcript, which is a written version of the audio in the video.
3. Read the questions, then watch the video again.
4. Answer the questions.
Questions:
1. What are the names of the presenters in the video?
2. Rob has a 'soft spot' for two desserts. What are they?
3. Feifei wrongly believes that a 'soft spot' means a big belly. What is Rob's reaction?
a) He thinks her mistake is funny.
b) He is insulted.
c) His gets angry.
4. What does having a 'soft spot' mean?
5. In the first example, who does the man have a soft spot for?
6. In the second example, what does the woman have a soft spot for?
a) Designer shoes
b) Running shoes
c) High heeled shoes
7. In the third example, the girl has a soft spot for her English teacher. What are two things that she does that proves she has a soft spot for him?
8. Near the end of the video, Rob tells us why he has a soft spot for doughnuts. Which 4 adjectives does he use to describe them?
9. Now it's your turn! Choose three things or people you have a soft spot for, and let me know what they are. Don't forget to use complete sentences in your writing. Then, tell me why you have a soft spot for them. Please send your answer to this question to my email address sabrina.pudlowski@iessoto.com. I will read and correct your answers.
Answers for questions 1 - 8 are below. Scroll down to see them!
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1. Rob and Feifei
2. Doughnuts and chocolate
3. Rob is insulted. Many of you might have chosen angry. Technically he did get slightly angry, but the more specific answer to use would be insulted because he says "how dare you!" He is insulted that Feifei would say he has a big belly.
4. Feeling or really liking something or someone.
5. The woman in accounts.
6. a) Designer shoes.
7. She always buys him presents and she's the first to turn up to his lessons.
8. Soft, round, sweet, and squidgy in the middle.
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