Spoken English

Nov. 2023
Exercise 4
Listen to the recording and fill the missing words in the gaps and complete the exercise (1x10
marks)
01--08 p5
M What clubs did you belong to when you were a ___university____________ (1) student?
F I was in the school choir and the badminton club.
M Wow, you are musical and athletic.
F I wasn’t very good at badminton, though. I just really enjoyed playing.
M Do you _____play_______ (2) now?
F No, not really. My husband and I only play once a month.
M Do you still sing?
F Yes, absolutely. I sing in the church choir every Sunday. We meet _____3 times________
(3) a week to practice.
M Three nights a week?
F That’s right. We _______practice______ (4) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Then we perform on Sunday mornings. How about you? What clubs did you belong to in college?
M I was a kind of nerdy.
F What do you mean?
M I was ____a member_______ (5) of two clubs. One was called Mathlites and the other
was called the United Nations Club.
F What is the Mathlites club?
M We met twice a week in the evenings and ____solved_______ (6) complicated math
problems. There were two teams, and the first team to solve the problems received the point. We
also competed _____against________ (7) other schools
F That’s cool.
M “Cool” isn’t exactly the right word to describe it, but it was _____fun_______ (8), and I
met my wife in the club.
F That’s awesome. What did you do in the United Nations Club?
M Each member would represent a different __ country_______ (9) from the United
Nations. Then we would debate global issue and try to find diplomatic solutions to difficult world
problems. We met three times a week, so I was busy every evening in college.
F I can see why you liked those clubs. You are such a smart person.
M Thanks. I still enjoy reading about _____politics________ (10) , and as an engineer, I use
math from Monday to Friday.
Complete the following exercise (2x5 marks)
1. What did they talk about?

The clubs they were involved with.

2. What clubs was the woman with at university?

The woman was with the school choir and the badminton club.

3. What clubs did the man belong to at school?

The man belonged to Mathlites and the United Nations Club.

4. Who does the woman play badminton with?

She plays badminton with her husband.

5. How many nights a week was the man involved in clubs?

5 nights a week.