LISTENING WORKSHEET FROM ESL SHORT STORIES

This is an activity is a listening worksheet from ESL short stories. There is a text with blank spaces to be filled by the students while they are listening the audio at the same time. There are also a set of questions to check reading comprehension and another question to speak in pairs. This activity is aimed at A2 students and the objective is to improve listening and speaking skills.

Listen to the audio and fill in the gaps with the correct word:

It’s Just a Little White Line

Irene was angry at her boyfriend Rory. She __________ trying to make a business deal. Rory was _________ a business man. But she needed Rory’s help _________ she was a woman and business men, she__________, routinely lied to women.

“All you have to _________is tell Mr. Lo that you are the _________ manager for my company. What’s the big deal? __________’s not like you’re in court raising your right __________ and swearing to God. You’re just telling a _________manager that you also are a sales manager. _________ way he has respect for you. He doesn’t _________ to deal with someone who is ‘lower’ than _________. You must be his equal. Then he will __________respect for you, and he will tell you ________truth. I need to know if he can __________10 tons of copper to Long Beach every ___________. He told me he could ship only five. __________ think he is lying to me, because I’m ___________ woman. But he won’t lie to a man.”

“__________! You think men don’t lie to other men? __________ course they do. But that’s beside the point. __________ am not going to misrepresent myself in what __________ be a huge business transaction—that’s fraud.”

“It’s not _________; it’s a little white lie. Don’t be such ___________chicken!”

“I’m not a chicken, for crying out ___________. I just don’t want to go to jail. ___________ don’t know the laws, and neither do I. __________ I know is that I’ll be misrepresenting myself; _________ can call it a little white lie, but ___________lawyers who prosecute me will call it fraud. __________ we can think of another title for me __________ isn’t a lie.”

“You want another title instead ___________ sales manager? You want a title that isn’t _________ lie? I have a title for you—when you _________ him up, introduce yourself as my company’s Chief __________Chicken!”

Answer the following questions:

1. Was Irene pleased with her boyfriend?

2. Was she trying to make a business deal?

3. Did she need her boyfriend's help?

4. Did she want him to say that he was a sales manager?

5. Was it like raising his right hand in court?

6. Did she say that Mr. Lo wants to deal with someone "lower" than him?

7. Will Mr. Lo have respect for Rory?

8. Will Mr. Lo tell Rory a lie?

9. Does she think Mr. Lo is lying to her?

10. Does she think he will lie to a man?

Speaking:

Would you lie to your boyfriend or girlfriend for a good reason? Discuss in pairs.

You can listen to the audio file at:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s0b5dtgceb85jc2/It%27s%20just%20a%20Little%20White%20Lies.wax?dl=0