Brownie Points
Listen to the following podcast entitled “Brownie Points,” which was taken from BBC Learning English. Answer the following questions below. And don’t forget to print a copy of this exercise to be checked in class.
Brownie Points /’brawniy poynts/ definition: 1. 2. | |
01. Why did William buy a box of chocolate and a bunch of flowers? | |
02. What are some of the activities William has this weekend at his in-laws’ house? | |
03. According to Feifei, what is William trying to do? | |
04. What does the British expression “brownie points” mean? | |
05. Why is it that William is not sure if he is liked by his mother-in-law? | |
06. Gary is also trying to get some brownie points. Why does he volunteer to do work for the bosses? | |
07. When was the last time Feifei tried to earn some brownie points? | |
08. How is William planning to get to his in-laws’ house? | |
09. When was the last time you tried to earn some brownie points with someone? | |
10. Transcribe the following words taken form the conversation | a) English /’ɪŋglɪʃ/ |
b) spending | |
c) weekend | |
d) praise | |
e) impress | |
f) really | |
g) train | |
h) beginning | |
i) selfish | |
Taken from BBC Learning English http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ and adapted for educational purposes
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