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Arriving late to class

Arriving late to class

Listen to the conversation between two students to practise and improve your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation

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Transcript

Student 1: Sorry. Sorry, excuse me. I'm just … just coming to sit over here. Phew. Hey. How's it going? So, what have I missed?

Student 2: Nothing. He just started around five minutes ago.

Student 1: Did he say anything about the mid-term?

Student 2: What?

Student 1: About the mid-term tests. Did he say anything about when he was going to hand them back?

Student 2: He's almost finished marking them, he said. We get them next Tuesday.

Student 1: I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. When do we get them?

Student 2: Tuesday. Next Tuesday.

Student 1: OK. Got it. Sorry. What page are we meant to be on?

Student 2: Page 34.

Student 1: Page … 34. Oh, wait. I don't have my textbook. Can I … share with you? Wow. This is hard stuff.

Student 2: Mmm.

Student 1: What does SEO mean?

Student 2: What?

Student 1: SEO. This is all about SEO but he hasn't said what it means.

Student 2: Search engine optimisation. How to appear on internet searches.

Student 1: Internet searches. Right. Right. OK.

Student 2: He said what it meant.

Student 1: What?

Student 2: He explained it before you got here.

Student 1: Oh. Right. OK.

Student 2: Can you be quiet? I'm trying to listen to the lecture.

Student 1: So am I. Sorry. Sorry, one more question. What does this have to do with the American Revolution?

Student 2: What?

Student 1: I don't get it. Why is he talking about search engines in a course on the American Revolution?

Student 2: What are you talking about? This is a class on software engineering.

Student 1: You mean, it's not Early American History?

Student 2: You're in the wrong class.

Student 1: Oh, wow. Now it all makes sense. I'm so sorry.

Student 2: It's fine. 

Student 1: Here, I'll just … excuse me. I'm in the wrong class. Excuse me. Thanks. Sorry.  

Task 1

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Task 2

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Discussion

When you don't understand something in class, what do you do?

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Submitted by Siti Aida on Tue, 17/09/2019 - 08:33

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I have completed the following lessons of A phone call from a customer, Arriving late to class, Meeting an old friend. The level that I choose was Intermediate B1 Listening.

Submitted by Izzah Insyirah on Tue, 17/09/2019 - 08:31

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I have completed the following lesson of A arriving late to the class. The level that I chose was Intermediate B1 Listening.

Submitted by hafizatul on Tue, 17/09/2019 - 08:27

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I have completed the following lessons of A student Discussion ,A Weather Forecast,and Making a Decision.The level that I chose was intermediate B1 Listening.

Submitted by Zun Addwa bint… on Tue, 17/09/2019 - 08:25

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I have completed the following lessons of A student Discussion, A weather Forecast, and Making a Decision. The level that I chose was Intermediate B1 Listening.

Submitted by fatin afiqah on Tue, 17/09/2019 - 08:17

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I have completed the following lessons of Arriving Late to Class, Chatting About a Series and Meeting an Old Friend. The level that I chose was Intermediate B1 Listening.
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Submitted by Magedelabd on Sun, 01/09/2019 - 18:05

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I follow the excited rolls if I do not understand something in the classroom. If it is ok to raise my hand and ask , so it is ok , I will do it . If I have to write down a note till the end of the class , so it is fine.
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Submitted by mehrazin on Sat, 31/08/2019 - 20:17

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When i dont comprehend lesson in class, id like to raise my hand in order to ask my question but i prefer to wait and listen carefully to the ideas and extra explanations about the lesson topic which are offered during the question and answer process of learning then at the end, if the confuson is still going on .. i will ask my teacher to clear and explain me the point and might repeat the tips.

Submitted by starfish2019 on Sat, 10/08/2019 - 21:22

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When you don't understand something in class, what do you do? First I tried to read my textbook again to understand, or if not then I asked my classmates. Even that didn't comprehend me, then I raised my hand to ask the questions to my teachers until I get something.