Planning a Family Reunion

The task

You will watch a video of a discussion. You will hear it only once. Listen carefully, then answer the questions.

• You hear the discussion only once.
• Choose the best answer for each question.

Questions

8

Time

4 minutes

Practice set

2 of 10

Transcript

The test plays this once, as audio. For real practice, answer the questions first, then check the transcript.

Questions and answer key

1. 1The main purpose of the conversation is to ___.

   1. Acompare flight prices from Winnipeg and Vancouver
   2. Bplan their mother's recovery after surgery
   3. ✓decide where and when the family reunion will be held
   4. Dchoose a hotel for their own summer holiday

   Answer: C

   Lorraine begins, "we really need to pick a place this week," and they later settle the weekend. Flights and their mother's health are reasons that shape the choice, not the purpose itself.

2. 2Kevin's first suggestion is to ___.

   1. Abook the church hall in Halifax
   2. ✓rent a cottage in Prince Edward Island
   3. Cstay at the hotel by the waterfront
   4. Drent a beach house at Lawrencetown

   Answer: B

   Kevin describes "a big cottage in Prince Edward Island, sleeps twenty." The hall is Sofia's idea, and the hotel and beach come up later.

3. 3Sofia objects to Kevin's idea because ___.

   1. Athe cottage is too expensive to share
   2. ✓their mother cannot sit in a car for long after her surgery
   3. Cthe cottage does not have enough beds
   4. Dflights to the Island cost too much

   Answer: B

   Sofia says the drive is "almost four hours" and their mother "can't sit in a car for more than an hour." Kevin says the cost split is small and the cottage sleeps twenty.

4. 4According to Lorraine, the physiotherapist advised their mother to ___.

   1. Awalk to the church every day
   2. Bavoid large crowds this summer
   3. Cstay home until the end of August
   4. ✓keep trips short until the fall

   Answer: D

   Lorraine says "her physiotherapist said to keep trips short until the fall." Walking to the hall is Sofia's separate point, and no advice about crowds is given.

5. 5Kevin's first reaction to the church hall shows that he ___.

   1. Athinks it costs too much to rent
   2. Bthinks it is too far from his mother's home
   3. Cprefers it to the cottage right away
   4. ✓worries it will not feel special for relatives who travel far

   Answer: D

   He says "People are flying across the country. I wanted it to feel like a holiday, not a Sunday lunch." The hall is on their mother's street and costs only three hundred a day.

6. 6How far is Lawrencetown Beach from Halifax?

   1. AAbout an hour
   2. BAlmost four hours
   3. ✓About half an hour
   4. DWithin walking distance

   Answer: C

   Lorraine says "It's only half an hour." Almost four hours is the drive to the Island, and walking distance describes the hall.

7. 7Why is the last weekend of August rejected?

   1. ✓Children in Winnipeg go back to school then.
   2. BThe church hall is already booked.
   3. CFlights are cheaper earlier in the summer.
   4. DTheir mother has a medical appointment.

   Answer: A

   Lorraine says the last weekend of August is "when the kids in Winnipeg go back to school." Rising flight prices are mentioned only as a reason to decide quickly.

8. 8What do the siblings finally decide?

   1. ✓A party at the hall on Saturday and an optional beach trip on Sunday
   2. BThree nights at a cottage on the water
   3. CA Sunday lunch at their mother's house only
   4. DA beach party on Saturday and dinner at the hotel on Sunday

   Answer: A

   Kevin sums up: "hall on Saturday, beach on Sunday. I'll drop the cottage idea." The beach trip is for "whoever wants to."