LISTENING TEST 3: ACTING SCHOOL & MOVIE STARS

I. Pre-listening excercise

What kinds of questions do people ask when they meet other people for the first time?
- For example, they might ask about their jobs before they ask their names
(example, “So, where do you work? How do you like your job?“)

II. Listen to the interview & answer the questions

1. What is the name of the actress?
A. Sarah Rogers
B. Sarah Reynolds
C. Sarah Roberts

2. Where is she from?

A. She is from Miami
B. She was born in New York
C. She comes from Los Angeles.

3. Where did she work part-time while she was going to school?
A. She worked at a movie theater
B. She got a job at a restaurant
C. She worked at a supermarket

4. How old is the actress?

A. 24
B. 20
C. 22

5. What is the woman's hobby?

A. She loves reading books
B. She enjoys shopping a lot.
C. She actually likes cooking.

III. Listen again and fill the gap

News Reporter: Hello. This is ________________[?] Goodfellow from Channel 4 news. Today, we are
interviewing Sarah Roberts, the ____________________[?] of the new movie, Zombies on Mars Part 4. Sarah,
uh, thanks for joining us.
Sarah: You're welcome, Jimmy.
News Reporter: It's, uh, James.
Sarah: Whatever . . .
News Reporter: Well, let's ______________[?] off the interview with a few basic questions. First of all, where
are you from?
Sarah: Well, I'm originally from Miami, but we ____________[?] to New York when I was three years old. [Oh.] I
lived there until I was 17, and then I moved to Los Angeles to be an _______________[?].
News Reporter: Okay, and where did you go to _______________[?]?
Sarah: I _________________[?] Fernando's School of Acting, and all of my teachers LOVED my acting.
[ The conversation continues . . . ]
IV. Post-listening exercises

Idioms
“a balancing act” = a difficult situation where you try to do several different things at the same time
“Working and studying at the same time is a real balancing act.”

“high-and-mighty” = self-important and proud

“Sarah always acts high-and-mighty, and she thinks she is better than everyone else because she is a well-known
movie star.”

Write a short introduction about yourself.

- What’s your name?
- Where do you come from?
- How old are you?
- What do you do?
- What is your hobby?