1 First Listening

Answers

1. The man in front of him is his father.

2. Angie is his stepmother.

3. Tara is his half-sister.

4. Jake is Steve‘s older brother.

5. The woman to the right of Jake is Steve‘s sister-in-law. Cristina is Steve‘s niece.

2 Second Listening

Answers

Tara – c. likes to read and play piano

Jake – a. looks like Steve‘s father

His mother – d. lives in California

Cristina – b. Was adopted

Script

1. Sylvia: When was this picture taken? You look so young!

Steve: Oh, that was when I was still in high school.

Sylvia: Is that your mom and dad?

Steve: Well, yeah, that‘s my dad, but that‘s not my real mom. She‘s my stepmother. My real mother lives in California.

2. Sylvia: So, who is this next to you? Is that your sister?

Steve: Yeah, that‘s my half-sister, Tara. She‘s great. We‘re a lot alike.

Sylvia: In what way?

Steve: Well, we both like reading books, and we both like playing the piano.

3. Sylvia: And who‘s this next to your stepmother?

Steve: That‘s Jake, my older brother.

Sylvia: Wow, he looks a lot like your father.

Steve: Yeah, people say he looks more like my father than the rest of us.

4. Sylvia: That must be Jake‘s wife next to him. And your niece?

Steve: Yep, that‘s little Cristina.

Sylvia: Wow, she…she doesn‘t really look like either of her parents, does she?

Steve: No, she doesn‘t. Actually she was adopted. But she does take after Jake in a lot of ways.

Real World Listening

1 Predict

Answer

M has beautiful eyes

F loves surfing

F enjoys dangerous activities

F likes snowboarding

2 Get the main ideas

Answers

1. Jane looks like her mother. They both have beautiful eyes.

2. Jane acts like her father. They both ride motorcycles, surf and skydive.

3. Jane is proud that she takes after her father.

Script

Nate: Are these your parents?

Jane: Yeah, that‘s my whole family.

Nate: Oh. You look a lot like your mom…especially your eyes. Very deep, beautiful eyes.

Jane: Oh, thank you…

Nate: And the same figure…same shape.

Jane: Uhh, hey, I don‘t want to hear that. I may look like my mom, but I really take after my dad.

Nate: Really, in what way?