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CELPIP Practice Listening: Daily Life Conversation ID: #60537 Easy Office Potluck Plans
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  • You will hear a conversation followed by 5 questions.
  • Listen to each question. You will hear the question only once.
  • Choose the best answer to each question.
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Correct Answer: Plans for a workplace potluck lunch.

Why this is correct: Speaker A says there is an email about a potluck lunch this Friday. The manager wants everyone to bring a dish from a different culture. This clearly shows they are planning a work potluck.

Tips: First, find the main topic, not small details.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • Problems with cooking at home.: They never talk about problems cooking at home. They only mention feeling nervous, not serious problems.
  • Ordering food from restaurants.: They say the potluck is more fun than ordering pizza. They are not planning to order food.
  • A team meeting scheduled for Friday.: They do not mention a team meeting. They talk about food and relaxing together.

Correct Answer: In the building's common room.

Why this is correct: Speaker B says the lunch is in the common room on the third floor. Speaker A confirms this is correct. This tells you the exact place.

Tips: When you hear a place, check if the other speaker confirms it.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • In a nearby park.: They never mention a park. The place is inside the building.
  • At their desks in the office.: Speaker A says it will be nice not to eat at their desks. So it is not at desks.
  • At a restaurant in Mississauga.: Mississauga is where the bakery is, not the lunch location.

Correct Answer: Pierogies.

Why this is correct: Speaker B clearly says, "I'm bringing pierogies." He even explains it is his grandmother's recipe. This directly answers the question.

Tips: Match the food with the correct speaker.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • Butter chicken.: Butter chicken is what Speaker A is making, not Speaker B.
  • Nanaimo bars.: Nanaimo bars are brought by someone else, not Speaker B.
  • Sushi.: Sushi is mentioned as another person's choice.

Correct Answer: Excited and relaxed about it.

Why this is correct: Speaker B says the potluck makes them look forward to Friday. Speaker A agrees and says it will be nice to relax together. This shows positive and calm feelings.

Tips: For feeling questions, focus on the last part of the talk.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • Upset about the menu choices.: Speaker A never complains about the menu. They like the food choices.
  • Uninterested in joining.: Both speakers say they are looking forward to it. They are not uninterested.
  • Still worried about cooking.: Speaker A says they are not stressed at the end.

Correct Answer: They wanted something familiar and easy.

Why this is correct: Speaker B says they are not much of a cook. They choose pierogies from a bakery using a family recipe. This shows they want something easy and familiar.

Tips: Listen for reasons that explain a choice, not just the choice.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • They do not like trying other foods.: Speaker B likes different foods. They talk about many cultures.
  • They were asked by the manager to bring them.: The manager did not tell Speaker B what to bring.
  • They are planning to bake dessert instead.: Speaker B is not baking dessert. Others are bringing desserts.

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