Objective Proficiency p 16. Expectations, Extra Listening

Listening task:



Fill in the gaps with a word or expression:
1.       What they fight about the most is ___________. Brandi says that what he complains about the most is his laundry not being in the closet when he wants to _____________.
2.       On one hand, he expected her to get onto a _____________ and ride with him and watch him play golf. On the other hand, she expected him to do things like shopping, going out to eat and  _______________.
3.       Pete: “In essence the house is not clean, it’s _______________”.
4.       He does not like her wearing a big ________ shirt or a yellow ____________.
5.       She wonders what they would do with the other 23 hours and ______________ of their day.
6.       She expected him to put the laundry into the  _________________ instead of ___________________ it.
7.       His mother’s house is so clean that you can eat off __________
8.       She had the expectation that taking care of their house would be _______________________. Brandy: “Saturday cleaning day, we all ___________ and do it”
Pete: “I am ______________ if you want to do it this Saturday”
9.       She is accusing him of __________________ around the toilets.
10.   She expected communication to be as easy as it was when they were __________. They stayed up until the _______________ of the morning
 
 
 
 
KEY
1.       The house; 



Get dressed
 



2.       Golf cart; 



Trying a new restaurant
 



3.       Picked up
 



4.       Baggy; 



shower cap
 



5.       58 minutes
 



6.       Hamper; 



scattered around
 



7.       The couch
 



8.       A team approach; 



hop in; 



for that
 



9.       Making a mess
 



10.   Dating; 



wee hours

Hamper: