Part One
Work with a partner. Try to figure out the words that you think are missing in each conversation. Listen to see if you were correct.
A: What's the weather _______ outside?
B: Not so good. It's _______ cloudy. I think it's going to rain.
A: Oh man. If it _______, soccer practice will be pretty miserable.
B: Yeah, _______ get soaked.
A: I'm leaving now, Mom. Bye!
B: Wait, before you go we need to talk about driving in the snow.
A: The snow? Mom, there's only like one inch of snow on the ground. I'll be ________.
B: One inch of snow can _______ affect how you drive. Please drive slow today.
A: I will. If it snows any more, I will call you to drive me home. Ok?
A: Man, this weather is awful. If I _______ have to work and pay my _______, I'd be far away from here on a tropical island right now.
B: Oh yeah, that _______ be so nice. We _______ go to the beach, get a tan, maybe go swimming in the ocean...
A: So where would you go?
B: Probably somewhere like Jamaica or Cuba. You?
A: I would go to Mexico if I _______. Too bad we're stuck here with this weather.
B: Yeah
A: Wow, did you hear the _______? A storm must be coming.
B: Yeah, I guess so. We should probably stay home this afternoon. It's too _______ to go _______.
A: What, you _______ you're worried about getting struck by lightning? That's pretty silly.
B: It could happen. I mean, it's not _______.
A: Yeah, but it's extremely unlikely.
B: I suppose you're right.
Part Two
Exercise
With your partner, open the exercise transcript and practice the conversations. Use the recordings to help you with the pronunciation and intonation of the words. Try to mimic the style of the speakers.