Listening Worksheet <Quiz-View Questions>

1. Why is one person sneezy?

o Seasonal allergies

o Got the flu

o Got a cold

o Ate something and went down the wind pipe

2. What other symptoms are mentioned with allergies?

o Runny nose

o Itchy throat

o Watery eyes

o All of the above

3. What is the other guy allergic to?

o Cat

o Dust

o Alcohol

o All of the above

4. What symptoms does he get from cats?

o Eyes become bloodshot

o Ears become red

o Body starts to itch all over

o None of the above

< View Answers>

1. Seasonal allergies

2. All of the above

3. Alcohol

4. None of the above

< Conversation Dialog >

A: "Ahhchooo!"

B: "You've been sneezing a lot lately. Are you sick or something?"

A: "No. Every spring time around April, I'm stricken with allergies."

B: "I never have seasonal allergies."

A: "Consider yourself lucky."

B: "What are all the symptoms?"

A: "Well, as you just saw, I sneeze a lot. Also, my nose becomes           very runny, my throat sometimes itches, and my eyes start to        water."

B: "That doesn't sound good."

A: "No it's not. So you don't have any type of allergies?"

B: "Well, I have a severe allergic reaction to alcohol. It runs in the      family."

A: "Everyone to some extent is allergic to alcohol."

B: "I get it pretty bad. My whole face turns red, including my ears. My eyes become bloodshot, and I start to itch all over my body."

A: "That's pretty bad."

B: "But that doesn't stop me from drinking. Hahaha."

<  Idioms Worksheet  >

Match the first part of each sentence with the second part meaning.

1. I'm stricken with...

2. Consider yourself lucky

3. my nose becomes very runny

4. my throat sometimes itches,

5. my eyes start to water

6. you don't have any type of allergies

7. I have a severe allergic reaction to ..

8. It runs in the family....

9. eyes become bloodshot..

	a	tending to flow; liquid
	b	Red and inflamed as a result of locally congested blood vessels
	c	to judge, deem, or have as an opinion
	d	An abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances, such as pollens, foods, or microorganisms. Common indications of allergy may include sneezing, itching, and skin rashes.
	e	To produce or discharge fluid, as from the eyes.
	f	great discomfort, damage, or distress response
	g	An irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch
	h	Affected by something overwhelming, such as disease, trouble, or painful emotion
	i	a certain trait or characteristic is common to members of a family

<Symptoms in Seasonal allergies>

<S.O.S. Activity>

Animals and prepositions

* The fox chases the rabbit (at, by, for, in, into, of, on, onto, to, until, with) it is too tired.

* The frog jumped (at, by, for, from, in, into, of, on, onto, to, with) the lily pad.

* A gazelle race( across, at, for, from, in, of, to, with) the plain.

* Giraffes have very long neck so it can eat the leaves (at, by, for, into, on, onto, to, with) tall trees.

* Goat eat everything they can get (to, at, by, for, from, in, into, of, on, onto, to, with)