What Makes a Good Relationship? (Listening Activity)

What Makes a Good Relationship?

(Listening Activity)

Listen to ten people talking about what makes a good relationship and do the activities:

Speaker 1 (Appreciate)

Listen to Speaker 1. Write T for True or F for False.

1. The speaker's partner makes tea every morning. ______

2. Making coffee is a big, expensive thing. ______

3. The speaker said "thank you" to their partner last night. ______

4. The speaker feels happy when their partner makes coffee. ______

5. The speaker thinks it is important to show people you value them. ______

Speaker 2 (Lie)

Listen to Speaker 2. There is one wrong word in each sentence. Cross out the wrong word and write the correct word on the line.

1. My friend invited me to go to a big concert last night.

Correction:

2. I was so hungry from work and just wanted to stay home.

Correction:

3. I just wanted to stay home and watch a movie.

Correction:

4. I didn't want to make him sad, so I sent him an email.

Correction:

5. I told him I was feeling busy and couldn't go.

Correction:

Speaker 3 (Gossip)

Listen to speaker 3. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences from the story.

1. office / work / in / I / an / .

2. like / coworkers / talk / My / to / .

3. about / talk / boss / They / our / .

4. hate / it / I / .

5. room / not / in / They / are / the / .

Speaker 4 (Argue)

Listen to speaker 4. Look at each row of words. Circle the one word that does NOT match

the feeling or topic of Speaker 4's story.

1. angry / mad / calm / upset

2. shouting / yelling / screaming / whispering

3. agree / fight / disagree / debate

4. ruined / broken / beautiful / bad

5. politics / opinions / ideas / vegetables

Speaker 5 (Forgive)

Listen to Speaker 5 and answer the questions. You can use short answers.

1. What did the teammate do wrong last week?

2. Who was upset with the speaker and the teammate?

3. Why did the teammate make the mistake on the project?

4. What did the speaker decide to do with their anger?

5. What did the speaker do at the end to support their teammate?

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Speaker 6 (Criticize)

Listen to speaker 6. Match the word on the left with its definition or example from the story on the right.

Word	Match	Meaning / Example
1. Roommate	_____	A. Salty or poorly cut.
2. Cook	_____	B. To say what is wrong with something.
3. Criticize	_____	C. The person you share an apartment with.
4. Difficult	_____	D. To prepare food by heating it.
5. Wrong	_____	E. Not easy; hard.

Speaker 7 (Communicate)

Based on how Speaker 7 solves problems, choose the best action (A or B) for healthy relationships.

1. When you are stressed:

   • [A] Sit down at the table and talk openly.

   • [B] Stay quiet and wait for the other person to guess why.

2. When you have a problem with your partner:

   • [A] Express your thoughts and feelings clearly.

   • [B] Tell your friends on social media instead.

3. To avoid big problems:

   • [A] Ignore the situation and hope it goes away.

   • [B] Talk openly and listen to each other.

4. When trying to explain your feelings:

   • [A] Tell the other person exactly what you need from them.

   • [B] Drop hints and get upset when they don't understand.

5. When a disagreement starts to happen:

   • [A] Walk away, slam doors, and stop talking for days.

   • [B] Find a quiet time to sit down together and share your thoughts.

Speaker 8 (Judge)

Listen to speaker 8. Find the words that match these clues.

1. A large vehicle used for public transportation: B ___ ___

2. Ink designs or pictures on a person's skin: T ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

3. A person who is old: E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

4. Frightening; making you feel afraid: S ___ ___ ___ ___

5. To form an opinion about someone just by looking: J ___ ___ ___

Speaker 9 (Apologize)

Listen to speaker 9 and complete the sentences using 1 to 3 words.

1. I accidentally broke my sister's favorite _________________________.

2. I went straight to her and looked her _________________________.

3. I said, "I am _________________________."

4. I will buy her a _________________________.

5. I wanted to take responsibility for _________________________.

Speaker 10 (Compromise)

Circle the correct word to complete the summary of Speaker 10.

The speaker and their partner wanted to go to

The speaker and their partner wanted to go to 1. (different / the same) places for the weekend. They couldn't do both, so they made a 2. (mess / deal). They decided to go to the beach on Saturday and the mountains on Sunday. They both 3. (gave up / forgot) a little bit of what they wanted. This is called a 4. (criticism / compromise). In the end, they were both 5. (happy / angry).

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