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Judith Tanka, University of California, Los Angeles
Lida R. Baker, University of California, Los Angeles
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Focused Listening

Listen to this woman describe her day. Choose the correct time word to complete each sentence.



1

Yesterday the woman woke up _____ her husband and son.
A)after
B)before
2

The woman started cooking breakfast _____ she fixed her son's lunch.
A)after
B)before
3

She threw a basket of laundry into the washing machine _____ her husband and son were eating breakfast.
A)while
B)before
4

The phone rang _____ she entered the house.
A)after
B)as soon as
5

She put the clothes in the dryer _____ talking to her mother-in-law on the phone.
A)after
B)while
6

She went shopping for groceries _____ lunch.
A)after
B)before
7

Her husband came home _____ she helped her son with her homework.
A)while
B)after
8

Her husband watered the garden _____ she fixed dinner.
A)before
B)while
9

_____ dinner she collapsed in front of the TV.
A)After
B)During








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