Intermediate Listening Practice

1. What is Nicole mainly doing in this conversation?
    Recommending a restaurant to Andre
    Asking Andre where she should eat next time
    Describing a bad experience at a new restaurant
    Asking Andre whether he has been to the same restaurant

2. How would you describe Nicole's overall feelings about the evening?
    Pleased, despite a slow start
    Embarrassed by how she behaved
    Amused, now that it is over and she can laugh about it
    Annoyed and let down by the service

3. What is the relationship between Nicole and Andre?
    Friends talking casually
    Strangers meeting for the first time
    Coworkers discussing a team dinner that went wrong
    A couple on a date

4. How does Andre mostly respond as Nicole tells her story?
    He defends the restaurant throughout
    He reacts with surprise and takes her side
    He listens but does not ask many questions
    He sides with Marcus and says the restaurant was probably fine

5. What is the overall tone of this conversation?
    One-sided and intense, with Nicole doing all the talking
    Tense, with Andre having little time for Nicole's complaining
    Casual and a little dramatic, but friendly
    Sympathetic, with Andre feeling sorry for the restaurant staff