Home Entertaining

Before you listen to a short monologue about entertaining guests at home, match the following words to make collocations. Follow the example.

To set a table
To have a polished - approach
To blossom in - a quest
To be armed with - knowledge
To feel - proud
To pop - a cork
To pour - champagne
To lift their - glasses
To be up - for it

Listen again and complete following transcription.

….up when setting your table. Bottom line, when we look at it, you now have a polished approach. You’re blossoming in your quest to make every day entertaining, and have just passed Entertaining 101.
Oh wow! I feel so proud. My friends are gonna have the best night, and it comes thanks to a little bit of planning and a lot of work. Don’t go thinking this wasn’t hard. It took a lot of time but, oh yeah I feel great, and you’re gonna find the exact same thing when you do this at home.
You now have the basics . You’re armed with the knowledge for complete entertaining success. See this bottle of champagne? You’re gonna hold one just like it. And when you pop that cork, and when you pour that champagne, wait ‘till you see your friend’s faces as they lift their glasses in celebration to you. Talking about celebration? Yeah, I’m all up for it ; each and every day. You too. That’s why we’re ready to make every day entertaining.

** REFLECTION:
I practiced my listening skills whit this kind of exercise. I had to do this many times, but at the end I could finish the exercise great.

** SOURCE
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening71.htm November 27th 2008