Listen and choose the correct options

Steve is decorating

• the house
• the garden
• the classroom

Steve's dad wants to buy

• some decorations for the garden
• a flag
• some food for the barbecue

A kebab is

• a meat dish
• a fruit dish
• a cake

Olga thinks that hot dog eating contests are

• interesting
• enjoyable
• awful

Steve's brother is wearing special clothes

• because of the fireworks
• because of the parade
• because of the dance party

In the evening, people

• go to watch a fireworks display
• go to a national park
• sing songs in the streets

Steve and his family have

• a two-day weekend
• a three-day weekend
• a four-day weekend

Script
Steve: Hi, Olga! How's it going?

Olga: Hi, Steve! Everything's OK! What about you?

Steve: I'm fine. Do you have time for skyping? We're getting ready to celebrate Independence Day, and I'd like to show you our decorations.

Olga: Wow, I'd like to see them. I can see your sister decorating the house.

Steve: Yes, Sarah is decorating the house, and I'm doing the same on the garden. Can you see the decorations?

Olga: Yes, they are red, white and blue.

Steve: Yes, the colours of the American flag. And here it is. We put up ours on this day.

Olga: Where are your mum and dad? What are they doing?

Steve: Dad is doing the shopping for the Independence Day barbecue. American families usually have a barbecue on this day. We have food such as hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, French fries, kebabs and steaks.

Olga: That sounds yummy! But what are kebabs?

Steve: Kebabs are small pieces of meat cooked on a long thin stick.

Olga: It's like the dish we call shashlik, I guess.

Steve: Maybe. You know, we sometimes have hot dog eating contests on this day.

Olga: Oh, Steve, frankly speaking, I think hot dog eating contests are disgusting. Sorry to say that.

Steve: That's OK. It is really horrible to watch people eating lots of hot dogs.

Olga: Oh, I can see your brother. He's wearing special clothes. Do you wear special clothes on Independence Day?

Steve: No, we don't. But Mike is getting ready for the parade. We have a parade of local clubs on this day, and Mike is in a local music band. They take part in the parade every year. And in the evening we usually go to watch a fireworks display.

Olga: And where is your mum?

Steve: She's packing things for the trip. We have a three-day holiday weekend. We are going to visit one of the national parks.

Olga: That's fantastic.