What Are Your Plans for the Weekend? Listening Cloze

Todd: So, Sarah, what are your for the weekend?

Sarah: I have really fun plans this weekend. On Saturday I'm some friends, and we're going to hike a nearby mountain. It's Mount Tsurumi, and I think it'll be really fun.

Todd: Oh, cool. How are you up the mountain? How are you getting up to the hiking ?

Sarah: We're going to take the bus probably. So we'll take a bus until the of the mountain, and then we can hike to the . We'll hike about four or five hours, on how much time I spend , which is a lot.

Todd: So, who is going with you?

Sarah: I'm meeting three friends, and they're all English like me. My friend's names are Hannah, Ben, and Michael.

Todd: Oh, nice. I'm sorry, where are you hiking again?

Sarah: We're hiking at the mountain called Mount Tsurumi. It's pretty to my house, it's not . So, I can see it from my window, my window, and I always think, "Oh, I would love to go to the top of that mountain." I'm really happy on Saturday to go and hike the mountain. Then, after we the top, we take the car down the mountain.

Todd: Oh, I see. So you're hiking up the mountain, and then you're taking the cable car down?

Sarah: Yes. It'll probably be six hours in between hiking, and resting, and cable car back down.

Todd: Oh, wow. What time are you ?

Sarah: We're starting at 10 o'clock. We're starting at 10 o'clock so that we can at 4 o'clock and I can still get my from school. Their school at 5 o'clock.

Todd: Oh, wow. So you're really it.

Sarah: Yeah. The timing will be , but I think it'll be okay.

Todd: Cool.

Sarah: How about you Todd, what are you doing on Saturday?

Todd: This weekend I'm not really doing anything. I think I'm just going to home, so I'm for Thailand on Thursday. I'm flying of Fukuoka.

Sarah: That sounds really nice.

Todd: Yeah. But actually now that I of it, I am doing something on Saturday. My friend is having a dinner , so I'm planning on that. That should be fun.

Sarah: Oh, that sounds fun. What time does it start?

Todd: I think it starts at about 8. So, most people will probably be there 8 o'clock. I'm not planning on staying that long, so I'm just going to go and make a short and then come back.

Todd: Now, we are teachers, so we have to do. Are you doing any work this weekend, are you grading any ?

Sarah: Yes. I'm grading some papers. My students are in their papers tomorrow, and then I'm grading them all day Sunday.

Todd: Yikes.

Sarah: Yeah, so it won't be , but I think if I work , I should be able to finish them.

Todd: Yeah, I'm in the same actually, I have lots of papers to grade. And I want them , so I think I will do it on Friday night. I'm planning on staying Friday and just doing it then.

Sarah: Okay.

Todd: I'm not looking to it.

Sarah: So you'll be grading all night on Friday?

Todd: I'll be grading all night on Friday, I won't be doing anything fun. But, I'll be leaving on Sunday, so it'll be it.

Sarah: Okay, have fun, have a good .

Todd: You too, enjoy the .

Sarah: Thanks.