1、 Yes, I am Paul Johnson. How do you do, Miss Blake?Linda: How do you do, Mr. Johnson? May I introduce Charles Green to you?Hes our sales manager. Paul: Pleased to meet you, Mr. Green.Mr. Green: Its a pleasure to meet you.3. Jack: Mum, Ive brought one of my friends.Mother: Ask him in, Jack.Jack: Come
2、 and meet my family, Tom. Mum, this is Tom, my roommate. Hello, Tom. Its good to know you.Tom: How do you do, Mrs. Brown? And this is my sister, Jane.Listening StrategyDetecting Incomplete PlosionIn connected speech when a plosive consonant like /k/, /g/, /t/, /d/, /p/, /b/is followed by another con
3、sonant, it is not fully pronounced.This is called incomplete plosion.Listen and read after the recording,paying attention to the letters in italics.1. Laura is one of the top students in Grade One.2. Ted likes to sing English pop songs.3. Listening is not a big problem for me.4. Frank can speak six
4、languages fluently.5. Id like to read novels and short stories in English.6. Bobs strong local accent makes it difficult for us to understand him.Part BListening TasksA PassageTalking About Studying EnglishExercise 1: Listening for general understandingListen to the recording once and choose the rig
5、ht answers to the questions you hear.At a gathering of students from China and some other countries,Yang Weiping and Virginia Wang, both first-year college students,are talking about their learning of English.Hello, my name is Yang Weiping.Im a freshman at Peking University and Im majoring in chemis
6、try.At college we have to study a foreign language.I choose English because I like listening to English programs on the radio and TV.I also like British and American pop songs.Some day I hope to visit Britain and the United States.I started learning English several years ago and Im getting better at
7、 it.My favorite activity is listening,especially listening to songs and stories.My big problem is, however, speaking.I feel nervous whenever I speak.And I never seem to know what to say when people talk to me.But Ive decided to overcome my shyness and learn to speak English by speaking as much as I
8、can.Hi, my name is Virginia Wang.Im a library science major at the National University of Singapore.In our country, English is important.It is one of the official languages and you have to be fluent in English to get a good job.Ive been studying English since high school.Im good at reading because I
9、 like learning about new things and new ideas.There are so many books and articles written in English.Our textbooks at the university are in English, too.I know writing is also very important,but I find it really difficult.When I graduate from theuniversity,I would like a job in the city library whe
10、re I can read all kinds of new books.Questions1. Which of the following would be the best title for the two talks?2. Who are the speakers?Exercise 2:Listening for detailsListen again and complete the table according to the information you get from the recording.Speaking TasksPair WorkListen to the c
11、onversations and repeat after the recording.Practise the conversations with your partner,playing the role of A or B.Then work with your partner to create your own conversationsby replacing the underlined parts with your own words.Conversation 1A: Excuse me, may I sit here?B: Sure. Nice day, isnt it?
12、 Yes, its warm and sunny. Just the kind of weather I like. Me too. Are you from the English Department? No, Im a computer major. Oh, really? You speak English very well. Thank you.Conversation 2 How long have you been studying English? About four years. Do you like it? Very much. Whys that? Well, I
13、think its very useful.Conversation 3 Which English class do you like best? Listening, of course. How about you? To be honest, I find listening rather difficult. You should listen to these tapes. They are very helpful.Part CAdditional ListeningHow to Improve Listening ComprehensionListen to the passa
14、ge and answer the following questions by filling in the blanks.Among the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing,I find listening most difficult,because I worry about the words I dont know.Now Im trying to focus on the general idea,not worrying about the new words.This makes me feel
15、good,because I know Ive understood something.Then, I listen again carefully and if I have any problems I play the difficult parts again.In this way I come to understand better both the main idea and the details of the listening text.Part DTest Your ListeningShort ConversationsYoure going to hear fiv
16、e short conversations.Listen carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.1. W: John, why dont you watch NBA games on TV?M: Oh, Im studying for a Chinese test tomorrow.Q: Whats the man doing?2. W: Tom, if you can give me a hand,I will be able to get this history paper done quickl
17、y. Of course I can.s Tom going to do?3. M: Excuse me, is this the French Department?W: No, its the English Department.The French Department is in the new building opposite the school library,right beside the German Department.s the man looking for?4. W: Good morning, Professor Wang.Could I talk to y
18、ou about my paper now? I have a class in a few minutes.How about coming to my office after four tomorrow afternoon? Q: When will the woman see the professor?5. W: Tim, why are you late for class again?You were late yesterday and the day before yesterday. Im sorry, Miss. My mother goes to work early.
19、And I overslept because I dont have an alarm clock. Q: What does Tim say about his being late for class?Unit 2 Fun with LanguagePart ACommunicative FunctionOpening and Closing a ConversationIn everyday life, we often have to open and close a conversation.This exercise focuses on how people perform t
20、hese communicative functions.Listen to the recording and decide if the first sentence of each short dialogue you hear begins the opening or the closing of a conversation.Tick the answer.1. Its been a really wonderful evening.Thank you very much for inviting us. Im glad you enjoyed it. Maybe we could
21、 get together sometime at my home. Sounds nice.2. Great party, isn Yeah, really. You look familiar to me. Have we met before?m afraid not.3. Im afraid I have to go now. So soon? Well, I enjoyed our talk together. Me too.4. Excuse me, could you tell me the time? Its half past 5 by my watch. Thank you
22、 very much. Youre welcome.5. Is this seat taken? Oh, let me move my stuff. Arent you Jack Brown?m Bill, Bill Stone. Oh, hello, Bill. Fancy meeting you here!6. Hi, Jack. So good to see you. Oh, hi, Andy. Its been quite a while since we saw each other last.How re things with you? Just fine. What ve yo
23、u been doing these years? Well, Ive been studying for my PhD degree here at the university. Thats wonderful.Distinguishing Between Similar SoundsIt is important to distinguish between similar sounds while listening.Names like Jean and Jane, figures like 18 and 80 can sound quite alike.Titles like Mr
24、s. and Miss can also be confusing.Listen to the recording and underline the word you hear in each sentence.1. May I introduce Miss Jones to you?2. John Davis was born in California in 1930.3. I cant agree with you more.4. My birthday is on June 20th.5. Paul, is your sister married?6. Look, here come
25、s Mr. Black, our sales manager.7. Bob isnt in the library right now.8. Mr. Taylor is said to be leaving for South Africa soon.9. Pass me the beer, please.10. I was wondering if you could help Anna with her music lessons.How to Improve Your Conversation SkillsListen to the recording once and then do
26、the following.To speak to people in a foreign language requires courage and willingness to make errors.Some people are so afraid of making mistakes that they never open their mouths.And thats the biggest mistake of all.Now if you have courage and are ready to make a few errors,what do you say?First
27、of all, you have to open the conversation.Finding an appropriate topic is half the battle.Some topics, such as the weather and news, work well.But others, such as age, money or peoples appearance do not.The following are some good ways to open a conversation.Weather It sure is cold today, isnNews Di
28、d you hear about that terrible forest fire?A conversation in a foreign language doesnt always go smoothly.Sometimes your partner talks too fast and you find it difficult to follow.Not to worry, though.You can always ask your partner to repeat what he has said or to speak more slowly.For example,Excuse me, but could you say that again? I didnt catch it.Or Could you speak more slowly, please?At the end of a conversation you need to find a way to close it in a polite way.Well, I really need to be going or It was nice talking to youis frequently used by people to end a
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