II. Listening Skills 1. M: The police gave a few tickets out last week along Highway 15 w: In fact, quite a few tickets were given on that road Q: What does the woman mean 2. M: Who do you think is the smartest student in the class? W: Mary is second to none Q: What does the woman say about Mary? 3. W: What are you so happy about? M: Instead of being given an even dozen, weve been given a baker's dozen Q: Why is the man so happy 4. M: We have had a lot of rain over the last few years w: But nothing like this Q: What does the woman mean? 5. M: What effect has the booming economy had on interest rates for loans? w: The interest rates have skyrocketed! Q What does the woman mean? 1.A2.B3.B4.D5C III. Listening In Task 1: Dogs arent allowed herel Manager: I'm sorry. Miss, but dogs arent allowed in this theater ary: But I have a ticket for him Manager: I'm very sorry, but animals aren t permitted Mary: You don t understand. This is a special case. My dog is so well trained and so intelligent that he's almost human Manager: I see that you have an exceptional animal, but Mary: I promise you that if there is any problem we'll leave the theater immediately. I promise you that this dog isn t like any other dog you' ve ever seen Manager: Well... all right. I'll let you go in, since the theater is almost empty tonight. But your dog will have to behave himself, or you will have to leave Mary: Thank you very much 1. allowed movie theater 3. well trained intelligent human 4. any problem leave the theater any other dog seen 5. almost empty Task 2: Put the cat out
II. Listening Skills 1. M: The police gave a few tickets out last week along Highway 15. W: In fact, quite a few tickets were given on that road. Q: What does the woman mean? 2. M: Who do you think is the smartest student in the class? W: Mary is second to none. Q: What does the woman say about Mary? 3. W: What are you so happy about? M: Instead of being given an even dozen, we’ve been given a baker’s dozen. Q: Why is the man so happy? 4. M: We have had a lot of rain over the last few years. W: But nothing like this. Q: What does the woman mean? 5. M: What effect has the booming economy had on interest rates for loans? W: The interest rates have skyrocketed! Q: What does the woman mean? 1. A 2. B 3.B 4.D 5.C III. Listening In Task 1: Dogs aren’t allowed here! Manager: I’m sorry. Miss, but dogs aren’t allowed in this theater. Mary: But I have a ticket for him. Manager: I’m very sorry, but animals aren’t permitted. Mary: You don’t understand. This is a special case. My dog is so well trained and so intelligent that he’s almost human. Manager: I see that you have an exceptional animal, but… Mary: I promise you that if there is any problem we’ll leave the theater immediately. I promise you that this dog isn’t like any other dog you’ve ever seen. Manager: Well…all right. I’ll let you go in, since the theater is almost empty tonight. But your dog will have to behave himself, or you will have to leave. Mary: Thank you very much. 1. allowed movie theater 2. a ticket 3. well trained intelligent human 4.any problem leave the theater any other dog seen 5. almost empty Task 2: Put the cat out!
A couple was going out for the evening to celebrate the wife's birthday. While they were getting ready, the husband put the cat out The taxi arrived, and as the couple walked out of their home, the cat ran back into the house. Not wanting their car to have free run of the house while they were out,the husband went back upstairs to chase the cat out. The wife, not waiting it known that the ouse would be empty, explained to the taxi driver, He's just going upstairs to say goodbye to my mother. A few minutes later, the husband got into the car, and said, "Sorry it took it so long. The stupid old thing was hiding under the bed, and I had to poke her with a stick to get her to come out 4-1-3-5-2-6 D) She was ill-treated at home Task 3: A Sudden Change in the Parrots Attitude A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of this bird's mouth was rude. John tried every method to change the birds attitude by constantly saying polite words, playing soft music, and anything he could think of to set a good example. Nothing worked. Finally, John got fed up and he yelled at the parrot And the bird yelled back. John shook the parrot, and the bird got angrier and ruder Finally, in a moment of desperation, John put the bird in the refrigerator freezer. For a few minutes, John heard the bird scream and kick Then suddenly there was silence. Not a sound for over a minute. Fearing that he's hurt the bird, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot mly stepped out and said, "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I am truly sorry, and I will do everything I can to correct my poor behavior John was greatly surprised at the bird's change of attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot had caused such a sudden change in his behavior, the bird continued, "May li ask why you put chickens there and what they did wrong? 1C2.D3.B4C IV Speaking Out Model 1 The dog will be company for her John: Se-Jin, come shopping with me. I,'m buying a present for my mother Se-Jin: What are you getting her? John: Ive got iust the perfect idea. A dog Se-Jin: a dog? Would she like that? John: She'll love it My dad works long hours each day, and I think with me away at school, she is a bit lonely And I'll just get a small one, a Pekinese Se-Jin: Good idea! The dog will be company for her Now Your turn A: Hi, come shopping with me. I want to buy a gift for my neighbor A: His wife died a couple of weeks ago, and he is feeling lonely. Hes been kind to us. I want to buy something to cheer him up B: What do you want to get for him? A: I'm thinking of buying a bunch of flowers for him
A couple was going out for the evening to celebrate the wife’s birthday. While they were getting ready, the husband put the cat out. The taxi arrived, and as the couple walked out of their home, the cat ran back into the house. Not wanting their car to have free run of the house while they were out, the husband went back upstairs to chase the cat out. The wife, not waiting it known that the house would be empty, explained to the taxi driver, “He’s just going upstairs to say goodbye to my mother.” A few minutes later, the husband got into the car, and said, “Sorry it took it so long. The stupid old thing was hiding under the bed, and I had to poke her with a stick to get her to come out!” 4-1-3-5-2-6 D) She was ill-treated at home. Task 3: A Sudden Change in the Parrot’s Attitude A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of this bird’s mouth was rude. John tried every method to change the bird’s attitude by constantly saying polite words, playing soft music, and anything he could think of to set a good example. Nothing worked. Finally, John got fed up and he yelled at the parrot. And the bird yelled back. John shook the parrot, and the bird got angrier and ruder. Finally, in a moment of desperation, John put the bird in the refrigerator freezer. For a few minutes, John heard the bird scream and kick. Then suddenly there was silence. Not a sound for over a minute. Fearing that he’s hurt the bird, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out and said, “I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I am truly sorry, and I will do everything I can to correct my poor behavior.” John was greatly surprised at the bird’s change of attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had caused such a sudden change in his behavior, the bird continued, “May Ii ask why you put the chickens there and what they did wrong?” 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.A IV. Speaking Out Model 1 The dog will be company for her. John: Se-Jin, come shopping with me. I’m buying a present for my mother. Se-Jin: What are you getting her? John: I’ve got just the perfect idea. A dog. Se-Jin: A dog? Would she like that? John: She’ll love it. My dad works long hours each day, and I think with me away at school, she is a bit lonely. And I’ll just get a small one, a Pekinese. Se-Jin: Good idea! The dog will be company for her. Now Your Turn A: Hi, come shopping with me. I want to buy a gift for my neighbor. B: What for? A: His wife died a couple of weeks ago, and he is feeling lonely. He’s been kind to us. I want to buy something to cheer him up. B: What do you want to get for him? A: I’m thinking of buying a bunch of flowers for him
B: But Ive got a perfect idea. A dog A: A dog? Why? B: He'll be crazy about it. He's so lonely; he needs company rather than beautiful flowers A: Good thinking! The dog can keep him company. Model 2 Where to walk dogs? Bob: There's some talk of a businessman building a dog park in Shanghai Laura: really. what on earth for? Bob:Apparently there is alaw against having dogs on the streets. Laura: Does it mean that the dogs have to stay inside apartments at all times? Bob: It sounds pretty cruel. doesnt it? Maybe the park is a good idea Laura: Maybe they should iust allow people to walk their dogs on the streets Bob: But in many large cities where dogs can be walked, the streets are a mess. I heard Paris is Laura: Couldn't people iust clean up after their dogs? b ow Your urn A: Have you heard the city has passes a law against walking dogs in the streets? A: It means that dogs have to be kept inside all the time B: It's rather cruel. isn't it? We shouldn't be so cruel to dumb animals A: But dogs often leave a mess from their dogs B: But owners can clean up the mess from their dogs A: Would they B: Perhaps the best solution is to build a dog park. Then people can walk their dogs there A: Sounds too good to be realistic. The city is already too crowed without the dogs Model 3 what does having a few fish do for you? Philip: Wow! I see you ve bought an aquarium. Nice! Peter: You should get one too. I highly recommend it Philip: Why? What does having a few fish do for you? Peter: I find it relaxing iust to sit down and watch tropical fish at the end of a tiring day Philip: I can understand. I like to take it easy after work, too Peter: There's more than that. Theyre really fascinating. They give you hours of entertainment, believe me Peter: OK, I can lend you a couple of good reference books Philip: Great! Any other tips on getting started? Now Your Turn A: Wow! Youve bought a discman! It does look nice! B: You'd better buy one as well. I strongly recommend it. A: Why? What can it do for you?
B: But I’ve got a perfect idea. A dog. A: A dog? Why? B: He’ll be crazy about it. He’s so lonely; he needs company rather than beautiful flowers. A: Good thinking! The dog can keep him company. Model 2 Where to walk dogs? Bob: There’s some talk of a businessman building a dog park in Shanghai. Laura: Really, what on earth for? Bob: Apparently there is a law against having dogs on the streets. Laura: Does it mean that the dogs have to stay inside apartments at all times? Bob: It sounds pretty cruel, doesn’t it? Maybe the park is a good idea. Laura: Maybe they should just allow people to walk their dogs on the streets. Bob: But in many large cities where dogs can be walked, the streets are a mess. I heard Paris is the worst. Laura: Couldn’t people just clean up after their dogs? Bob: Would they? Now Your Turn A: Have you heard the city has passes a law against walking dogs in the streets? B: Sure, it’s published in the newspapers. A: It means that dogs have to be kept inside all the time. B: It’s rather cruel, isn’t it? We shouldn’t be so cruel to dumb animals. A: But dogs often leave a mess from their dogs. B: But owners can clean up the mess from their dogs. A: Would they? B: Perhaps the best solution is to build a dog park. Then people can walk their dogs there. A: Sounds too good to be realistic. The city is already too crowed without the dogs. Model 3 What does having a few fish do for you? Philip: Wow! I see you’ve bought an aquarium. Nice! Peter: You should get one too. I highly recommend it. Philip: Why? What does having a few fish do for you? Peter: I find it relaxing just to sit down and watch tropical fish at the end of a tiring day. Philip: I can understand. I like to take it easy after work , too. Peter: There’s more than that. They’re really fascinating. They give you hours of entertainment, believe me. Philip: PerhapsI should give it a try. Peter: OK, I can lend you a couple of good reference books. Philip: Great! Any other tips on getting started? Now Your Turn A: Wow! You’ve bought a discman! It does look nice! B: You’d better buy one as well. I strongly recommend it. A: Why? What can it do for you?
B: I find it relaxing to listen to music on it A: I can understand. After a days work I like to relax a bit myself. B: Not only that Some music cheers you up and makes you forget all your troubles A: Maybe I should have a try, but I dont know how to use the diskman can le derful! Any other tips on getting starded? V. Lets talk An Intelligent Dog a black dog walked into a butchers shop with a five-dollar bill in his mouth He spent several minutes looking at the meat on display. He finally fixed his eyes on the lamb chops and barked showing that he wanted to buy some of them. The butcher, thinking the dog wouldn t know the difference, picked out the worst chops. The dog barked angrily and continued to bark until the butcher selected the finest chops. After the butcher took the money from the dogs mouth, the dog picked up the chops and left the shop The butcher was deeply impressed and decided that he would like to own a clever dog like that He closed up shop and followed the dog to see where it went. The dog entered an apartment house, climbed to the third floor and began to scratch on the door. With that, the door opened and an angry man started yelling at the dog As he did so, the butcher stepped forward to ask the man to stop. What are you doing? Thats the smartest animal I' ve ever seen! Surely it doesn't deserve this kind of treatment. The butcher then went on to explain how the dog had bought the best lamb think he's so intelligent. You see, this is third time this week he's forgotten his he. od said, "I don't chops in the shop. The man looked at the butcher from the corner of his eye an Characters Actions and words a do walked into a butchers shop with five dollars fixed eyes on the lamb chops and barke some The butcher icked up the worst/lowest quality cho The dog barked angrily and continuously The butcher selected the finest chops took the money The dog The butcher wanted to own/have such a dog The dog entered an apartment house climbed to the third floor A man The butcher asked him to stop, saying it was the smartest/cleverest anima explained how the dog had got the best lamb cho The man looked at him sideways, said it was the third time this week the dog had forgotten his key
B: I find it relaxing to listen to music on it. A: I can understand. After a day’s work I like to relax a bit myself. B: Not only that. Some music cheers you up and makes you forget all your troubles. A: Maybe I should have a try, but I don’t know how to use the diskman. B: OK, I can lend you this manual. A: Wonderful! Any other tips on getting starded? V. Let’s Talk An Intelligent Dog A black dog walked into a butcher’s shop with a five-dollar bill in his mouth. He spent several minutes looking at the meat on display. He finally fixed his eyes on the lamb chops and barked, showing that he wanted to buy some of them. The butcher, thinking the dog wouldn’t know the difference, picked out the worst chops. The dog barked angrily and continued to bark until the butcher selected the finest chops. After the butcher took the money from the dog’s mouth, the dog picked up the chops and left the shop. The butcher was deeply impressed and decided that he would like to own a clever dog like that. He closed up shop and followed the dog to see where it went. The dog entered an apartment house, climbed to the third floor, and began to scratch on the door. With that, the door opened and an angry man started yelling at the dog. As he did so, the butcher stepped forward to ask the man to stop. “What are you doing?” That’s the smartest animal I’ve ever seen! Surely it doesn’t deserve this kind of treatment.” The butcher then went on to explain how the dog had bought the best lamb chops in the shop. The man looked at the butcher from the corner of his eye and said, “I don’t think he’s so intelligent. You see, this is third time this week he’s forgotten his key.” Characters Actions and Words A dog walked into a butcher’s shop with five dollars; fixed eyes on the lamb chops and barked—wanted some. The butcher picked up the worst/lowest quality chops. The dog barked angrily and continuously The butcher selected the finest chops; took the money. The dog left. The butcher wanted to own/have such a dog; followed the dog. The dog entered an apartment house climbed to the third floor; scratched on the door. A man opened the door; yelled at the dog. The butcher asked him to stop, saying it was the smartest/cleverest animal; explained how the dog had got the best lamb chops. The man looked at him sideways; said it was the third time this week the dog had forgotten his key
VI Furthering Listening and Speaking Task 1: A Birthday present Mary: David, how did your mom like the dog you gave her for a birthday gift David: Oh, Mary, she was delighted. It licked her hand and wagged its tail and she was hooked Mary: What did she call it? David: She's calling it "Brian" after a friend of hers Mary: Your mom always did have a sense of humor. I read somewhere that dogs can become very to the David: Ive heard that. I saw an interview on Tv with a man who had epileptic attacks, and his dog would warn him before he would have an attack Mary: Really? I wonder how they can do that I David: It ahs something to do with the dogs sense of smell. It's very keen Mary: Do you think Brian will be able to foretell when your mom is going to roast a chicken? After David gave his mom a dog as a birthday present, she was very pleased, for the dog licked her hand and wagged its tail. She called it Brian after one of her friends. Mary read an article which says that dogs can be faithful to their owners/masters. David agreed, for he saw a T interview which introduced a dog that could warn its master of an epileptic attack. He explained that this ability of the dog's has something to do with its keen sense of smell, Jokingly, Mary said she wounded whether the dog Brian can foretell/predict when David,'s mom is going to roast a Task 2: 100 Percent polar bear One afternoon in the Arctic, a father polar bear and his son polar bear were sitting in the snow. The son turned to his father and asked, "Dad, am I 100 percent polar bear? Of course, son, you're 00 percent polar bear. A few minutes passed, and the bear turned to his father again and said, "Dad, tell me the truth. I can take it. Am I 100 percent polar bear? No brown bear or panda bear?" Son, I'm 100 percent polar bear and your mother is 100 percent polar bear, so you' re certainly 100 percent polar bear A few minutes passed, and the son polar bear again turned to his father and asked, " Dad worry, But it'll hurt my feelings if it's not true. I really need to know... am I really 100 Somewhat angered by this continued questioning, the father polar bear yelled at his son, "Why on earth do you keep asking is you're 100 percent polar bear? Because I,'m freezing to death out here! 1.T 2.F 3F 4T 5.F Task 3: An Introduction to Advertising Are you ready to go to work? "a woman asks her dog Sydney. The dog was her tail. Then she starts sniffing around inside the house. Sydney is hunting for mold. When she sits down, that means she smells mold nearby. Usually mold is found within three or four feet. a boy who lives in
VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking Task 1: A Birthday Present Mary: David, how did your mom like the dog you gave her for a birthday gift? David: Oh, Mary, she was delighted. It licked her hand and wagged its tail and she was hooked. Mary: What did she call it? David: She’s calling it “Brian”, after a friend of hers. Mary: Your mom always did have a sense of humor. I read somewhere that dogs can become very close to their owners. David: I’ve heard that. I saw an interview on TV with a man who had epileptic attacks, and his dog would warn him before he would have an attack. Mary: Really? I wonder how they can do that1 David: It ahs something to do with the dog’s sense of smell. It’s very keen. Mary: Do you think Brian will be able to foretell when your mom is going to roast a chicken? After David gave his mom a dog as a birthday present, she was very pleased, for the dog licked her hand and wagged its tail. She called it Brian after one of her friends. Mary read an article which says that dogs can be faithful to their owners/masters. David agreed, for he saw a TV interview which introduced a dog that could warn its master of an epileptic attack. He explained that this ability of the dog’s has something to do with its keen sense of smell. Jokingly, Mary said she wounded whether the dog Brian can foretell/predict when David’s mom is going to roast a chicken. Task 2: 100 Percent Polar Bear One afternoon in the Arctic, a father polar bear and his son polar bear were sitting in the snow. The son turned to his father and asked, “Dad, am I 100 percent polar bear?” “Of course, son, you’re 100 percent polar bear.” A few minutes passed, and the bear turned to his father again and said, “Dad, tell me the truth. I can take it. Am I 100 percent polar bear? No brown bear or panda bear?” “Son, I’m 100 percent polar bear and your mother is 100 percent polar bear, so you’re certainly 100 percent polar bear.” A few minutes passed, and the son polar bear again turned to his father and asked, “Dad, don’t worry. But it’ll hurt my feelings if it’s not true. I really need to know…am I really 100 percent polar bear?” Somewhat angered by this continued questioning, the father polar bear yelled at his son, “Why on earth do you keep asking is you’re 100 percent polar bear?” “Because I’m freezing to death out here!” 1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.F Task 3: An Introduction to Advertising “Are you ready to go to work?” a woman asks her dog Sydney. The dog was her tail. Then she starts sniffing around inside the house. Sydney is hunting for mold. When she sits down, that means she smells mold nearby. Usually mold is found within three or four feet. A boy who lives in