全新版大学英语听说教程1答案

— arent you jack brown? im 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 you been doing these years?

— well, ive been studying for my phd degree here at the university.

— thats wonderful. listening strategy

distinguishing between similar sounds

it 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 mrs. 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 comes 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. part b

listening tasks a passage

how to improve your conversation skills

exercise 1: listening for general understanding

listen to the recording once and then do 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 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, isnt it?

news — did 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 conversation. exercise 2：listening for details

listen to the recording again and complete the answers to the following questions. speaking tasks pair work

listen to the conversations 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 conversations by replacing the underlined parts with your own words.

conversation 1

a: excuse me, jack, do you have a minute? b: yes. what can i do for you?

a: well, i wonder if you could tell me how i could improve my oral english.

b: mm. do you often speak english with your friends?

a: i wanted to, but every time i open my mouth i seem to make errors, so sometimes i just give up.

b: i guess speaking in a foreign language isnt easy. you must be willing to make some errors at the beginning. a: you mean i shouldnt be afraid of making mistakes. b: thats right.

a: and i should try to speak english as much as i can. b: exactly.

a: thanks for the advice.

b: any time. conversation 2

(on the way to class)

a: cold this morning, isnt it?

b: yes, and its supposed to get even colder. a: i hope it wont get as cold as last night.

b: speaking of last night, did you attend the english speech contest?

a: yeah, i did. it was terrific.that guy who won the first prize speaks really fluent english.i do admire him. b: me, too. well just have to work harder. maybe one of us can win the next english contest.

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s=txt>unit 1 sports part a] listening strategy identifying numbers

numbers appear very often in every kind of listening material. the ability to catch the exact numbers spoken in english is an important but difficult skill for a chinese learner. a good way is to practice over and over again the pronunciation of the numbers, particularly the different ways to say thirteen and thirty, fourteen and forty, etc. it also helps to practice writing down the numbers you hear quickly in numerical forms, without translating them into chinese. youre going to hear a passage about michael jordan, a retired american professional basketball player.