1、Listening Course Book One,By Eileen Gan,UNIT 3,Section 1 Tactics for Listening Part 1 Phonetics,Attn: weak forms of “a, and”, link-ups, and contractions in the dialogue,( 1 ) last month (2) ago (3) have a big 4) married at ( 5) were (6) have (7) didnt (8) invited a few (9) did you (10) jacket and je
2、ans (11) go for (12) didnt have (13)my bus (14) Id love to (15) come over for (16) Ill talk (17) call you (18) next week,Part 2 Listening and Note-taking,Focus:focus on the items the speakers are discussing and the relative information Instruction: Pay attention to how the prices are read in the dia
3、logue. Refer to Exercise B as doing note-taking,Reference Answer,Exercise A 1. a hi-fi, 72.64 pounds, at least 20 pounds 2. a washing machine, 98.95 pounds,22 pounds Exercise B 171 pounds 59 42 pounds 200 pounds, 150 pounds 16,Part I Dialogues,Preview work antique, occasionallyenjoyment,Focus: The s
4、peakers is describing the new manager to the others Instruction: Try to write down all the key words related to the description of the new manager Then put these key words into different categories: age, appearance, etc.,Dialogue 1 Whats He Like?,Key to the exercise:,Exercise A: Age: 35 or 36 Appear
5、ance: good-looking Hobbies: sports- football, basketball and tennis Marriage status: single/ not married Exercise B: 1. He is good at tennis. His friend knows that because he plays at the same tennis club where she plays. 2. Yes, he lives alone. But he has a companion, his dog.,Dialogue 2 How Old Ar
6、e You,Focus: 1. Please study the summary passage carefully before listening. 2. What are the possible questions the interviewer will ask the interviewee? Notes: 1. enjoyment n.享乐, 快乐, 享受乐事,Pre-listening: 2. antique n.古物, 古董 3. occasionally adv. Now and then; from time to time. 偶然地:时不时地;间断性的,Listen t
7、o the interview and complete the following report,1. 37, 2. two, 3. 11, 4. 13 5. printers reader and copy editor 6. Oxford University Press 7. 7:30 8. 4:15 9. 45 minute lunch break 10. bicycle and train 11. antiques 12. decorating 13. keen on gardening 14. newspapers, books 15. books of history 16.
8、smoke 17. only occasionally 18. go to church often,Part II Training focus: 1. Comprehending passages:2. Test taking skills:a. skim questions and choices provided before actual listening.b. take notes while listening Instructions: 1. What is “informational interview”? 2. Listen carefully for what is
9、said about the information interview in the passage and finish the exercise.,Passage Informational Interviewing 1. Words and expressions: Beneficial adj.有益的, 受益的, Ins and outs Practitioner n. One who practices something, especially an occupation, a profession, or a technique. 从业者,执业者:从事某事的人,尤指从事职业、专
10、业或技术的人 Evaluate vt.评价, 估计, 求.的值,Suitability n.合适, 适当, 相配, 适宜性 Opportunity A favorable or suitable occasion or time.(有利的)机会:合适或有利的机会或时间 A chance for progress or advancement. 良机:有利于进步或发展的机会 Explore v. 探险, 探测, 探究 explore every possibility. 系统地研究每一个可能性,Compatibility n.适合, 适应(性);一致(性), 协调(性) Critique n./
11、 v.tr. To review or discuss critically. 批判性地社论,批判性地讨论 Lead n. An indication of potential opportunity; a tip: 预兆,暗号:潜在机遇的指示;消息: a good lead for a job. 工作的好兆头 Stack 【非正式用语】 大量: a stack of work to do. 大量要做的工作 Directory n. 通讯录,工商行名录,号码簿 CRC,Key to the Exercise: 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _,D,A
12、,C,B,A,A,B,D,Part 3 News News Item 1,Tips: This news is about the 2008 United States presidential election. On November 4, 2008, after a campaign that lasted nearly two years, Americans elected Illinois senator Barack Obama their 44th president. Instructions: Listen and pay attention to the special
13、features of this presidential election,vocabulary,Reclaim vt.要求归还, (从废料中)回收, 利用 Candidate n. A person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor. 候选人,候补人: Promising adj. 有前途的; 有希望的; 有出息的 a promising youth 有希望的青年 Immigration n.外来的移民, 移居入境,International Space Station,The International Sp
14、ace Station (ISS) is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit.It is a modular structure whose first component was launched in 1998. Like many artificial satellites, the station can be seen with the naked eye from Earth without any special equipment. The ISS programme is a joint project be
15、tween five participating space agencies: the American NASA, the Russian Federal Space Agency, the Japanese JAXA, the European ESA, and the Canadian CSA.1518 The ownership and use of the space station is established by intergovernmental treaties and agreements The station is divided into two sections
16、, the Russian orbital segment (ROS) and the United States orbital segment(USOS), which is shared by many nations.,Exercise A This news item is about the presidential election in the USA. Exercise B 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. D,News item 2,Exercise A: This news item is about the one hundred twentieth fli
17、ght of the space shuttle Discovery.,NEWS ITEM 2,Exercise B: Landing time: last month Landing site: Kennedy Space Center in the state of Florida It was the one hundred twentieth shuttle flight and the twenty-third to the International Space Station. Two main goals for this flight: 1. move a structure
18、 from one side of the space station to the other. 2. add a new room; Harmony; to the space station Connecting; The first new room; 2001; Seven meters; four meters; Passageway; the rest,News item 3,Attn: the alarming number of tobacco-related deaths and its shocking increase rate. Enforce: vt. To com
19、pel observance of or obedience to:强制服从或遵守: enforce a regulation.强迫服从一项条例 Exercise A: This news item is about tobacco risk to a billion lives this century, as predicted by the WHO.,Exercise B,1. The World Health Organization is urging countries to follow six policies to prevent millions of tobacco-re
20、lated deaths 2. The M is for monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies. The P is for protecting people by establishing smoke-free areas. The O stands for offering services to help people stop smoking. The W is for warning people about the dangers of tobacco. The E is for enforcing bans on tobac
21、co advertising and other forms of marketing. And the R is for raising taxes on tobacco.,3. The WHO says tobacco now causes more than five million deaths a year. 4. Yes. The WHO predicts this number will rise to more than eight million by the year 2030. 5. By the end of the century, tobacco could kil
22、l one billion people- ten times as many as in the twentieth century.,Section 3 0ral Work PART 1,1. He was writing his book this morning 2. No, he thought the rest of the book would be difficult to write. 3.She expected that Mr. White would find the answers interesting to work out. 4. Because he woul
23、d at least be able to think. 5. They would start in a week. 6. No, it was impossible for him to work in the house,7. Yes, he could work in the garden this morning, because it was peaceful and quiet. 8. Because peace and quiet would be hard to find in the garden pretty soon.,Section 4 Supplementary Exercises PART 1,Passage 1 Key to the Exercise: 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _,B,A,C,A,B,A,D,B,Passage 2 Exercise A: 1. F 2. F 3.T 4. F 5. FExercise B 54,000 China 47,000 Japan 42,000 India 41,000- Korea,