大学英语听力第一册 lesson 12

　　Study II

PART A Micro-Listening

Sentence Structure 1 Special Questions

I. Directions: You will hear ten wh-questions. There is only one answer to each question. Listen carefully and underline 2 the letter beside your choice. 10 points

1. Where is Miss Smith?

a. She's from England.

b. She's at home.

c. She's not back.

d. She's very well.

2. How did Tom learn Arabic 3?

a. In the morning.

b. Very well.

c. In the library.

d. By taking a course.

3. Who is using my tape-recorder?

a. Mary is.

b. Mary is using.

c. Mary isn't.

d. Mary has.

4. When are you going on holiday?

a. Last night.

b. Next week.

c. By plane.

d. With my brother.

5. How many languages does Peter speak?

a. Many languages.

b. Pretty well.

c. Four languages.

d. With his roommates.

6. What's Kate going to buy?

a. In a store.

b. Some tapes.

c. In the morning.

d. By bike.

7. Where are you going?

a. To Germany.

b. In Italy.

c. To take some photographs.

d. Tomorrow.

8. How are you doing?

a. Doing homework.

b. Just fine.

c. Very good.

d. Reading aloud.

9. What do you do?

a. What do you do?

b. Fine, thank you.

c. I'm a college student.

d. I do well in my studies.

10. Why did Mrs Green go to the travel agency 4?

a. By car.

b. Yesterday afternoon.

c. In New York.

d. For some information about travel.

II. Directions: You will hear five sentences. Each one will be read three times. Listen carefully and write down what you hear. 10 points

1. _________________?

2. _________________?

3. _________________?

4. _________________?

5. _________________?

PART B Macro-Listening

Dialogue

I'm Always Nervous in Class

I. Tapescript

Joana Paul, I'm nervous.

Paul Why?

Joana I'm always nervous whenever I put on the headphones.

Paul But you can enjoy some music first. The music is so nice.

Joana Yes, it is. But when the dialogue begins, I can't catch a word.

Paul You don't have to catch every word. Try to get the key words.

Joana But how can I identify the key words?

Paul Those words that tell the main idea of the dialogue or are repeated several times in it.

Joana Well, probably you have to tell me the main idea first.

Paul But...

Teacher Good morning, class. Here are your books New English 900. We'll take Lesson Twelve today. Now put on your headphones and keep your books closed. We'll listen to the dialogue first.

Joana Paul, I'm nervous.

Paul Take it easy, Joana.

II. Language and Culture Notes

1. New English 900 is a series 5 of textbook for adult students of English as a second language. It is a revision of another set of textbook entitled 6 English 900 and was first published in the United 7 States in 1978.

2. Take it easy here means 8 'Don't be nervous', 'Relax'. In other cases it may also mean 'Don't work too hard'. 'Take things easy' conveys 9 the same meaning.

III. Exercises with Key

1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write 'T' true or 'F' false for each statement 10 you hear. 10 points

1 _________________

2 _________________

3 _________________

4 _________________

5 _________________

2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and complete the following with the words you hear. 10 points

1 Joana: ... when the dialogue begins, I _________________.

2 Paul: You don't have to catch _________________. Try to get the _________________.

3 Joana: But how can I identify _________________?

4 Paul: Those words that tell the _________________ of the dialogue, or _________________ several times in it.

5 Teacher: Good morning, class. Here are your books _________________. Now _________________. We'll listen to the dialogue first.

Passage

Polly Went to School

I. Tapescript

Polly went to school when she was six years old. She liked her first day very much. Her teacher, Miss Yates, was very nice, and the other children in her class were nice, too. But at the end of the second day, when the other children left the classroom, Polly stayed behind and waited.

Miss Yates had some work to do and did not see Polly at first, but then she looked up and saw her. 'Why didn't you go with the others, Polly?' she asked kindly 11. 'Did you want to ask me a question?'

'Yes, Miss Yates,' Polly said.

'What is it?' Miss Yates asked.

'What did I do in school today?' Polly said.

Miss Yates laughed. 'What did YOU do in school today?' she said. 'Why did you ask me that, Polly?'

'Because I'm going to go home now,' Polly answered, 'and my mother's going to ask me.'

II. Language and Culture Notes

In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are six years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen.

III. Exercises with Key

1. Directions: Listen to the passage and choose the right answer to each question you hear. 10 points

1

a. She made many new friends.

b. She liked to take the school bus.

c. The teacher and the other children were nice.

d. The lessons were interesting.

2

a. She wanted to stay longer in the school.

b. She was waiting for her mother to take her home.

c. She was waiting for the school bus.

d. She wanted to ask Miss Yates a question.

3

a. Polly's mother.

b. Polly's father.

c. Polly herself.

d. Miss Yates.

4

a. She did not pay attention in class.

b. She was rather slow.

c. She had a bad memory.

d. She was too young to understand school activities.

5

a. She found it stupid.

b. She found it funny.

c. She found it informal 12.

d. She found it too formal.

2. Directions: Listen to the passage again and complete the following with the words you hear. 10 points

1 At the end of the second day, when the other children went home, Polly _________________.

2 Miss Yates did not see Polly at first because she _________________.

3 Polly asked Miss Yates, ' _________________?'

4 Miss Yates laughed and said in reply, ' _________________?'

5 Polly answered, 'Because I'm going to go home now, and _________________.'

PART C Oral Practice

I. Directions: Work in pairs and respond 13 to the following appropriately 14.

1. I want to ask you a question.

________________?

2. I am nervous.

________________.

3. I'll take a test today.

________________.

4. I want to go to Garden Hotel. Do you know where it is?

________________.

II. Directions: Say a few words about Polly.