Unit 2 Listening and Speaking

1. Unit 2 Listening and Speaking

2. Step one Pre—listening Talk about Chinese Putonghua and the Minnan dialect. English Putonghua Minnan dialect thing Dumping hot dirty migia 东西 zuigiao 水 饺 rua 热 yiji 脏

3. B Step two While—listening Activity 1: Listen to the passage carefully and do the following exercises. Buford thinks that Texas is _________ A. a little town B. another country C. a mountainous village D. a little boy 2. How large was the catfish? 3. Lester got out of the water quickly because he thought ________________ 4. The second speaker is ______, and she is ________ . She is from ________. 5. Buford says “Hey, y’all ” to greet you. What does the second speaker say to greet you? A. hi B. Good morning C. Hello D. Hey It was almost the size of a house. The catfish would eat him. Jane Buford’s teacher Britain

4. Activity 2: listen to the passage again and feel the difference between British English and American English. • Listening text 听力原文 Hey, y’all, this here is Buford. I come from a big oil town in Texas. Now, y’all need to understand that we ain’t really a state, but a whole’nother country. Now let me tell ya astory’bout when I was just a pup. One hot summer’s day I was swimmin’ with my cousins Little Lester and Big Billy Bob. We was jumpin’ in the water and feelin’ good. Then along comes this catfish’bout the size of a house. Well, alright, maybe a little smaller than that. Little Lester starts to thinkin’ it’s goin’ to eat him sure ‘nough. Man, you shoulda seen him! He got outta the water fast as lightning and climbed up a tree. Big Billy Bob and I just laughed and laughed. To this day, Lester won’t go near that place.

5. Activity 1: Read the passage on Page 15 quickly and find out the words that were confusing Amy. subway underground twoblocks two streets left left--hand side right right--hand side keepgoingstraight go straight on

6. Activity 2: Show students the useful expressions in finding the way and giving directions. Finding the way: Excuse me. Could you please tell me the way to…… Can you tell me where ….is? Can you direct me to …..? Is there a ….. near here? I’m looking for…… Do you know? I wonder if you could help me. I’m looking for…… Where is the (nearest) ……please?

7. Giving directions: Go down/along this street. Follow this road until you come to …… Go straight ahead till you see….. Turn right/ left. Take the first turning on the right/left. It’s near…./ far from here. You can’t miss it.

8. Step 3: Practicing • One of you plays a stranger of a city and the other one is a native. Make a dialogue with your partner about asking directions. Excuse me. Could you tell me how I can get to the frog’s home? Go straight on and you won’t miss it.

9. Sample: • A: Excuse me. Could you please tell me the way to the Hot Spring Hotel. • B: Go straight ahead till you see a traffic light. Then you should turn left and go straight on. You won’t miss it. • A: Which bus should I take if I go there by bus? • B. Just take the No. 2 bus . It will take you there directly. • A: Thank you. B: You are welcome.

10. Page 48 Listening • 2. Listen and answer the following questions. • What TV program is Zhao Li watching? • What does Zhao Li think will improve her English? • What does Zhao Li think of Cao Ri? What kind of English does he use? • How will listening to a good speaker of English help you? • What should you do if you find it difficult to understand a native speaker? CCTV9’s World Wide Watch. She thinks that listening to TV programs will improve her English. She thinks Cao Ri is a good speaker. He uses American English. The more listening practice you have, the better your listening skill will get, especially if you hear a variety of speakers. You should be patient and keep trying. Soon you will understand more and more.

11. Write a letter to one of your classmate and direct him or her to your home. Step five: homework