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Listening skills

Listening skills. March 21 , 2014. Today. Continue listening for details: Numbers. Review. Write the numbers as I say them. 1. 88,030,000,000 2. 69,000 3. 9,250 4. 4,100,000 5. 46,800,000,000 6. 220,000 7. 72,533,900. Macbook air. 1,250,000 won. 6,900 won. 90,900 won.

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Listening skills

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  1. Listening skills March 21, 2014

  2. Today • Continue listening for details: Numbers

  3. Review Write the numbers as I say them. 1. 88,030,000,000 2. 69,000 3. 9,250 4. 4,100,000 5. 46,800,000,000 6. 220,000 7. 72,533,900

  4. Macbook air 1,250,000 won

  5. 6,900 won

  6. 90,900 won

  7. 12,552,690 won

  8. 7,900 won

  9. Tiger Woods $78,100,000

  10. LeBron James $59,800,000

  11. Christiano Ronaldo $44,000,000

  12. Practice (p.38) • The amount of money Manchester United will pay Roma to buy Basil Panini - 80,000,000 • Basil Panini’s weekly salary at Manchester United • - 130,000 • The total amount of money Basil Panini will earn during five years at Manchester United • - “over” 70,000,000

  13. Practice: Apple’s Q1 2012 Earnings Pre-listening: • U.S. $$$ • What do you think is Apple’s total income in one year? • How many computers (desktop + notebook) does Apple sell in one year? • How many ipods (all types) does Apple sell in one year? • How many apps are downloaded from itunes in one year?

  14. Apple’s Q1 2012 Earnings: • Quarter = 25% of a year (3 months). 1st quarter (Q1 = January - March) • Net income = total income – expenses. • (i.e., Jim had a total income of $60,000 last year and expenses of $25,000. Net income = $35,000). • Macs = Apple computers (i.e., macbook, iMac, etc.)

  15. http://www.englishcentral.com/video/16496/apple-2012-q1-earnings-call-record-breaking-saleshttp://www.englishcentral.com/video/16496/apple-2012-q1-earnings-call-record-breaking-sales

  16. Apple’s Q1 2012 Earnings: • 1. What was Apple’s revenue for this quarter? • 2. How much was the net income? • 3. How many Macs (computers) did Apple sell in this quarter? • 4. How much did sales increase in the Asia-Pacific region? • 5. Approximately how many apps have customers downloaded in the past year? • 6. How many iPods did Apple sell in this quarter? • 7. On December 25, how many apps & contents were downloaded?

  17. Apple’s Q1 2012 Earnings: • 1. $46,300,000,000 • 2. $13,100,000,000 • 3. 5, 200,000 macs • 4. 58% • 5. over 100,000,000 apps • 6. 15,400,000 iPods • 7. 140,000,000 apps & content

  18. Quiz 1 When: Wednesday (March 26) Contents: - minimal pairs - listening for details - listening for details: numbers Time: ~ 15-20 min

  19. Quiz 1 Possible types of questions: - Multiple choice - Fill-in-the-blanks - Fill-in-the-chart - Short answer

  20. Quiz 1 Practice questions are on the website. - Check “Files” section. Answers will be uploaded on Monday.

  21. Quiz 1 Best way to prepare: 1. Listen to all of the files we have used in the class (and for homework). 2. Do the practice quiz 3. Review the PowerPoints

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