Question

Listening

Part 1

1．Listen to the tape. Tick the subjects they are talking about.

1)Reading English

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2)Speaking English

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3)Being polite and friendly

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4)Shaking hands

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5)Intonation

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6)Grammar

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7)Mistakes

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8)Using the phone

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2．Listen to the tape again and tick the sentences which are correct.

1)Intonation contains information about how we feel.

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2)Mistakes in intonation are not more important than mistakes in grammar.

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3)People sometimes do not notice grammar mistakes.

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4)Listeners can correct grammar mistake in what is said.

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5)Mistakes in intonation are not seen as mistakes.

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3．Listen to the part where the teacher tells a story again. And put these sentences in the correct order to tell a story.

A．The teacher felt less angry.

B．The teacher felt angry .

C．The teacher believed that the Head teacher had made a mistake in intonation.

D．The Head teacher said, “Thank you. ”

E．The teacher finished the work .

________ →________ →________ →________ →________

Part 2

1．Listen to the tape and decide true or false.

1)English people like to be very close to each other.

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2)The Arabs stand close while talking.

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3)City people stand closer than country people in Britain.

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4)It is important to know the meanings of gestures in a foreign country.

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2．Listen to the tape again and write down the missing words.

1)When they ________ ________ ________, the two ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ from the place ________ ________ ________ ________.

2)People from ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ countries stand ________ than people ________ ________ when they ________ ________ ________ .

3)Using body language ________ ________ ________ ________ will help ________ ________ people and ________ ________ ________ in a foreign country ________ and ________.

Part 3

Many students have problems in learning English. Often they ask their teachers for advice. On this tape you'll hear some advice for students of English .

1．Tick the subjects which the speaker talks about.

(　　)A．Speaking

(　　)B．Pronunciation

(　　)C．Grammar

(　　)D．Listening

(　　)E．Reading

(　　)F．Writing

(　　)G．Taking exams

(　　)H．Using small words like in, of, for

2．Answer following questions.

1)How can students of English improve their speaking?

2)What advice is given in listening?

3)What should one do in order to improve writing?

Answer 1

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解析：

Part 1 　　1．2)3)5)6)7)8) 　　2．1)4)5) 　　3．E,D,B,C,A 　　Part 2 　　1．1)F, 2)T, 3)T, 4)T 　　2．1)finish their talk, may be quite a distance, where they were standing 　　2)the United States or Arab, closer, from Britain, are talking together 　　3)in a correct way, communicate with, make the stay, easy, comfortable 　　Part 3 　　1．A,D,E,F,H 　　2．1)Listen to English and pratice speaking with friends as much as possible. 　　2)the listen as much as you can, but don't do too much at one time. 　　3)He must first learn to read much . 　　Part 1 　　YANG MEI: Why is intonation so important in English? 　　SARA: I'll tell you why. Words contain information. We use words to tell the other person what we want to say . But we use intonation to tell the other person how we feel about something. 　　YANG MEI: Why did you say that mistakes in intonation are more important than mistakes in grammar? 　　SARA : The answer is this: if you make a mistake in grammar, the listener will notice the mistake. However, they will understand what you are trying to say. If you say “I born in 1975”, the listener will understand “I was born in 1975” . In other wards, the listener corrects the grammar mistake. 　　YANG MEI: And with intonation? 　　SARA: If you make a mistake in intonation, the listener will believe that no mistake was made. So, if you say “ Hello” in a way that sounds unfriendly. the listener will think that you are unfriendly. 　　YANG MEI: Can you give me another example? 　　SARA : Yes, I used to teach in a language school . Every evening when I had finished my teaching and was about to go home, the Head-teacher, who wasn't English, used to say “Thank you”to me. He said it like this “Thank you” (), I used to get very angry, because I felt that my work at the school was not important to him. If he had said “Thank you ” (), I would have felt that I was doing a good job in his school . Later I thought he was just making a mistake in intonation. So I stopped worrying about it. 　　YANG MEI: I see. So intonation is important! 　　SARA: Yes, For example, some people in companies use the phone a lot for their business. It's important that they sound polite, friendly and helpful every time they answer the phone. 　　Part 2 　　It is goad manners for an Arab to stand close to his friend when they are talking. But English people do not like to be too close to one another unless there is a reason. It could be very interesting to watch an Arab and an Englishman talking together. The Arab who is friendly will stand close to his friend, but the Englishman will move back in order to keep a certain distance away . When they finish their talk, the two may be quite a distance from the place where they were standing. 　　People from the United States or Arab countries stand closer than people from Britain when they are talking together. City people in Britain and the United States stand closer than those who live in the country . 　　When one uses a foreign language, it is important to know the meanings of gestures and movements in the foreign country. Using body language in a correct way will help communicate with people and make the stay in a foreign country easy and comfortable. 　　Part 3 　　If you have a problem with speaking you can do several things. Listen to English as much as possible. You can loam a poem or a song by heart. You can also learn more dialogues. And practice speaking with your friends as much as you can. 　　Many people find it difficult to listen to English. The answer is to listen as much as you can. However, don't do too much at one time. It is better to practise listening for five minutes every day. Don't sit down and listen for an hour at a time. That's too much! Do choose listening passages that are interesting and not too difficult. Choose tapes on which the people speak clearly and not too fast. Take it easy at first. Success with simple tapes at the beginning is the answer. Later on you can practise with tapes that are more difficult. 　　Finally, how can you learn to write well? How do you use little words like in, on, of and for? There are two answers to this. First, do some study with new words, keep a list of verbs like look for, look after and so on. Second, read as much English as possible. There are many things that can't he heart. You must see them in books many times. Then you'll be able to use them correctly yourself. So in order to write well, you must first learn to read much.