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II.ListeningSkills

ListeningforNames

1.Doris:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?

David:Yes.Ineedtochangeoneofmycourses.

Doris:I’llseewhatwecando.What’syourname,please?

David:Myname’sDavidBrown.

Doris:Yourfirstnameagain?

David:David.D-A-V-I-D.

TheboyiscalledDavidbyhisfirstname.

2.Nancy:Excuseme.IwanttomakesureifIamregisteredforthenewsemesterofEnglishwithDr.Lang.

Doris:JustaminuteandI’llcheckforyou.What’syourname,please?

Nancy:NancyLeigh.

Doris:Is“Lee”yourlastname?

Nancy:No,it’sLeigh.L-E-I-G-H.But“Lee”wouldbeeasiertospell,wouldn’tit?

Nancy’slastnameisLeigh.

3.Doris:I’msorry.Butifyouneedaloan,you’llhavetogototheFinancialAidOfficebeforeyoucanregister.

Nancy:whoshouldIseethere?

Doris:Well,Mrs.VickyKleincanhelpyou.Asamatteroffact,anybodythereisverynice.

Nancy:Oh,thankyou.Whatishernameagain?

Doris:VickyKlein.V-I-C-K-Y,K-L-E-I-N.

NancyshouldseeVickyKleinifsheneedsaloan.

4.Doris:OK,tocompletethisformIneedyournameinfull,please.

Laura:LauraTishHill.

Doris:Tish?That’sanunusualmiddlename.Wouldyoumindspellingthatforme?

Laura:Sure.T-I-S-H.Iwasnamedaftermymother.

Laura’sfullnameisLauraTishHill.

5.Doris:Well,youneedtocompletetheformforyourparkingpass.Yourname,please?

Anthony:AnythonyMcdonald.

Doris:Areyou“Mc”or“Mac”?

Anthony:“Mc”.MyfamilywasfromScotland.

Doris:OK,Anthony.I’llhaveyourparkingpassreadyinaminute.

AnthonyMcDonaldwillgethisparkingpassinaminute.

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Enrolling

Goodmorning,everyone.I’dliketowelcomeyoutoCityUniversity.I’mBettyRussellandIworkintheInternationalStudents’Office.Ihavesomeimportantinformationforyou.First,youmustenrollbyAugust28th.PickupyourIDcardatouroffice.Then,you’llneedtopickupalibrarycardsothatyoucanborrowbooksfromthelibrary.ShowthemyourIDcardinthelibraryandtheywilldoitforyou.Youmaybethinkingaboutthesportsfacilitiesatourschool.There’snochargeforstudents,butofcourseyou’llhavetoshowyourIDcard.Concerningthemedicalassistance,theUniversityhasitsownhealthcenter,andallservicesarefreeforenrolledstudents.

1.B2.D3.B4.C5.A

Task2:LivingonCampus

JOHN:Hi,Lisa.How’slifeoncampus?

LISA:Hi,John.Oh,notsobad.Prettygoodinfact.

JOHN:Isthatwhatyouthink?Imean,doyoulikelivingoncampus?

LISA:Yeah,Ienjoylivingherebecausethere’ssomanypeoplearoundandit’seasytomakefriends.Whataboutyou?Haveyoueverlivedinadormbefore?

JOHN:No,thisisthefirsttime.

LISA:Ithinkyou’llfinditquiteconvenient.Thelibrary,labs,sportscenterandotherfacilitiesarerightoncampus.

JOHN:That’strue.Theatmospherehereisdifferentfromtheoutside.ButIguesslivingintownhasitsadvantagetoo,likebeingclosetotheshoppingcenter.Youknow,ouruniversityissofarfromdowntown.

LISA:Butthecommutingtoclasses…Imean,youwouldhavetogetupsoearlytogettoclassesontime.Andthengoinghomewouldbesomuchtime.

JOHN:Yeah,butthefoodhere…itseemsit’sthesamethinginthecafeteriaeveryday.

LISA:Well,IthinkthefoodhereisOK,andifyouwantachange,youcaneatoutonceinawhile.

JOHN:True.

It’seasytomakefriendsoncampus. LISA

Theatmospherehereisdifferentfromtheoutside. JOHN

It’seasytogototheshoppingcenterwhenlivingintown. JOHN

Commutingtoclasseswouldtakesomuchtime. LISA

Thecafeteriafoodisthesamethingeveryday. JOHN

ThecafeteriafoodisOK LISA

Task3:Whichcomesfirst,dayornight?

Therewasastudentwhowantedverymuchtogainadmissiontoastudycourse.Hewassmartenoughtogetthroughthewrittentestandwastoappearforthepersonalinterview.Sincetheboyansweredallthequestionscorrectly,theinterviewerdecidedtocornerhim."Tellmeyourchoice,"saidhetotheboy,"What'syourchoice,”saidtheinterviewertotheboy.“IshalleitheraskyouteneasyquestionsorONErealdifficult.Whichoptionwillyouprefer?Thinkbeforeyoumakeupyourmind."Theboythoughtforawhileandsaid,"MychoiceisONErealdifficultquestion.""Well,youhavemadeyourownchoice!"saidtheinterviewer,“Tellme:Whatcomesfirst,DayorNight?"The

Jane:Well,whenIfirststartedcollege.Imajoredinphysics,butlaterIrealizedImighthaveahardtimefindingajobinthatfield.Iendedupchangingtocomputerscience.FindingajobintheITindustryshouldn’tbeasdifficult.

Michael:Haveyougotapart=timejobtosupportyourselfthroughschool?

Jane:Well,I’monafour-yearscholarshipthatpaysmytuition.

Michael:Wow,luckyyou!

Jane:Yeah.Howaboutyou?Areyoupayingforschoolyourself?

Michael:Sortof.Iworkweekendsattravelagency.

Jane:Atravelagency?Thatseemslikeaperfectexperienceforyou!Whatdoyoudothere?

Michael:I’matourguide.Ishowtourgroupsaroundthecity.

Jane:Wow,yourEnglishmustbeprettygoodthen.

Michael:Actually,they’reallChinesetourists.That’swhyIgotthejob!

Speaker

Major

FutureJobPlan

TuitionSource

Michael

Travelandtourism

Toworkforatravelagency

Workinghiswaythroughschool

Jane

Computerscience

ToworkintheITindustry

Afour-yearscholarship

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Listening

Task1:UniversityLife

Universitylifeisanewanddifferentexperienceforme.Firstofall,livingattheuniversitygivesmeasenseofresponsibility,ofbeingonmyown.Myparentsaren’taroundtosay,“No,you’renotgoingouttonight.”Idecideeverythingformyself.BeingaroundlotsoffriendlypeopleisanotheraspectIlikeaboutuniversitylife.Onmyfirstsay,whenIarrivedoncampus,IwasabitconfusedaboutwhereIwasgoing.Anupperclassmannoticedmeandasked,“Areyouanewstudent?”WhenhefoundoutIwaslookingformydorm,hesaid,“Oh,justfollowme;that’swhereI’mgoing.”Now,IcanreallysaythatIfeelcomfortableinthedormbecausetherearesomanyfriendlypeoplearoundtotalkwith.Finally,ILOVEHAVINGFridaysoff;Iwouldnotbeabletodealwithfivedaysofclassesinarow.HowdidIdoitinhighschool?IlovesleepinginonFridays.IguessI’msortofapartyanimal,butitseemslikeIgoouteveryThursdaynight.ItalsoseemslikeIdon’tgethomeuntilearlythenextday1MyheadhitsthepillowandIdon’tmoveuntilFridayafternoon.

newanddifferent

onhisown

abitconfused

talkwith

sleepin

Task2:ListeningEffectively

Throughitis50%ofeverydaycommunication,listening,itseems,istheleasttaught.Listeningismorethanjusthearing:Itrequiresunderstanding.Inan