1 Studying English UNIT Unit 1 Studying English

1 Studying English UNIT

Unit 1 Studying English Communicative Function Notes Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Greetings and Introductions People greet each other when they meet. And in meeting new people it is common to introduce oneself and be introduced by others. This exercise focuses on different ways to greet people and to make introductions. Listen to the recording and complete the following conversations.

Unit 1 Studying English Communicative Function Notes Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Conversation 1 Bill: Hi, Mary: Hi, Bill. How are you doing ? ___________ Bill: Good, thanks. And you? ___________ Mary: Just fine, Bill. I’d like you to meet my classmate, Bob Smith. Bob, _______ this is my friend, Bill Jones. Bill: Hello, nice to meet you. Bob: Nice to meet you, too.

Unit 1 Studying English Communicative Function Notes Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Conversation 2 Linda: Excuse me, are you Paul Johnson from _____ London? I’m Linda Blake from Smith and Wells. Paul: Yes, I am Paul Johnson. How do you do, Miss Blake? _________ Linda: How do you do, Mr. Johnson? May I introduce _______ Charles Green to you ? He’s our sales manager. Paul: Pleased to meet you , Mr. Green. _____________________________ Mr. Green: It’s a pleasure to meet you.

Unit 1 Studying English Communicative Function Notes Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Conversation 3 Jack: Mum, I’ve brought one of my friends. Mother: Ask him in, Jack. _______________ Jack: Come and meet my family, Tom. Mum, _______ this is Tom, my roommate. _____ Mother: Hello, Tom. It’s good to know you. ____________ Tom: How do you do, Mrs. Brown? Jack: And this is my sister, Jane. _________

Unit 1 Studying English Communicative Function Notes Listening Strategy Useful Expressions 1. Conversation 1 is more informal as it is between young friends. Conversation 2 is more formal as it is between strangers and, possibly, business partners. Conversation 3 is informal when Jack is talking to his mother but formal when Tom is addressing Jack’s mother.

Unit 1 Studying English Communicative Function Notes Listening Strategy Useful Expressions 2. In introducing someone to others, it is customary to add a few words about that person’s background. In Conversation 2, for example, Linda introduces Charles Green to Paul and adds that the former is the sales manager. 3. Smith and Wells: the name of a company

Unit 1 Studying English Communicative Function Notes Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Detecting Incomplete Plosion In connected speech when a plosive consonant like /k/, /g/, /t/, /d/, /p/, /b/ is followed by another consonant, it is not fully pronounced. This is called incomplete plosion. Listen and read after the recording, paying attention to the letters in italics.

Unit 1 Studying English Communicative Function 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Notes Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Laura is one of the top students in Grade One. Ted likes to sing English pop songs. Listening is not a big problem for me. Frank can speak six languages fluently. I’d like to read novels and short stories in English. Bob’s strong local accent makes it difficult for us to understand him.

Unit 1 Studying English Communicative Function Notes Listening Strategy Useful Expressions for Greetings and Introductions Greetings 1. Hello. 2. How are you doing? 3. How’s everything? 4. What’s new? 5. How’s it going? 6. Good morning, Jack. How are you? 7. Hello, Paul. I’ve heard so much about you.

Unit 1 Studying English Communicative Function 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Notes Listening Strategy Useful Expressions You look great today. How are things? Hi. How have you been? Hey, great to see you. Fancy meeting you here. Hi, I’ve been looking forward to meeting you. How nice to see you. It’s good to see you.

Unit 1 Studying English Communicative Function Notes Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Making Introductions 1. May I introduce (Mr. Wang) to you? 2. I’d like to introduce (Mr. Wang) to you. 3. Come and meet (Mr. Wang), our software engineer. 4. This is (Mr. Wang), my cousin. 5. Hello. I’m (Wang Ling) from (Beijing). 6. My name is (Wang Ling).

Unit 1 Studying English Communicative Function Notes Listening Strategy Useful Expressions 7. I’d like you to meet the president of our company, Mr. Wang Ling. 8. Good afternoon, I’m (Wang Ling). Very pleased to meet you.

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Language Focus Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Pair Work Here are some useful sentences and structures that you might find handy in discussing the questions in Pair Work: • I’ve studied English for about / more than nine years. • I started learning English five / several years ago / in primary / high school. • I find English rather difficult / interesting / useful / quite different from Chinese. • I find English grammar rather confusing / difficult to understand / beyond me.

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Language Focus Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Pair Work • I prefer an American accent to a British accent / I like the British accent better. • English is an international language / one of the most widely used languages in the world. • A good command of English will help me greatly in my study and work. • Good English means more chances and opportunities in the job market. • With English I can get access to a huge amount of useful information.

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Language Focus Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Pair Work Questions for Discussion 1. When did you start learning English? How long have you studied it? 2. Do you like English? Why or why not? 3. What do you think of studying English? Is it interesting or boring? Difficult or easy? Give reasons. 4. Which accent do you prefer, American or British? 5. What is your purpose of studying English?

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Language Focus Pair Work Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Language Focus Pair Work Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 1. freshman 2. major 3. nervous 4. overcome Exercise 2 n. a student in his first year at a university or college 大学一年级学生 v. to specialize (in) 主修 n. a student specializing in a certain subject 主修某科目的学生 a. worried or slightly frightened 紧张的 v. to get over 克服

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 5. shyness 6. official 7. fluent 8. article Exercise 2 n. the state of being timid or uncomfortable 害羞 n. authorized 官方的 a. able to speak a language easily and without many pauses 流利的 n. a piece of writing on a particular subject 文章

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 1. Background information Listening, speaking, reading and writing are known as the four skills in learning English. Among those, listening and reading are regarded as receptive skills while speaking and writing are productive skills. However, it does not follow that listening and reading are passive activities. Take listening for example. To understand a listening text, we need to rely on our knowledge of the sound system, vocabulary, syntax and

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 our ability to infer, to predict, to summarize, etc. The four skills are closely related to each other. So if we want to improve our listening we must improve the other skills as well, especially skills in reading because it is through reading that we get the most language input. 2. Freshman A first-year university student. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors are respectively second, third, and fourth year university students.

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 3. Singapore A country in Southeast Asia with a population of about 3. 4 million. It has four official languages: Malay, Chinese, Tamil and English. The National University of Singapore is one of the two universities in the country, the other being Nanyang Science and Technology University.

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 4. A library science major A university student whose main field of study is library science. The word “major” can be used both as a noun and as a verb. For example, we can say: “What’s your major? ” and “I major in English. ”

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Listen to the recording once and choose the right answer to each question you hear. 1. Which of the following would be the best title for the two talks? a. School Life b. Studying English c. Why Learn a Foreign Language? d. Difficulties in Learning English

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 2. Who are the speakers? a. English majors. b. Senior students at college. c. Beginners in English study. d. Non-English majors at college. Exercise 2

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Listen again and then complete the table according to the information you get from the recording. Name Country Major Reasons for Time already Favorite studying English spent in activity and studying difficulty English ____ Yang China Chemistry Likes listening to _____________ English programs _______ on radio & TV; ______ enjoys English ____ pop songs Started learning English several years _____ ago ___ Favorite activity: ______ listening Difficulty: ______ speaking Singapore Library _____ science _____ Started learning English in___ high school ____ Favorite activity: reading ______ Difficulty: writing ______ Weiping Virginia Wang ____ To get a good _____ job, __ one has to be fluent in English

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3 Listen to the conversations and repeat after the recording. Practise the conversations with your partner, playing the role of A or B. Then work with your partner to create your own conversations by replacing the underlined parts with your own words.

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3 A: Excuse me, 1) may I sit here? B: 2) Sure. A: 3) Nice day, isn’t it? B: Yes, it’s 4) warm and sunny. Just the kind of weather I like. A: Me, too. Are you from the English Department? B: No, I’m a 5) computer major. A: Oh, really? You speak English very well. B: 6) Thank you.

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3 Substitution 1) Is it OK if I sit here? / Is this seat taken? 2) Yes, please. / Certainly. / Of course, go ahead. 3) Fine day. / Bright day. / Beautiful day. 4) clear and dry / mild for this time of the year 5) Chinese / history / psychology / engineering 6) Thanks a lot.

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 A: How long have you been studying English? B: 1) About four years. A: Do you like it? B: 2) Very much. A: Why’s that? B: Well, I think 3) it’s very useful. Conversation 3

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3 Substitution 1) Almost nine years. / I began studying English in primary school. 2) Not very much. / Just so-so. 3) it’s quite interesting / it’s too difficult for me

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3 A: Which English class do you like best? B: 1) Listening, of course. How about you? A: 2) To be honest, I find listening rather difficult. B: You should listen to 3) these tapes. They are very helpful. A: Are they? 4) Perhaps I should.

Unit 1 Studying English Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3 Substitution 1) listening and speaking 2) To tell the truth / Actually / Frankly 3) English programs on the radio and TV 4) I think I will. / Thank you for your advice.

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk A Passage How to Improve Listening Comprehension Listen and answer the questions by filling in the blanks.

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk 1. What’s the speaker’s problem in learning English? He finds listening most difficult, because he worries ________ about the words he doesn’t know. _______________ 2. How is he trying to overcome the difficulty now? Now he’s trying to focus on the general idea first. ______________ Then he’ll listen again carefully ____ and play the difficult parts again if he has any problems.

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk 3. Why is he happy with the method? Because in this way he can understand better both ______ the main idea and the ____ details of the listening text.

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk How to Improve Listening Comprehension Among the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, I find listening most difficult, because I worry about the words I don’t know. Now I’m trying to focus on the general idea, not worrying about the new words. This makes me feel good, because I know I’ve understood something. Then, I listen again carefully and if I have any problems I play the difficult parts again. In this way I come to understand better both the main idea and the details of the listening text.

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time Movie time capsule competition dedication burial incredible robot esteemed descendant vault New Words n. n. n. a. n. n. Time to Talk Exercise 藏容器（内中存放有时代特征的物品） 竞赛 奉献（仪式） 埋葬 难以置信的 机器人 受人尊敬的 子孙，后代 储藏室；地窖

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise 1. What was the purpose of the competition held last month? a. To select the best ideas to celebrate the opening day. b. To find out the best picture drawn by students. c. To select the best student in the class. d. To find out the best design of the new building.

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise 2. What was the time capsule? a. It was a tin box. b. It was a flying saucer. c. It was a sealed capsule about the future. d. It was a thinking cap.

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise 3. When would the capsule be opened? a. Five years later. b. Ten years later. c. Fifty years later. d. A hundred years later.

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise 4. What did the girl named Lucinda draw? a. She drew a robot. b. She drew a spaceship. c. She drew a computer program. d. She drew nothing but numbers.

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk Pictures Look at these pictures and describe them one by one.

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time 1. The main gate: gate, Peking University, national key university, traditional Chinese architecture, pillar, tile, golden flat plate, Chinese characters Time to Talk

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk 2. The new teaching building: the opening ceremony, remote rural area, banner, Care Project Foundation of Macau, Project Hope, official figure, donated 2. 2 billion yuan

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk 3. New classroom: classroom session, young woman teacher, look very contented with, brandnew, spacious, bright

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk

Unit 1 Studying English Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk

Unit 1 Studying English Test Your Listening Short Conversations You’re going to hear five short conversations. Listen carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.

Unit 1 Studying English Test Your Listening 1. a. Watching TV. b. Studying English. c. Doing a Chinese test. d. Reviewing his Chinese lessons.

Unit 1 Studying English Test Your Listening 2. a. Write a history paper for the woman. b. Help the woman with her history lesson. c. Help the woman finish her history paper. d. Tell the woman how to write a history paper quickly.

Unit 1 Studying English Test Your Listening 3. a. The English Department. b. The French Department. c. The German Department. d. The school library.

Unit 1 Studying English Test Your Listening 4. a. After his class is over. b. After four o’clock today. c. In a few minutes. d. Sometime after four tomorrow afternoon.

Unit 1 Studying English Test Your Listening 5. a. His mother forgot to wake him up. b. He doesn’t have a clock to wake him up. c. He sleeps too late. d. He sleeps too much.

Unit 1 Studying English Test Your Listening 1. W: John, why don’t you watch NBA games on TV? M: Oh, I’m studying for a Chinese test tomorrow. Q: What’s the man doing?

Unit 1 Studying English Test Your Listening 2. W: Tom, if you can give me a hand, I will be able to get this history paper done quickly. M: Of course I can. Q: What’s Tom going to do?

Unit 1 Studying English Test Your Listening 3. M: Excuse me, is the French Department? W: No, it’s the English Department. The French Department is in the new building opposite the school library, right beside the German Department. Q: What’s the man looking for?

Unit 1 Studying English Test Your Listening 4. W: Good morning, Professor Wang. Could I talk to you about my paper now? M: I have a class in a few minutes. How about coming to my office after four tomorrow afternoon? Q: When will the woman see the professor?

Unit 1 Studying English Test Your Listening 5. W: Tim, why are you late for class again? You were late yesterday and the day before yesterday. M: I’m sorry, Miss. My mother goes to work early. And I overslept because I don’t have an alarm clock. Q: What does Tim say about his being late for class?

Unit 1 Studying English