Freshman English Listening and Speaking 12 1 A

Freshman English: Listening and Speaking (12)

1. A Dialogue Written by Tom Kuo Tom: Le. Ann: Hello, I’m Tom. Hi. I’m Le. Ann. Nice to meet you. Where are you from, Tom? I’m from Taiwan. I study modern arts in Taipei. Oh, really? That’s interesting. I study arts, too. Are you here for the summer school? Tom: That’s right. I want to practice my English. What about you? Where are you from? Le. Ann: I’m from Singapore. Tom: Really? Do you live in Singapore? Le. Ann: No, I don’t. I live in Malaysia. Tom: Wow! Malaysia is a beautiful country. Le. Ann: Do you know it? Tom: Yes, I do. My brother and sister are students there, at Providence University. Le. Ann: That’s amazing. I study at Providence University, too! Tom: Wow. What a small world!

2. A Read-Aloud Material: Voice A: I live in Singapore. We study in college. Do you study Math? Voice B: Yes, I do. Voice A: Do they work here in Chicago? Voice B: No, they don’t. Voice A: I don’t live in Indonesia. We don’t study modern arts.

3. A Role-Play Exchange: A: Do you live with your parents? B: No, I don’t. I live with my schoolmates. I’m a student. A: Oh, OK. Do you study syntax? B: Yes, I do. I also work part-time in a cafeteria. A: Really? I work part-time with a team of private eyes. B: Do you like it? A: Yes, it’s exciting.

4. Expansion Listening (Broadcasted by Tom Kuo): Anna: Eric: Anna: Eric: Hi, I’m Anna. Nice to meet you, Anna. I’m Eric. Where are you from, Eric? Italia. I live in Rome. Wow! Do you study there? Yes, I study modern languages at Rome University. How about you? Oh, I’m from China, originally from Shanghai. I’m a student at Fudan University. What’s your major? Biochemistry. Really? That’s amazing!

5. A Read-Aloud Script: Leisure The next time you have a tangerine to eat, please put it in the palm of your hand look at it in a way that makes the tangerine real. You do not need a lot of time to do it, just two or three seconds.

Looking at it, you can see a beautiful blossom with sunshine and rain, and you can see a tiny fruit forming. You can see the continuation of the sunshine and the rain, and the transformation of the baby fruit into the fully developed tangerine in your hand. You can see the color change from green to orange and you can see the tangerine sweetening. Looking at a tangerine in this way, you will see that everything in the cosmos is in it—sunshine, rain, clouds, trees, leaves, everything.

Peeling the tangerine, smelling it, and tasting it, you can be very happy. --Thich Nhat Hanh in Mindfulness and Meaningful Work