全新版大学英语听说教程第一册听力原1

全新版大学英语听说教程第一册听力原文

Unit 1 Studying English

Part A

1. 1) How are you doing? 2) I’d like you to meet my classmate

2. 1) I’m 2) May I introduce 3) to you 4) Pleased to meet you5) It’s a pleasure to meet you

3. 1) Come and meet my family 2) this is Tom 3) It’s good to know you 4) this is my sister. Part B

Talking about Studying English

At a gathering of students from China and some other countries, Yang Weiping and Virginia Wang, both first-year college students, are talking about their learning of English.

Hello, my name is Yang Weiping. I’m a freshman at Peking University and I’m majoring in chemistry.

At college we have to study a foreign language. I choose English because I like listening to English programs on the radio and TV. I also like British and American pop songs. Some day I hope to visit Britain and the United States.

I started learning English several years ago and I’m getting better at it. My favorite activity is listening, especially listening to songs and stories. My big problem is, however, speaking. I feel nervous whenever I speak. And I never seem to know what to say when people talk to me. But I’ve decided to overcome my shyness and learn to speak English by speaking as much as I can.

Hi, my name is Virginia Wang. I’m a library science major at the National University of Singapore. In our country, English is important. It is one of the official languages and you have to be fluent to English to get a good job.

I’ve been studying English since high school. I’m good at r eading because I like learning about new things and new ideas. There are so many books and articles written in English. Our textbooks at the university are in English, too. I know writing is also very important, but I find it rally difficult. When I graduate from the university I would like a job in the city library where I can read all kinds of new books.

Exercise 1:

Question1 Which of the following would be the best title for two talkers? b

Question2 Who are the speakers? d

Exercise 2:

1)Yang 2)Chemistry 3)Likes listening to English programs on radio & TV; enjoys English pop songs 4) several years ago 5) listening; speaking 6) Wang 7) Library science

8) To get a good job 9) in high school 10) reading; writing

Dialogue 1

1) may I sit here? 2) Sure. 3) Nice day 4) warm and sunny 5) computer

Dialogue 2

1) About four years 2) Very much 3) it’s very useful

Dialogue 3

1) Listening 2) I find listening rather difficult 3) listen to this tape 4) Perhaps I should

Part C

How to improve listening comprehension

Among the four skills of listening, speaking ,reading and writing, I find listening most difficult, because 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.

1) skills 2)worry 3)focus 4)feel 5)understood

6) carefully 7)problems 8)understand 9)main 10)details

Part D

English Pronunciation

I don’t think we have to sound like English person when we speak but it is important to pronounce well enough to make ourselves understood.

My own pronunciation in English isn’t terribly good and I need to work on it.As we are non-English major students, our class is usually very big. That means our teacher doesn’t have much time for practice in pronunciation and intonation in class. So it’s ne cessary that we spend some time after class listening to tapes and practice reading and imitating. Sometimes, when I’m alone, I listen to text recording and read the words and read the words and sentences aloud. I find that makes my English sound better.

1.No, but it is important to pronounce well enough to make ourselves understood.

2.No. Because our class is usually very big.

3.She listens to text recording and read the words and read the words and sentences aloud.

Unit 2 Fun with Language

Part A

1. Closing

—It's a really wonderful evening. Thank you very much for inviting us.

—I'm glad you enjoyed it.

—Maybe we could get together sometime at my home.

—Sounds nice.

2. Opening

—Great party, isn't it?

—Yeah, really.

—You look familiar to me. Have we met before?

—I'm afraid not.

3. Closing

I'm afraid I have to go now.

—So soon? Well, I enjoyed our talk together.

—Me too.

4. Opening

—Excuse me, could you tell me the time?

—It's half past 5 by my watch.

—Thank you very much.

—You're welcome.

5. Opening

—Is this seat taken?

—Oh, let me move my stuff.

—Aren't you Jack Brown? I'm Bill, Bill Stone.

—Oh, hello, Bill. Fancy meeting you here!

6. Opening

—Hi, Jack. So good to see you.

—Oh, hi, Andy. It's been quite a while since we saw each other last. How're things with you? —Just fine. What've you been doing these years?

—Well, I've been studying for my PhD degree here at the university.

—That's wonderful.

Listening strategy distinguishing between Similar Sounds

1. May I introduce Miss Jones to you?

2. John Davis was born in California in 1930.

3. I can't agree with you more.

4. My birthday is on June 20th.

5. Paul, is your sister married?

6. Look, here comes Mr. Black, our sales manager.

7. Bob isn't in the library right now.

8. Mr. Taylor is said to be leaving for South Africa soon.

9. Pass me the beer, please.

10. I was wondering if you could help Anna with her music lessons.

1-5 a b b a b 6-10.a b a b b

Part B

How to Improve Your Conversation Skills

To speak to people in a foreign language requires courage and a willingness to make errors. Some people are so afraid of making mistakes that they never open their mouths. And that’s the biggest mistake of all. Now if you have courage and are ready to make a few errors, what do you say?

First of all, you have to open the conversation. Finding an appropriate topic is half the battle. Some topics, such as the weather and news, work well. But others, such as age, money or people’s appearance do not. The following are some good ways to open a conversation.

Weather –It sure is cold today, isn’t it?

News – Did you hear about that terrible forest fire?

A conversation in a foreign language doesn’t always go smoothly. Sometimes your partner talks too fast and you find it difficult to follow. Not to worry, though. You can always ask your partner to repeat what he has said or to speak more slowly. For example, “Excuse me, but could you say that again? I didn’t catch it.” Or “Could you speak more slowly, please?”

At the end of a conversation you need to find a way to close it in a polite way. “Well, I really need to be going,” or “It was nice talking to you” are frequently used by people to end a conversation. Exercise 1: 1. b c a 2. D

Exercise 2: 1. a. age b. money c. people’s appearance

2. a. say that again? I didn’t catch it. b. speak more slowly, please

3. a. really need to be going b. nice talking to you.

Dialogue 1

1. do you have a minute?

2. What can I do for you

3. several

4. I wonder if you could tell me how I could improve my oral English

5. every time I open my mouth I seem to make errors

6. be willing to make some errors at the beginning.

7. I shouldn’t be afraid of making m istakes. 8. try to speak English as much as I can Dialogue 2:

1. Cold this morning

2. get even colder

3. won’t get as cold as

4. terrific. That guy who won the first prize speaks really fluent English. I do admire him.

5. Me, too.

6. I have an appointment with the dean.

Part C

Smile When You Read This

How good is your memory? Answer these four questions: What did you have for breakfast yesterday? What clothes did you wear last Friday? Who did you talk to yesterday? Where did you go last Saturday? If you can answer all four questions, you memory is very good.

Memory is important for leaning language skills. Education specialists in England want to help people improve their reading abilities. They want students to remember the books and articles they read. The specialists found something to help: facial expressions. They gave ten students a happy article to read. Five of the students read the happy article while smiling. Five students read the happy article while frowning. Then they answered comprehension questions the smiling students remembered more of the happy article than the frowning students.

Then the specialists gave ten students another article to read. It was an angry letter to the editor of a newspaper. Five students read the angry article while smiling, and five students read the angry article whiling frowning. Which group remembered better? You’re right. The frowning students. The specialist don’t know why facial expressions help memory. They are co ntinuing to study the relationship between the mind and the body. Until they find the answer, keep smiling (or frowning?)!

Exercise:

1. If one can answer all the four questions, his memory is thought to be good. (I hear it.)

2. The smiling student could remember more happy articles than the frowning students. (I hear it.)

3. Education specialist from England haven’t found the best way to help people improve reading abilities. (I can not infer it.)

4. The specialists are trying to explain the reason why facial expressions can help memory (I can infer it.)

5. According to the speaker, facial expressions might affect a person’s memory. (I can infer it.)

6. In the second group five students who read the angry letter while smiling remembered less. (I can infer it.)

PART D

Beside Oneself

Many expressions may be used to describe someone who is excited. One such expression is to be "beside oneself". You can be beside yourself with anger or beside yourself with happiness, although usually not both at the same time. If you are beside yourself, you are filled with excitement.

The dictionary tells us that "beside" means "next to", or "at the side of". So the expression "beside oneself" describes something that really is not possible. You cannot be next to yourself. Some language experts, however, think the expression probably comes from an old belief that through magic, you could indeed be next to yourself. Spirits were believed to be able to have two of the same person appear, especially if that person was excited.

Today, you might hear a husband say, "When my wife told me we were going to have a baby, I was beside myself with joy." Or someone might tell you he was beside himself with anger because he had just lost his job.

When you are full of joy or are extremely excited about something, you may do something else that is strange. You may "flip your lid". A lid is the cover that prevents something from escaping from a

container. A lid on a cooking pot, for example, keeps the heat from escaping. To flip something is to turn it over. So when you "flip your lid", you become so excited that your self-control escapes.

You can "flip your lid" over something you like very much. A young man, for example, might flip his lid over a pretty, young woman. Or you can "flip your lid" if something makes you very angry. In recent years, the word "flip" itself has come to mean the same thing as "flip your lid". It is common to hear a girl say she "flipped" over a new boyfriend.

An expression that means something quite similar is to "lose your head". The head is believed to be connected to reason and careful thought. Thus to "lose one's head" is to act without thinking, to be out of control.

Questions: 1-5 dccad

Studying in the U.S.

Suppose you have the chance to study in the U.S. one day, you will find the first semester of college is always the most difficult, finding out what classes are like, what your reading load will be, how many papers you must write, etc. Organizing your time will be difficult, too. How much time do you have to devote to studying every day, how can you clean, cook and study and have time left to visit friends?

During your first semester you will also encounter language difficulties. If you cannot understand your teachers or that they are speaking too quickly, don't hesitate to ask them to slow down or speak more clearly.

Spoken English is very different from written English. It is full of idiomatic expressions that make absolutely no sense to people whose knowledge of spoken English is less than fluent.

Listening to American students talk, listening to television and radio, and using the language labs at school will help you break through the idiom barrier quickly.

1. a. what classes b. what the reading load c. they must write d. organize their time

2. ask their teachers to slow down or speak clearly

3. full of idiomatic expressions

Unit 3 School Life

Part A

1. likes

2. doesn’t car for

3. loves

4. hates

5. not interested in

6.prefers

7.loves

8.favorite

9.is keen on 10.prefers 11.enjoys 12.thinks a lot of https://www.360docs.net/doc/815922939.html,st kind of Maggie likes swimming but she doesn't care for skiing. She loves flying on planes and traveling by train but she hates getting on buses because they are too crowded and dirty. She is not interested in playing the piano and she prefers reading to playing computer games. She loves going to Chinese restaurants and her favorite food is spicy Sichuan bean curd. After work she is keen on listening to music. She prefers light music to rock, because light music makes her feel relaxed. She enjoys watching TV in the evening. She thinks a lot of news programs but sitcoms are the last kind of thing for her to watch.

Listening Strategy

1. I've never been abroad.

2. Mrs Johnson's children usually pray before they eat.

3. The city of Dalian impressed me because it's so clean.

4. The traffic in the city should be better.

5. Mother told Mary not to speak so quickly.

6. I think my listening has improved a lot.