英语听说训练

Part I Communication Skills

Greetings and Introductions

Task 1 Warm up

Teaching tips:

Encourage students to speak out what they have already known about greetings and introductions. Task 2 Listening

Exercise 1

Keys:

See the audio script

Audio Script

Bill: Hi, Bill.

Amy:Hello, Amy. How are you doing?

Bill: Great, thanks. How about you?

Amy: Fine, thanks. Where are you off to?

Bill: I’m heading for the Sports Center.

(Professor Smith is coming towards them.)

Amy : Oh, Bill, I’d like you to mee t Professor Smith. Mr. Smith, this is my friend Bill. Bill, this is Professor Smith.

Smith:How do you do, Bill?

Bill: How do you do, Mr. Smith? It’s a pleasure to meet you.

Smith: Nice to meet you, Bill. Are you and Amy in the same class?

Bill: Yes, w e’re both in Professor Jones’ English class.

Amy: Bill is a very good soccer player and he has played it for years.

Smith: Has he? I like watching soccer games.

Bill:Will you come and watch us play some day, Mr. Smith?

Smith: Yes, I will. Thank you.

Bill:Excuse me, I have to leave now. Very nice meeting you, Professor Smith.

Smith: Same here.

Exercise 2

Teaching tips:

This type of mechanical exercise is designed to help students use the expressions more fluently. If time permits, ask students to role-play the dialog.

Useful Expressions

Teaching tips:

1. Draw students’attention to the expressions about greetings and introductions used in the dialogue.