Language Structures

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Language Structures
Dialogue I
Dialogue II
Reading I
Reading II
Guided Writing
Interaction Activities
Listening Practice
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LSP
LS
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LSP
LS
See the following sentences and find out the
grammar rules they use

• This is the first time Ive been in Shanghai.
• While Class One students were having a Chinese
  lesson, Class Three students were having a lesson
  on the History of the Chinese Revolution (C.R.)
• By half past ten, wed already had our English
  class?

Follow up activity
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LSP
1. ????? ???? i. It is/ will be the first/
second/ etc. time that have/ has done ii.
?????(?)????? e.g. It is the first time that
Ive heard Jazz. It will be the second time
(that) he has climbed that mountain. ??It was
the first/ second/ etc. time that
????????????? e.g. It was the first time she had
been at a summer school and she thoroughly
enjoyed it.
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LSP

• 2. ?????
• ????
• was (were) doing, whilewas (were) doing
• 2) whendidwas (were) doing
• ii. ?????????????????????????????????????????????
  ???
• e.g. What were the Class Three students doing
  while the Class One students were having a
  Chinese lesson?
• When I got up this morning, it was raining.

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LSP

• 3. ?????
• ????had done
• ii. ????????????????????????????????????????,???
  ????????????????????????,???????????,?????????,?
  ?????????,??????,??????????
• e.g. Tom flew home, but his father had already
  died.
• By six they had worked for 12 hours.

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LSP
3. ????? ????,?by???????????????,????????? e.
g. By the time they arrived, the plane had
taken off. She had finished the work by five
yesterday afternoon. ?????by??????????,????????
? e.g. By the end of next month he will have
gone through the experiment.
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LSP
LS
Follow up activity
Title A visit to (someplace) Topic The
impression of

• What were you doing at that time yesterday
  morning?
• Have you been in before?
• Is this your first time to?
• Everything is new to you, isnt it? Did you enjoy
  yourself there?
• By three in the afternoon yesterday, I had
  already come back.

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LSP
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LSP I Asking for and giving information about
someones (first, second, last, visit, etc) visit
to a certain place.
Practice following conversations
1. A Is this the first time youve been in
Zhongshan, Liu? B A Where did you go
to middle school? B In Wuxi.
2. A B No, this is already my second
visit. A B In 1994. I came with my
parents to visit my uncle and aunt.
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LSP
Language points for LSP I 1) on holiday 2)
take part in a chess tournament 3) tournament n.
???????. (?????contest, game, play, sport,
tourney, etc.) e.g. They were defeated in the
first round of the tournament. Theyve got
through to the finals of the tournament.
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LSP
LSP II Asking for and giving information about
what was going on in two different classes at the
same time in the past, and what was going on at a
certain (point of) time in the past.
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Practice following conversations
1. A What were the Class 3 students doing while
the Class 1 students were having a Chinese lesson
yesterday morning? B A What were
they doing during the sports hour while many
other students were playing ball games? B
2. A What was your class doing yesterday
evening? B Oh, we were doing different
things. A What about you? B
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LSP
Language points for LSP II 1) to play
chess 2) to do work on the computer 3)
shadowboxing (???) Chinese swordplay (????) 4)
??? VCD Video Compact Disk CPC
Communist Party of China WTO World Trade
Organization. WHO World Health
Organization NATO North Atlantic Treaty
Organization NAFTA North American Free Trade
Agreement MFN most-favored-nation treatment
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LSP
LSP III Giving information about actions
completed before a certain time in the past/
before another action in the past.
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Practice following conversations

• A
• B No, by half past ten, wed already had
  our English class. We were learning Chinese then.
• A
• B No, I was reading a magazine article on
  shadowboxing. Id prepare my new lesson by then.

2. A The Class One students were playing
volleyball at half past five yesterday afternoon,
werent they? B A What about the
Class 2 students? Were the doing any physical
exercises at that time? B No. The sports
hour is from a quarter past four to a quarter
past five.
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D I
Dialogue I
Back from the Summer Camp
Consider and answering following questions

• How did you spend your summer vacation after the
  college entrance exam?
• Did you take a trip to the scenic spots and
  places of historical interest?
• What scenic spots do you have in your hometown?
  Have you visited anyone of them? If yes, what
  impressed you most?
• Have you ever been to the summer camp? What did
  you do in the summer camp?
• Have you ever been to Mount Tai?
• How much do you know about Mount Tai?

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D I
Mount Tai
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D I
Dialogue I
Back from the Summer Camp
Listening to the recording and answer the
questions on specific details of this dialogue

• Where did A go during the summer? What for?
• What did the life in As summer camp like?
• What did B say about his experience in a summer
  camp?

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D I
Dialogue I
Back from the Summer Camp
Browse the text and find out sentences using
following conversational strategies

• Introducing a topic and asking for more
  information
• Getting and giving more information
• Closing a conversation

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D I
Introducing a topic and asking for more
information
A You know what? Ive just come back from a
wonderful summer camp. B You have? Where did
you go?
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D I
Getting and giving more information
1) A What did you do at the summer camp?
B Oh, lots of things. Most of the time we
studied plants, things like that. We also had
lots of fun, hiking 2) A ... Were there any
hobby groups in your programme? B Yes, of
course. We had a number of hobby groups with
varied interests. We called them project groups
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D I
Closing a conversation
BYou had a marvelous time this summer! Your
story really brought back happy memories of my
own camping experience.
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D I
Dialogue I
Back from the Summer Camp
Read the dialogue loudly in pairs and find out
useful expressions of the text.
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D I
Dialogue I
Back from the Summer Camp
Language points
1. You know what? This question is used to
introduce a piece of information which is
surprising. A similar expression is Guess
what? 2. Mount Tai Mount ??????Mt.,???????
e.g. Mt. Qomolangma  /gumulanma/(?????) 3.
scenic spots places of natural attractive
scenery
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D I
Dialogue I
Back from the Summer Camp
Language points
4. I was greatly impressed by its natural beauty.
I was moved by its beautiful scenery. 1).
impress to influence deeply, esp. with a
feeling of admiration e.g. The students
were impressed by his inspiring speech. We
are impressed by his performance. 2). impress
on/upon to make the importance of sth. clear to
sb. e.g. My father impressed me with the
value of hard work. Impress on the
young people that pride goes before a fall. 3).
impressive adj. impression n. e.g. He gave
a very impressive talk. The book
made a deep impression on him.
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D I
Dialogue I
Back from the Summer Camp
Language points
5. historic notable or memorable in history
e.g. a historic spot / event / speech
historical belong to history e.g.
historical events / people/ novel 6. study tour
???? local community committee ????? 7. I
bet--- This is an informal expression for Im
certain e.g. I bet it will be fine
tomorrow. win / lose a bet
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D I
Dialogue I
Back from the Summer Camp
Language points
8. It brought back such sweet memories. Sweet
memories came to my mind. bring back to
cause to return to the mind e.g. Hearing the
song brought back happy memories. 9. Not
when---- This is an elliptical form in answering
questions. e.g. --- My mother never loses her
temper. --- Never? ---
Practically, but not when we neglect our duties
at home.
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D I
Dialogue I
Back from the Summer Camp
Language points
10. give/ put on a performance perform e.g.
The children are giving a performance on the
stage. His performance of/as Othello was
very good. 11. You remind me of my last trip
there. It seems to be similar to my last trip
there. remind somebody. of somebody.
/something. to appear to be similar to to
cause to remember e.g. This museum reminds
me of the one we visited last year. The event
reminded me of my school days.
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D I
Dialogue I
Back from the Summer Camp
Language points
12. I wish I had been there with you this time.
This is a wish about a non-fact in the past.
Another example, I wish I had passed the
exam. 13. , things like that and so on
etc. e.g. He likes playing basketball,
soccer, volleyball things like that.
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D I
Dialogue I
Back from the Summer Camp
Language points
14. subdivide prefix sub- 1).
part of the stated bigger whole e.g.
subsection 2). under, below
e.g. subway, submarine, subzero temperature
3). less important or powerful or of lower
rank than e.g. subculture,
subheading, substandard 15. hobby groups
different groups of students classified by
hobbies.
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D I
Dialogue I
Back from the Summer Camp
Language points
16. present to ---- to give sth. away
e.g. When Mr. Brown left the firm, the director
presented a gold watch to him/ presented him with
a gold watch. 17. Some staged an exhibition.
Some held an exhibition. stage to
perform or arrange for public show put on
e.g. The art group is going to stage an art show
on Sunday. 18. marvelous wonderful,
terrific 19. hiking, climbing, camping, taking
pictures
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D I
Dialogue I
Back from the Summer Camp
Retell the content of the dialogue

1. A tells B about his summer camp life on Mount
   Tai.
2. B recalls his own experience in a summer camp two
   years ago and asks A if he had the same kind of
   experience.

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D I
Dialogue I
Back from the Summer Camp
Role Play How I spent the Summer Vacation
Ask your partner about how he/she spent their
past summer vocation.
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D II
Dialogue II
Introductions
Expressions of introductions

• 1. How to approach someone you are meeting
• Excuse me, is that Bob?
• Its Susan, isnt?
• 2. How to respond or replay to an introduction
• Im very pleased to meet you.
• How do you do?
• Ive been looking forward to meeting you.
• 3. How to introduce someone who is with you
• May I introduce my friend, Jack to you? (formal)
• And this is the Dean of our Department, Mr.
  Smith. (informal)

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D II
Dialogue II
Introductions
Practice

1. You go to the main railway station with the
   Deputy Dean of your college, to meet an
   Australian teacher, Jane Greenwood, who is
   traveling around China and who will give some
   talks at your university. Approach her, introduce
   yourself, and introduce the Vice Chairman to this
   teacher.
2. You are in your university one day with a
   classmate. You have heard that an American
   Exchange student (Susan Wilson) is arriving that
   day and by chance you meet her in the corridor.
   Approach her introduce yourself and your
   classmate.

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D II
Dialogue II
Introductions
Read the dialogue loudly and find out useful
expressions

1. Chairman, Dean, President vice, deputy
   (delegate)
2. looking forward to doing
3. bumpy
4. They shake hands (culture differences)
5. Oxford University

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D II
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D II
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light),????????? ?27?? ??????????,?????????????
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D II
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ermanent private halls,PPHs)???????????,??????????
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R I
Reading I
Herberts Homecoming
Listen to the recording, consider and answer
following questions

• Have you ever been abroad to spend your holiday?
• Have you ever been short of money? Then what
  would you do?
• Do you have the experience when you are
  misunderstood by others?
• Have you ever been involved in an accident? If
  yes, please tell us the story.

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R I
Reading I
Herberts Homecoming
Go over the text in 3 minutes and answer the
questions on specific details of this text

• Who was Herbert?
• Did he go home from Cambridge to have his
  holidays?
• Why did he come home earlier?
• What was he about to do when the policemen came?
• Did the policemen ask him questions as they burst
  into the house?
• Did the policemen believe what Herbert said?
• What did they take Herbert for?
• Why did they take Herbert for a burglar?

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R I
Reading I
Herberts Homecoming
Language points

• Cambridge
• Herbert went to France for holiday. for is a
  preposition used here to show purpose.
• e.g. I came to this building for an interview.
• What is this handle for?
• 3. run out of---- to use all ones supplies be
  completely used up
• e.g. Im afraid weve run out of petrol.
• Our stocks are running out.
• The nurse is running out of patience.

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R I
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R I
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R I
Reading I
Herberts Homecoming
Language points
4. than he had expected to. e.g. The exam was
a bit easier than he had expected. It
wasnt as hot as I expected. expect to think
or believe (that something will happen) e.g. I
expect that she will come to our party.
The spokesman is expected to make an announcement
later on today.
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R I
Reading I
Herberts Homecoming
Language points
5. midnight ---- in the middle of the night 12
oclock at night prefix mid-- in the middle of
among e.g. midway, midsummer, Mid-autumn
Festival 6. The back door burst open. The door
opened suddenly. burst 1). to come
into the stated condition suddenly and often
violently e.g. He burst into the room.
The oil burst out of the ground. The sun
burst through the clouds. In spring the
flowers burst open. He burst free from
the chains.
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R I
Reading I
Herberts Homecoming
Language points
2). cause to fly apart or break violently,
explode ??,?? e.g. We drove over some glass and
one of the tires burst. burst a tire/balloon 3).
burst into, send out suddenly ???? burst into
tears/laughter e.g. As soon as the child saw his
mother, he burst into tears. burst out laughing
/crying Another similar use of the pattern The
door banged shut.
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R I
Reading I
Herberts Homecoming
Language points
7. on holiday ---- (on before a noun ) in a state
or process of e.g. on fire/sale/ purpose 8. go
on ---- to continue without stopping or without
change 1). go on doing e.g. She
didnt want to go on being a secretary all her
life. 2). go on with e.g. Go on with your
work. 3). go on to do sth. e.g.
After describing the planned improvements, she
went on to explain how much they would cost.
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R I
Reading I
Herberts Homecoming
Language points
9. settle ---- to end (an argument, esp. in law)
bring (a matter to an agreement) e.g. They
settled their quarrel/difference in a friendly
way. The two companies settled their
dispute out of court. 10. sandy-haired ----
(compound adjectives adj/adv.-n/ved) e.g.
red-haired, bad-tempered, well-written,
well-trained
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R I
Reading I
Herberts Homecoming
Language points
11. 1). peer at to look very carefully or hard,
esp. as if not able to see clearly 2). peek at
to take a quick look at something when one should
not 3). peep at to look at something quickly
and secretly, esp. through a hole or other small
opening
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R I
Reading I
Herberts Homecoming
Language points
12. convince to make (someone) completely
certain about something persuade e.g. They
failed to convince the directors that their
proposal would work. I am convinced
by your story. We finally convinced them
of our innocence. Her smile convinced her
that she was happy. Your explanation might
have convinced Mary, but it didnt convince me.
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R I
Reading I
Herberts Homecoming
Language points
13. persuade----make sb. willing to do sth. by
reasoning, arguing, repeatedly asking, etc.
e.g. Despite all my efforts to persuade him, he
wouldnt agree. He persuaded her
into/out of going ( to go /not to go) to the
party. 14. ring up----to call sb. e.g.
Please ring me up if you need help. 15.
dreadfully disappointed terribly/ awfully/ very
disappointed 16. gown e.g. dressing gown
night gown ?? evening gown ???
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R II
Reading II
A Sound Sleeper
Read the passage, try to make out the main idea,
and answer the following questions

• 1. How long was Andrew going to be away from
  home?
• 2. What did he do before he left home?
• 3. What happened on his way?
• 4. How did he get back home that evening?
• 5. Why couldnt he get into the house when he
  reached home?
• 6. Why didnt his wife wake up when Andrew
  pounded on the front door?

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R II
Reading II
A Sound Sleeper
Read the passage, try to make out the main idea,
and answer the following questions

• 7. What did he begin to do with his briefcase?
• 8. Who came just then?
• 9. Why had the neighbor telephoned the police?
• 10. Did the police believe him when Andrew
  explained that he lived in the house?
• 11. What did Andrew ask the police to do then?
• 12.Why did the police conclude that there was no
  one in the house?

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R II
Reading II
A Sound Sleeper
Read the passage again, find out useful
expressions and explain them to your classmates
1. a sound sleeper -a deep sleeper it never
would have happened if he had not a flat tire on
Highway 10 last night at about 730.
This is subjunctive mood. e.g. I would not have
been late for school if the train had arrived on
time this morning. We would have met Mr. Smith
if we had gone to the party last night.
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R II
Reading II
A Sound Sleeper
Read the passage again, find out useful
expressions and explain them to your classmates
2. a three-day sales meeting e.g. a
fifteen-minute walk, a two-hour meeting 3. spare
(tire)---- an additional tire carried in a
vehicle for use if one of the tires on the wheels
is damaged. e.g. spare parts 4.
manage to do sth.---- succeed in dealing
with e.g. She knows how to manage him when he
is angry. I finally managed to find what
I was looking for.
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R II
Reading II
A Sound Sleeper
Read the passage again, find out useful
expressions and explain them to your classmates
5. to thumb a ride/lift - to ask passing
motorists for a free ride by holding out ones
hand with the thumb raised 6.
superhighway----freeway expressway 7. make
his way in the dark go in the dark He made his
way home.
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R II
Reading II
A Sound Sleeper
Read the passage again, find out useful
expressions and explain them to your classmates
8. He was not supposed to be back. He was not
considered to be back. be supposed to ----to
have a duty or responsibility to do sth. to be
intended to to have the regulation of
being e.g. Youre not supposed to smoke here.
He wasnt supposed to be beck until
Thursday. The law is supposed to help the
poor. Everyone is supposed to bring his
textbook to the class.
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R II
Reading II
A Sound Sleeper
Read the passage again, find out useful
expressions and explain them to your classmates
9. keep an eye on to----watch carefully e.g.
Please keep an eye on the baby for me.
While I go to buy my ticket, please keep an
eye on my suitcase. 10. was about to This
construction expresses the immediate future in
the past. In some contexts, it is often used in
the sense of an unfulfilled intention.
e.g. I was about to leave when he came to visit
me. 11. succeed in doing e.g.
Police have finally succeeded in solving the
mystery.
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R II
Reading II
A Sound Sleeper
Read the passage again, find out useful
expressions and explain them to your classmates
12. in the meantime meanwhile during the same
period of time e.g. The new secretary wont come
until next week in the meantime weve arranged
for a temporary one. I will leave for
Australia next month. In the meantime, I will
come to say goodbye to you. I had to wait
an hour for the bus meanwhile, I read two
newspapers.
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R II
Reading II
A Sound Sleeper
Read the passage again, find out useful
expressions and explain them to your classmates
13. budge v.---- move slightly bulge v.
----swell beyond the usual size, curve outwards
??,??,?? e.g. His pocket was bulging with
presents. budget n. ----estimate of probable
future income and expenditure
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GW
Guided Writing
Note of introduction
Format of a note
1). ??Dear Mr./ Mrs.????,?????? 2).
???????,??????,????????? 3). ???????,?????,????
sincerely yours??,??????,?????????
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GW
Guided Writing
Note of introduction
Content of an introduction note
Notes must be precise and to the point the
style is casual. In notes of introduction, the
following are usually included i. The name of
the person to be introduced ii. His or Her
identity iii. The purpose of the
introduction iv. Appreciation
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IA
Interaction Activities
Things Not Seen Before
You came to this city and Zhongshan College,
UESTC not long ago. It was the first time you had
been here. There were many things that you had
never seen before. What are they? Tell your
partners what do you think is new to you.
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Listening
Dictation
Spelling (Workbook P. 5)
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Listening
Dictation
Spelling (Workbook P. 5)
marvellous / marvelous search disappear
hike aircraft sergeant
neighbour / neighbor programme project
shirt scenic site natural scientist
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Listening
Dictation
Passage dictation
A
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D I
Edward and Ann sat down at a table outside one of
the cafes. After they had been there enjoying the
sunshine for a few minutes, a young waiter, not
much more than a boy, came to take their order.
He spoke no English, but after a lot of laughter
and pointing at the menu, they thought they had
managed to make him understand that all they
wanted was ice-cream. There were several
flavours, lemon, chocolate, coffee, orange and
vanilla and they both chose coffee. I love
coffee ice-cream, said Ann.
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After a little while the waiter returned. He was
carrying a big tray which he set down very
carefully on the table in front of Edward and
Ann. There were two cups of coffee and two plain
ice-creams on the tray. We didnt order coffee,
said Edward crossly, we ordered coffee
ice-cream. He ought to be able to understand
simple English. The waiter smiled and looked
pleased. No, said Ann laughing, Its his
country. We ought to be able to speak his
language.
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Listening
Dictation
Passage dictation
B
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D I
One day when I went back home from the
outside, I couldnt get in. I had left my key at
home. My wife was out of town staying with her
parents, so it was no use knocking. I had to
break a window, and I found a big stone. There
was a tremendous crash when I broke the glass,
and I had to be careful when I reached through to
turn the handle. I was just climbing in when a
deep voice said, What do you think youre
doing? It was a policeman. My neighbour
heard the glass breaking and phoned the police.
It took quite a long time to explain that I
wasnt a burglar. In future I think Ill leave a
spare key under the door-mat.
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Listening
Listening Comprehension
See Workbook P. 6
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Listening
Listening Comprehension 1
Multiple-choice questions
1. A happy Coincidence here means _________.
A. Ted and Carol were happy to meet each other
B. Ted met Carol unexpectedly. C. Ted was
happy to find the person he was looking for D.
Ted was happy to find out that Carol was the
owner of the purse.
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Listening
Listening Comprehension 1
Multiple-choice questions
2. Carol looked familiar to Ted because
_________. A. Ted had met her before. B.
Ted knew who she was. C. Ted had seen her form
a picture of hers. D. Ted had got some
information about her from his aunt.
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Listening
Listening Comprehension 1
Fill in the blanks

• A purse was found
• 1) in ______(where) 2) inside the purse were
  _______(what) 3) it was handed to ______________
  (where / whom)
• Meeting with Carol
• 1) dinner at ______ (where) 2) met ______
  (whom) 3) ________ were introduced to each
  other.
• 3. The lost purse
• 1) ______ lost a purse __________ (who and
  when) 2) the purse was _________(colour and
  material) 3) the purse was ________ (whose)