LESSON 2
Greetings and Introductions II

PART A Micro-Listening

Phonetics Sound Recognition
I. Directions: Listen carefully. You will hear one word read from each group. Underline the letter beside the word you hear. 10 points
1. a. books
b. boss
c. bought
d. boots

2. a. cook
b. cock
c. caught
d. cool

3. a. foot
b. fog
c. fought
d. food

4. a. room
b. rock
c. raw
d. roof

5. a. look
b. lock
c. lord
d. loose

6. a. took
b. top
c. talk
d. too

7. a. should
b. shock
c. short
d. shoe

8. a. pull
b. pop
c. Paul
d. pool

9. a. mood
b. mop
c. more
d. moon

10.a. good
b. god
c. gone
d. goose

II. Directions: Listen to the song 'Hello'. Fill in the blanks with the words you hear and sing along. 10 points
Hello
Hello.
_________________.
My name is_______.
_________________?
Hello.
_________________?
Nice_____________.

PART B Macro-Listening
Dialogue
I'm Glad to Know You

I. Tapescript
Mary: David, I would like to introduce my teacher Miss Smith to you. Shall we go and see her now?
David: Good. Let's go.

Mary: Miss Smith, this is my friend David. David, this is my teacher Miss Smith. Smith How do you do, David?
David: How do you do, Miss Smith? I'm glad to know you.

Smith: I'm glad to know you, too. Are you and Mary in the same class?
David: No. I'm in Mr Brown's class.

Mary: Miss Smith, David is a very good soccer player and he has played it for years.
Smith: Has he? I like watching soccer games.

David: Will you come and watch us play some day, Miss Smith?
Smith: Yes, I will. Thank you.

The bell rings.

Mary: We must go to class now. Goodbye, Miss Smith.
Smith: Goodbye, Mary. Goodbye, David.
David: Goodbye.

II. Language and Culture Notes
How do you do? serves as a greeting though it appears in the form of a question. It is only used when two people meet for the first time on a fairly formal occasion. The answer to it is also 'How do you do?'.

III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and choose a, b, c or d to complete the following statements. 10 points
David and Mary are _______.
a. brother and sister
b. classmates
c. schoolmates
d. teacher and student

The conversation probably takes place _______.
a. at Miss Smith's office
b. at Miss Smith's home
c. in a classroom
d. after school

Mary says that David is _______.
a. a very good student
b. a very good soccer player
c. very good
d. very strong

Miss Smith says that _______.
a. she doesn't like soccer
b. she doesn't like watching soccer games
c. she likes watching soccer games
d. she seldom watches soccer games

David would like to _______.
a. go and visit Miss Smith again some day
b. sit in her class some day
c. explain soccer rules to Miss Smith some day
d. see Miss Smith some day when he is playing the soccer

2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and write down what the second speaker says in reply. 10 points
Shall we go and see her now?
_________________.
Are you and Mary in the same class?
_________________.
David has played soccer for years.
_________________.
Will you come and watch us play some day, Miss Smith?
_________________.

Passage
I Have a Lot of Friends
I. Tapescript
Hello! I'm Alice Bright. I have a lot of friends. Now I want to introduce them to you.
John Smith is an engineer. His field is electronics. He's an electronic engineer.
Robert Nelson is a professor. His field is history. He is a professor of American history.
Charles Philips is a doctor. His field is medicine. He is a medical doctor.
Jack Porter is a clerk. He is a clerk in the Department of Education.
Helen Jones is an artist. She is quite a famous artist.
We all get along very well.

II. Language and Culture Notes
Field here means a person's area of interest and activity within a particular profession.

III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the passage and write down what Alice Bright's friends do. 10 points
1 John Smith:
_________________
2 Robert Nelson:
_________________
3 Charles Philips:
_________________
4 Jack Porter:
_________________
5 Helen Jones:
_________________
2. Directions: Listen to the passage again and write 'T' true or 'F' false for each of the following statements. 10 points
1 Mr Smith's field is electronics. _________
2 Mr Nelson's field is history. _________
3 Mr Philips' area is chemistry. _________
4 Mr Porter works in an educational unit. _________
5 Ms Jones' field is art. _________

PART C Oral Practice
I. Directions: Work in pairs and respond to the following.
1. I'd like to introduce my teacher Miss Smith to you.
_________
2. How do you do?
_________
3. I'm glad to know you.
_________

II. Directions: Say a few words about the following persons in the dialogue and passage you've just heard.
1. David
_________
2. John Smith and Helen Jones
_________