LESSON 1 Greetings and Introductions I

PART A Micro-Listening

Phonetics Sound Recognition

I. Directions: You'll hear one word read from each group. Listen carefully and underline the letter beside the word you hear. 10 points

1. a. beat
b. bit
c. bet
d. bat

2. a. seat
b. sit
c. set
d. sat

3. a. pea
b. pin
c. pen
d. pan

4. a. deed
b. did
c. dead
d. dad

5. a. he
b. him
c. hem
d. ham

6. a. lead
b. lid
c. led
d. lad

7. a. meat
b. mitt
c. met
d. mat

8. a. heat
b. hit
c. head
d. had

9. a. read
b. rid
c. red
d. rat

10.a. keep
b. kid
c. kept
d. cat

II. Directions: You're going to hear five sentences. Repeat each sentence you hear. Then listen again and write the sentence down. Check your answer when you hear the sentence for the third time. 10 points

1. ________________________________.
2. ___ Bill _______________________?
3. _______________________?
4. Ted _______________________.
5. _______________________, Amy?

PART B Macro-Listening

Dialogue 1

Hello

I. Tapescript

Bill： Hello.
Amy： Hello.

Bill： Are you from England?
Amy： No, I'm from America. Where are you from?

Bill： I live in Paris, but I'm not French.
Amy： So you're from...

Bill： Australia. May I know your name?
Amy： Sure. I'm Amy Brown.

Bill： And I'm Bill Smith. What are you doing here?
Amy： I'm a student. And you?

Bill： I'm a news reporter. I'm working here. Well, nice to meet you, Amy.
Amy： Nice to meet you, too.

II. Language and Culture Notes

1. Hello is an expression of informal greeting. It is also spelt 'hullo' in British English.

2. An English name generally has two parts — the first name and the last name. The first name is also called the Christian name or given name; the last name is the surname or family name. For example, Amy Brown is a woman's name, of which Amy is the first name and Brown the last name. Many English names also contain a third part. There is a middle name between the first name and the last name, as another given name. For instance, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, is often written as John F. Kennedy.

3. May I...? is a polite way of asking for permission to do something. The answers to it might be 'Certainly', 'Sure', 'Yes, please', or 'Oh, please don't', etc., as the situation may demand.

III. Exercises with Key

1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. 10 points

1 I live _________, but I'm not _________.
2 May I _________?
3 Sure. My name is Amy Brown.
4 Nice _________, too.

2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and choose the right answer to each of the following questions. 10 points

1 Where is Amy Brown from?

a. England.
b. America.
c. Paris.
d. France.

2 What nationality is Bill Smith?

a. British.
b. American.
c. French.
d. Australian.

3 What is Amy doing here?

a. Studying.
b. Writing news reports.
c. Teaching.
d. Looking for a job.

4 Why is Bill Smith here?

a. Working for his news agency.
b. Visiting friends.
c. Traveling around.
d. Having a holiday.

5 Which of the following cannot be learned from the conversation?

a. Amy is American.
b. Bill lives in Paris.
c. Amy and Bill are now in England.
d. This is the first time Amy and Bill see each other.

Dialogue 2

Mr Li Meets a Student

I. Tapescript

Helen： Hello, Mr Li.
Mr Li： Hello. Are you a student here?

Helen： Yes. I'm in your history class, Mr Li.
Mr Li： Are you? Your name is...

Helen： Helen Baker. I'm from Britain.
Mr Li： Ah, yes. How do you like my classes, Helen?

Helen： They are very interesting. I really like Chinese history.
Mr Li： I'm glad you like it. Do you live on the campus?

Helen： Yes, I do. I live in the International Students' Dormitory.
Mr Li： You don't have classes this morning, do you?

Helen： No, I don't. I'm walking around the campus. It's so beautiful, just like a park.
Mr Li： Yes, it is. OK, I'm going to my office now. Nice talking to you, Helen.

Helen： Nice talking to you, too. See you tomorrow, Mr Li.
Mr Li： Goodbye.

II. Language and Culture Notes

Mr, Mrs, Miss and Ms Mr is the title placed before a man's last name, e.g. Mr Smith. Mrs and Miss are also titles. Mrs is placed before a married woman's last name and Miss before the last name of an unmarried woman or a girl. Nowadays, the title Ms /miz/ is also used to address both married women and single women. Notice these titles are used only before last names. They are not used with first names only, e.g. you can say: Mr Smith, or Mr Henry Smith, but you can't say Mr Henry.

III. Exercises with Key

1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write 'T' true or 'F' false in the brackets for each of the following statements. 10 points

Helen Baker is a student of English. _________
Helen Baker is British. _________
Mr Li did not know Helen Baker before. _________
Helen Baker lives with a Chinese family. _________
Mr Li is a history teacher in the school. _________

2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and write down your answers to the questions below. 10 points

1 What is Helen studying?
________________________________.

2 Where does Helen live?
________________________________.

3 What does Helen think of Mr Li's classes?
________________________________.

4 What do you know about Helen?
________________________________.

5 What does Helen say about the school campus?
________________________________.

PART C Oral Practice

I. Directions: Work in pairs and respond to the following.

1. Hello.
_________.

2. How are you?
_________.

3. Nice to meet you.
_________.

4. Where are you from?
_________.

II. Directions: Say a few words about the following persons in the dialogues you've just heard.

1. Amy Brown and Bill Smith
_________

2. Helen Baker
_________