必修一 Unit 2 English around the world-Listening

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高一 必修1
Unit 2
Listening
T e x a s
Listening on P14
From the picture, we know that Lester is afraid when the others aren’t.
Catfish are found in lakes and rivers throughout the US. They are harmless. Although they can grow to two meters in length, they don’t eat children. The catfish get its name from its long, catlike whiskers, which can sting a it.
Listen to the text and pay attention to the accent and intonation.
Listen again and put these sentences in
the right sequence.
___ Lester climbed a tree.
___ Buford, Billy Bob and Lester went
swimming.
___ Lester thought the catfish would eat him.
___ Buford and Billy Bob laughed.
___ Lester saw a catfish.
___ Now Lester is too afraid to visit the place
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1. What does Buford think of Texas How do you know
He believes it’s almost a different country from the USA. The listening text tells us.
Answer the following questions.
3. Why did Lester get out of the water so quickly
The boys thought that the catfish was almost the size of a house.
He thought the catfish would eat him.
2. How large was the catfish
They laughed because Lester believed the catfish would hurt him.
4. Why did Buford and Big Billy Bob laugh
Look at the map. It shows some of the places in the world where English is spoken as an official language. Guess what this listening is about.
Listen to the tape and see if you are right.
Listen to the tape again. Work out the name of each student’s country and find the hints that help you identify them.
Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Country name
Hints
South Asia
Western Europe
A country has more than 7000 islands
Southeast Asia
What these countries have in common
They all speak English; they were all
Non-English speakers before being
Conquered or colonized by English-speaking peoples.
Listening Task on page 51
Discussion
Do you also practice your English outside class What do you usually do to improve your listening Discuss with your partner.
Listen to what Wang Ting and Chen Peng have to say and find out how they improve their English. Write down the main idea.
Wang Ting and Chen Peng are discussing how they improve their English listening outside class.
Listen again and answer the following questions.
1. What is Wang Ting going to do this weekend
Wang Ting is going to buy some CDs to improve her English.
2. What does Wang Ting think about listening to English songs
She likes to listen to English songs to learn idiomatic English expressions.
3. Did Chen Peng often watch English films Does he watch them now
No, he used to watch English films. He doesn’t watch them now as he thinks they are too hard without Chinese subtitles.
4. What does Chen Peng like watching on CCTV 9
He likes listening to Chinese people and reading the English subtitles.
5. What does Wang Ting ask Chen Peng to do
She asks him to listen to native speakers more often.
6. What does Chen Peng’s teacher say about learning English What does she mean
The teacher asks him to learn “little and often”. She means that he should do a little extra listening every day to make the best improvement.
Write down the three ways Wang Ting suggests to improve English skills.
Listening to ____________ is an easy way to _____ some idiomatic __________.
2. Watching ________________________ ___________ is a good way to ________ your _____________ of English.
3. Listening to _________________ can improve your ____________.
English songs
learn
expressions
the news and the interviews on CCTV 9
practise
understanding
The native speakers
listening skills