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Unit1 II. Listening Skills 1.M: Why dont we go to the concert today? W: Ill go get the keys. Q: What does the woman imply? 2.W: I cant find my purse anywhere. The opera tickets are in it. M: Have you checked in the car? Q: What does the man imply? 3....
III. Listening In Task 1: Encore! As soon as the singer completed the song, the audience cried, Encore! Encore! The singer was delighted and sang the song again. She couldnt believe it when the audience shouted for her to sing it again. The cycle of...
Task 2: The Carpenters W: They play Yesterday Once More all the time on the campus radio. Do you like it? M: I do. I never get tired of it. I like the Carpenters. Their voices are so beautiful and clear. I guess thats why theyre so popular. W: I like...
Task 3: Mozart Mozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to grow more than two centuries after his death. He was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before the age of four, he had shown great musical talent. His father then...
Task 3: Mozart Mozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to grow more than two centuries after his death. He was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before the age of four, he had shown great musical talent. His father then...
IV. Speaking Out Model 1 Do you like jazz? Laura: Hey! Bob: Hello! Laura: Do you like jazz, Bob? Bob: No, not much. Do you like it? Laura: Well, yes, I do. Im crazy about Wynton Marsalis. Bob: Oh, hes a piano player, isnt he? Laura: No, hes a trumpet...
SAMPLE DIALOG A: Do you like classical music? B: No, I dont like it at all. A: What type of music do you like? B: Im a real fan of pop songs. A: Whos your favorite singer or group? B: Jay Chou. What do you think about him? A: I can hardly bear pop so...
Model 2 Do you like punk rock? Max: What kind of music do you like? Frannie: Well, I like different kinds. Max: Any in particular? Frannie: Er, I especially like punk rock. Max: Punk rock? You dont seem like the punk rock type. Frannie: You should ha...
SAMPLE DIALOG A: What sports appeal to you? B: I like almost every kind of sport. A: Is there anything you like especially? B: Well, I like X-sports in particular. A: x-Sports? You dont look like the extreme sports type. B: I have even tried bungee j...
Model 3 It just sounds like noise to me. Philip: Turn down that noise! What on earth is it anyway! Laura: But dadThis is Metallica1 Theyre so cool. They are one of the most famous heavy metal bands. Philip: I dont care. It just sounds like noise to m...
SAMPLE DIALOG A: That music is terrible! Turn off! B: But, Mom, this is Backstreet Boys hit song Get down! Its really appealing. A: Nonsense. Its just noise tome. I cant put up with it anymore. B: Its my favorite music. But if you hate it so much, Il...
V. Lets Talk The Origin of the Song Happy Birthday to You The story of the song Happy Birthday to You Began as a sweet one, but later became bitter. Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at a kindergarten, and Dr. Patty Hill, the principal of the same...
Possible Retelling for the Teachers Reference The story of Happy Birthday to You was a nice, sweet on eat the very beginning, but later turned into a bitter one. There were two sisters: one was Mildred Hill, and the other Patty Hill. The former had g...
VI. Further Listening and Speaking Task 1: Karaoke Dalin: Its Mikes birthday on Friday, so a bunch of us are going to go to the karaoke bar. Would you like to come with us? Laura: Karaoke bar? You have a special place just for singing? In America, ba...
Task 2: When was music first sent down a telephone line? So you think downloading music from the Internet through a phone line is a really cool modern thing? Not so. In 1896, Thaddeus Cahill Filed a patent on the instrument for transmitting music ele...
