大学英语听力第一册 lesson 11

　　Study I
PART A Micro-Listening
Intonation¹ Rising and Falling Tones³
I. Directions: Listen to the following ten sentences carefully. Write down what you hear and then write 'R' for a rising tone² or 'F' for a falling tone in the brackets⁴. 10 points
1. _________________ ( )
2. _________________ ( )
3. _________________ ( )
4. _________________ ( )
5. _________________ ( )
6. _________________ ( )
7. _________________ ( )
8. _________________ ( )
9. _________________ ( )
10. _________________ ( )
II. Directions: Listen to the following commands or requests and decide whether the speaker intends to be polite or not. Notice that a rising tone is usually more polite. Write 'P' in the brackets for a polite speech. 10 points
1. _________________
2. _________________
3. _________________
4. _________________
5. _________________
PART B Macro-Listening
Dialogue 1
What Are You Majoring in?
I. Tapescript
Man Are you studying here?
Woman Yes. I'm studying in East Asian Languages Department.
Man What are you majoring in?
Woman I'm majoring in Japanese.
Man Is it difficult to learn?
Woman Yes. The language is hard to learn, but it's interesting.
Man Do you know anything about that country?
Woman Yes. I'm reading a lot of books about Japan. I like its culture. It's quite different from ours.
Man Yes, it is. It's important to learn the culture of a nation if you want to learn its language well.
Woman You're right.
Man You want to do business or to teach in that country?
Woman I'm working in a company that does a lot of business with Japan.
Man Oh, I see. Good luck, then.
II. Language and Culture Notes
East Asia includes such countries as the People's Democratic⁵ Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, Japan and China.
III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each question you hear. 10 points
1
a. Japanese.
b. East Asian languages.
c. Korean.
d. Chinese.
2
a. It's very hard to learn.
b. It's interesting.
c. It's difficult but interesting.
d. It's very useful.
3
a. She does a lot of business with a Japanese company.
b. She reads a lot about the country.
c. She speaks the language as much as possible.
d. She often visits the country to understand its culture.
4
a. To learn a language well requires a lot of practice.
b. Listening and speaking are very important.
c. Understanding the culture helps language learning⁶.
d. A foreign language is always hard to learn.
5
a. She wants to do business for her company with that country.
b. She wants to teach in that country.
c. She wants to work in that country.
d. She wants to study in that country.
2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and supply the missing⁷ words. 10 points
1 — What are you majoring in?
— _________________.
2 — Is it difficult to learn?
— _________________.
3 I like its culture. It's quite _________________.
4 It's important to _________________ if you want to learn its language well.
5 Oh, I see. _________________.
Dialogue 2
How Many Languages Do You Speak?
I. Tapescript
Mr Green Do you speak Japanese, Mrs Brown?
Mrs Brown Yes, I speak a little Japanese, Mr Green.
Mr Green Does your husband speak Japanese, too?
Mrs Brown Yes, a little. Mr Brown speaks a little Japanese.
Mr Green How well do you know French, Mrs Brown?
Mrs Brown Pretty well. But I have a lot of trouble with spelling.
Mr Green How many languages do you speak?
Mrs Brown I speak four languages. How many do you speak, Mr Green?
Mr Green I speak three foreign languages. I don't speak Japanese.
Mrs Brown What languages do you speak?
Mr Green I speak French, Greek, Arabic and English.
Mrs Brown Do you read and write those languages?
Mr Green Yes, I do. But sometimes I make mistakes in spelling.
Mrs Brown So do I.
II. Language and Culture Notes
Of all the languages in the world the following are the most widely used today.
Language Number of Native Speakers
Chinese 1,200 million
English 275 million
Spanish 185 million
Russian 140 million
Arabic 115 million
Portuguese⁸ 110 million
Japanese 105 million
German 100 million
Italian 60 million
French 55 million
III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write down your answer to each of the following questions. 10 points
1 How many languages does Mrs Brown speak?
_________________.
2 What languages does Mr Green speak?
_________________.
3 Does Mr Brown speak Japanese?
_________________.
4 What trouble does Mrs Brown have in learning foreign languages?
_________________.
5 Both Mrs Brown and Mr Green are very good at spelling, aren't they?
_________________.
2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and write 'T' true or 'F' false for each statement you hear. 10 points
1 _________________
2 _________________
3 _________________
4 _________________
5 _________________
PART C Oral Practice
I. Directions: Work in pairs and respond to the questions below.
1. Are you a student here?
________________.
2. What are you majoring in?
________________.
3. Is it interesting?
________________.
4. How well do you know English?
________________.
5. How many languages do you speak?
________________.
________________.
6. Do you write those languages?
________________.
Suggested expressions:
1. I'm studying in ... Department.
2. I'm majoring in ...
3. Yes, it is interesting. / No, not really.
4. Pretty well. But ...
5. I can speak ...
6. Yes, I do. But sometimes ...
II. Directions: Say a few words about Mrs Brown.

1 intonation   

n.语调，声调；发声

参考例句：

• The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
• Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。

2 tone   

n.语气，音调，气度，色调；vt.（up）增强

参考例句：

• There was a tone of mockery in his voice.他说话的语气含有嘲笑的意味。
• Holmes used an informal,chatty tone in his essays.霍姆斯在文章中语气轻松随便。

3 tones   

音( tone的名词复数 )； 色调； 腔调； 全音 （英式英语）

参考例句：

• his clipped military tones 他那短促的军人音调
• His name was always mentioned in almost reverential tones. 人们每次提起他的名字，语调中几乎总是充满了敬意。

4 brackets   

n.括弧( bracket的名词复数 )；等级；类别层次；壁架v.把…括在括弧内( bracket的第三人称单数 )；把…归为一类

参考例句：

• Publication dates are given in brackets after each title. 出版日期括于书名后面。
• Put your name in brackets at the top of each page. 把你的名字填在每页上端的括弧内。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 democratic   

adj.民主的；民主主义的，有民主精神的

参考例句：

• Their country has democratic government.他们国家实行民主政体。
• He has a democratic work-style.他作风民主。

6 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

7 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

8 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。