[00:04.18]Part Two Listening-Centered Activities
[00:08.53]Listening 1
[00:10.98]Exercise 1
[00:13.03]Directions: The following is a passage with 10 mistakes.
[00:18.83]Listen to the passage and correct the mistakes based on what you get from the tap
[00:25.13]Then discuss your answer with your neighbor.
[00:28.84]I was born across the street from the public librar
[00:31.82]and in my memory it remains my best (favorite) spot in my home tow
[00:36.18]When I was six I learned to rea
[00:38.56]From the beginning, language seemed like magic to m
[00:41.83]Recently I read that Freud said "words and (magic) were in the beginning one and the same thing, and even today words retain much of their magical power."
[00:51.70]During the Christmas season of 1972 (1927), when I was a sophomore in high schoo
[00:56.52]I hung out in the street with other kids my ag
[00:59.65]The weather was so harsh we stayed (played) indoors
[01:02.35]and after swimming and running and tumblin
[01:04.51]we became tired (bored
[01:06.20]I suggested we hold a test (contest) to see who could keep a diary the best (longest
[01:10.99]My change(challenge) was accepted by two of my friends. One wrote his diary for two weeks, the other three month
[01:17.90]and here I am, still writing mine when I am 5
[01:21.40]It has taught me that one way to find the truth is to forget (tell)the truth.
[01:25.25]Exercise 2
[01:27.23]Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss with your partner the following questions.
[01:35.22]1) Why did the author start to write a diary?
[01:40.15]2) What did he learn from writing a diary?
[01:44.58]Listening 2
[01:46.74]Exercise 1
[01:48.61]Directions: Listen to the poem and then fill in the blanks with what you get from the tape.
[01:56.75]On Life
[01:58.22]Maya Angelow
[01:59.81]When you see me sitting quietl
[02:02.62]Like a sack left on the shel
[02:05.39]Don't think I need your chatterin
[02:08.12]I'm listening to mysel
[02:10.82]Hold! Stop! Don't pity me!
[02:14.57]Hold! Stop your sympathy!
[02:17.92]Understanding if you got it
[02:20.29]Otherwise I'll do without it!
[02:22.92]When my bones are stiff and achi
[02:25.84]And my feet won't climb the stai
[02:29.00]I will only ask one favo
[02:32.14]Don't bring me a rocking chair.
[02:34.91]When you see me walking, stumblin
[02:37.82]Don't study and get it wron
[02:40.27]Cause tired doesn't mean laz
[02:42.65]And every goodbye isn't gon
[02:45.35]I'm the same person I was back the
[02:48.55]A little less hair, a little less chin
[02:51.22]A lot less lungs and much less win
[02:54.42]But aren't I lucky I can still breathe in.
[02:57.84]Exercise 2
[02:59.46]Directions: Listen to the poem again, and then discuss in groups to find out the poet's opinion about life |