Listening Unit 2 Just who are you?
Vocabulary Task
Get the Feel of It
Answers/Script
A I’m pretty sure that people like me for who I am.
B I’m really into dancing clubs.
I spend really late nights going out with my friends.
Now I’m getting behind in my work.
C I’ve got a chance to do something big.
I could go pro, go on the pro tour.
But I need to drop out of school.
Well, I gotta do what I gatta do.
Listening Task
2. Listening Activity
1) First Listening
Answers
He goes out clubbing every night. He can still get great grades.
.She has a scholarship to Harvard.
3. He was an activist during the Vietnam War. He was put in prison for protesting
4 .He collects baseball cards.
2) Second Listening
Answers
1.She thinks Sam’s really smart.
2.She thinks Miriam’s scholarship is impressive.
3.She’s surprised that Tom was an activist.
4.he thinks harold’s collection is silly.
Script
1.A: Sam, how come you’re so tired in class all the time? Another late night studying?
B: Are you kidding, Jennifer? I hardly study at all.
A: How can that be? You’re the star student, tha math ace.
B: No, I go out clubbing every night. I dance ‘til the bars close—that’s why I can’t keep my eyes open.
A: Aren’t you getting behind in work?
B: Nah, I just zip through my homwork before dinner.
A: You must be genious.
2. A: Mom, do you think Joey will ever be interested me?
B: of course he will, Miriam. You’re such a sweet, sensitive girl.
A: I didn’t want to be sweet and sensitive! I want to be beautiful and athletic. Instead,I’ve got a bunch of pimples and I’m a nerd.
B: If this boy doesn’t like you for who you are, he’s not worth it.
A: But Mom, it doesn’t work like that. You’ve got to impress a guy to get him ti even notice you.
B: well, does he know about your scholarship to Harvard?
A: Guys like Joey don’t care about stuff like that.
3 . A: So, Tom, what were you like in college?
B: I was pretty serious. I studied political science at Berkeley in the 1960s.
A: Really?
B: Yeah, I was an activist during the Vietnam War.
A: You?
B: yeah. You won’t believe this. I even got stuck in prison for one of the protests against the war.
A: Wow! That’s amazing. I didn’t know that about you.
4. A: Hey Harold, I didn’t know you collected baseball cards.
B: What? How do you know that?
A: I was looking for a pencil the other day, and I saw the cards in your drawer. How come you never told us?
B: It’s a secret! I don’t really like people knowing what I’m up to.
A: Well, that’s not such a bad thing.
Really World Listening
1. Predict
TJ is good at skateboarding.
2. Get the main idea
Answers
F –TJ got second place in the pro skateboarding contest last weekend.
T – TJ is going to do a TV commercial.
T – TJ feels like a regular guy.
T – TJ has a girlfriend.
T- TJ’s parents don’t want him to drop out of school.
F –TJ doesn’t want to drop out of school.
X- Cesar wants TJ to drop out of school.
Culture Note
Some students may not be willing to discuss their family relationships, either for cultural or personal reasons. When an activity such as this threathens to conflict with cultural taboos, avoid pressing students to make persona comments.
Script
Cesar: TJ, my man! I heard you won the Pro-Am skate-boarding contest last weekend.
TJ: Yeah, Cesar, I did a flip on the half-pipe that really impressed the judges.
Cesar: You impress me, TJ. You’re something else on that board!
TJ: Ah, c’mon, stop it, will ya?
Cesar: But I’ve seen you fly on a skateboard. It’s amazing.
TJ: Yeah, well, things have been goin’ good. You’ll never believe what the latest is.
Cesar: What?
TJ: Nike wants me to do a commercial. They’ve been calling my agent.
Cesar: Wow! I don’t believe that.
TJ: You best believe it, my friend. I’m going to get some big bucks for doing it, too.
Cesar: You’re going big time now. I can’t believe I even know you.
TJ: Great, huh?
I’m gonna be on TV!
Cesar: Yeah! Pretty soon you’re not going to have time for someone like me.
TJ: No way, Cesar. You know my friends are important.
Cesar: Yeah, but now you’re hitting the big time.
Everything’s gonna change.
TJ: you know I’m just a regular guy.
Cesar: No, you’re not.
TJ: Yes, I am. I’ve got parents and a bratty sister, just like you. I took piano lessons when I was little, and I go to church on Sundays. I like watching cartoons, and my mom makes me take out the trash. And I worry about not having a girlfriend. See? I’m just like everybody else.
Cesar: I don’t think so. Nobody else I know is doing a Nike commercial. You’ve got it made, TJ.
TJ: Yeah, but the problem is my parents.
Cesar: What’s up?
TJ: To really make it big, I’ve got to go on the pro tour, and the only way I can go pro is to drop out of school, but they don’t want me to. They say I’m ruining my future. But I may not get another chance—two years from now my be too late.
Cesar: So what’re you gonna do ?
TJ: I’ve got to go for it. I’m at the top of my game right now, and that’s what counts.
Cesar: Yeah, you gotta do what you gotta do.
Real World Speaking
1. Find the Details
Answers
Sally hit the big time, getting a part on a daytime TV soap opera. She was into acting but never thought she’d make it big. But she decided to go for it so that she could become something else and get big bucks. |