Pronunciation and listening skills
Pre-class task 1
Questions:
1.What is the pronunciations of the fricatives ( 摩擦音)？
2.Download the document from material section and read it carefully.
I.Listen carefully and check (✔) the words you hear. Then read these words and try to make clear their differences.Try to distinguish the pronunciations of the fricatives in each group.
1.few - view 2.safe-save 3.fine 4.bath 5.rice-rise 6.bus-buzz
7.sick-thick 8.sing-thing 9.mouse-mouth 10.breeze-breath
Conversation 1
II.Listen to a conversation and complete the following sentences with what you hear.
What do you know about Jason?
He is 1) __________ with his work as usual.
He works in one of the world’s 2) __________ companies, which is quite demanding.
He’s been working in this company for 3)__________ years.
He gets a lot of 4) __________ at work.
Listen again and check (✔) the reasons why Jason feels satisfied with his present job.
1 He has a big office.
2 He is well-paid.
3 His boss is open-minded.
4 His colleagues are helpful.
5 His job provides good opportunities for promotion.
6 There is not much pressure at his work.
Pre-class task 2
Read the converssation and find out the sentences to express satisfacation.
Jason:Hi, Anna, how’s it going?
Anna:Not too bad. I haven’t seen you for some time. What have you been doing lately, Jason?
Jason:Sameas usual, I’m still busy with my work. You know, working in one of the world’ stop 500 companies is quite demanding.
Anna:How long have you been working in this company?
Jason:Over two years.
Anna:Areyou satisfied with your present job?
Jason:Yes, I am quite pleased with it. I have a big office, some helpful colleagues, and an open-minded boss. There is nothing to complain about.
Anna:It seems that you have a lot of fun at work.
Jason:Yes, it’s just what I wanted from work.
Anna:You are really lucky!
Conversation 2
Listen to a conversation and decidewhether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1).Jackisn’t satisfied with his present work.
2).Thesales goal is always possible for Jack to achieve.
3).MissGreen enjoys picking on Jack.
Listen again and match the people in Column A with the information in Column B.
Jack wants to increase sales.
Jane feels a bit fed up.
Miss Green managed to find some time to jog.
Pre-class task 3
Read the converssation and find out the sentences to express satisfacation.
Jane:You don’t look very cheerful. What’s thematter, Jack?
Jack:Oh, nothing special, Jane. I’m just a bitfed up.
Jane:With your job? Aren’t you satisfied withyour present work?
Jack:No, I’m under a lot of pressure at work.My boss always wants me to increase sales. Sometimes the sales goal is almostimpossible to achieve. I’m not pleased with it.
Jane:I used to feel stressed out like you butI managed to find some time to jog every morning. It did work.
Jack:Maybe I should try it. But you know, I amvery busy. The work here is really tiring.
Jane:Cheer up! Maybe being busy means thereare more opportunities for a promotion.
Jack:I hope so. But Miss Green, my boss,enjoys picking on me. I really can’t stand it.
Jane:Stop dwelling on it. Think about thepositive side of your work and you will feel better then.
Passage
Listento a passage and complete the following table with what you hear.
1) Differentpeople have different ideal jobs because everyone has his own interest.
2) Thespeaker has decided to become a teacher partly because he can earn a lot ofmoney.
3) Tothe speaker, being a teacher can make him improve with the students.
Listen again and answer the following questions by filling in the blanks with what you hear.
Listen again and answer the following questions by filling in the blanks with what you hear.
1）For how many reasons does the speaker chooseto be a teacher?__________.
2） What can the two long vacations offer thespeaker?
3）They could offer him a(n) ____________ for reflection, research, and writing.
4）What kind of opportunity does the job ofteaching provide for the speaker?
The opportunity to motivate himself to keep on __________.
Pre-class task 4
Read the pasaage carefully and try to make a summary of it.
There are various kinds of jobs in theworld, such as writing, nursing, teaching, and engineering. But differentpeople choose different jobs as their ideal careers. This is because everyonehas his own interest.
As for me, I have made up my mind to be ateacher. I choose to do so mainly for three reasons: Firstly, I like the paceof the academic calendar. Two long vacations offer me an opportunity forreflection, research, and writing. Secondly, I can have the opportunity tomotivate myself to keep on learning. Finally, being around the students who are beginning to change and grow,I can get improvement too.
After-class task ：
Preview the rading part and do the exercises part.
