Unit 2 Visiting a New Place
Section 1 Tactics for Listening
Part 1 Phonetics
A. Listen and repeat
1. Oh, you need some lean meat, some vegetables, some butter, flour, salt.
2. I’d like to. But I can’t.
3. A: I had a call from Bill.
B: From Bill? Who’s Bill?
A. He’s a very special friend of mine. He telephones me from overseas. Every day.
B. Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.
Woman: Good evening.
Man: Good evening. Can you (1) make up this prescription, please?
Woman: Certainly. (2) Would you like to wait?
Man: How long (3) will it take?
Woman: (4)It’ll be ready in twenty minutes.
Man: Oh, (5) I’ll come back later.
Woman: All right, sir,
Man: (6) Shall I pay now or later?
Woman: (7) Later’ll be all right
Part 2 Listening and Note-taking
Exercise:
Where they are ① now Cinema ④Bridge Street ⑦Station ③Tapescript:
Man: Excuse me. How can I get to the station please?
Woman: The station, the station, the station ...let me see. Ah, yes. You can go down ... no. Go straight on until you come to a cinema. Let’s see now— that’s the second turn on your right. The cinema’s on the corner. Turn right at the cinema and you’ll be in Bridge Street. I think it’s Bridge Street. Go along Bridge Street for a few minutes and then take the second — no, not the second, the first, that’s fight, the first turning. On your left. The station is straight ahead, right in front of you.
Man: So that’s second right and first left. Thank you very much. That’s very kind of you.
Woman: Don’t mention it.
Section 2 Listening Comprehension
Part 1 Words or Message?
A. Listen to two sentences. Is it “eligible” or “illegible”? Tick the right box.
1. No one knows why the most prescriptions written by doctors are almost illegible, including those in the general hospitals.
2. The people in the United States are eligible to claim a refund if they buy anything undesirable within 30 days.
B. Listen to some sentences and rewrite them with the help of the clue.
1. His knowledge of English is very limited.
2. At time have I have a member of that club.
3. Little is known about that primitive tribe.
He speaks very little English.
I have never been a member of that club.
Nobody knows about that primitive tribe.
Part 2 Dialogues
Dialogue 1 Welcome to Bristol
Exercise A: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.
T 1. Etienne Bertrand is from Switzerland.
(I’m Etienne Bertrand, from Switzerland.)
T 2. The Bakers are expecting Mr. Bertrand.
(Mrs. Baker says “Hello, Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol.”)
T 3. There have probably been hijacks in recent days.
(Mr. Baker says “How was your trip? No hijacks?” and Etienne answers “No, it was all fight, thank you/” We may draw a conclusion that they were serious.)
F 4. The plane was late because there had been a hijack attempt.
(The plane was late probably because it was the holiday season.)
T 5. The airport is usually crowded at this time of the year.
(It is the holiday season.)
T 6. It is probably still cold.
(Mr. Baker mentions central heating and tells Etienne to use extra blankets if he feels too cold.)
