Daily Activities II
PART A Micro-Listening
Phonetics Sound Recognition
I. Directions: You will hear ten groups of words. Two of the words in each group are the same. Listen carefully and write down the word which is different in the brackets. 10 points
Example: lid - lid - lead lead
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II. Directions: You will hear ten sentences. In each sentence there is a word which is similar to another word in sound. The two confusing words are given in the brackets. Listen carefully and underline the word you hear. 10 points
1. Hand me the (pencil / parcel) over there.
2. (She's / He's) very quiet today.
3. It's very (sick / thick).
4. I've got a bad (pen / pain.
5. Pass Alice the (pepper / paper), please.
6. Will you help me with the (books / box)?
7. Is Paul very (old / bold)?
8. Peter is always (late / right).
9. Can you (write / ride) well?
10. Here's the (bell / bill) for you.
PART B Macro-Listening
Passage
Look at Peter's Room
I. Tapescript
Peter is in his room. He is sitting on the floor. He is fixing his tape recorder. His radio is on. He's listening to music.
But look at Peter's room. What a mess! His cassettes are lying all over the room. Two cassettes are on the table. Three are under the table. A big recorder is on the bookshelf. Four small records are on the bed. Two books are on the floor. Peter's friend is jumping up and down on his bed.
Peter can hear his mother now. She's on the stairs. Where can he put his things? He can put the cassettes and records under his bed. He is clearing up the mess. Now everything is under the bed. His mother is coming into his room. She's smiling. The room looks very neat.
II. Language and Culture Notes
Sitting on the floor Most families have carpets on the floor of their bedrooms, sitting rooms, etc., and children like to sit on carpets playing with toys and watching TV.
III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 10 points
1 What was Peter doing at the beginning of the story?
a. Sitting on the floor and fixing his radio.
b. Fixing his radio and listening to music.
c. Sitting on the bed and playing with toys.
d. Fixing his recorder and listening to music.
2 How was Peter's room before Mother came in?
a. Very dirty.
b. Very untidy.
c. Very clean.
d. Very neat.
3 What did Peter do when he heard his mother's steps on the stairs?
a. He ran out to meet her.
b. He pulled his friend down from the bed.
c. He went on with his work.
d. He began to clear up the mess in a hurry.
4 Why was Mother smiling when she came into the room?
a. Because her son was busy working.
b. Because everything was now in its place.
c. Because the room looked very neat.
d. Because the children were playing quietly.
5 What does the story mainly suggest?
a. Peter's room is always in disorder.
b. Peter's mother is easily fooled.
c. Peter is good at mending things.
d. Peter is dishonest.
2. Directions: Listen to the passage again and complete the following with the information you've got from the tape. 10 points
1 Look at Peter's room. His cassettes are lying _________________. Some are _________________, others are _________________.
2 The big recorder is _________________.
3 _________________ small records are _________________.
4 _________________ books are _________________.
5 Peter's friend is jumping _________________ on the bed.
6 Everything was now _________________.
Dialogue
The Telephone Is Ringing
I. Tapescript
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Keith Dad? Dad?
Father What is it, Keith? I'm washing the dishes.
Keith Who's making that noise? I'm writing a term paper.
Father John? What's that noise you're making? Your brother is writing a term paper.
John Gee whiz, Dad. I'm building a rocket for school. I'm showing it in science class tomorrow.
Keith Well. I'm trying to write my term paper.
The phone rings.
Father Oh, darn it. The phone is ringing. Lisa! Lisa! Please answer the telephone. I'm washing the dishes.
Lisa from the bathroom What? What?
Father Please answer the telephone. I'm washing the dishes.
Lisa But Dad, I'm washing my hair.
Father Mary? Linda? The telephone is ringing. Where are the twins? Mary?
Mary I'm studying. Linda is watching TV.
Father Linda?
Linda I'm watching the baseball game, Dad.
Father Well, I'm washing the dishes. So SOMEONE ANSWER THE TELEPHONE!
II. Language and Culture Notes
1. Gee whiz is an interjection used to express wonder, surprise, excitement, astonishment, etc.
2. Oh, darn it is an expression which expresses one's strong feeling of anger, annoyance, impatience, dissatisfaction, etc. Here, 'darn' means 'damn'.
3. Baseball is the national summer game in the U.S.A. It is played with a round bat and a ball between two teams of nine people each. The first baseball game was held in New York in 1839.
4. So someone answer the telephone is an imperative sentence which means one of the children must answer the telephone.
III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 10 points
1 How many children does the man have?
a. Four.
b. Five.
c. Six.
d. Seven.
2 What is the man doing when the telephone rings?
a. Washing clothing.
b. Writing a letter.
c. Doing the washing-up.
d. Watching a game on TV.
3 When does the dialogue most likely take place?
a. In the morning.
b. In the afternoon.
c. In the evening.
d. At night.
4 Who seems to be doing the housework in the family?
a. The mother.
b. The father.
c. The eldest daughter.
d. Everybody shares.
5 Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe how the man feels at the end of the conversation?
a. Annoyed.
b. Angry.
c. Shocked.
d. Impatient.
2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and write down in the blanks what the children are doing when the telephone rings. 10 points
1 Keith is _________________.
2 John is _________________ for school.
3 Lisa is _________________ in the bathroom.
4 Mary is _________________.
5 Linda is _________________ on TV.
PART C Oral Practice
I. Directions: Work in pairs. Take turns to ask questions about Peter's room. Use the structure 'There is / are...' and prepositional phrases of place as many as possible.
1. What's there in Peter's room?
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2. What's there on the bookshelf?
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3. What's there on the table?
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4. What's there on the bed?
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5. What's there on the floor?
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II. Directions: Work in pairs. Ask each other questions to find out what everybody is doing in the dialogue.
1. What's Father doing?
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2. What's John doing?
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3. What's Keith doing?
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4. What's Lisa doing?
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5. What are the twin sisters doing?
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