Study I
PART A Micro-Listening
Intonation Rising and Falling Tones
I. Directions: Listen to the following ten sentences carefully. Write down what you hear and then write 'R' for a rising tone or 'F' for a falling tone in the brackets. 10 points
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2. _________________ ( )
3. _________________ ( )
4. _________________ ( )
5. _________________ ( )
6. _________________ ( )
7. _________________ ( )
8. _________________ ( )
9. _________________ ( )
10. _________________ ( )
II. Directions: Listen to the following commands or requests and decide whether the speaker intends to be polite or not. Notice that a rising tone is usually more polite. Write 'P' in the brackets for a polite speech. 10 points
1. _________________
2. _________________
3. _________________
4. _________________
5. _________________
PART B Macro-Listening
Dialogue 1
What Are You Majoring in?
I. Tapescript
Man Are you studying here?
Woman Yes. I'm studying in East Asian Languages Department.
Man What are you majoring in?
Woman I'm majoring in Japanese.
Man Is it difficult to learn?
Woman Yes. The language is hard to learn, but it's interesting.
Man Do you know anything about that country?
Woman Yes. I'm reading a lot of books about Japan. I like its culture. It's quite different from ours.
Man Yes, it is. It's important to learn the culture of a nation if you want to learn its language well.
Woman You're right.
Man You want to do business or to teach in that country?
Woman I'm working in a company that does a lot of business with Japan.
Man Oh, I see. Good luck, then.
II. Language and Culture Notes
East Asia includes such countries as the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, Japan and China.
III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each question you hear. 10 points
1
a. Japanese.
b. East Asian languages.
c. Korean.
d. Chinese.
2
a. It's very hard to learn.
b. It's interesting.
c. It's difficult but interesting.
d. It's very useful.
3
a. She does a lot of business with a Japanese company.
b. She reads a lot about the country.
c. She speaks the language as much as possible.
d. She often visits the country to understand its culture.
4
a. To learn a language well requires a lot of practice.
b. Listening and speaking are very important.
c. Understanding the culture helps language learning.
d. A foreign language is always hard to learn.
5
a. She wants to do business for her company with that country.
b. She wants to teach in that country.
c. She wants to work in that country.
d. She wants to study in that country.
2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and supply the missing words. 10 points
1 — What are you majoring in?
— _________________.
2 — Is it difficult to learn?
— _________________.
3 I like its culture. It's quite _________________.
4 It's important to _________________ if you want to learn its language well.
5 Oh, I see. _________________.
Dialogue 2
How Many Languages Do You Speak?
I. Tapescript
Mr Green Do you speak Japanese, Mrs Brown?
Mrs Brown Yes, I speak a little Japanese, Mr Green.
Mr Green Does your husband speak Japanese, too?
Mrs Brown Yes, a little. Mr Brown speaks a little Japanese.
Mr Green How well do you know French, Mrs Brown?
Mrs Brown Pretty well. But I have a lot of trouble with spelling.
Mr Green How many languages do you speak?
Mrs Brown I speak four languages. How many do you speak, Mr Green?
Mr Green I speak three foreign languages. I don't speak Japanese.
Mrs Brown What languages do you speak?
Mr Green I speak French, Greek, Arabic and English.
Mrs Brown Do you read and write those languages?
Mr Green Yes, I do. But sometimes I make mistakes in spelling.
Mrs Brown So do I.
II. Language and Culture Notes
Of all the languages in the world the following are the most widely used today.
Language Number of Native Speakers
Chinese 1,200 million
English 275 million
Spanish 185 million
Russian 140 million
Arabic 115 million
Portuguese 110 million
Japanese 105 million
German 100 million
Italian 60 million
French 55 million
III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write down your answer to each of the following questions. 10 points
1 How many languages does Mrs Brown speak?
_________________.
2 What languages does Mr Green speak?
_________________.
3 Does Mr Brown speak Japanese?
_________________.
4 What trouble does Mrs Brown have in learning foreign languages?
_________________.
5 Both Mrs Brown and Mr Green are very good at spelling, aren't they?
_________________.
2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and write 'T' true or 'F' false for each statement you hear. 10 points
1 _________________
2 _________________
3 _________________
4 _________________
5 _________________
PART C Oral Practice
I. Directions: Work in pairs and respond to the questions below.
1. Are you a student here?
________________.
2. What are you majoring in?
________________.
3. Is it interesting?
________________.
4. How well do you know English?
________________.
5. How many languages do you speak?
________________.
________________.
6. Do you write those languages?
________________.
Suggested expressions:
1. I'm studying in ... Department.
2. I'm majoring in ...
3. Yes, it is interesting. / No, not really.
4. Pretty well. But ...
5. I can speak ...
6. Yes, I do. But sometimes ...
II. Directions: Say a few words about Mrs Brown. |