Unit 8 Listening Course (1)

Section One Part 1 Phonetics Ex. Complete the dialogue and pay attention to the link-ups, weak forms and contractions.

Exercise 1. for a 2. would you 3. stay in 4. and it’s 5. do you 6. we’ll do 7. all right if 8. that’s

Part 2 Listening and Note-taking Ex. B. Fill in the following table with relevant information ABCDEF No. of wheels How many people it carries To speed (in kph) Weight (in kilos) Price (in pounds) , , ,000 65, , ,000 /

Section 2 Part 1 Dialogues Dialogue 1 Have you Been to the Theatre Here? Ex. A Listen to the interview and answer the questions. 1. Where are they now? They are in London. 2. Where is the woman from? She is from the United States. 3. How long has she been here? She has been here for two and a half weeks.

Ex. B: Listen again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. F 1. F. Plan to stay there for 3 weeks. 2. F. She also has been to a concert. (W: Oh, yes. Theatre, opera, concerts, the lot.) F 3. F. She has traveller’s cheques. (W: Tomorrow morning I’m going to cash some more traveller’s cheques.) T 4. T (W: I’ll come back next year if I can. If I have enough money left that is!)

How to get to the Regents Park? ① ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ★ ★ ★ ★

Oxford Street ____ Baker Street ____ Baker Street Station ____ Regents Park ____ ① ② ③ ⑥

Ex. B. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences How to get to Piccadilly Circus? 1. Go straight along _____________. 2. ____ Bond Street. 3. Walk along the ____________ for about ___________ 4. You’ll come to a big____________. That’s ________________. Oxford Street Pass Bond Street 15 minutes. crossroads Piccadilly Circus

Notes: The British Museum Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, UK Type: Private - Not-for-Profit On the web: Employees: 1,047 The British Museum has a long history of chronicling 编入编年史 the past. Founded in 1753, the British Museum is one of the world's premier cultural history museums, housing more than 7 million objects in its collection of artifacts. More than 4.5 million visitors each year come to see such ancient relics as the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin Marbles (also known as the Parthenon Marbles), and the Black Obelisk, as well as collections of African art, Chinese porcelain, artifacts from the Roman occupation of England, and much more from around the world.

The British Museum

Ex. Listen to the dialogue and tick the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. How to get to the British Museum? 1. The British Museum is in Oxford Street _____ Bloomsbury Way ____ Russell Street ____ Theobalds Road ____ Cross Grays Inn Road ___ √

2. The best way to get there is 2. The best way to get there is on walk ___ on walk ___ by bus ___ by bus ___ by taxi ___ by taxi ___ by tube ___ by tube ___ √

Section Two Listening Comprehension Part 1 Passages Passage 1 Sleep and Language Learning Passage 1 Sleep and Language Learning Focus: Focus:

Notes: 1. hammer into : to force someone to understand by repeating 敲进 ( 强化理解, 灌输 ) They have had English grammar hammered into them. 他们强制自己反覆学习英语语法.

2. interval : a period between two events or times He comes back to see us at regular intervals. 他每隔一段时间就回来看看我们。 3. soothing : freeing from fear and anxiety; calm Her words had a soothing effect. 她的话起了安慰的作用。

4. lullaby: 4. lullaby: a quiet song that lulls a child to sleep a quiet song that lulls a child to sleep 5. lull: 5. lull: make calm or still; cause to feel sleepy make calm or still; cause to feel sleepy

Ex. Listen and choose the best answer 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. B