1. Homework Buy Your Textbooks:
- Listening And Speaking Book 4 (2nd Edition)
Preview Chapter 1, especially Vocabulary
- Advanced Viewing, Listening & Speaking Book 2
Do Chapter 1: * Pre-listening B, C, D
* Listening A, B * Post-listening A
Bring 3 RMB to class for copies
Go to my class Website and Download the Syllabus tomorrow. Answer Key available at end of the week.

2. Listening & Speaking Instructor: Jered Faires
Week 1, Spring Semester 2018

3. Today's Agenda Introductions: Meet your new Teacher
Meet your classmates
Practice using English
Introduce the Syllabus and Class schedule.

4. About your Classmates
1. Create teams of three (four if necessary) You can even create a team name.
2. Discuss:
-Where are you from?
-What is your major? What do you hope to do in the future?
-What are your hobbies?
-What is something strange or unusual about you?
-What is your family like? Where are they now? What do they do?
-What’s is something you all have in common?
4. You Must USE ENGLISH!

5. Class Expectations Attendance & Tardiness…Be here and Be on time.
Honesty… Do your own work.
Materials & Homework … Come prepared and turn in work on time.
Cell Phones… Should not be a distraction.
Respect…for everyone in the classroom.
Contact me…I’m available!

6. Instructor Information
Name: Mr. Jered Faires
Phone #:
Include your: English Name, I.D., and Class
Office hours: Wed 8-9:30, Thur 14-15:30
Mingde Journalism Building 0409
My Class Website:

8. Monday-Friday
10-11:30am

9. Class Objectives Improve Listening & Speaking Proficiency
Help prepare for CET4 Listening
Help prepare for Part 2 of RUC TOPE test

10. Textbooks:

11. Schedule Overview: Week 1 – Introduction
Week 6 – 1st Listening Quiz Book2 ch 1-5
April 15 – Audio Recording Due.
Week 9 – Mid Term Exam
Week 10 – Spring Break
Week 15 – 2nd Listening Quiz Book2 ch 6-10
Week 17 – Speaking Final Test (TOPE)
Week 18 – Final Listening Exam

12. Assessment:

13. T.O.P.E. Exam Practice With your Team of 3 (or 4):
Choose an A, B, and C student.
Take a picture of the following Slides:
(student A – take a picture of Slide A)
The Topic is: Food Safety

14. T.O.P.E. Exam Practice
Card A

15. T.O.P.E. Exam Practice
Card B

16. T.O.P.E. Exam Practice
Card C

17. T.O.P.E. Exam Practice Part II – Presentation
You have 1 minute to Prepare your thoughts.
Student A,
Student B,
Student C,
(Student A)

18. How can we ensure food safety?
T.O.P.E. Exam Practice
Part III – Group Discussion
How can we ensure food safety?