Typescript
Chapter 1    Learning to Listen
1. Using What You Already Know
Exercise 1
Student: Excuse me.
Counselor: Yes?
Student: Do I need to make an appointment to register for an ESL class?
Counselor: No, but you first have to take a placement test.
Student: A test?
Counselor: We need to find out what your ESL level is.
Student: Oh, Okay. Where do I go to take the test?
Counselor: We will be giving the test tomorrow at 3 o’clock in room 303. Can you come then?
Student: Yes.
Counselor: Good. Now, let me give you some forms to fill out so we can begin the registration process. Please write your name and address here, and your ID number here.
Student: Okay. What do I write under teacher and section?
Counselor: You can leave those blank. We’ll fill it in tomorrow.
Exercise 2
Student A: I didn’t really understand what Ms. Smith was saying about the id, the superego and the ego.
Student B: Oh, that’s easy. Look here on page 53. The id is the part of our personality that register for
wants instant gratification. The ego tries to help the id get what it wants, but in a logical and practical way. The superego is like the personality’s police force. It monitors the id and the ego.
Student A: Oh, I think I’m getting it. You mean the id, ego and superego are all part of our personality?
Student B: Right. They are all interacting.
Student A: Do you think we’ll need to give definitions?
Student B: I don’t know. We may just have to match the names with the definitions. But we’d better study this some more just to be safe.
2. Scanning for the Main Idea
Exercise：
A: I can’t believe it’s closed. I’ve got a class from 7 o’clock to 10 o’clock. What am I going
to do?
B: Well, there are some food machines in the Student Union. You could always go there.
A: No way! I tried that once last semester and I got as sick as a dog. There’s got to be something better.
B: Well, we can go down to Main Street. There are a couple of places that I’m sure are open.
A: We’d never make it back in time. It’s already 6:40. I think I’ll pass out if I don’t get something. I came here right from work. I didn’t have time to stop by my apartment.
B: I think there’s a stand in front of Smith Hall. You can at least get something warm there.
A: Well, I guess we don’t have any other choice.
B: Yeah, it’s either the canteen or three hours of listening to your stomach growl.
3. Scanning for the Important Points
Exercise：
● Teacher: Good evening class. Before we begin tonight’s lesson. I want to remind you about next Thursday’s midterm. Remember to review chapters one through eight in the book. You will be responsible for knowing all of the information in the chapters plus all of the other topics we have discussed in class. This test will include multiple choice, True/False, and essay questions. You will not be able to use any books, notes or dictionaries.
● Now, last week, I spoke about the importance of using note cards and visual aids to prepare your speeches. Tonight I’m going to talk about specific things that will help you with your speech delivery. Please take careful notes so you can use those techniques to improve your speech delivery.
The first and perhaps the most important element of good speech delivery is eye contact.
It is extremely important, especially in the English-speaking world, to make eye contact with your entire audience. This may be very difficult for you if you come from a culture where making direct eye contact is a sign of disrespect. But, you really need to practice this skill until you are comfortable looking directly at all of your audience members when you are speaking to them. Please note that you need to look at the entire audience. Please don’t direct your attention to just one person or one side of the room, and really be sure not to stare into the eyes of anyone for too long of a period.
● Next, you need to make sure that when you talk to your audience, you are enthusiastic about your topic and excited to share it with your audience. Vitality is a way of maintaining the audience’s attention and indicating to them that you firmly believe in what you are saying. Volume, intonation, facial expressions, and gestures all add to the vitality of your speech. Think abut a speaker you really liked. Did he or she just stand there and read words from a piece of paper? No, of course not. Probably the speaker was full of life and his or her energy forced you into becoming involved in caring about the topic of the speech.
4. Inferencing (Making Intelligent Guesses)
Exercise:
Dr. Stevens: Ted, can I speak to you a minute?
Ted: Yes, Doctor Stevens?
Dr. Stevens: I finished reading your essay and before I return it to you, I was hoping you might be able to come in and speak with me about it.

版权声明：本站内容均来自互联网，仅供演示用，请勿用于商业和其他非法用途。如果侵犯了您的权益请与我们联系QQ:729038198，我们将在24小时内删除。