Listening and Speaking

Unit 2

Studying English

• I’m a freshman at Peking University and I’m majoring in chemistry.

• I’m a library science major at the National University of Singapore.

• I started learning English several years ago and I’m getting better at it.

• I’ve been learning English since high school.• I feel nervous whenever I speak. And I never

seem to know what to say when people talk to me.

Who are they?

What are they talking about?

Yang Weiping and Virginia Wang, non-English maj

ors at college

Studying English

How to sound?

[ai] [e] []

1. A.Let B.light C.latter

2. A.Bride B.brad C.bread

3. A.Mat B.might C.met

4. A.Pan B.pen C.pine

5. A.Set B.sight C.sat

6.Jack picked up a beside the .

7.I Mary yesterday. She will Mr. White.

8. I caught of an empty seat at the of the bus.

9. is a feature of here in July.

[ai][e] []

pen pine

met marry

sight back

Wet weather life

• 1. A.thing B.sing• 2. A.sir B.third• 3. A.thought B.sought• 4. A.clothe B.close • 5. A.breeze B.breathe

How to sound?

[s] [] [z] []

6. I have been to the north sea.

7. The six strings are thinner than that one.

8. In those days, life was not as easy as it is today.

• 1. A.write B.light • 2. A.reach B. leach• 3. A.red B.led• 4. A.road B.load• 5. you’ve got the A.long/B.wrong number.

• 6. Telling lies is wrong.• 7. In autumn, some leaves are turning red.• 8. The article is a load of rubbish.

[r] [l]

How to sound?

• 1. Where is the dinner/dealer?

• 2. Is that boy say “ funny”/”fully”? • 3.Was that a knock/lock on the door?

• 4.there is no tree/a low tree on the street. • 5.I can not see the light/night.

[l] [n]

How to sound?

How to improve your conversation skills?

To speak in a foreign language…

Being brave!

How to improve your conversation skills?

First of all…… is half the battle.

Good topic…Bad topic…

How to improve your conversation skills?

???Too fast!

Can’t follow!

A conversation doesn’t always go smoothly…

How to improve your conversation skills?

• At the end of the conversation…

Being polite

Topic sentence

Supporting detail 1

Supporting detail 2

Supporting detail 3

Hi, there! My name is…I don’t think we’ve met before…Excuse me, but are you …Beautiful day, isn’t it?

It was nice talking to you!It’s a pleasure to meet you!Glad to meet you!See you later!

…

Opening Opening

ContinuingContinuing

Ending Ending

Ways to control a conversation;

Opening Opening

ContinuingContinuing

Ending Ending

Ways to get or exchange information;

Contexts/Situations

assignments

1. Listening <大学英语听说教程 >P9 and 10: Part C and DP18 and 19: Part C and D《大学综合英语奠基篇》 unit 3 Listening Comprehension

2. Speaking Describe a person that you like best. Show details. (Pictu

res or ppts are welcome! )

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