new practical english 2 being all ears listen and decode listen and respond listen and complete...
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New Practical English 2
Being All Ears
Listen and Decode
Listen and Respond
Listen and Complete
Listen and Judge
Listen and Read
Listen and Match
Listen and Conclude
New Practical English 2
Listen and Decode
Mr. Anderson is shopping at a department store. H
e wants to buy some 1 (silk, pottery, jewelry). He asks the
shop assistant for something a little 2 (darker, brighter, li
ghter). The assistant shows him the design with blue an
d yellow 3 (birds, cats, dogs). He likes the 4 (color, size, d
esign) and wants to buy one and half meters for his 5 (wif
e, sister, daughter) to make a short-sleeved dress. It will
cost him 6 (one hundred and fourteen, one hundred and f
orty, one hundred and four) yuan.
Listen to Dialogue I and decode the message by finding the correct choices in the brackets according to what you hear.
Mr. Anderson is shopping at a department store. H
e wants to buy some 1 (silk, pottery, jewelry). He asks the
shop assistant for something a little 2 (darker, brighter, li
ghter). The assistant shows him the design with blue an
d yellow 3 (birds, cats, dogs). He likes the 4 (color, size, d
esign) and wants to buy one and half meters for his 5 (wif
e, sister, daughter) to make a short-sleeved dress. It will
cost him 6 (one hundred and fourteen, one hundred and f
orty, one hundred and four) yuan.
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Listen and Respond
Listen to Dialogue 1 again and then answer the following questions orally.
1. What did Mr. Anderson want to buy?
2. What color did he want?
Real Chinese silk.
Bright color.
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Listen and Respond
3. What design did the assistant show him?
4. How much did he buy for his daughter?
A design with blue and yellow birds.
One and a half meters.
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5. How much did he spend?
One hundred and forty yuan.
Listen and Respond
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New Practical English 2
1. The woman wants to buy __________.
2. She prefers ___________.
3. The pullover looks _____ on her.
4. The price of the sweater is exactly __________.
Listen and Complete
Now listen to Dialogue 2 and then complete the following statements.
a sweater
red color
good
200 yuan
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Listen and JudgeNow listen to Dialogue 2 again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T/F accordingly.
1. The woman did her shopping in the afternoon.
2. She asked the shop assistant to show her a V-
neck pullover.
3. The pullover was pure wool.
4. She thought that the pullover was of good
quality.
5. She thought that the pullover was too
expensive.
FF
TT
TT
TT
FF
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New Practical English 2
Listen and ReadNow listen to something more challenging --- a passage with some blanks for you to fill in. The words in the brackets will give you some hints.
They Feel Free!
Anne Watson and Sandra Mercato are on vacation.
1 ( who?) ______ is a high school chemistry teacher. Sh
e has worked 2 (how?) _____ during the year, but she’s f
ree for 3 (how long?) ________________________ in the
summer. Sandra is a 4 (what kind) _________ word pro
cessor. She, however, can’t take more than 5 ( how man
y?) _____ weeks for her vacation.
Anne
hard
about two and a half months
free-lance
three
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They plan to spend the vacation in 6 (where?) ________.
First they are going to meet Sandra’s cousin Emma in
London. She’s an 7 (what job?) ______ for a British
publisher. She is to 8 (do what?) _____ Anne and Sandra
for part of their vacation. The three women 9 (do what?)
____________ on one thing. The purpose of the trip to
Italy is 10 (what?) _________. Sandra often says , “I was
born to shop!”
Europe
editor
Listen and Read
join
have agreed
shopping
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Listen and MatchListen to the passage again and match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.
Column A Column B
1. The purpose of the three women’s trip to Italy is
2. Anne Watson is a(n)
a. meeting friends.
b. having a meeting.
c. shopping.
d. relaxing.
a. editor.
b. secretary.
c. word processor.
d. chemistry teacher.
cc
dd
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3. The person who only has three weeks for vacation is
Listen and Match
Column A Column B
4. They will first meet Sandra’s cousin in
a. Emma.
b. Sandra.
c. Anne.
d. none of the three.
a. Italy.
b. Paris.
c. London.
d. Spain.
bb
cc
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Listen and Conclude
Write out the general idea of the passage by answering the following questions.
1. What are Anne and Sandra doing now?
2. What job do they do?
3. Where do they plan to spend their vacation?
4. Whom are they going to meet in London?
5. What is the purpose of their trip to Italy?
6. How fond is Sandra of shopping?
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Anne Watson and Sandra Mercato are on vacation.
Anne is a high school chemistry teacher. Sandra is a fre
e-lance word processor. They plan to spend their vacatio
n in Europe. First they are going to meet Sandra’s cousin
Emma in London. She’s an editor for a British publisher.
She is to join Anne and Sandra for part of their vacation.
The purpose of their trip to Italy is shopping. Sandra ofte
n says, “I was born to shop!”
Reference
New Practical English 2
Dialogue 1
Shop assistant: Good afternoon, sir. What can I do for you?
Mr. Anderson: Can you show me some silk, real Chinese silk?
Shop assistant: Certainly. How do you like this design?
Mr. Anderson: Have you got anything brighter? Something more Chinese?
Shop assistant: How about the design with blue and yellow birds? It’s a traditional design and the colors are bright.
Mr. Anderson: Oh, it’s lovely and very Chinese. Is it pure silk?
Shop assistant: Yes, one hundred percent pure silk.
Mr. Anderson: How much do I need for a short-sleeved dress? It’s for my daughter. She’s about my height.
Shop assistant: I think one and a half meters would be enough.
Mr. Anderson: All right. Please let me have one and a half meters then.
Shop assistant: That will be one hundred and forty yuan.
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SCRIPT Dialogue 2Shop assistant: Good morning, Madam. What can I do for
you? Mrs. Smith: I’d like to buy a sweater. Shop assistant: What color do you prefer? Mrs. Smith: Red. Would you mind showing me that V-neck
pullover? Shop assistant: Certainly. Here you are. Mrs. Smith: May I try it on? Shop assistant: Yes, by all means. How do you like it? Mrs. Smith: The quality is not bad. Is it pure wool? Shop assistant: 100% wool. Mrs. Smith: Hmm, it’s just the right size. Shop assistant: It looks good on you. Mrs. Smith: Does it? All right. I’ll take this one. What 誷 the
price ? Shop assistant: Exactly 200 yuan. Mrs. Smith: That’s OK. Here you go. Shop assistant: Thank you. Anything else I can do for you? Mrs. Smith: Oh, no. Thank you.
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SCRIPT Passage They feel free!
Anne Watson and Sandra Mercato are on vacation.
Anne is a high school chemistry teacher. She has worke
d hard during the year, but she’s free for about two and a
half months in the summer. Sandra is a free-lance word
processor. She, however, can’t take more than three wee
ks for her vacation. They plan to spend the vacation in E
urope. First they are going to meet Sandra’s cousin Em
ma in London. She’s an editor for a British publisher. Sh
e is to join Anne and Sandra for part of their vacation. T
he three women have agreed on one thing. The purpose
of the trip to Italy is shopping. Sandra often says , “I was
born to shop!”