Being All Ears
Listen and Decode
Listen and Respond
Listen and Complete
Listen and Judge
Listen and Read
Listen and Match
Listen and Conclude
Listen and Decode
1 ( Mr. Thomas, Mr. Li, Mr. Zhang) is leaving
China. His company has opened a 2 (branch office,
shop, hotel) in New York. He has been appointed as
Regional Marketing 3 (Manager, Head, Director) and will
start work next 4 (Monday , month, week). His flight
number is 5 (CJ906, JC906, CJ609 ), Orient Airlines. Mr.
Li is seeing him off at the 6 (airport, hotel, railway
station) and asks him to keep in touch.
Listen to Dialogue 1 and decode the message by finding the correct choices in the blanks according to what you hear.
1 ( Mr. Thomas, Mr. Li, Mr. Zhang) is leaving
China. His company has opened a 2 (branch office,
shop, hotel) in New York. He has been appointed as
Regional Marketing 3 (Manager, Head, Director) and will
start work next 4 (Monday , month, week). His flight
number is 5 (CJ906, JC906, CJ609 ), Orient Airlines. Mr.
Li is seeing him off at the 6 (airport, hotel, railway
station) and asks him to keep in touch.
Listen and RespondListen to Dialogue 1 again and then answer the following questions orally.
1. Who is seeing Mr. Thomas off at the airport?
Mr. Li.
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3. What position has he been appointed to?
Regional Marketing Manager
2. Where is Mr. Thomas leaving for?
New York
5. What is his flight number?
It’s CJ906, Orient Airlines.
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4. When is he going to start work?
Next week.
Listen and JudgeNow listen to Dialogue 2 and then try to do the multiple choice exercises below.
1. Miss Sun is going to ___________. a. America b. Canada c. Australia d. England
2. She is going to study ___________. a. electrical engineering b. mechanical engineering c. business management d. education management
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3. Miss An has come to __________. a. pick her up b. see her off c. express thanks d. say hello
4. Miss An wishes her ___________. a. good luck b. good health c. a pleasant time d. a pleasant journey
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1. Miss Sun is leaving for __________________.
2. She has packed up for ___________.
3. She is going to study an MBA course at ________________________.
4. Miss An is saying ________ to her.
5. Miss Sun promises that she’ll _____________ with Miss An.
Listen and CompleteNow listen to Dialogue 2 again and complete the following statements.
Canada this Sunday
the journey
the University of Vancouver
goodbye
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keep in touch
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.
This is Your Captain Speaking
This flight to 1 (where?) ______ is almost over. It is a
very long flight – almost 2 (how long?) ___________ –
and the passengers are very tired. The flight 3 (who?)
__________ are tired, too. The captain is making an 4
(what?) ______________: Good morning, ladies and
gentlemen.
Japan
fifteen hours
attendants
announcement
This is 5 (who?) ______________ speaking. We are flying at an altitude of 6 (how high?) ___________ at a speed of 600 miles per hour. Our arrival time at Narita Airport is 7 (when?) _________. The local time in 8 (what city?) ______ is 8:00 a.m. The weather in Tokyo is very warm, 9 (how many degrees?) ____ Fahrenheit, 30o Celsius. It was raining 10 (when?) _________, but today the sun is shining. So relax, enjoy your breakfast, and remember to fly with Northwest Orient Airlines in the future. Thank you.
Captain Blaine35,000 feet
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10:00 a.m.Tokyo
86o yesterday
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 flight to Japan
lasts for
2. The weather in
Tokyo today is
a. five hours. b. four hours. c. fourteen hours. d. fifteen hours.
a. windy. b. fine. c. cloudy. d. overcast.
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3. The plane is flying at
an altitude of
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Column A Column B
4. The temperature
in Tokyo is
a. 53, 000 feet. b. 50, 000 feet. c. 35, 000 feet. d. 30, 000 feet.
a. Italy. b. Paris. c. London. d. Spain.
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5. The captain hopes
the passengers will
enjoy their
Listen and Match
Column A Column B
a. lunch. b. dinner. c. breakfast. d. brunch. cc
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Listen and ConcludeWrite out the general idea of the passage by following the outline below.
1. The destination of the flight:
2. The length of the flying time:
3. The altitude of the flight:
4. The speed of the flight:
5. The arriving time at Narita Airport:
6. The temperature in Tokyo:
7. The person who makes the announcement:
8. The captain’s wishes:
The flight to Japan is almost over. It’s almost
fifteen hours. The plane is now flying at an altitude of
35 000 at a speed of 600 miles per hour. It is arriving at
Narita Airport at 10:00 a.m. The local time in Tokyo is
8:00 a.m. The weather there is warm, 86o Fahrenheit,
30o Celsius. The captain now begins to make an
announcement and he welcomes the passengers to
take Northwest Orient Airlines again.
Reference
Dialogue 1 Mr. Thomas: It’s really very kind of you to come to see me off, Mr.
Li. Mr. Li: I’m sorry you’ve unable to stay a little longer, Mr.
Thomas. Mr. Thomas: So am I. But I have to leave today. Our company’s
branch office in New York is newly opened. Appointed as its Regional Marketing Manager , I must report for work next week.
Mr. Li: How nice. What’s your flight number? Mr. Thomas: It’s Flight CJ906, Orient Airlines. Oh, it’s time for me to
check in. Mr. Li: How I shall miss you! Take care of yourself and keep
in touch. Mr. Thomas: Goodbye. Thanks again for everything. Mr. Li: It was a pleasure. Hope to see you again next year.
Goodbye. Mr. Thomas: Goodbye.
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SCRIPT Dialogue 2
Miss An: Good morning, Miss Sun! Miss Sun: Good morning, Miss An! Miss An: I heard that you are leaving for Canada this Sunday.
Have you got everything ready for the trip? Miss Sun: Yes. I’ve packed up already. Miss An: Why are you going there, may I ask? To take an MBA
course? Miss Sun: Yes. I’m going to further my study in business
management at the University of Vancouver. Miss An: I wish you success. Well, can I see you off at the
airport? Miss Sun: It’s very nice of you. But I think I can manage
everything myself. Thank you all the same. Miss An: In that case, I’d have to say good-bye now. Wish you
a pleasant journey. Miss Sun: Thank you. I’ll keep in touch with you. Bye-bye! Miss An: Bye.
SCRIPT Passage This is Your Captain Speaking ...
This flight to Japan is almost over. It is a very long flight – almost fifteen hours – and the passengers are very tired. The flight attendants are tired, too. The captain is making an announcement: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This is Captain Blaine speaking. We are flying at an altitude of 35, 000 feet at a speed of 600 miles per hour. Our arrival time at Narita Airport is 10:00 a.m. The local time in Tokyo is 8:00 a.m. The weather in Tokyo is very warm, 86o Fahrenheit, 30o Celsius. It was raining yesterday, but today the sun is shining. So relax, enjoy your breakfast, and remember to fly with Northwest Orient Airlines in the future. Thank you.