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ããII. Listening Skills Understanding Times and Dates
ãã1. W: Oh, look at the clock. Itâs 5:15. Iâll be late for Jenniferâs birthday party! I was supposed to leave at 5 oâclock. M: Donât worry! You still have some time. The clock is twenty minutes fast. Q: What time is it now? 2. W: Itâs 7:50, lazybones, and youâre going to be late for the meeting. M: God! I was sleeping like a dog. Well, I still have ten minutes. Q: When is the manâs meeting? 3. M: Thank you, Laura. Weâd like to go to the barbecue with you. What time should we be there W: Some people are coming around 11:00, and weâre going to play badminton, but we wonât eat until around 12:30. Q: At what time are they going to eat? 4. M: I knew Dr. Smithâs birthday was October 26th, but I didnât realize it was this Saturday. W: Letâs give him a surprise party. We could ask him to meet us at his office at 5, and then we could take him to dinner at the restaurant around 5:30. Q: What time does the woman suggest meeting Dr. Smith? 5. M: I just read that Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, when very little was understood about time and energy. W: Absolutely. But when he died on April 18, 1955, people knew a lot more, and nuclear power stations had been built. Q: When was Einstein born? 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B III. Listening In Task 1: A Picture I have a picture that sits on my desk in my bedroom. When I have trouble studying, or Iâm worried about an exam, I just take a look at it. It is a picture of my best friends taken years ago when we were in high school. It reminds me of the good time weâve shared and the support their friendship still gives me today. Even though our lives have gone in different directions, the bond we created has kept us close. Every week I get a message on my answering machine from one of them, or a letter in the mail with the latest news or vacation photos. I often get e-mail with a joke for the day, or words of comfort about some problems in my life. My friends have shown up for surprise birthday parties, and one of them even traveled two hours from the other end of town just to watch
my first English speech contest. Our friendship has carried me through a lot of difficult experiences, and has enriched the good ones. It is the kind of friendship that outlasts disagreements, changes, and separation. 1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.B Task 2: Problem of Meeting People As a foreign student, I have a number of problems, both academically and socially. The biggest one is meeting people. I feel confident about my ability to cope with problems from my studies, but Iâm not comfortable making friends with other students, especially local ones. Perhaps Iâm worrying unnecessarily, but I find it difficult to talk to them and to make friends. The primary reasons is the language barrier. My English is quite standard and forma, and although that helps me with my academic work, I have trouble understanding other students when they are just talking. It seems to me that in order to meet with other students I really need informal, colloquial English. Besides, thereâs the cultural gap. Thatâs why itâs so difficult for overseas students and native English speaking students to really get to know each other. I really want to overcome this difficulty. I guess the best way to begin is to start talking about course work that we share; and then I could suggest going for a cup of tea or coffee. Over coffee we could get to know each other. Another way would be to join a club, like a tennis club or a photo club, because that immediately gives you something in common with other people there. It gives you a starting point to build on. 1. He has both academic and social problems. 2. He fells confident about his ability to cope with his studies. 3. The language barrier is the main reason why he finds it hard to make friends with local students. 4. It is difficult for overseas students and native English speaking students to really get to know each other because there is the cultural gap. 5. Te best way for the overseas students to actually overcome the difficulty of making friends with native English speaking students is to start talking about course work. Task 3: Long Distance Friendships I have quite a few long distance friendships. How do I maintains these relationships? Well, I believe friendship is very important, But I also think friendship really needs tendingâlike plants in the garden. Itâs important to keep up to date with my friends, something thatâs hard to do with long distances between us. But over the years I have managed to stay very tight with my friends, even though distances separate us. Jane lives in another city, and sheâs not much for writing letters, so we talk on the phone at least once a week, usually for an hour at a time. We take turns calling each other, so I stay close to her through the phone. My phone bills are high, but I consider them just another living expense, like rent. Other friends I e-mail. I have one friend who just isnât into writing letters. Iâve known her for a long time. Weâve always considered ourselves friends, but over time Iâve always been in and out of touch with her. But she is always on-lineâe-mail is her thing. Since Iâve gotten an e-mail address, I e-mail her twice a week. Now, Iâm back in good touch with her. Sheâll often sit down and write me e-mail, but she just wouldnât do it with pen and paper. E-mailâs really a great way to keep in touch with friends. 1.maintain 2.tending 3.date 4.phone 5.turns 6.bills 7.expenses 8.e-mail 10.touch
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