Part A Micro-Listening (Exercises with Key) Communicative Function Identifying Details
I. Directions: You're going to hear ten short conversations between two speakers. After each conversation a question will be asked about what you've heard. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the question you've heard. (10 points)
1. M: Hello, Mary. Nice to hear your voice. Is there anything wrong?
W: Oh, no. I'm fine. I just want to know how you and Morn are.
Q: Why does Mary call her father?
2. M: How's Bob?
W: Oh, he's OK. He enjoys his work in his company. Last week he was given a raise by his boss. We are very pleased about that.
Q: Why is the woman pleased?
3. M: Will you be free sometime today?
W: I have an appointment with Dr Blake from 6 to 9 this evening. But I'm free after that.
Q: When is the woman free?
4. M: Did you ask Maria or Kate to type the report?
W: Neither. I did it myself.
Q: Who typed the report?
5. W: I'll be in San Francisco for the nexttwo weeks. Will you see me there?
M: I have to go to Los Angeles first. But I'U meet you there next Saturday.
Q: What does the man have to do first?
6. M: Are you doing anything special tonight, Jane?
W: Oh, my mother's going to New York to visit my sister and I have to drive her to the airport.
Q: What will Jane do this evening?
7. M: Hello, Maggie. This is Bill speaking from the office. Is Laura feeling better today?
W: Oh, yes. She is much better now. But the doctor says she'll have to stay in bed for a day or two.
Q: Where is Laura now?
W: I have a raincoat in my office. Thanks anyway.
Q: Why doesn't the woman take the man's umbrella?
9. W: John, the Grand Theater is showing Star Wars. Shall we go and see it?
M: I don't feel like going out tonight.
Q: What does the man mean?
10. W: Did you have a good time last weekend?
M: Yes, I did. I visited my friends in a small town near New York. We had a potluck supper there.
Q: How did the man spend his last weekend?
Part B Macro-Listening (Tapescripts, Notes, Exercises with Key)
Dialogue 1
A Court Investigation
Tapescript
A few months ago, there was a bank robbery in Stamford. The police arrested a man and a woman. They're in court now. Miss Dexter saw the robbery. She's standing in the witness-box. The judge and the twelve members of the jury are listening to her. A lawyer is asking her some questions.
Lawyer Now, Miss Dexter. You saw the bank robbery, didn't you?
Miss Dexter Yes, I did.
Lawyer You saw a man, didn't you?
Miss Dexter That's right. I saw him when he went into the bank and when he came out.
Lawyer Now, look around the court., can you see that man?
Miss Dexter Yes, he's the man I saw.
Lawyer He wasn't alone when he went into the bank, was he?
Miss Dexter No, he was with a woman.
Lawyer Now, look around the court again.., can you see that woman?
Miss Dexter Yes, there! She's the woman I saw.
Lawyer I see, Miss Dexter. Now look at the man and woman again. This is very important. Are you absolutely sure about them?
Miss Dexter Absolutely sure. They're the people I saw.
Lawyer Now, Miss Dexter. What was the man wearing when he went into the bank?
Miss Dexter I don't remember everything.. ~ but I remember his hat and his bag,
Lawyer Look at the hat on the table. Is that the hat?
Miss Dexter Yes, that's the hat he was wearing.
Lawyer ... and the bag? Miss Dexter Yes, that's the bag he was carrying.
Lawyer Do you remember anything about the woman?
Miss Dexter Yes. She was wearing a blonde wig and black platform she’s.
Lawyer How do you know it was a wig, Miss Dexter?
Miss Dexter Because it fell off when she was running to the car.
Lawyer Look at the wig-on the table. Is that the wig?
Miss Dexter Yes, that's the wig she was wearing.
Lawyer ... and the shoes.., look at the shoes.
Miss Dexter Yes, they're the shoes she was wearing.
Lawyer Thank you, Miss Dexter.
Dialogue 2
What Do You Enjoy Most?
Typescript
Woman Excuse me... er... could I ask you a few questions?
Man Certainly, yes.
Woman Um... could you tell me what you enjoy most in life?
Man What I enjoy most in life? I think I enjoy.. ~ urn.., a nice meal.
Woman Mmm, and what do you think's been your.., or would be your greatest ambition?
Man My greatest ambition would be to go to Indonesia and see the wonderful arts and dances and music of that country.
Woman Oh, yes, fascinating! Er... what's been your greatest achievement so far?
Man My greatest achievement, well, far be it from me to say but.., urn... I think that.., er... I go back to the time that I got to Oxford. I was very proud of... of ... of finding myself at such a wonderful, hallowed. . . er.. university of learning.
Woman Yes, I'm sure you were. What person do you admire most?
Man Urn... Winston Churchill.
Woman Mmm, and who do you get on with best of all?
Man My wife.
Woman Oh! What was the nicest thing that happened to you yesterday?
Man Yesterday.. ~ gosh, I must say my memory. .. isn't it awful.., er... oh yes, my little girl came up to me first thing in the morning and she said, 'Daddy, you're the most wonderful person in the world. '
Woman Ha ha. Thank you very much.
Man Thank you. |