longman 2007 boost! listening.2 sb 71p
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Unit TopicEach unit has a cross-cunicular and age-
Students will. find the topic directly relates to their
lives and study.. be engaged and motivated to learn.
Listening SkillA very simple introduction of the targeted unitskill is followed by a skill discovery activity
Students will. be introduced to the listening skill ina
clear and understandable way.. discover the listening skill for themselves
without need for long explanations.
ListeningA pre-listening task prepares students for the mainlistening passage, which is accompanied by a guidednote-taking activity.
Students will. learn to predict listening content based on context.. develop key note-taking skills to aid comprehension.
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passage show students natural native-English speech.Students willa be able to improve their comprehension
of natural spoken English.. develop their own pronunciation
and intonation skills.
Audio CDThe CD at the backof the Student Bookprovides the audiofor all listeningactivities, plusthe audio for theintegration activities.
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PracticeA skill-based listening comprehension activity.
Students will. develop both top-down and bottom-up
approaches to comprehension.. be given allthe tools to decode and
comprehend a wide variety of listeningpassages.
IntegrationThe listening skill is combined with speaking,reading and writing activities.
Students will. learn to use a listening passage to springboard
into productive activities.. develop the language skills needed for the next
generation of integrated tests of English.
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Review 1After every two core units Ithere is a Review quiz which Iconsolidates the listening Iskills already studied.
Students willo be able to see therr
progress in usrng theirlistening skills.
6 build on previously taughtskills to understand naturalspoken English in variousconlexfs.
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Evaluation p.8
Theme: Environment
Warmer and Warmer
The Great Outtloors
Scien(e andNature
Finding the main tecture on globalideas (l) warming p .9
sports andleisure
Listening tordetails:Whqwnen, wnere,why and how
Dialogue aboutcamping p. 13
p .17Review I
Theme: Celebrations
Birthday Parties
InternationalFestival
Culture andPeople
Culture andPeople
Flndlng the mainideas (2)
Makinginferences (1):Who and what
Radio programdiscussingbinhday traditions ts'-and history
Dialoque aboutplanninq a festival P zJ
Review 2 p.27
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Theme: Tourism
Naturally BeautifulGeographyandNature
5ports andlelsure
UndeIstandingdifficultwords
Understandingpron0un5
lecture on theGrand Canyon
Dialogue about astudentl varation Y -"
Review 3
Yaeation Fun
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Atlantis
MysteriousStonehenge
Culture andPeople
Culture andPeople
History andGeography
History andPeople
Technology
Culture andPeople
ldentifyingsimilari t ies anddifferences
Makinginferences (2):SpeakeisreasonS
Makinginferences (3):How and why
Deciding if aspeaker is sureor unsure
Lecture onHollywood andBollywood
Phoneconversationabout movietickets
Class reporton online news
Dialogue aboutnews stories
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Review 4
Theme: Mysteries
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ldentifyingexamples
Lecture on Atlantis p.49
ldentifying cause Presentation onand effect Stonehenge p. 53
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Review 5
Review 6
Pronunciation
Note-taking Shortcuts
Finding the main ideas (1)
Unit 2Listening for detai ls:Who, when,where, why and how
Unit 3Finding the main ideas (2)
Unit 4
U nderstanding pronouns
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Warmer and Warmer
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F ind ing Ehe main ideas { tJMain ideas ane the biggest and most impontant ideas. Sometimes a speaken r,vi l l tel l you themain ideas by repeating key wonds.
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1 weother
2 worm(er)
3 less
4 woter
5 food
5 drink
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r Complete the sentences using the words.
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i glociers globol worming temperotures Antorctico I;-":. -.1e1;;6eeEriiin!.:iris. =-.: :,.1il.j_...::: _..-r:
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ore big sheets of ice on lond.
i.. ot ih. il;;o",ll'nt continent covered in
Penguins ond seols hove odopted to cold
l isten to the lecture andtake notes.
Port B
Key words:
Take notes effectively byabbreviating words or using symbols.For a l ist of common note-takingshortcuts, go to pages 70-72.
you. Then listen again tos to guide
Whot key words does the speoker repeot in Pqrt A?
2 Whot key words does the speoker repeot in Port B?
Circle the two main ideas.
a Scientists ore wotching glociers in Asio, Europeond North Americo.
b Globol worming is melting the world's glociers.
c Wormer temperotures moy be killing onimolsond birds in Antorctico.
d The South Pole hos o lot of snow ond ice.
Use the key words fromthe lecture to help youfind the main ideas.
To show the moin ideos more cleorly, speokers sometimes soy the key words more loudlyond slowly.
Listen.However, os the temperature oround Antarcticagets warmer, they ore hoving trouble surviving.
Listen to the statements and write the key words.
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Listen to the lecture and take notes on a separate piece of paper.Then check [/] ttre two main ideas.
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Mony people will move from cities.
There will be much more roin throughoutthe world.
One negotive effect of globol wormingis o higher seo level.
There will be more floods ond droughtsbecouse of globol worming.
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Write one effect of global warming and think of a problem it might cause.Then ask a classmate and write his/her ideas.
Tell the class your classmate's ideas.
The Great Outdoors
How can you stay safe whencamping? Discuss your answ€rs.
Listening for detai ls: Who, when, where, why and howDetails ane small pieces of information. They can tel l you infor^mation about people [who],times [when], places [wheneJ, reasons [whyJ and ways to do something [howJ.
Listen to the dialogue and circle the correct detai l{s}.
Information
1 People (who)
2 Ploce (where)
3 Reoson (why)
4 Time (when)
5 Woys to do things (how)
lill
compsite
river
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Pom
forest
trees
3:00
string
Detqils
]enny
beoch
9ross
5:00
knife
Mory
mountoin
flowers
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zipper
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Pretend you are camping with your friends. Write three things you need to doat the campsite.
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Listen to the dialogue and take notes.
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Write the answers, using your notes tothe dialogue to check your answers,
guide you. Then listen again to
Why did the boys put the tent by the trce?
2 Who is the womon?
How cqn the boy light the fire?
4 When should the bovs Dut the fire out?
Where should the boys leove their trosh bogs?
Speqkers often join smqll words together into one word. For exomple: how + is = how's.
Listen. Ilow's the fire going?
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the statements and write the contracted words. Then writeform,
- we willI
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Look at the quesfion words (who, when,where,why, how)and try to f ind the matching Information n your notes
Listen to the voice message and take notes on aseparate piece of paper. Then complete the table.
Write an email inviting a friend to ioin the hike. Include important detailsfrom your notes.
Read your email to the class,
Listen to the lecture and take notes on a separate piece of paper.Then write the answer.
Whqt key words does the speqker repeot in the lecture?
@l Circle tne main idea of the lecture.
a Humons ore burning forests for fqrmlqnd.
b Scientists ore mqking greenhouse gqses.
c Humqns ore creqting q lot of greenhouse goses.
d Cool is imporlqnt for mqking elect city.
Listen to the statements and write the kev words.
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paper.notes on a separate
piece of Then write the answers,
Where orc the girls going?
When is the trip?
How ore they getting there?
Why does Poulo not need to toke o tent?
Who else is 9oin9?
Listen to the statements and write the contracted words.Then write their full form.
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Birthday Parties
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i! low did you celebrate your last birthday? Discuss your answers.
F ind ing the main ideas [2 ]A speaker can present the ma n deas by asking a quesLion Ofben th s question te s you thetopic and ntroduces some ofthe other information you are go ng to heat
Listen to the radio program and complete the question.
Whot ore some of the
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Whqt do people do on their birthdqy in your country?
Whot foods do people eot on their birthdoy in your country?
Listen to the radio program and take notes.
Question (s) :Question (s) :
Write the answers, using your notes to guideradio program to check yout answers.
you. Then listen again to the
Whqt is the moin ideo of Sqrqh Wison's report?
Whot is the mqin ideo of Peter Lee's report?
A speqker moy stress some words to show o controst between two ideos. These wordsr,nclude but, although, however, while, whereos.
Listen. In the United Stqtes children get birthdoy cqke,but in Russiq mqny children get birthdqy pie.
Listen to the statements and number the ideas in the order that youhear them. Then write the word that shows the contaast.
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eot noodles 2
light during porty
celebrqte on sqme dqy
ger money
eqt cqke l
light condles in morning
celebrote on dote of birth
ger presenrs
Don't confuse the main ideas with detarls DetaL safe smaller bits oF information that suooort the main ideas.
but,
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Read the passage.
My birthdqy's coming soon qnd I wqnt tohove o porty. It'd be greot if I could invitemy whole clqss ond mqke it q very big porty.At the porty, I d like to hqve chocolote cokeond ploy cord gomes. Then I wont to go tothe qmusement pqrkl
Listen to the passage and take notes on a separate piece of paper.Then write the answer.
Whot question does the speoker osk2
ffi Complete the table.
Reqding Possoge Listening Possoge
Size of party
People to invite
Kind of coke
Activities
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International Festival
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What foreign countries haveyou visited? Discuss youransw€rs.
Making in fe rences [ ' l ] : Who and what
When you listen, sor.etimes you wil l need to make inferences This rneans us ng informationyou hear to make smarb guesses about somethrng For exarnple, you m6y need to makenferences 6bout peop e [who] and actions lwhat]
Listen to the dialogue and match the people with the tasks.
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Ted
Michelle
Yuki
do ortwork
design o website
cook intemotional food
Pretend you are planning an International Festival at your school. Think of aclassmate that could do each task and give a reason.
Listen to the dialogue and take notes.
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re the best for each task. Use your notes tor the dialogue to check your answers.
Tqsk
Moving furniture
Giving presentotions
People
Mory Dqk-Ho
Dqk-Ho
Jqne
Mory
Mory
Jqne
JonePointing country flogs Brion
Bdon
Dok-Ho Steve
Singing nqtionol onthems Mory
Mqry
Dok-Ho Steve
Steve
Jqne
Moking q website Bdqn Dok-Ho Jone
Use information from the'Detatis'column ofyour notes to infer thebest task for each pefson.
Sometimes the only difference between two words is q consonont sound. You need to beqble to identify the differcnt consonqnt sounds to guess the correct word.
Listen. / We need people to
{ d,o o lot of things.
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We lead people todo o lot ofthings.
3 rows / shows / toes
4 might / light / right
xListen to the statements and cilcle the word you hear.
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Read the email from your penpal Jane.
Write a short email to Jane answering her questions.
To:From:
jane@talkzone,net UAte:
Subjectr Rer Your school
Read your email to the class,
Listen to the radio program and take notes on a separate piece ofpaper. Then circle the cottect answer.
Which question word is used tointroduce the mqin ideq?
a whqt
b where
c how
d who
get birthdqy bumps get birthdqy tops
hove coke
90 out
don't like porties
hove soup
2 The moin ideo ofthe rodioprogrqm is
a formql birthdoy trqditions.
b interesting birthdqytroditions.
c birthdqy bumps.
d birthdoy cokes.
Listen to the statements and number the ideas in the order thatyou hear them, Then write the word that shows the contrast.
hqve porties qt home
enioy porties
Listen to the dialogue and take notes on a separate piece of paper.Then circle the collect answer.
Whot cqn we infer would bethe best tqsk for Lindq?
a bqking q coke
b singing o birthdqy songfor Mory
c getting her mom tobqke o cqke
d getting decorotionsfrom her mom's ort store
Who con we infer would be the
a Mory
b Tony
c Lindq
d Ron
best person to tqke core of lhe music'
3 Whqt con we infer would be the best tosk for Ron?
a boking o coke
b getting decorutions ftom his mom's ort store
c mqking decorotions
d bringing music
Listen to the statements and circle the word you hear.
1 would / should / could
2 might / write / light
3 coke / boke / moke
4 fit / sit / bit
Naturallly Beautiful
What are some beautifulnatural places in your countty?Discuss your answers.
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Understanding di f f icul t wordsSomebimes a speaker may use diff icult wo.ds To help you understand thern, he/she mightexplaln their me6ning These explanations usually come aftea the word and are sometimestntroduced by oti you know whlch is or that is.
exterior
feldspor
outside
Listen to the lecture and check [/] the words the speaker explains,
ottroction
Uluru
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@ comptete tne sentences using the words.
ground visit locoted long
The Gmnd Cqnyon isin Arizono in the United Stqtes.
More thqn five million tou sts
it everY Yeor.
The cqnyon is over 440 kilomete$
In some ploces, it goes more thon 1,800
meters into the
Listen to the lecture and take notes.
Word: depth
Explonotion:
Word: rose
Explonqtion:
Word: conyon
Explonqtion:
Word: erodes
Explonotion:
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to the lecture to check your answers.
Whot is o cqnyon?
a o smoll hole in the ground
c o mountqin
Whqt does "erodes" meon?
groduqlly destrcys
moves up
deeprose
b o wide river
d o long deep holein the ground
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d
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hole
The Grond Cqnyon hos on overoge of 1,200 mete6.
b depth
d erode
Speokers moy pouse when they wont to odd extro informotion in o sentence, such os onexDlonotion for q difficult word.
Listen. Second, the ground oround the dvers olso rose, (pouse)or moved up (pause), over time.
Listen to the statements and draw a Ul to show where the extrainformation was added.
1 Niogorq Folls wos mode by glociers^housonds ofyeols qgo.
2 Angel Fqlls is the tollest wqterfoll in the world.
3 Mormore Fqlls is the tollest mon-mode wotefoll in the world.
4 victod; Fqlls is in zimbqbwe.
Use the exp anations youwrote down n your notes toanswer the questions.
Listen to the class report and take notes on a separate piece of paper.Then write the explanations.
Word
icebergs
founcr
Explonotion
reseorchstotions
My clqssmqte
Thing to see:
Reqson:
() oecide what you would like to see in Antarctica and why. Then ask a classmate- and write his/her ideas.
penguins mountoins glociers
Me
Thing to seel
Reosonl
(.r I rett the class vour classmate's ideas.
Where did yovacation?
Understanding pronounsPronouns are words such as I yo4 he, het: it, they theirand t/tern Speakers often use pronounsto refer to nouns [peoply'things] they have aheady mentioned. You need to be able to figure outwhich nouns they refer to.
Listen to the dialogue and look at the statements. Then write what eachunderlined pronoun refers to.
It wqs fqntostic!
Yeah, were greqt!
got reolly bodly sunbumed.
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Hawaii
Write a sentence about €ach picture.
Listen to the dialogue and take notes.
Aucklqnd, New Zeolond
Circle the correct answer, using your notes to guide you. Then listen againto the dialogue to check your answers.
who does "she" refer to?
She enioyed shopping olmost every doywe were there.
a Ji-Youngb ]iYoung's friend
c Ji-Young's mom
d Ji-Young's pqrents
Whqt does "it" rcfer to?
It wqs so beoutiful. The woter ondmountqins there were incredible.
a The Kqwqrqu River
b Milfod sound
c Aucklond
d The Lord of the Rings
Whqt does "it" rcfer to?
We thought it would be rcolly scory, butit wos octuolly quite fun.
a q boqt tour
b skiing
c bungee jumping
d rock climbing
Look at yournotes and match thepronounS w th thepeople and things.
When qsking questions, speokers sometimes ioin the sounds of two or three smqll wordstogether. For exomplet What did you doZ sounds like Whodja do?
Listen. Whot did you do there?
Listen to the questions and write the missing words.
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see the lqke? By boot?
been? The beqch?
think of your photos?
So
meet on the tour? 35
Listen to the dialogue and takeThen circle the correct answer.
notes on a separate piece of
Who does "she" refer to?
She soid she's going to show me mony different ploces
a Moy b Moy's friendc Moy's sister d Moy's mom
Who does "they" refer to?
flgy think I should see different countries.
a Moy qnd her ftiend
b Moy ond Pom
c Moy's porents
d Mqy's teqchers
Pretend May is coming to visit your country. Write her an email telling her whatplaces you will take her to see.
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Read your email to the class.
Listen to the class report and take notes on a separate piece ofpaper. Then circle and write the correct answer.
: lWhot ore "fjords"?
a deep vqlleys in Norwoy
b o kind of beoch
c high cliffs qbove o loke
d norrow oreos ofseq betweenhigh cliffs
In the report whqt does "corved"meon?
a slowly removed
b filled up
c slowly mdde
d visited
According to the report, whot formed the fjords?
Listen to the statements and draw a Ul where the extra informationwas added.
1 The Norwegion fjords ore o populor destinotion for many tourists.
2 Fiordlond olso hos mody fiords.
3 In the fjods, often the only kind of tronsportotion is the felly.
4 In Scotlond, there ore mony norrow oreos ofseo which ore similor to fjords.
Listen to the dialogue and takeThen circle the correct answer.
notes on a separate piece of paper.
Whot does "it" refer to?
It wos so goodl
a the hotel
b Mike's trip
c Mike's fomily
d the swimming pool
Who does "we" refer to?
Well, there were o lot of things wecould do there.
a Mike ond his mom
b Mike ond his sister
c Mike ond his dod
d Mike ond his fqmily
who does "she" refer to?
Sometimes she cqme swimming
a Mike's friend
b Mike's mom
c Mike's sister
d onother hotel guest
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Listen to the questions and write the missing words.
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go swimming?
do in Austrqlio?
think of his tour of New Zeolond?
going to get to the islond?
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Hollywood and Bollrrwood- .a/ ./
What kind ot movies do you like?Discuss your answers.
ldentifying similarit ies and differences
When you listen to a speaker talk about two or more things, yo! may need to identtfy how theyare similar and how they are different. To compare the things being dlscussed, divide yournotes rnto columns
Listen to the class report and take notes.
Q f dentifV the similarities and differences with a classmate.
{iI w.it" a sentence about each picture,
Hollywood (Americqn movie industry)Locotion: Los Angeles, United Stotes
Bollywood {lndion movie industry)Locqtion: Mumboi, Indio
Listen to the lecture and take notes.
Bollywood
Check [/l which movie industry the detail is about. Then write Similar orDilfercnt,
Holl)'wood Bollywood
Dilferenl1 is in Indiq
2 is nomed qfter o ploce
3 produces mqny musicqls
4 mokes very expensive movies
5 uses stqls to help movies become populqr
6 mokes more thon o thousqnd movieseqch yeqr
Sometimes q speqker moy stort o new topic without directly telling you. Howevet he/shemight tell you indirectly by soying o key word frcm the new topic more loudly qnd slowly.
Movie stors ore very importont in Hollywood becouse theyhelp moke the movies populor
Then there is Bon',lvood. This is the nicknome ofthe Indiqnmovie industry.
Listen to the statements and write the word(s) that tell you a new
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Compa'e ir 'ormaaor f orr the two (o Jm'lsofyour notes to f nd sirn arit es and differences.
Listen.
topic has started.
Uni ted Kingdom
Read the passage.
Another importont movie industry is foundin Hong Kong. Mony of the movies modetherc orc qction movies ond comedies.These movies often hove sequels, which orefollow-up movies thot continue the story ofon eqrlier one. Some Hong Kong movie stqlshqve become fomous throughout the world,
Listen to the passage and take notes on a separate piece of paper.
@ Comnlete the table.
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@li ldentify ttre similarities and differences between the movie industries.
Let's see a movie!
Making inferences [2): Speaker's reasonsSometimes you will need to make inferences [smant guesses] about a speakef's reason forsaying or asking something
Listen to the dialogue and circle the guesses you can make about the boyand g i r l .
fers Fri
Prefers Mondoy / Prefers Fridoy
Wonied qbout p ce / Not worded obout price
Wofied qbout pdce / Not worried obout price
Label the parts of the advertisement for a movie.
1A Movie title
Theotels
Showtimes
Ticket prices
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Listen to the phone conversation and take notes.
Movie:
Playing iime: 1OO minutes
Ploying ot UB Cinemos ondHollywood Theoters
Adults: $10.00 Children under12: 56.00Studenb & Seniors: $8.50
Every doy11roo | 2:30 | 4:30 | 6:30 8:1s | 10:1s
Starts on June 15
Showtimes:
Length:
Ticket prices:
n make about the boy. Then listen again tovers.
1 He hqs been woiting for Flame Blade to come out.
2 He wqnts to go with q friend.
3 He thinks the tickets qre cheop.
4 He is interested in seeing mqny different movies.
5 He wqnts to go to o showing thqt ends before 10 odock ot night.
6 He is o student.
Think about the questions theboy asked. They will give you hintsabout his reasons for asking them.
Formol speech is different from informql speech. In formol speech, speokers use o politetone qnd polite longuoge.
Listen. Hello. This is colden Time Theqte$, Tino speoking.
Listen to the statements and circle Formal or lnformal.
t @/ tnformot 3 Formql / Informol
4 Formol / Informol2 Formql / Informql
Write the name of a movie you want to see and the reasons you want to see it.
Ask two classmates about the movies they want to see and the reasons why.Write their answers.
Use the information you wrote down in Activity lto make an inference aboutanother movie your classmates would like to see.
Clossmqte 1l
Clossmote 2l
Read your sentences to the class.
Listen to the class report and take notes on a separate piece of paper.Then circle two similarities between Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks.
a Both orc fomous for stofiing in drqmos.
b Both hove mqde mqny qction movies.
c Both ore fomous wdters.
d Both hqve been nominqted for Acodemy Awqrds.
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write two sentences to show differences between Tom Cruise andTom Hanks.
Listen to the statements and write the word(s) that tell you a newtopic has started.
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Listen to the dialogue and take notes on a separate piece of paper.Then circle the correct answer.
Whot con we infer qbout why the girl does not wont to plqy Juliet?
a She only likes to ploy mqin chorocters.
b She does not wont to memorize o lot of lines.
C She wonts to plqy Romeo insteod
d She does not like the boy who is plqying Romeo.
Whqt cqn we infer obout why the boy wonts the girl to plqy Juliet?
a He thinks she is good ot memorizing lines.
b He does not Iike the other girls.
c She is the only octress qvqiloble.
d He thinks she is o good qctress.
Whqt con we infer obout why the boy soysMqrie moy be better for o different port?
a He does not wqnt Mqde to ploy Iuliet.b He does not like Morie.
c He thinks Morie is pefect for Juliet.d He thinks Morie is o good octress.
Listen to the statements and circle Formal or tnformal.
Formol / Informol
Formol / Informol
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Formql / Informol
Formol / Informol
Atlantis
ldent i fy ing examplesSpeakers sometrmes use examples to support thein ideas. You need to be able to identifythese examples and understand how they are connected to the speakers ideas.
Listen to the class report and check [/l the places given as examples.Then match them with the ocean/sea.
Irelqnd
Sardiniq
The Azores
Greenland
Molto
Atlontic Oceon
Medite[oneqn Seo
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Write a sentence about each picture,
Listen to the lecture and take notes.
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Circle the correct answer, using your notes to guide you. Then listen againto the lecture to check your answers.
Whot is the mqin ideo?
a Plato's ideos about Atlontis
b possible locqtions of Atlontis
c islqnds which were destroyed byvolcqnoes
d islonds thot fell into the seq
According to the lecture, Therq ond Creteorc examples of
a ploces thot Ploto suggested qs possiblelocotions ofAtlqntis.
b plqces thot were qttqcked by Atlqntis.
c plqces thot people hove suggested ospossible locotions of Atlontis.
d ploces thot were destroyed byvolconoes.
3 Which of the following is on exomple ofa similority between Thero ond Atlontis?
a They were both destrcyed byvolconoes.
b A city on Therq wos destroyed inq similqr wqy to Atlqntis.
( They ore both neor Crete.
d They were both destroyed bytsunomis.
Look for the examplesyou wrote down n yournotes to [ind the answersto the questions.
Sometimes the only difference between two words is o vowel sound. You need to be qble
to identify the different vowel sounds to guess the corect word.
Listen, Becouse of the volcano, olot of the islond fell intothe seq.
Becouse of the volcono, olot ofthe islond ffll intothe seq.
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Listen to the statementsand circle the word you hear.
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2
shops/sh ips /shqpes
bel ls /b i l l s /bo l ls
3 wills / wells / wqlls
4 left I loved / lived
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Listen to the class report and take notes on a separate piece of Paper.Then circle the correct answer(s).
Whqt ore the two mqin ideqs?
a Atlontis wos o very odvonced civilizotion.
b Atlqntis wos o very fqir society.
c Atlqntis wos q city of mqny fqntostic buildings.
d The people in Atlontis led o hoppy life.
2 What is the exomple given to show thot Atlontishod o very foir society?
a The leoden took good
cqre of the people.
Atlqntis wqs very odvonced.
The people built lqrge conols, gqrdens ond temples.
Atlontis wos very lorge.
bC
d
Work with a classmate. create your own lost civilization'
Civilizqtion nome:
1 Whot the city wqs like:
Exomple:
2 Whot the society wos like:
Exqmple:
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Tell the class about your own lost civilization.
r\lvsterious Stoneh enge
How do we know that peoplelived thousands of years ago?Discuss your answers.
ldentifying cause and effectSometimes a speaker will describe how one thtng [the cause] makes something else happenlthe effect] Speakers use words like 60 and becausef,o link causes with effects
Listen to the presentation and complete the statements.
They soy the oncient people built itthe sun qnd the moon.
They think the oncients built ithove celebrqtions here.
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Write a brief paragraph describing what is happening in the picture'
Listen to the plesentation and take notes'
History Visitors
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Complete the cause-and-effect charts, using your notes to guide you.Then listen again to the presentation to check your answers.
9to nehenge is very s?SgE!t9
modern civilizotion.
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Too mony people
Look n your notes lfyou find becauseor 50, you may have found a cause and effect
When speoking fost ond cosuolly, speokers combine two words thot qre close together,thereby changing the sound. For exomple: going fo sounds like gonna.
Listen. OK everyone, we're going fo be stopping ot Stonehenge soon.
Listen to the statements and write the missing words.
1
2
3
1tr1s would have visited Stonehenge, but we didn't hove enough time.
people visit Stonehenge every yeqr.
tqke pictures from the troil.You
Listen to theradio programand complete thecause.and-effectcharts.
Pretend you have recently visited an ancient site. Answer the questions aboutyour trip.
How did you get to the site?
The 5ile wos high up on o mountoin.
I wos omozed.
Whot does the site look like?
Whot did you think obout the site?
@ *""0 your answers to the class.
Listen to the radio program and take notes on a separate piece ofpaper. Then circle the correct answer.
According to the rqdio progrom, Ignqtius Donnelly is
a somebody who found Atlqntis.
b on Aztec person.
c o person interested in finding Atlqntis.
d somebody who hos o nome similor to Atlontis.
According to the rqdio progrom, which is on exqmple of how Ignqtius Donnellyconnected Atlqntis with the Aztec people?
a He sqid thot the Aztec people visited Atlqntis mony times.
b He wrote qbout on Aztec islond with o nome similor to Atlontis.
c He soid Atlqntis ond Aztec sounded similqr.
d He wrote thot the Aztec people believed in Atlontis.
Listen to the statements and circle the word you hear.
1 He's / His / Hos
2 filled / fqiled / fooled
3 bot / bit / but
4 leost / lost / lost
Listen to the presentation. Then complete the cause-and.effectcharts.
Now, mqny stones ore missing.->
->
2
Toudsts hove chipped awqypieces of Stonehenge forsouvenlIs.
spend ot Stonehenge?
be touching the stones?
Listen to the statements and write the missing words.
pleose toke o photo for us?
How long qre we
buy o ticket before you visit the site.
Making inferences [3]: How and whySometimes you will need to make inferences [smart guesses] abo'lt how and whythings happen.
Listen to the class report and circle three inferences you can make aboutthe speaker's mom,
a She uses the lnternet to find out obout her hobbies.
b She sti l l buys q lot ofmqgozines.
c She uses the Intemet becquse it is cheqp qnd fqst.
d She uses the Internet becouse she con find q lot of informotion.
e She uses the Internet becquse her friends do.
[,lJi Write the answers.vJ
1 Whot kind of informqtion do you look for onthe Internet?
Whot websites do you visit?
Listen to the class report and take notes.
News sites
RSS feeds
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Circle the correct answet using your notes to guide you. Then listenagain to the class report to check your answers.
Whqt con we infer obout how the boy prcfento find out the news?
a He visits news sites.
b He use o news reqder to reqd RSS feeds.
c He visits blogs.
d He listens to ond wotches news reports.
Whot con we infer obout why the boy reodsRSS feeds to help him find out the news?
a His ftiends do.
b They ore free.
c They moke finding out the news very eosy.
d They help him leorn to reqd in English.
3 Whot con we infer obout whythe boy uses RSS feeds to gotherinformqtion obout computer gomes?
a He sells gomes online.
b He is interested in gqmes.
c He is designing o gome.
d He w tes blogs obout gomes.
Speokers sqy the less importont words in q sentence more quickly qnd quietly thon theimDortont ones.
Listen. o O O Oo o O O o O a OOn some websites, I cqn qlso listen to ond wotch news reports.
Listen to the statements and write the less important words.
1 there, are. which. have, about
2
3
4
Note the boy doesnot always say how orwhy he does somethin9use your notes to mal(eguesses about him
Read the passa9e.
My fomily got o new computer recently. I don't like it.It hos o prcgrom thot lets my pqrents control howmuch time I spend on the computer. When my time isup, the computer tums ofi Now, I con't ploy gomes osoften os I used to. The progrom qlso keeps q list of ollthe websites I visit, qnd my porents cqn see it qny timethev like. Now I cqn't visit oll the sites I like.
Listen to the passage and take notes on a separate piece of paper.
Complete the table.
Reoding Possoge Listening Pqssqge
Opinion
Reoson I
Discuss with a classmate what you can infer about the two speakers,
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ngs are happen? Discuss your
Deciding if a speaker is sure or unsureSometimes speakers are very sure about what they are saying. Other times they are not verysure. You can tellthat a speaker is unsure ifthey
. use many ffller words like um, ah uh and er
. pause a lot.
Listen to the statements and write the answers.
I Which speoker sounds sure? Why?
2 Which speoker sounds unsure? Why?
3 from obroqdI from your hometown
2 from your country
Listen to the dialogue and take notes'
Speqker 3II)
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Speoker 1Nome:
Nqme:Detoils:
Detoils:
Speqker 2 Speqker 4
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Complete the table, using your notesdialogue to check your answers
Nqme
Br ian
to guide you. Then listen again to the
Topic
Dolphins save people from sharke.
Sure or unsute
un9ure
or repeated words to decide f he/sheTry to remember iIeach speakerused fi l ler words, paused
is sure or unsure
English words ore broken into different syllobles. When people speok, they stress somesyllobles more thon others.
Listen.They don't use qny gasoline, so they qre very good forthe environment.
Listen to the statements and look at the underlined words.Then underline the stressed syllable.
I The fqstest ever mqde hos now been releosed.
2 A new report soys thqt more students qre leqrning English.
3 fhe government hqs storted q new to help the environment.
4 Mqgqzine soles ore down.
com. .er
pro.grom
mo.9o.zlne
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Write sentences about the news stories.
(A new onimol being discovered)
(A fqmous person visiting your city)
Read your sentences to a classmate and take notes on his/hers.
Tell the class about your classmate's news stories.
Listen to the class report and take notes on a separate piece ofpaper. Then circle the correct answer(s).
whqt two things con we infer obout why the students toke tums wdting differentports of the newsletter?
a The students con learn how to wdte different kinds of news.
b It is less boring thon wdting qbout the some thing every week.
c The students ore oll interested in the sqme thing.
d Their teqcher tells them to toke turns.
Whot cqn we infer qbout how the newsletter is sent to the students in the school?
a It is printed os o mogqzine ond sent to students' homes.
b It is pdnted on pqper ond sent to oll the clossrcoms.
c It is sent to the students' porents.
d It is sent by emoil.
Listen to the statements and write the less important words'
I
2
3
4
Listen to the statements and take notesThen circfe Sure or Unsure and write the
on a separate piece of paper.details.
Sure / Unsure
Detoils:
Sure / Unsure
Detqils:
Sure / Unsure
Detqils:
1
2
3
4
Librories ore getting more money for Egblglggl.
Listen to the statements and look at the underlined words.Then underline the stressed syllable.
The government will spend extra money to help the environment.
Schools ore buying more sports equipment for students.
Yesterdoy, q student discovered the remqins of q dinosour inthe forest.
tech.nol o gy
ex tro
e.quip.ment
stu.dent
Key wordsHowever, as the tdnperoture arcund Antorctico getswomeL lhey are having trouble surviving.
2 ContractedHohl3the tire going?
In the United States children get birthday cake. butintoeas In contrasl _Russia many children get birthday pie, 21l 8
4Words withsimilarsounds (l)
./ We ,eed people to do a lot of things.,( We t€od people to do a lot of things.
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33 31 Iv inlormation moved up (pous4 over time.
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6 loined sounds Whot did you do there?
Movie stars are very imporl_ .. . help make the movies popl
'// Lnange In toprc Th;n there is Bolrywood. Tlmov:: 'nd']s:ry.
53 45$ Formal speech Hello this is Colden lime Theaters, Tina speaking.
Words withsimilarsounds (2) x
Because of the volcano,
Because of the volcano,
a lot of the island f€rl into the
a lot of the island fi|, into the 519
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reports.
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They don't use any goioline, so they a.e very good for theenvironment.
numDer f irsL second, third...
cost price, money, dollars
% percent, percema9e
plus, positive
minus, negative
goes down, decreases, lower l
leads to, becomes
not clear
[ ]oroinformation that belongstogether
is not, does not equal
aov. advantage
a.m. morning
abt about
acao. academy
act. activitY
amt amount
Aus. Australian
born (followed by dateor prace,
@bt4 before
+or& and, plus, in addit ion
less than
greater than
is, equals
b/c or bec. because
edbal. balance, balanc
DOay birthday
DCI.
bln bil l ion
bldg building
important
per
Brit.
caro. carbohydrate
chldn
comP.
contd
died (followed by dateo .
or praceJ
oecor decolation
develop, development ran9uage
disadv disadvantage mag magazrne
max, maximum
electric, electricity, electronic manufacturer
minute, minimum
exp. expenence
fav, or fave favoflte
test. festival
neg. negative
gasolrne
government
H,0
hist. history
Hong Kong
New Year, New York
afternoon, at night
pos. posrtrve
probable, probably
prog. progfam
prol. project
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hr hour
that means, in other words
international
regular, regularly
something
school
sched schedule
tom,
transp.
television
United Kingdom
United States
against, as opPosed to
with
within
without
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