Listening and speaking,Reading,Grammar,Writing,Culture express,Content,Pronunciation and listening skills,Conversations,Passage,Listening and speaking,1. Listen to a short story and underline the words with the sound /u/.,The toad and the frog A toad saw a frog near the road. He was a fat old frog. He sat and moaned and groaned. The toad said, “Do not moan and groan, Mr. Frog. Hop like me. Hop down the road.” So the frog and the toad hopped down the road to a big oak tree. “I am home,” said the toad. “Come in and I will make tea.” But the frog said, in a deep croak, “I should not roam far from home. I will be off to my home near the pond.”,2. Listen again and read after the speaker.,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,Listening to the sound /u/,/u/ 由 / 和 /u/ 两个单音组成，/ 重读，/u/ 轻读，与字母 o的发音相同。发音时，舌尖抵下齿龈，口略开，稍稍扁唇，由 / 向/u/ 自然过渡，再渐渐将双唇收圆。常发 /u/ 音的有字母“o”，字母组合“oa”，“ou”，“ow”等。 e.g. home，cold，boat, soul，shoulder，coat，below，grow。,Tips,Listening to the sound /u/,Conversation 1,Conversation 2,Functional language,Exercises,Exercises,Functional language,Conversations,1 The programs are (awful / great).,2 Exactly, what bothers me most is the (violence / education).,3 Thats true. Even the news reports are not good enough. They are just too (long / brief).,1. Listen to a conversation and check () the words you hear to complete the following sentences.,Conversation 1 Agreeing,The woman doesnt think the new television channel is terrible.,2.Listen again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).,F,T,F,The man says there are too many crime shows.,According to the woman, there are too many educational programs.,Conversation 1 Agreeing,Woman: Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Man： Woman：,What do you think of the new television channel? The programs are awful. I quite agree with you. They are just terrible. Its a waste of time to watch it. Exactly, what bothers me most is the violence. There are too many crime shows. I couldnt agree with you more. There arent enough educational programs. Thats true. Even the news reports are not good enough. They are just too brief. Thats just what I think.,Scripts,Conversation 1 Agreeing,3.Role-play a conversation in pairs according to one of the following situations. You may refer to the Functional Language.,Conversation 1 Agreeing,(Sample),(Sample),David: Hellen: David: Hellen: David:,So, have you seen the film Life of Pi directed by Ang Lee? Yeah, I have already seen it in the cinema. It is a great film. I like it very much. On the surface, the film is about Pis tale of survival, yet, it holds so much more within its two-hour running time. You are absolutely right. The film deals with many serious issues, such as faith and morality. I couldnt agree more. It is one of the most beautiful, original and adventurous pictures I have ever seen.,Role play - Sample conversation,Situation 1,Conversation 1 Agreeing,Tom: Sue: Tom: Sue: Tom:,Have you listened to Avril Lavignes new single “Heres to Never Growing Up”? Yes, of course. Avril is one of my favorite singers. I always follow her new songs. The style of this song is similar to her previous ones and I like this song very much. I agree with you. Although it is not different from what weve listened before, its classic Avril. Exactly. It is this style that has attracted so many young people all over the world.,Role play - Sample conversation,Situation 2,Conversation 1 Agreeing,Functional Language,Conversation 1 Agreeing,1.Listen to a conversation and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).,The woman thinks Claude Monets paintings are strange.,F,F,F,T,According to the woman, Monet is not good at using colors.,The man doesnt like Monets style of painting.,Conversation 2 Disagreeing,But, look at this one, Impression, Sunrise. Can you tell where the 4) _ is and where the 5) _ is?,Oh, what a crowd!,Its not really 1) _. This is a Claude Monet exhibition. What do you think of the paintings?,Thats what makes this painting 6) _. The sun seems especially 7) _ against the gray surroundings.,Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Man :,2.Listen again and complete the following conversation with what you hear.,Strange? I 2) _. Monet is a very 3) _ impressionist painter. His use of color is amazing.,Im sorry. I cant 8) _about that. Honestly, I dont like his style of painting.,surprising,dont think so,famous,sea,sky,special,bright,agree with you,Conversation 2 Disagreeing,They are strange.,Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Man:,Oh, what a crowd! Its not really surprising. This is a Claude Monet exhibition. What do you think of the paintings? Theyre strange Strange? I dont think so. Monet is a very famous impressionist painter. His use of color is amazing. But, look at this one, Impression, Sunrise. Can you tell where the sea is and where the sky is? Thats what makes this painti