-by Chen Jingyi,How to Get Prepared for an English Listening Test,Step I. Warming up activities and presentation【话题导入】,Watch a short vedio and try to think about the following questions:,How to improve our listening ability?,?,We can improve our English listening ability by,listening to English programswatching English vedioscommunicating with people who speak Englishdoing more English listening practice,Step II. Develop your English listening ability. 【能力培养】,I. Listen to a piece of news from VOA Special English and get some information.,China aims to improve peoples living conditions,From left, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, President Hu Jintao and National Peoples Congress Chairman Wu Bangguo in Beijings Great Hall of the People, Thursday,Check your answers,1. C2. help the poor 3. under five percent ; more than ten percent,II. Watch a short film and try to imitate(模仿) the father and the son.,In the sons opinion, what does “probably” mean?,What do you think of the son?,Groups 1-3 act as the father.,Group 4-6 act as the son.,Watch the film again.,How to get well prepared for an English listening test?,Step II. Learn some useful listening skills.【能力提升】,I. How to predict before listening【听前预测能力训练】：,(1)Who are the two speakers? (2)What is the possible relationship between them? (3)Where did the conversation take place?,Questions for you to predict before listening to a conversation.,What are they doing now? A. Digging a channel. B. Watching TV C. Listening to the radio,Example 1,W: Is there anything worth watching on the other channel?M: I think its Western.,What are they doing now? A.Digging a channel. B.Watching TV C.Listening to the radio,Now check your prediction(预测) by reading the following dialogue.,【听力材料】： A：Hello!B：Hello! Is that Jian Min?A：Yes, its Jian Min speaking. Whos that?B：Its Wang Hui. I hear a big earthquake happened in your town the night before last.,Example 2,A：Yes, many buildings were destroyed here, and more than 400 people were killed. And many more were hurt. The electricity is still off, and there isnt enough water.B：How about your family?A：Luckily, nothing happened to us.B：Oh, Im glad to hear that. But be careful!A：Yes, we will, thank you. Please dont worry.B：If you need our help, let us know.,听长对话，回答下面两个小题Where is Ben？A. In the kitchen. B. At school. C. In the park.What will the children do in the afternoon?A. Help set the table. B. Have a party. C. Do their homework.,练一练,W: Hey, where is everybody?M: They took Ben to the park. Where have you been?W: Sorry, Im late. I picked up the cake and it took me longer than I expected. When will the party start?,M: Ben invited eight children from school and theyll arrive at about two in the afternoon.W: Okay, then Ill put the candles on the cake and leave it in the kitchen, and then Ill come and help set the table.,(1)What is the topic of the passage? (2)Who is the speaker? (3)What facts did the speaker offer?,Questions for you before listening to a short passage.,Read the following questions quickly and predict what the short passage is about.1).Who is the speaker?A.A student. B.A teacher. C. An office clerk.2).Why did the speaker get a parking ticket?A. His car was parked for too long. B. His car took up too much space.C. He left his car in a wrong place.,Example 3,3).Which of the following words best describes(描述) the day the speaker had?A. Exciting. B. Unlucky. C. Tiring.This short passage is about the speakers _of a day. From “get a parking ticket”（警察给违反交通规则的人的传票）, we can infer that the day is _.,experience,unhappy/unpleasant,II. How to find the key words while listening【把握关键词的能力】,1).透露说话人身份的关键词,eg. I just cant believe you are a police officer, Kay. I remember in high school, you always wanted to be a lawyer.,2).透露地点/场合的关键词,passenger 乘客 economy class 经济舱business class 公务舱 runway 跑道passport 护照 flight 航班 stewardess 乘务员,机场,【小试牛刀】,Listen and choose the best one., Where does the conversation take place? A. In the supermarket B. On the way to school C. In the classroom What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Husband and wife. C. Saleswoman and customer,Listen and choose the best one.,Where does the conversation take place? A. In the supermarket B. On the way to school C. In the classroom What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Husband and wife. C. Saleswoman and customer,Listen to a short passage and fill in the numbered blanks.,Check your answers,A pretty, well-dressed young _ stopped a _ in a big square, and said to the driver, “Do you see that young man at the other side of the _?” “Yes,” said the taxi driver. The young man was _ outside a restaurant, looking _ at his watch every few seconds. “Take me over there,” said the young lady.,