How to Improve the Ability of Listening?如何提高英语听力广东东莞电大广东东莞电大 马俊玉马俊玉ContentsvI Introduction vII Some common mistakes vIII Ways on developing the ability of listening vIV Some tipsI IntroductionWhy do we study English? vFour skills : listening, speaking, reading and writing vThe base: necessary phonetics, large vocabulary and good grammar vFinal purpose: to use the languagev hardly communicate vLearning habitsII Some Common Problemsv1. Lack of Phoneticsvpronunciation, vocabulary and grammar vPhonetics: the study and science of speech sounds. vlanguage learning begins with the ear vstresses, tones, tunes, and phonemes vimitation is the best and soundest method in learning pronunciation vTheory and practice should always go hand in hand. II Some Common Problemsv2. Try to grasp every word Key wordsv3. Try to translate everythingIII Ways on developing the ability of listeningv1.Correct pronunciation and intonationv2.Take notesv3.Retell the listening material v4.Recite the listening material 1.Correct pronunciation and intonationvDiscriminate the Plosives / p / / b / / t / / d / / k / / g / Voiceless voiced The vocal cords(声带）声带）1.Correct pronunciation and intonationvDiscriminate the Fricatives / f / / v / as in fine as in vine voiceless voiced 1.Correct pronunciation and intonationvDiscriminate /v/ and /w/ / v / / w /as in vine as in wineround your lips and protrude them slightly1.Correct pronunciation and intonationvDiscriminate /m/ and /n/ / m / / n / as in map as in nap Close your mouth open your mouth slightly1.Correct pronunciation and intonationvDiscriminate / / and / / / / as in birth voiceless / / as in though voiced1.Correct pronunciation and intonationvDiscriminate / / and / s / / / / s / as in think as in sinkBite the tip of your tongue1.Correct pronunciation and intonationvDiscriminate /n/ and /l/ / n / / l /as in no as in low 恼恼 老老1.Correct pronunciation and intonationvCorrect stress increase (n.)增长增长 increase （v.）增长）增长 record （n.）唱片）唱片 record (v.)记录记录1.Correct pronunciation and intonationvCorrect Intonation vIntonation： means the rise and fall of the pitch of the voice during speech Its a fine day today, isnt it? (降调，表达肯定降调，表达肯定) Its a fine day today, isnt it? （升调，表达询问）（升调，表达询问） 2.Take notesvTapescript: WBI (Page 60)vQuestions:1. How much does a gallon of gas cost in Tokyo?2.How much is the bus fare in Mexico City?3.The bus fare in Tokyo is cheaper than in Honolulu, isnt it? 2.Take notesTapescript: WBI (Page 60) It costs more to live in Tokyo than in Mexico City or Honolulu. For instance, a gallon of gas costs about three dollars in Tokyo. In Mexico City it costs only 70 cents and in Honolulu it costs about a dollar-thirty. Bus fare is very cheap in Honolulu. It costs only 60 cents to go anywhere on the island. In Tokyo it costs about a dollar-thirty to take the bus. In Mexico City its about only one cent. 2.Take notesMexico CityHonoluluTokyoGas3 dollars0.71.31.30.010.6bus fare2.Take notesvQuestions: 1.How much does a gallon of gas cost in Tokyo? Tokyo Mexico City Honolulu Gas 3 dollars 0.7 1.3 bus fare 1.3 0.01 0.62.Take notes2.How much is the bus fare in Mexico City? Tokyo Mexico City Honolulu Gas 3 dollars 0.7 1.3 bus fare 1.3 0.01 0.62.Take notes 3.The bus fare in Tokyo is cheaper than in Honolulu, isnt it? Tokyo Mexico City Honolulu Gas 3 dollars 0.7 1.3 bus fare 1.3 0.01 0.6No, its much more expensive.3.Retell the listening material Listening & speaking should always go hand in hand.3.Retell the listening material vTapescript: WBII (Page 5)vOne day Mrs. Wilson had an unpleasant shock at home. She bought some meat, washed and intended to store it in the freezer. While her hands were wet, she opened the freezer and tried to make a space for the meat. One wet hand touched the side of the freezer and immediately stuck to it.vMrs. Wilson shouted to her husband. Mr. Wilson could not believe his eyes when he saw his wife. He tried to pull her hand away gently but failed. He wondered what to do. He had never experienced such a problem before. He immediately turned off the electricity supply to the freezer. Then he quickly got a sponge and a pan of warm water. He sponged his wifes hand with warm water.vGradually each finger of her hand came away from the side of the freezer. After a few minutes, Mrs. Wilson managed to extract her hand from the freezer.3.Retell the listening material vUse the Key words Paragraph 1: bought washed store opened make a space stuck to 3.Retell the listening material Paragraph 2: shouted could not believe his eyes pull turned off sponged 3.Retell the listening material Paragraph 3: came away extract 4.Recite the listening materialvTapescript: WBII (Page 114) Preparation: open an account with your bank savings account earn a little interest How do I open one? application4.Recite the listening material Use the Key words to recite: open an account with your bank make some suggestions plan to keep in the bank a savings account earn a little interest How do I open one? application form print your name and address in capital letters, and sign your name here. deposit your money4.Recite the listening materialvF: What can I do for you?vM: Id like to open an account with your bank.vF: What kind of account do you have in mind?vM. I really dont know what type of account I should open. Perhaps you can make some suggestions to me.vF. How much money do you plan to keep in the bank?vM: I have 8,000 dollars, and I want to keep the money in the bank until I go back to America next summer.vF: I see. What you need is a savings account so you can earn a little interest. Besides, you can take it out whenever you want.vM. Thats right. How do I open one?vF: Just fill in the application form. Please print your name and address in capital letters, and sign your name here.vM: Thanks a lot. (After a white) Here is my application form.vF. Fine. By the way, Ill need to see some kind of identification, too.vM: All right. Here is my passport.vF: Thank you. Now you can deposit your money.IV Some tipsv1. Choose the right listening materialv2. Imitation pronunciation, rhythm, intonationIV Some tipsv3. Use the sleeping-study method Tapescript: GBI (Page 98) “revision” Good luck in the final exams！