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Traces of the pastUNIT 1 Unit 1 Traces of the pastOpening upListening to the worldSpeaking for communicationFurther practice in listeningWrapping upLearning objectivesFun time conduct an interview4Learning objectivestalk about past events and their impacts on the present1 listen for specific information2 keep a conversation going3 swimmingOpening up1 Add more activities to each word web below.goshoppingto the gym to the cinema go for a walka meala tripa cup of coffee a soap operaOpening up1 Add more activities to each word web below.watchTVa basketball game a DVD movie play tennisa computer gamethe pianogolf Opening up2 Compare your answers and discuss. Do you like going to the cinema? Did you go to the cinema last weekend? Listening to the worldSharing Listening Viewing Listening to the worldSharing1 Watch a podcast for its general idea.The people in the podcast mainly talk about whether they go out a lot and what they did when they went out last night.2 Watch Part 1 and fill in the blanks.1 ) busy2 ) friends3 ) university4 ) social life Listening to the world3 Watch Part 2 and match the statements.1 A 2 E3 B 4 D5 C 6 FSharing Listening to the world4 Watch Part 3 and fill in the blanks.1 ) danced2 ) view of the river3 ) fun4 ) drink5 ) west6 ) delicious meal7 ) house8 ) televisionSharing Additional NotesPiccadilly Circusa crossroads and public space in London. It is close to major shopping and entertainment areas in Londons West End.Listening to the worldSharing4 Watch Part 3 and fill in the blanks. Additional NotesTom Stopparda British playwright. He is regarded as one of the most important contemporaryplaywrights in the English language. Arcadia a 1 9 9 3 play by Tom Stoppard concerning the relationship between past and present and between order and disorder and the certainty of knowledge. It has been cited by many critics as the playwrights finest play.Listening to the world Listening to the world5 Discuss the questions.1 Do you go out a lot? Why or why not? Yes, I go out a lot with my friends. It can help me relax. No, I dont go out a lot because I have no time.2 Where do you like going? I like going to shopping malls. / I like to go to museums and art galleries.Sharing Listening to the world5 Discuss the questions.3 What did you do last weekend? Did you enjoy it? Why or why not? I went shopping with my best friend last weekend. Yes, I enjoyed it because I had a good time with my friends. No, I didnt enjoy it because there were too many people in the store.Sharing Listening to the worldSharing Listening Viewing Listening to the world1 Discuss the questions.ListeningBEFORE your listenI admire my mother most.She loves me so much that she would do everything for me. At the same time, she always encourages me to be independent and try my best to do what I like.Live and work with pleasure this is what I have learned from her. Listening to the worldListeningListening skills Additional TipsListening for specific informationlisten for the important details you need u e.g. listen to a weather forecast expect to hear the information about the temperature, description of the weather, such as clear, sunny, cloudy, overcast, rainy, hot, cold, windy, snow, storm, and chances of rain / snow Listening to the worldIts partly sunny this afternoon. Temperatures will remain 1 0 to 1 5 degrees with highs at 2 2 degrees. The chance of rain is 2 0 percent. Tomorrow morning, it will be mostly cloudy. Low temperatures will drop to 8 degrees in the suburbs, but the downtown area will see a high of 2 5 degrees. But there will be showers tomorrow night.ListeningListening skillsExercise Listen to a weather forecast and note down the numbers showing the temperature. Listening to the world2 Read the statements, listen to an interview and fill in the blanks. Pay special attention to the time expressions and numbersListeningWHILE your listen1 1 9 6 22 fourth3 1 9 9 04 1 9 9 6 Listening to the world3 Read the introduction about Baruti, listen to the interview again and fill in the blanks.ListeningWHILE your listen1 ) teacher2 ) cleaned houses3 ) lost4 ) visited5 ) work6 ) his wife7 ) in his own words Listening to the world4 Discuss the questions.ListeningAfter your listen1 What can you learn from Mother Teresas words “I can do no great things, only small things with great love”? Small things can make a great difference. Listening to the world4 Discuss the questions.ListeningAfter your listen2 What is your favorite book? What do you like about it? My favorite book is Steve jobs. The book is based on a vast amount of interviews. Through the book, readers can not only read about the life of the legendary Steve Jobs, but also have a genuine view of his personality.3 What childhood experience did you have that had a great impact on your present life? Listening to the worldSharing Listening Viewing Listening to the world1 Read the program information and answer the questions.ViewingBEFORE your view1 Who is Carlos Acosta? A famous ballet dancer.2 Where is he from? Havana.3 What are the three things he will talk about in the program? His home country, family and childhood. Listening to the world2 Watch the video clip and number the events.ViewingWHILE your view achfdegb Additional Notesbreakdancer one who does breakdancing.Breakdancing is a style of street dance that originated as a part of hip-hop culture among African American and Latino youths in New YorkCity during the early 1 9 7 0 s.Listening to the worldViewing Listening to the worldViewing3 Watch the video clip again and fill in the blanks.WHILE your view1 ) home2 ) country3 ) relatives4 ) foreigner5 ) speak6 ) passed on7 ) heat8 ) sea9 ) happiness Listening to the worldViewing4 Discuss the questions.AFTER your view1 Is your attitude to your hometown similar to Carlos Acostas to Cuba? What do you think about your hometown? My attitude to my hometown is similar to Carlos Acostas to Cuba. I love my hometown for its beautiful garden, nice people and delicate lifestyle. Listening to the worldViewing4 Discuss the questions.AFTER your view2 Did your parents make you take up a hobby such as playing the piano, practicing calligraphy ( 书 法 ) or playing table tennis when you were a child? Did you like it at that time? How do you think about it now? Speaking for communicationRole-play1 Listen to a conversation and answer the question.Isabel: went for a walk with her boyfriend Marek: played football and cleaned his flat2 Listen to Part 1 and fill in the blanks.1 ) It was great2 ) Hes a football player3 ) It was really beautiful Speaking for communicationRole-play3 Listen to Part 2 and check the answers.1 And you?3 What did you do?5 Really?7 Where did you play?1 0 I dont believe you! Additional TipsKeeping a conversation going Asking questions is one of the important ways to keep a conversation going, which shows that genuinely interested in what the other says. Here are some different kinds of questions that you can ask.Speaking for communicationRole-playSpeaking skillsWhat What did you do last weekend? What is your plan for this weekend? What do you think about the new movie?Who Who did you spend your last weekend with? Who else went to your party?Where Where did you go last weekend? Where do you recommend me to go for this weekend? Speaking for communicationWhy / Why not Why is the museum a great place to visit? Why didnt you go to sing karaoke with us?When When did you go skiing? When will you go camping?How How did you like the concert / the book? How did you manage to get to the top of the mountain?Really?Is that so? Really? You went to see the musical Cats? You think the book is very touching. Is that so?Do you / Could you Do you have a place to recommend? Could you tell me something about the museum? Are you going to / Will you . Are you going to have picnic with us? Will you go fishing this Saturday? Speaking for communicationRole-play4 Complete the conversation.1 ) great2 ) people were there3 ) interesting4 ) nice5 ) did you leave6 ) with Jane / by taxi7 ) I was very tired8 ) Surely you would be9 ) didnt get up until 1 1 this morning Speaking for communicationRole-play5 Role-play the situations.Situation 1Seeing a movie1 What did you do last weekend?2 Where did you see the movie?3 Who did you go with?4 How much did it cost?5 How did you like the movie?6 What was the movie about?7 Who was the director?8 Who were the actors in the movie?1 I went to see the movie 2 I saw the movie in the 3 I went with 4 I paid for the ticket.5 It was 6 It was about Speaking for communicationRole-play5 Role-play the situations.Situation 2Going out for dinner1 What did you do last weekend?2 Who did you have dinner with?3 Where did you have dinner?4 How much did it cost?5 What did you eat?6 How did you like the food? 1 I went out for dinner 2 I was with 3 I had dinner in 4 It cost me .5 I had 6 It was Speaking for communicationGroup discussion1 Listen to an interview and answer the questions.1 Where was the writer born? in a small town in the northeast2 When did he write his first novel? in 1 9 9 3 when he was only 2 23 When did he make the film Lost in the Forest? in 2 0 0 84 When did he start making films? in 2 0 0 35 How long did he stay in Brazil? for 7 yearsGet ideas Speaking for communicationGroup discussion2 Listen to the interview again and check the answers.Interviewer1 Could you tell us about your childhood?4 You wrote your first novel just one year after you left college, didnt you?5 Is that period of your life related to your later career in any way?7 That sounds interesting.Get ideas Interviewee9 Yes, of course.1 0 Thats a good question. Speaking for communicationGroup discussion3 Work in groups of four. Read the introduction and underline the pieces of information that you all think are important or interesting.Discuss and organize ideas4 Choose Hamilton or Shakira as a guest for your interview. Decide the roles of each member in your group: interviewer, Hamilton or Shakira, and two audience members. Speaking for communicationGroup discussion5 Prepare for an interview.Discuss and organize ideasStudent A: the interviewer1 When were you born?2 When did you fall in love with racing competition?3 How did you get into the world of racing? 4 What honors have you won?5 What else are you interested in besides car racing?An interview with Hamilton Student B: Hamilton1 born in 1 9 8 52 in 1 9 9 1 father bought me a radio-controlled car3 at the age of 1 0 told McLaren team boss that I wanted to race for them; less than three years later signed to their Young Driver Support Program4 set numerous records and finished second in 2 0 0 7 ; won the World Championship in 2 0 0 85 other activities: football Speaking for communicationGroup discussion5 Prepare for an interview.Discuss and organize ideasAn interview with ShakiraStudent A: the interviewer1 When did you write your first song?2 When did you start to get involved in your career as a musician?3 What are your most important albums?4 What other activities are you engaged in besides your music career? Student B: Shakira1 at the age of 8 wrote my first song2 in the early 1 9 9 0 s first album was released3 important albums: Pies Descalzos success in Latin America; Laundry Service success in the English-speaking world4 other activities: helps others; founded the Barefoot Foundation, a non-government organization to provide education opportunities for poor children around Colombia and the other parts of the world Speaking for communicationGroup discussion5 Prepare for an interview.Discuss and organize ideasAdditional TipsJob interview questions One of the most important parts of getting ready for a job interview is to prepare responses for the typical interview questions you will be asked. You dont need to memorize an answer, but do think about what youre going to say so youre not put on the spot during the job interview. Your responses will be stronger if you prepare in advance and have a sense of what you want to play up during your interview. Speaking for communicationTop 1 0 interview questions:u What is your greatest strength? u What is your greatest weakness? u Why are you leaving or have left your job? u Tell me about yourself. u Why do you want this job? u Why should we hire you? u How do you handle stress and pressure?u Describe a difficult work situation / project and how you overcame it. u How do you evaluate success?u What are your goals for the future? Speaking for communicationBonus questions:u How do you handle success?u How do you handle failure?u Do you work well with other people? u What are your salary expectations?u What can you do better for us than the other applicants?Reference: http:/ Speaking for communicationGroup discussion6 Present the interview.Present ideas Checklistp Ask proper questions to get the information I need. p Ask follow-up questions to get extra information.p Give clear answers to the interviewers questions.p Give extra information in answering the interviewers questions.p Speak loudly enough in the interview. Further practice in listeningShort conversations1 Q: Where does the conversation probably take place? B At home.2 Q: What does the woman think is very surprising? A Jack Kilby is not very well-known.3 Q: What does the man say about Charlie Chaplins films? B Charlie Chaplins films are very creative.4 Q: Which invention does the man think changed the world most? D The light bulb.5 Q: What does the man mean? D Bob should have performed better. Further practice in listeningLong conversations1 Q: What does the man suggest that the woman do this weekend? D Take her cousin to see a new Harry Potter movie.2 Q: Where did J. K. Rowling come up with the idea for Harry Potter? B On a train.3 Q: What are J. K. Rowlings future plans? C She hasnt said anything about her future plans.4 Q: What are the two speakers mainly talking about? D An interview with J. K. Rowling. Further practice in listeningPassage 11 Q: What happened when Stephen tried to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator? D He spilled the milk over the kitchen floor.2 Q: What did Stephens mother do when she came into the kitchen? D She cleaned up the mess with him.3 Q: What did Stephens mother teach him later? B How to carry a milk bottle.4 Q: What did Stephen learn from this experience? A Mistakes can become learning opportunities. Further practice in listeningPassage 21 ) programs2 ) very3 ) decisions4 ) doing laundry5 ) Obviously6 ) choices7 ) ruining8 ) get used to9 ) opportunities1 0 )step back Wrapping upUse the following self-assessment checklist to check what you have learned in this unit.OK Needs workI can talk about past events and their impacts on the present. I can listen for specific information. I can keep a conversation going by asking follow-up questions, giving extra information and making comments.I can prepare questions for an interview and conduct the interview. Fun timeEnjoy the video clip from Jimmy Fallons The Tonight Show with guest Robert Downey Jr.
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