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Using language: listening, reading and speaking p14-15Period 5T e x a s Listening on page14Look at the picture, read the exercises, and discuss with your partner what the listening text may be about.1st listening : When you are listening, take note of the accent and intonation.1. How many people are speaking in this listening material?2. Which one is Buford?3. Who is the second speaker? Where is she from? Jane is the second speaker, Bufords teacher. She is from Britain.Two The first one.2nd listening: This time, try to put these sentences in the right sequence._ Lester climbed a tree._ Buford, Billy Bob and Lester went swimming._ Lester thought the catfish would eat him._ Buford and Billy Bob laughed._ Lester saw a catfish._ Now Lester is too afraid to visit the place.1.What does Buford think of Texas? How do you know? He believes its almost a different country from the US. The listening text tells it is so.Answer the following questions after listening.2. How large was the catfish? The boys thought that the catfish was almost the size of a house.3. Why did Lester get out of the water very quickly?He thought the catfish would eat him.4.Why did Buford and Big Bob laugh? They laughed because Lester believed the catfish would hurt him.The Third ListeningListen to the tape and read the typescript.Buford says “Hey,yall” to greet you. What does the second speaker say to greet you?Listening textHey, yall, this here is Buford. I come from a big oil town in Texas. Now, yall need to understand that we aint really a state, but a whole nother country.Now let me tell ya a story about when I was just a pup. One hot summers day I was swimmin with my cousins Little Lester and Big Billy Bob. We was jumpinin the water and feelin good. Then along comes this catfishbout the size of a house. Well, alright, maybe a little smaller than that. Little Lester starts to thinkin its goin to eat him sure nough. Man, you shoulda seen him! He got outta the water fast as lightning and climbed up a tree. Big Billy Bob and I just laughed and laughed. To this day, Lester wont go near that place. Hello, everyone, I am Bufords teacher, Jane, from British. Perhaps you didnt quite understand everything Buford said. He said that he lived in Houston, a city in Texas. He wants everyone to know that he doesnt believe Texas is a state in USA but a different country. Buford says that he would like to tell you a story about him when he was a small child. One hot summers day he was swimming with Big Billy Bob and Lester.They were jumping into the water, which felt good. Then he says that they saw a catfish almost the size of a house but, he adds, that the catfish was really smaller. Buford says that Lester thought he was going to be eaten by the catfish. He says, goodness, you should have seen Lester! He says that Lester got out of the water faster than lightning and climbed up a tree. Buford and Big Billy Bob just laughed a lot. To this day, he says, Lester wont visit that place.Dialectic wordsStandard English heyHelloYallEveryoneAintArentYerYourYayoupupChildSwimminSwimmingJumpinJumpingFeelinFeelingboutAboutnoughenoughShoulda seenShould have seen Got outtaGot out of Reading and speakingWhat are the differences between British English and American English in vocabulary? apartment-flatelevator-liftSubway-undergroundRead the dialogue on p15 and find the different words used by Americans and the British.Amy (American)Lady (British)SubwayundergroundLeftLeft-hand sideKeep going straightGo straight onBlockStreetrightRight-hand sideRole play: work in pairs. Choose one of the situations and make a dialogue. P15Useful expressions to be used:Pardon?I beg your pardon?Could you say that again please?Sorry, I cant follow you!I dont understand.How do you spell that?Could you speak more slowly please?Could you repeat that please?RestaurantdrugstoreSubway Taxi SupermarketMiddle SchoolBar CinemaGasYou may need a mapSample dialogueA: Excuse me, maam. Would you please tell me where the nearest chemists is?B: Pardon?A : I said I couldnt find the drugstore.B : Well, go down the block, keep going straight till the second crossing, and youll find it on the right.A: So you mean go down the street, and go straight on till the second crossing, then I can find it on my right-hand side?B: yeah, right.A: Thank you very much! Homework Memorize the new words and expressions in this part. WB P48: Talking Victor English p21-22
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