Unit 1 Part A Communicative Function 1. How are you?/ I'd like you to meet my classmate. 2. I'm.../ May I introduce...to you?/ Pleased to meet you. 3. Come and meet my family./ ...this is Tom./ It's good to know you./ ...this is my sister. Part B Text Exercise 1: 1. B 2. D Exercise 2: 1. Yang Weiping: China/ Chemistry/ Likes listening to English programs on radio and TV; enjoys English pop songs/ Started learning English several years ago/ Favorite activity: listening; Difficulty: speaking 2. Virginia: Singapore/ Library science/ To get a good job, one has be to fluent in English./ Started learning English in high school./ Favorite activity: reading; Difficulty: writing Part C Exercise: How to Improve Listening Comprehension Among the four skills of listening , speaking, reading and writing, I find listening most difficult, because I worry about the words I don't know. Now I am trying to focus on the general idea, not worrying about he new words. This makes me feel good, because I know I have understood something. Then, I listen again carefully and if I have any problems I play the difficult part again. In this way I come to understand better both the main idea and the details of the listening text. Part D (Refer to TextBook) Unit 2 Part A Communicative Function 1. closing 2. opening 3. closing 4. opening 5. opening 6. opening Listening Strategy 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. b Part B Text Exercise 1: 1. 1) b 2) c 3) a 2. d Exercise 2: 1. a. age b. money c. people's appearance 2. a. ...say that again? I did not catch it./ b. ...speak more slowly, please? 3. a....I really need to be going./ ...nice talking to you. Part C · I hear this idea:...
