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II. Listening Skills

Listening for Names

1. Doris: Good morning. Can I help you?

David: Yes. I need to change one of my courses.

Doris: I’ll see what we can do. What’s your name, please?
David: My name’s David Brown.

Doris: Your first name again?

David: David. D-A-V-I-D.

The boy is called David by his first name.

2. Nancy: Excuse me. I want to make sure if I am registered for the new semester of English with Dr. Lang.

Doris: Just a minute and I’ll check for you. What’s your name, please?
Nancy: Nancy Leigh.

Doris: Is “Lee” your last name?
Nancy: No, it’s Leigh. L-E-I-G-H. But “Lee” would be easier to spell, wouldn’t it?

Nancy’s last name is Leigh.

3. Doris: I’m sorry. But if you need a loan, you’ll have to go to the Financial Aid Office before you can register.

Nancy: Them who should I see there?
Doris: Well, Mrs. Vicky Klein can help you. As a matter of fact, anybody there is very nice.

Nancy: Oh, thank you. What is her name again?

Doris: Vicky Klein. V-I-C-K-Y, K-L-E-I-N.

Nancy should see Vicky Klein if she needs a loan.

4. Doris: OK, to complete this form I need your name in full, please.

Laura: Laura Tish Hill.

Doris: Tish? That’s an unusual middle name. Would you mind spelling that for me?

Laura: Sure. T-I-S-H. I was named after my mother.

Laura’s full name is Laura Tish Hill.

5. Doris: Well, you need to complete the form for your parking pass. Your name, please?
Anthony: Anythony Mcdonald.

Doris: Are you “Mc” or “Mac”?

Anthony: “Mc”. My family was from Scotland.

Doris: OK, Anthony. I’ll have your parking pass ready in a minute.

Anthony McDonald will get his parking pass in a minute.

III. Listening In

Task 1: Enrolling

Good morning, everyone. I’d like to welcome you to City University. I’m Betty Russell and I work in the International Students’ Office. I have some important for you. First, you must enroll by August 28th. Pick up your ID card at our office. Them, you’ll need to pick up a library card so that you can borrow books from the library. Show them your ID card in the library and they will do it for you. You may be thinking about the sports facilities at our school. There’s no charge for student use, but of course you’ll have to show your ID card. Concerning the medical assistance, the University has its own health center, and all services are free for enrolled students.

1.B 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.A

Task 2: Living on Campus

(M=man; W=woman)

M: Hi, Lisa. How’s life on campus?
W: Hi, John. Oh, not so bad. Pretty good in fact.

M: Is that what do you think? I mean, do you like living on campus?

W: Yeah, I enjoy living here because there’s so many people around and it’s easy to make friends. What about you? Have you ever lived in a dorm before?

M: No, this is the first time.

W: I think you’ll find it quite convenient. The library, labs, sports center and other facilities are right on campus.

M: That’s true. The atmosphere here is different from the outside. But I guess living in town has its advantage too, like being close to the shopping center. You know, our university is so far from downtown.

W: But the commuting to classes…I mean, you would have to get up so early to get to classes on time. And then going home would be so much time.

M: Yeah, but the food here…it seems it’s the same thing in the cafeteria every day.

W: Well, I think the food here is OK, and if you want a change, you can eat out once in a while.

M: True.

1. She thinks it’s easy to make friends.

2. It’s convenient to use the library, the labs, the sports center and many other facilities.

3. It’s near the shopping center.

4. They would have to get up so early to get to classes on time. And then it would take a lot of time to get home.

5. It seems all the same every day.

Task 3: Learning to speak English

Hello, how are you? When most people learn English as a second language, they learn formal English. Unfortunately, learning it like this tends to make you feel distant and bored. The truth is, most people in English-speaking countries don’t speak to each other in such a formal way. They speak in a casual way to their friends and families. When speaking casually, people tend to use a lot of informal or colloquial words, and also shorten and connect their phrases. They say things like “Hey, what’s up?” or “Hey! Whatcha been dion’?” These expressions are both common and natural, and make you seem like a native speaker. Using them may make people more interested in talking to you. This type of English is more like what you will hear in movies and TV shows. Speaking this way makes native speakers feel more relaxed and you will sound like a friendly person who speaks English well. You got that, buddy?