unit 11
Section One Tactics for Listening
Part I Phonetics
A: Hello, how (1) can I help you?
B: Good morning. I seem to (2) have hurt my twist.
A: Yes? How (3) did you do that?
B: Well, I’m not actually sure. I think… I did go to a party last nig ht and um I (4)sort of fell up the steps, you see and I may (5)have done it then.
A: You fell off it, you think?
B: Well, I think so. I do remember (6)falling over.
A: OK, let me (7)have a look at it, could I? Yes, it is rather swoll en. Does this hurt?
B: Yes, it does actually, yes.
A: Yes, right, well, my (8)advice is that you should go to the hos pital and (9)get it X-rayed. I think it could be broken.
Part II Listening and Note-Taking
Well, in January it can be very cold with snow everywhere! But hi gh in the mountains the sky is usually blue, and it’s warm enough to
have lunch outside. You should bring warm clothes and some strong waterproof shoes.
Most people go skiing every weekend, and if there’s no snow yo u can still go walking in the mountains. A lot of the towns are very pr etty. They look exactly the same today as they did four hundred year s ago!
You must try fondue, which is cheese melted in a pot, and you p ut pieces of bread on a long fork to get it out…mm!It’s very, very go od.
If the weather’s good, you can go for a boat trip on the lake. The n you can really see how beautiful the mountains are!
Exercise:
Location: a mountainous area
Climate: cold in winter
Tourist attractions: skiing, walking in the mountains, pretty to wns of four hundred years old, a boat trip in the lake Food: fondue
Things needed for travelling there: warm clothes, strong water proof shoes
Section Two Listening Comprehension