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Listening book 1 unit 1
Warming up
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Short Conversations
1. W: I saw an ad on the Internet about online language studies.
M: Me too. I saw an ad for, “Click Here for Language Learning.”
Q: What do the man and the woman have in common?

2. M: You have to be 18 years old to enter some online language classes.
W: Really? I had no idea that there was a minimum age required for some classes.
Q: What did the woman NOT know about online language classes before?
3. M: Unlike regular classes. Online classes can be taken at your home.
W: That exactly why I decided to begin studying online!
Q: Why did the woman decide to study online?
4. W: I keep on making new friends as I study online.
M: So do I! there are so many people online, and I want to meet them all!
Q: What is one benefit of studying online?
5. M: My online teacher asked the class for suggestions to make the class better.
W: That’s great! I always like it when a teacher does that.
Q: What did the man’s teacher want to do?
6. M: I had no idea that online language learning could be so effective!
W: It sure has helped me practice my language skills!
Q: What is it about online language learning that surprised the man?
7. M: My classmates and I help each other solve homework problems online.
W: It sounds like you’re using the Internet in a useful way.
Q: What does the man do online?
8. M: Online learning is ideal for anyone who doesn’t have time to travel to school.
W: Yes, but it also has its own challenges.
Q: What does the woman have to say about online learning?
9. M: Virtual classrooms are changing how students study!
W: They sure are! And I, for one, am very excited about it.
Q: According to the man, what is happening to students because of virtual classrooms?
10. M: What advice did your professor give you?
W: He said that taking an online class would help me learn.
Q: What did the woman’s professor suggest?

Long Conversation
W: How’s your new online class, Bill? Is it everything you had hoped for?
M: It’s everything and more. Susan. You should give it a try!
W: Oh, really? What’s the best thing about it?
M: In an online class, you talk with others over the Internet. Since they are not right next to you, they don’t bother you so much.
W: That sounds great! I took a class with someone who would make me feel small whenever I made a mistake. He would tell me how stupid I was and intimidate me so that I never wanted to participate.
M: Not a problem in the virtual classroom. How would you like to sign up? I think that you could start on the third of next month.
W: I don’t know, Bill. You know all those problems about having difficult people in the classroom?
M: Yeah?
W: We don’t really have them anymore since you left.
1. Which of the following is NOT true about Bill?
2. According to Bill, why are other students NOT a concern in an online class?
3. Why did Susan NOT like to participate in class?

4. When could Susan start studying online?
5. Why did Susan NOT make up her mind to join online class?

Passage
The first requirement for my online language class was to meet in an online forum. I entered the forum early and saw students appear on the screen one after another. Strangely enough, when it was time to begin, the teacher still hadn’t shown up. However, we began sharing information and talking about the new class. Unlike me, all of the other students were new to the online class. I told them about my experiences and my thoughts. Then I noticed something. There were 27 people in the forum. This was strange because I know there were only 26 people in the class.
“Hey,” I wrote, “which one of you is the teacher?”
The teacher made herself known at last. She said that she wanted to get our honest opinions about the online class. Also, she wanted to have a little fun with us. “Humor will be important in my class,” she said.
1. What was the first requirement of the online class?
2. What was strange about the beginning of the online class?
3. How were the other students different than the speaker?
4. What did the speaker notice?
5. Why did the teacher NOT make herself known to the class at first?

Listening and Speaking
One day, a student was taking a very difficult essay exam. At the end of the test, the professor asked all the students to put their pencils down and hand in their test papers. The young man kept writing furiously. Although he was warned that if he did not stop immediately his paper would be rejected, he ignored the warning, finished the test ten minutes later, and went to hand the test paper to his professor. The professor told him he would not accept the test paper.
The student asked, “Do you know who I am?”
The professor said, “No and I don’t care.”
The student asked again, “Are you sure you don’t know who I am?”
The professor said, “Yes.” So, the student walked over to the pile of test, placed his in the middle, and then threw the papers in the air.
“Good,” the student said, and walked out.

Supplementary Listening
Task 1
M: All right, everyone. Good work. That’s all for today’s class. Does anyone have any questions?
W: Excuse me, Professor. I have a question. I’m worried about my English skills. I get good marks on tests, but I don’t feel that I’m learning a lot.
M: Not exactly a question is it, Winnie? But it’s a good concern. Many advanced English learners have a large “passive vocabulary”, but they worry about their “active vocabulary”. They can understand many difficult English words when reading or listening, but they don’t use most of them when speaking or writing in English. They feel this is a problem. They would like to use all the difficult words that they know.
W: Do you think that I use too few words?
M: That’s not what I’m saying at all. Actually, I’m saying the opposite thing.
W: I’m afraid I don’t understand.
M: In your native language, there are also thousands of words that you understand but you don’t use. So your active vocabulary in your native language is much smaller than your passive vocabulary. And I guess that you are not worried about that.
W: No, I’m not. But I would like to use the new words that I learn in my Engli8sh classes. How else am I going to remember them?
M: Now that’s a very good question.
W: I was hoping that you had an answer to this question.
M: Winnie, you don’t need to worry about using “too few” English words. As your needs for different things grow, you will be able to use your new words more and more. I think you’d be surprised by how much you know.
W: So your advice to me is “Don’t worry.”? Now I’m worried that I’m paying too much for school.
1. Who are likely to worry about their active vocabulary?
2. What is “active vocabulary” according to the professor?
3. What do many English learners want to do?
4. What does the professor say about vocabulary in one’s native language?
5. What does the professor want to tell Winnie?
Task 2
The biggest problem most people face in learning English is their own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly so they don’t speak English at all. Don’t do this. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.
The best way to learn English is to surround yourself with it. The more English material you have around you, the faster you will learn and the more likely you will begin thinking in English.
Music can be a very effective tool to learning English. The best way is to use the lyrics and try to read them as the artist sings. This way you can practice your listening and reading at the same time.
Watching English movies is not only fun but also very effective. By watching English movies., you can expand your vocabulary and learn the natural flows of speech from actors.
1. What is the biggest problem that many English learners have?
2. Why do some English learners NOT speak English at all?
3. What is the best way to learn English according to the speaker?
4. What is the best way to learn English through music?
5. How can you benefit from watching English movies?
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