The Second Period Listening

Teaching goals 教學目標

1. Target language目標語言

a. 詞匯和短語

refrigerator, court, version, hang on, out of order, get through, ring back, ring off

b. 重點句子

Hang on, please.

I’m sorry, but this phone is out of order.

I can’t get through.

I must ring off now because...

Can I ring back later?

2. Ability goals能力目標

Enable the students to listen to the description of mobile phones and make a telephone interview.

3. Learning ability goals學能目標

Help the students learn how to listen to the description of mobile phones and make a telephone interview.

Teaching important points 教學重點

Listen to the description of mobile phones.

Teaching difficult points 教學難點

How to make a telephone interview.

Teaching methods 教學方法

Listening and cooperative learning.

Teaching aids 教具準備

A recorder.

Teaching procedures & ways 教學過程與方式

Step Ⅰ Revision and lead-in

Greet the students as usual.

Talk about the applications of mobiles.

T: Telephone is really a great invention in human history. With it, we can talk with friends, families or others far away from us. Suppose you want to apply for a job in James Dyson’s company in England. The quickest and cheapest way may be a telephone conversation. So you ring up one of his engineers to ask what kind of person he needs. Now work in pairs and make a telephone conversation with your partner. Remember to ask for as much information as you can. Of course, we have learned about how to make telephone calls in English-speaking countries. Who can give me some examples?

S: I’ll try. When making a telephone call, we often say: Hello! Is that... speaking? Yes, this is... Can I take a message? Wait a minute, please, and so on.

T: But the following expressions may be of great help. Before listening, please read and learn them by heart.

Show the following.

Hold the line, please.   

Hang on, please.  

Just a moment, please.

I’m sorry, but this phone is out of order.   

I can’t get through.

I’ll ring him / her up again.  

I must ring off now because...

T: Now, you may work with your partner and discuss about the questions and answers.

A sample dialogue:

(S-student; E-engineer)

S: Hello! Is that James Dyson’s company?

E: Yes, Who’s that?

S: This is Li Ping. Is that the personnel manager?

E: Just a moment, please. Sorry. He isn’t here right now. Can I take a message?

S: No, thanks. Maybe I’ll ring him again some other time. By the way, May I ask you some questions?

E: Sure, go ahead.

S: I want to apply for a job in your company and I want to ask what kind of person you need.

E: Well, as far as I know, we need some skilled workers who are good at machinery and have a good knowledge of repairing some electrical equipment used at home, for example washing machine, refrigerator, electric fan and so on.

S: Are we graduates needed in some departments in your company?

E: It’s hard to say now. Maybe you will have some chance to work and learn in some department, but you have to wait and see. If you are free, you may call the personnel manager at three o’clock this afternoon.

S: OK, I will. By the way, how much will I get if I can work as your colleague?

E: Usually the average salary for newcomers is $2,000 per month. And you may get a rise if you progress well or have some invention in your work.

S: Well, I know. I must ring off now because I have to go back home for lunch. Thanks a lot. Bye!

E: Goodbye and good luck!

T: Next please swap roles and answer your partner’s questions. Remember you must behave as if you are a member of Dyson’s company and answer the questions honestly.

Step Ⅱ Listening and speaking

T: Zhou Rui has decided to do a project on a living British inventor called James Dyson. So he telephoned Dyson’s company in England to interview one of its engineers about the great man’s ideas. Now listen to the conversation between them and finish the exercises on page 26. Before that, please look through the introductions first.

Ask the students to finish the exercises after listening and then check the answers with them.

T: While listening, you’d better make notes of the listening points like this:

Show the following.

The object of his invention:

The problem of his invention:

The improvement of his invention:

Step Ⅲ LISTENING (Workbook)

T: Millions of people in China and around the world use cellular phones. They are such great inventions —with a cell phone, you can talk to anyone on the planet from just about anywhere! These days, cell phones provide an unbelievable array of functions, and new ones are being added at a breakneck pace. Now look at the pictures and questions on page 62. Work in pairs and have a discussion about the three questions.

Sample answers:

S1: A mobile phone can now be used to receive phone calls, send and receive messages, listen to music, watch videos, surf the internet and so on. I find it very useful to use the mobile phones to make telephone calls and send and receive messages because we should always be informed and it’s important and necessary to communicate with each other in modern society. I also expect a mobile phone to show pictures of the person I call so that we can see clearly whether we are calling the right person and I hope one day we can use it to have meetings with people in the distance, and see films and show DVD in public.

S2: Nowadays mobile phones can be used to do calculations, record pictures in life, play games, chat online, set time limit, wake up people, find out various information online and so on. I find they are very useful because we can enjoy ourselves when we use them to play games and chat online and talk with friends about different subjects. I expect mobile phones can be used one day to watch TV, cook meals, pick up foreign languages, do homework and take exams for me. Then I’ll be free from different kinds of worries and complaints and live a more comfortable and convenient life in the future.

T: Good! You have known much about mobile phones and we’ll listen to some other functions of them, which you might feel more interested in. Now, listen and do Part 2 and then answer the questions in Part 3. While listening, please make notes as follows. OK?

Show the following.

The mobile Mary will buy:

The extra applications of mobiles:

The extra application of the 3-G mobiles:

The reason why Mary is worried:

The advantages of the 3-G mobiles:

What might go wrong?

Then check the answers with the students.  

Step Ⅳ LISTENING TASK (Workbook)

Deal with the LISTENING TASK on page 67.

T: First look at the three pictures on page 67 and discuss what inventions they might be. Any opinions?

S: It looks as if it is a kind of machine moving on wheels and it can move very fast driven by a certain kind of force.

T: It’s another invention by Leonardo da Vinci. Now, listen to the tape and decide if you agree with the people on the tape. What do you think it was? Fill in the chart below with the ideas of the two girls and make your own suggestions. Now please listen to the tape and fill in the chart on page 67. Make some notes while listening as follows.

Show the following.

Listening points:

The girls’ suggestions:

Reasons for:

Reasons against:

My suggestion:

Then check the answers.

Step Ⅴ Homework

T: Boys and girls, today we have listened to some materials about different inventions and their functions and applications. I do hope you can listen to the materials again after class so that you can get very familiar with them. Besides, please finish the USING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS on pages 63-64 and then preview the Reading. Here are two questions for you.

1. What is the problem talked about in the text?

2. How did the writer solve the problem? List some of the steps.