Warming Up Activity TP - 4 (Unit 2)

On the recording, you will hear:

Man: Can I have beef steak and lemon juice, please?

Woman: Yes, sir. Anything else you want to order, sir?

Narrator: Who is probably the woman?

• A chef

• A shopkeeper

• A sales person

• A waitress

On the recording, you will hear:

Man: Are you going to join us for the class discussion?

Woman: Sure, right after I‘m done with Prof. Morris‘ writing assignment.

Narrator: What will the woman probably do next?

• Submit her writing assignment

• Go with the man for the discussion

• Continue working on her writing assignment

• Prepare her work for the discussion

On the recording, you will hear:

Man: Let‘s order pizzas now. I am starving.

Woman: Wait, let‘s check the menu.

Narrator: Where does the conversation probably take place?

• In a cinema

• At a supermarket

• At a cafeteria

• In a book store

On the recording, you will hear:

Man: Oh my! Its a quarter to ten. We‘d better go now.

Woman: Yeah, Professor Kimberly never tolerates late students. We must be in his class in fifteen minutes

Narrator: What time does the class start?

• At 9:45

• At 9:50

• At 10:00

• At 10:10

On the recording, you will hear:

Man: You know what, Pam, I am leaving for Tokyo Monday next week.

Woman: Did you say next week? I thought you haven‘t finished the project.

Narrator: How does the woman feel?

• Glad

• Surprised

• Excited

• Amazed

You have learned how to draw a logical conclusion about who the speaker is, what the speaker will probably do in the future, and where the conversation probably takes place. You also have learned how to draw a logical conclusion about computations and feelings. The questions on computations are probably about ____,____,____ and other words expressing numbers. Whereas the questions on feelings might ask about how ______.

Review Strategy #1: how to identify who the speakers are?

• Pay attention to the clues in the conversation.

• Pay attention to the first speaker.

• Pay attention to the narrator's question.

Review Strategy #2: how to draw a conclusion about that the second speaker intends to do?

• Pay attention to the first speaker.

• Pay attention to what the second speaker says.

• Pay attention to the narrator's question.

Review Strategy #3: How to identify where the conversation takes place?

• focus on the clues in the conversation

• focus on the implied meaning of the second speaker.

• Focus on the narrator's question.

Review Strategy #4: How to draw a conclusion about computations?

• listen carefully to the expressions of place mentioned by both speakers.

• listen carefully to the expressions of location mentioned by both speakers.

• listen carefully to the expressions of numbers mentioned by both speakers.