I. Vocabulary
Firstly, let’s learn
some vocabulary so that later, you can find it easier to understand the
listening tasks.
1. Academic /ˌækəˈdemɪk/ (adj): connected
with education, especially studying in schools
học thuật
2. Settle /ˈsetl/ (v): to make yourself
or somebody else comfortable in a new position
an cư
3. Reckon /ˈrekən/ (v): to think something or have an
opinion about something
tính toán
4. Custom
/ˈkʌstəm/
(n): accepted way of behaving or of doing things in a society or a community
phong tục
5. Slang /slæŋ/ (n): very
informal words and expressions that are more common in spoken language,
especially used by a particular group of people (children, criminals, soldiers,
etc.)
tiếng lóng
Example:
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1. Students return in October for
the start of the new academic year.
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2. He settled himself comfortably in his unusual chair.
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3. He’ll be famous one day. What
do you reckon? (= do you agree?)
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4. It is the custom in that country for women to marry young.
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5. Understanding teenage slang is not easy for adults.
Now,
you can look on the screen to see an example of form filling exercise. You are
required to write ONE
WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Name: Jenny
Foo
Age: 21
Nationality: 1…………………………….
Address: 2……...……….Road,
Bondi
Mobile phone: 3…………………………….
Occupation: 4…………………………….
Free-time interests: Singing and 5………………
STEPS TO DO THE TASK
Step 1: Pay attention to word limit
Step 2. Predict the answers
Step 3. Locate the information for the answers
(Listen for synonyms)
Step 4. Listen
carefully and write the answer
Script
Audio : Listening IE - 6.5 Lesson 01 - Track 1
Don Hello, come in and take a seat.
Jenny Oh. thanks.
D Good ... and how can I help you?
J Well, I'd quite like to Join this International Social Club
and I was hoping you could help me
D Yes, no problem. Let me just get the form up on my screen and
I'll film your details. Let's see .. yes, here we are. OK, the first thing we
need is your name. J Jenny Foo, that's F- double 0.
D OK, great and can you tell me how old you are, Jenny?
J I'm 21 .
D Great and how long have you been here in Australia, by the
way?
J I arrived just last month, two weeks before the start of the
academic year, just to sort things out and settle in a bit.
D Good idea. Where
are you from originally?
J I'm from Kuala Lumpur - that's where I was born and brought
up.
D So, you're
Malaysian, are you?
J That's right though I lived in the United States for a
couple of years when I was a teenager - we went there for my father's job.
D Right. And can
you tell me your current address, please?
J Sure. Just at the moment I'm lodging with a family at 13 Anglesea Road in Bondi.
D OK, let me just type that in. Er, how do you spell Anglesea,
by the way?
J It's spelled
A- N-G- L- E- S-E-A
D Thanks. That's quite a long way from the city centre, isn't
it? Is it a problem getting into the city centre?
J Not really, because the buses are good, and it's a nice,
quiet area to live in.
D Mm. that's true. So I guess you must have a cell-phone number you can give me
so we can keep you informed of events and so on.
J Yes. Let me just have a look - it's a new one, so I haven't learned the
number yet. Ah. here it is. It's
040 422 9160.
D ... 9160. OK, good. And you like the family you're living
with?
J Sure. They've got a little boy, who is quite noisy, but he's
really no trouble.
D Fine. Now, let's see, what's next? Er. Yep. Can you tell me what you do
- I mean, are you working or studying?
J Well, at the moment I'm doing a temporary job with a
company here in Sydney - I'm an
economist in fact.
D OK - and how long do you think you'll be here in Sydney?
J At least a year. I may look for work here afterwards.
D Great. Now, you want to join the International Social Club,
and it would be good to know a bit about your free-time interests as well. What do you like doing?
J Well. I'm quite musical and I really enjoy singing.
D Mm-hm.
J Back
home. I sang with a band -just you know, for fun. But for me, what I like best is dancing.
You know, the modern sort? I really love it.
Answer
key
1.Malaysian
2.13 Anglesea
3.040 422 9160
4. Economist
5. Dancing
II.2.2. Multiple choice
Questions
6–10
Choose
the correct letter, A, B or C.
6. According to Don, what might be a problem for Jenny?
A. her accent
B. talking to her colleagues
C. understanding local people
7. How many members does the club have now?
A. 30
B. 50
C. 80
8. How often does the club meet?
A. once a week
B. once every two weeks
C. once a month
9. What is the club’s most frequent type of activity?
A. a talk
B. a visit
C. a meal
10. The main purpose of the club is to help members to
A. meet Australians.
B. learn about life in Australia.
C. enjoy themselves together.
Tips
- Be patient. You are
likely to hear ALL the given answers, so choosing the one you hear the first is
not a good strategy.
- Be attentive -
sometimes the speaker can correct himself or give new details.
- Beware of order -
the answers will not necessarily be in the same order as the speaker gives
information.
Steps to do the task
Step 1: Underline the
key words in the questions
Step 2: Listen
carefully and locate the answer
Step 3: Choose the
answer (Pay attention to synonyms)
Script
Don So how are you getting on here? I
mean, your level of English is better than most people who come from overseas
to work and you've got a really nice American accent. So I don't suppose you
have any communication
problems in the office, though you might find some of our slangs more difficult to understand.
Jenny Well, a bit, but I
haven't met that many Australians yet - outside of work, I mean.
D Right.
J But could you tell me a bit
about the International Club, now I've joined?
D Sure. We've got - er, let's
see - currently about 50 members,
but people join all the time, so I should think that figure will go up. Last
year, we had 30 members and the year before just 18, so we're growing and
getting better known. I reckon that at this rate, next year we'll have about
80.
J And does the club hold regular meetings?
D Yes, every second Thursday evening in fact so a couple of times a month,
though of course when you start making friends, you'll be getting together with
them more often than that, I guess. The next meeting will be next Thursday if
I'm not mistaken. Er, yes, that's right.
J And what happens when the
club meets - I mean, what
sort of things are organised?
D The usual thing is for one of the members to give a little presentation about where they're
from. their customs and so on, but from time to time they do other things -
outings to places around Sydney, or meeting up to eat together in a restaurant
or go to a concert together or something like that.
J OK, that sounds fun and the
members aren't just people from other countries, non-Australians. Are they?
D No, not at all. The main point of the club
is to give people like you the the chance to mix more with people from this country, people of all
ages- you'll find us very friendly. I think the contact has a positive effect
on visitors to this country - and in fact. It affects us locals positively as
well. You know, it's a sort of Intercultural experience for everybody. And of
course you should get the chance to do all sorts of activities with other
members of the club if you want to - it's not just for talking and hopefully
you'll make friends with people who have similar interests.
J It sounds great. I'm really
looking forward to the first meeting.
Answer key
6C
7B
8B
9A
10A
HOMEWORK
LESSON
1
ANSWER KEY
2 New Zealand
3 lawyer
4 Coundon
5 CV26
6 B
7 C
8 B
9 A
10 C
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