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Pat 1 (Alice, Alex, Alison) came to Li Hong’s room. They talked about the weather and the party last night. Pat didn’t go to the party because it was 2 (windy, rainy, snowy). It seemed that he didn’t like the weather here. When Li Hong suggested a 3 ( walk, talk, work) in the afternoon, Pat thought it was too cold to go because it was 4 (fourteen, thirteen, sixteen) degrees Celsius. Li Hong didn’t agree. She said in winter, the weather could be much colder. Last winter, it was 5 (three, six, seven) degrees below zero for three 6 (weeks, days, months) and it was very windy. Listen to Dialogue 1 and decode the message by finding the correct choices in the blanks according to what you hear. Pat 1 (Alice, Alex, Alison) came to Li Hong’s room. They talked about the weather and the party last night. Pat didn’t go to the party because it was 2 (windy, rainy, snowy). It seemed that he didn’t like the weather here. When Li Hong suggested a 3 ( walk, talk, work) in the afternoon, Pat thought it was too cold to go because it was 4 (fourteen, thirteen, sixteen) degrees Celsius. Li Hong didn’t agree. She said in winter, the weather could be much colder. Last winter, it was 5 (three, six, seven) degrees below zero for three 6 (weeks, days, months) and it was very windy. Listen and Decode

1. Where does the conversation take place? 2. Where did Li Hong go last night? Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions orally. In Li Hong’s room She went to a party. Listen and Respond

3. Why didn’t Pat go to the party last night? 4. What did Li Hong suggest they do that afternoon? Because the weather was cold and rainy. They go for a walk. Listen and Respond

5. Did Pat take Li Hong’s suggestion? Why or why not? 6. What was the weather like last winter? No, because she thought it was too cold outside. It was very cold and windy at 7 degrees below zero for three weeks. Listen and Respond Script

1. The man wished the bus would come soon because his feet ____________. 2. It felt like hours, but the man knew he had only been there for _____________. 3. The woman thought it was _______ to wait, and she ____________. 4. That morning ________________but the weatherman had predicted ________. 5. The woman said they had ____________ in Detroit the year before. They were supposed to get ________ one night, but they got ______________________ instead. were freezing ten minutes or so awful hated winter the sun was shining light rain the same thing a little rain Listen to dialogue 2 and fill in the blanks. Listen and Complete more than six inches of snow

1. The conversation took place at a bus stop. 2. Both of the speakers were waiting for a bus. 3.They had been waiting for the bus for hours. 4.They were in the city of Detroit. 5.They didn’t speak well of the weather forecast. 4. Now listen to the dialogue again and try to decide whether the following sentences are true or false. Write T/F accordingly. T T F F T Listen and Judge Script

Now listen to something more challenging---a passage with some blanks for you to fill in. The words in the brackets will give you some hints. A glance beforehand at the word list provided below will be of some help to you. Bob and his friends are talking about the weather of the four seasons. Bob said, “Summer is the warmest season of the four, I like it. I can 1 (do what?) ___________________, go swimming, and there is a long 2 (what?) ________________! I like the summer best of all the seasons.” play in the fresh air summer vacation Listen and Read

“But some people think it’s too 3 (how?) ____ during the summer.”Betty argued, some people suffer greatly from the heat 4 (when?) ______________. I like the winter. I like the snow, and I like to 5 (do what?) __________________.” “But don’t you mind the cold?”asked Bob. “Not at all,”answered Betty. “I like cold weather better than warm weather. I’m a winter person.” Tom said, “Spring is my favorite season of the year. The flowers 6 (what happens?) _____________, the birds come back from their winter home, and it means that 7 (what happens?) ________________.” hot in summer time go skating on the ice begin to grow a new year begins Listen and Read

“Me, too.”Rosa put in, “I like both spring and autumn. But autumn is more lovely. There are many beautiful days in autumn. Trees 8 (what happens?) ________________, and the weather is neither too hot nor too cold. But the leaves begin to 9 (what happens?) _______________, the birds leave to escape the winter, and there seems to be a kind of sadness 10 (where) ________. It is not a cheerful season like spring. You know, I like it more because I am a sentimental person.” are changing color fall from the trees in the air Listen and Read

6. Listen to the passage again and match the information in Column B and Column C. Listen and Match Column B Column C Favorite Seasons Reasons a. Spring b. Summer C.Autumn D. Winter 1. playing in the fresh air 2.not minding the cold 3.a beautiful and sad autumn 4.long summer vacation 5.neither too hot nor too cold weather 6.skating on the ice 7.birds coming back from their winter home 8.swimming 9.trees changing color 10.flowers beginning to grow 11.the snow 12.a new year coming in 13.being a sentimental person

6. Listen to the passage again and match the information in Column B and Column C. Bob: b-1,4,8 Betty: d-2,6,11 Tom: a-7,10,12 Rosa: c-3,5,9,13 Keys Listen and Match

Write out the general idea of the passage in one paragraph by answering the following questions. Bob and his friends are talking about their favorite of the year. Listen and Conclude 1. What topic is Bob talking about with his friends?

Bob’s favorite season is summer because he can play in the fresh air, go swimming and there is a long summer vacation. Some people think summer is too hot and uncomfortable and they suffer greatly from the heat. Listen and Conclude 2. What is Bob’s favorite season, and why? 3. Why don’t some people like summer?

Betty likes the winter best because she likes the snow, and she likes to go skating on the ice. She is not afraid of the cold and she thinks she is a winter person. Spring is Tom’s favorite season when flowers begin to grow and the birds come back from their winter home; it seems that a new year begins. Listen and Conclude 4. What is Betty’s favorite season, and what is her reason? 5. What’s Tom’s favorite season and why?

Write out the general idea of the passage in one paragraph by answering the following questions. Rosa likes autumn most. She thinks autumn is a beautiful season since trees are changing color, and the weather is mild. But it is also a sad season as leaves begin to fall from the trees and the birds fly away to escape the winter. It is not a cheerful season like spring. Listen and Conclude 6. What does Rosa think of autumn? Script

Li Hong: Hi, Pat! Why didn’t you go to the party last night? Pat: Because it was so cold and rainy. Li Hong: That’s too bad! It was a really good party. Hey, why don’t we go for a walk this afternoon, Pat? I need some exercise. Pat: Go for a walk? But it’s so cold out. Li Hong: Cold out? What’s the temperature? Pat: About 13ºC. Dialogue 1(1) Script

Li Hong: 13ºC? That’s not cold. Just wait until winter. Pat: Why? Li Hong: Well... it snows a lot and sometimes it’s very cold. Last winter it was 7 degrees below zero for three weeks. And it was windy, too. Pat: That sounds awful! Li Hong: It wasn’t all that bad. The sun was out almost every day. Dialogue 1(2) Script

Chris is an American student studying Chinese, and Lin is a Chinese student. Man: Oh, I wish that bus would come! My feet are freezing! Woman: Have you been waiting long? Man: It feels like hours — but I suppose I’ve only been here for ten minutes or so. Woman: That’s long enough in this weather. This is awful. I hate winter. Dialogue 2 (1) Script

Man: So do I. And this morning the sun was shining and they predicted light rain. Woman: We had the same thing in Detroit last year. We were supposed to get a little rain one night, but when we woke up, guess what? There were six inches of snow on the ground, and it was still coming down hard. Man: That’s typical. Script Dialogue 2 (2)

Bob and his friends are talking about the weather of the four seasons. Bob said, “Summer is the warmest season of the four, I like it. I can play in the fresh air, go swimming, and there is a long summer vacation! I like the summer best of all the seasons.” “But some people think it’s too hot and uncomfortable during the summer,”Betty argued, “some people suffer greatly from the heat in summertime. I like the winter. I like the snow, and I like to go skating on the ice.” “But don’t you mind the cold”asked Bob. “Not at all,”answered Betty. “I like cold weather better than warm weather. I’m a winter person.” Passage Script

Tom said, “Spring is my favorite season of the year. The flowers begin to grow, the birds come back from their winter home, and it seems that a new year begins.” “Me, too.”Rosa put in, “I like both spring and autumn. But autumn is more lovely. There are many beautiful days in autumn. Trees are changing color, and the weather is neither too hot nor too cold. But the leaves begin to fall from the trees, the birds leave to escape the winter, and there seems to be a kind of sadness in the air. It is not a happy season like spring. You know, I like it more because I am a sentimental person.”