1、T e x a s Listening on P14 From the picture,we know that Lester is afraid when the others arent.Catfish are found in lakes and rivers throughout the US.They are harmless.Although they can grow to two meters in length,they dont eat children.The catfish get its name from its long,catlike whiskers,whic
2、h can sting a it.Listen to the text and pay attention to the accent and intonation.Listen again and put these sentences in the right sequence._ Lester climbed a tree._ Buford,Billy Bob and Lester went swimming._ Lester thought the catfish would eat him._ Buford and Billy Bob laughed._ Lester saw a c
3、atfish._ Now Lester is too afraid to visit the place1234561.What does Buford think of Texas?How do you know?He believes its almost a different country from the USA.The listening text tells us.Answer the following questions.3.Why did Lester get out of the water so quickly?The boys thought that the ca
4、tfish was almost the size of a house.He thought the catfish would eat him.2.How large was the catfish?They laughed because Lester believed the catfish would hurt him.4.Why did Buford and Big Billy Bob laugh?Look at the map.It shows some of the places in the world where English is spoken as an offici
5、al language.Guess what this listening is about.Listen to the tape and see if you are right.Listen to the tape again.Work out the name of each students country and find the hints that help you identify them.Speaker 1Speaker 2Speaker 3Speaker 4Country nameHints South AsiaWestern EuropeA country has mo
6、re than 7000 islandsSoutheast AsiaWhat these countries have in common?They all speak English;they were all Non-English speakers before being Conquered or colonized by English-speaking peoples.Listening Task on page 51Discussion Do you also practice your English outside class?What do you usually do t
7、o improve your listening?Discuss with your partner.Listen to what Wang Ting and Chen Peng have to say and find out how they improve their English.Write down the main idea.Wang Ting and Chen Peng are discussing how they improve their English listening outside class.1.What is Wang Ting going to do thi
8、s weekend?Wang Ting is going to buy some CDs to improve her English.2.What does Wang Ting think about listening to English songs?She likes to listen to English songs to learn idiomatic English expressions.3.Did Chen Peng often watch English films?Does he watch them now?No,he used to watch English fi
9、lms.He doesnt watch them now as he thinks they are too hard without Chinese subtitles.4.What does Chen Peng like watching on CCTV 9?He likes listening to Chinese people and reading the English subtitles.5.What does Wang Ting ask Chen Peng to do?She asks him to listen to native speakers more often.6.
10、What does Chen Pengs teacher say about learning English?What does she mean?The teacher asks him to learn“little and often”.She means that he should do a little extra listening every day to make the best improvement.1.Listening to _ is an easy way to _ some idiomatic _.2.Watching _ _ is a good way to _ your _ of English.3.Listening to _ can improve your _.English songslearnexpressions the news and the interviews on CCTV 9practiseunderstandingThe native speakers listening skills
