Listen and Decode

1. Being All Ears Listen and Decode Listen and Match Listen and Respond Listen and Conclude Listen and Read

2. Listen and Decode Listen to a dialogue and decode the message by finding the correct choices in the brackets according to what you hear.

3. Click here to listen Listen and Decode Tom Johnson came to a hotel . He wanted to stay in a single room with (bath .a good view. balcony) . He made the reservation (at home .at a airport. at a railway station).After he arrived and checked in at the hotel,he filled out a reservation (card .form .note) and got the key to his room.His room number was (532 .235. 352). Breakfast was (included. charged. paid ) in the bill,which was (served .made .cooked ) for several hours in the morning. Tom would pay for the hotel (meal .services .cost) when he checked out . The receptionist hoped that he would (like .please .enjoy) himself during his stay there. Tom Johnson came to a hotel . He wanted to stay in a single room with (bath .a good view. balcony) . He made the reservation (at home .at a airport. at a railway station).After he arrived and checked in at the hotel,he filled out a reservation (card .form .note) and got the key to his room.His room number was (532 .235. 352). Breakfast was (included. charged. paid ) in the bill,which was (served .made .cooked ) for several hours in the morning. Tom would pay for the hotel (meal .services .cost) when he checked out . The receptionist hoped that he would (like .please .enjoy) himself during his stay there. Tom Johnson came to a hotel . He wanted to stay in a single room with (bath .a good view. balcony) . He made the reservation (at home .at a airport. at a railway station).After he arrived and checked in at the hotel,he filled out a reservation (card .form .note) and got the key to his room.His room number was (532 .235. 352). Breakfast was (included. charged. paid ) in the bill,which was (served .made .cooked ) for several hours in the morning. Tom would pay for the hotel (meal .services .cost) when he checked out . The receptionist hoped that he would (like .please .enjoy) himself during his stay there.

4. A single room with path. At the airport. Listen and Respond Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions orally. 1.What kind of room did Tom intend to stay in? 2. Where did the guest make the room reservation?

5. on the second floor On the ground floor. Listen and Respond Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions orally. 3. On which floor was the guest’s room. 4. Where was breakfast served?

6. For 3 hours  . Listen and Respond Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions orally. 5. How long was breakfast served every day? Script

7. Listen and Read 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.  

8. Listen and Read Fire at the Plaza Hotel “This is Bruce Ward for the evening news.There was a serious (what?) ________ at the Plaza Hotel this afternoon. It started at (when?) ________in the kitchen on the first floor. “When (who?) ________arrived at the hotel at 3:25,the first and second floors were (what happened?) _________,and smoke was coming from the third and fourth-floor windows.People were standing (where?)_____________and yelling for help,and (who?) ________were using ladders to rescue them. fire 3:10 reporters on fire at the windows firefighters

9. Listen and Read “Some people had had (what?) ________, and ambulance arrived to take them to (where?)_________.while firefighters were rescuing (who?) _______, one man jumped from a second-floor window and broke his leg “By 4:00 the fire had been brought under control . The (what?) _______of the fire is still unknown.” burns hospital guests cause

10. Listen and Match Listen to the passage again and match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.  

11. Listen and Match Listen to the passage again and match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.  

12. Listen and Match Script

13. Listen and Conclude 5. Write out the general idea of the passage in one paragraph by answering the following questions.   1. What was the evening news? 2. Where and when did the fire start? 3. Where were people standing and yelling for help? 4. What were the firefighters using to rescue the guests? 5. What happened to some people? 6. What was done to those who were injured? 7. What happened to the man who jumped from a second-floor window? 8. By what time was the fire finally brought under control? 9. What was the cause of the fire?

14. Listen and Conclude Reference The evening news was about a serious fire that broke out at the Plaza Hotel. It started at 3:10 pm in the kitchen on the first floor. There was a lot of smoke coming out and people were standing at the windows and yelling for help. The firefighters were using ladders to rescue the guests. Some people had burns and ambulances took the injured to hospital . There was one man who jumped from a second-floor window and broke his leg. The fire had finally been brought under control by 4:00, but the cause of the fire was still unknown.

15. Dialogue Receptionist: Hi,sir, may I help you? Client: Yes, I’d like a single room with bath just for a couple of nights. Receptionist: Have you made a reservation? Client: Yes, I have. I made it just now at the airport. Receptionist: May I have your name, please? Client: Yes. My name is Tom Johnson. Receptionist: Oh, yes, Mr.Johnson. We have your reservation here. Would you please fill out this registration card? Client: Certainly. Receptionist: Your room number is 235, on the second floor. Here is the key to your room. Client: Thank you. When do I pay for the room?

16. Receptionist: You can pay when you check out. Client: By the way, does the price include breakfast? Receptionist: Yes. Breakfast will be served from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Client: Where is it? Receptionist: It’s on the ground floor on the left. Client: It’s very kind of you. Thank you again. Receptionist: You are welcome. Enjoy yourself and have a pleasant stay.

17. Fire at the Plaza Hotel “This is Bruce Ward for the evening news. There was a serious fire at the Plaza Hotel this afternoon. It started at 3:10 in the kitchen on the first floor. ” “When reporters arrived at the hotel at 3:25, the first and second floors were on fire, and smoke was coming from the third and fourth-floor windows. People were standing at the windows and yelling for help, and firefighters were using ladders to rescue them. ” “Some people had had burns, and ambulances arrived to take them to the hospital. While firefighters were rescuing the guests, one man jumped from a second-floor window and broke his leg. ” “By 4:00 the fire had finally been brought under control. The cause of the fire is still unknown.”