Part I Listening and Reading
I Listen and read along.
bl—blog, block, blame, blanket
cl—clock, cloud, clean, climb
fl—fly, flower, floor, flow
gl—glass, globe, glow, glue
pl—play, place, please, plant
sl—sleep, slow, slide, slice
II Listen to the sentences and underline the monograms mentioned above.
1. A student was being blamed by a teacher who was in black.
2. A clever boy is sitting in a clean classroom.
3. A butterfly flying in flowers is laughing at a fly on the floor.
4. Green glass globes glow greenly.
5. We like to play in a pleasant place.
Listening Skills
Listening for Names of Common Organisations
Names of common organisations are widely used in daily life, especially in the English news. Mastering how to listen for names of common organisations effectively in English listening, you can quickly get the key points and write them down. Here are some tips.In English news, names of many organisations are often abbreviated, consisting of the uppercase form of the first letter of the names, such as APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation), BFA (Boao Forum for Asia), WTO (World Trade Organisation). It is important to note that the listeners should not only know the exact meanings of these abbreviations,but also know how to pronounce them correctly. Moreover, the listeners should collect the names of common organisations through watching TV, reading newspapers, and listening to VOA and BBC in daily life.
Listening and practising day by day, you will have your English listening ability improved greatly.