Part A Listening and Speaking
Task One Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions.
1. Why is the man so depressing?
2. What does the woman suggest the man to do?3. How do you think of the conversation?
Task Two Listen and circle the word with a different sound of the underlined part.
1. A. people B. key C. machine D. big
2. A. day B. stay C. d_iamond D. comrade
3. A. success B. accident C. according D. accept
4. A. cheese B. house C. nervous D. promise
5. A. head B. severe C. any D. tempt
Task Three Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.
1. Seeing is believing.
2. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
3. A little learning is a dangerous thing.(https://www.daowen.com)
4. His six-year-old sister is as fit as a fiddle.
5. Silly Jim slipped into the ditch.
Task Four Work in pairs. Choose one of these problems. Decide on the details of the problem, and then tell your partner about it and get some advice.
Tips: Making suggestions
● What about looking through the personal ads on the internet?
● Have you thought about joining ...
● It might be a good idea to check out those discussion groups at the bookstore.
● One thing you could do is to ...
● Maybe you could go to a chat room on the Internet.
● Why don’t you join a dating service?
1. I’m looking forward to my vacation, but I haven’t saved enough money.
2. I don’t get along with my ... We’re always fighting.
3. I can’t take care of my pet anymore. I don’t know what to do.