Transcript Dictation and Imitation

Guidelines for Dictation
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Figure out the main points of the text.
Note facts (names, dates, statistics)
locations that the speaker emphasizes.)
Listen for new/important verbs and
nouns.
Ignore unimportant words like “a”, “the”,
“it”, “and”,…
Omit “is”, “are”, “am” .
 Use
meaningful
symbols
(e.g.
+///=) to replace long words.
 Use abbreviations for items that are
frequently used in the text (e.g. “C” for
computer, “Ch” for chemistry). Use
whatever is useful for you.
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 For
many years, people have been
questioning about the safety of
nuclear power.
major reason: changes & delays
(construction/n p plants)
That
is the major reason for all the
changes and delays in the construction
of nuclear power plants.
Dictation and Imitation
Helping Foreign Students in the U.S
Feel at Home
让留美学生有在家的感觉
Part Ⅰ
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A college is more than just classrooms
and laboratories. ________- And college
communities have to deal with many
of the same issues and problems as
the general society around them.
It represents a working community
with a population that can be greater
than that of many towns.
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All this can be a little scary, especially
if a student is new not only to a
college but also to the country. This
week in our Foreign Student Series,
the subject is college support services
for students who come to the United
States. The school we have chosen for
our example this week is Indiana
University in Bloomington. _____________.
About ten percent of its almost forty
thousand students are from other countries.
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The Office of International Services at
Indiana University provides assistance
to foreign students and scholars. For
example, ___________________________.
the office organizes a special week-long
Conference for new foreign students before
the start of each semester.
The conference is called the New
International Student Orientation.
_______________. New foreign students
also take placement examinations
and a required English language test.
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It provides information about classes,
social clubs and health services.
Part Ⅱ
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Also, the office of international student
services organizes programs to help
foreign students feel more at home in
the United States. For example, the
office works with a group called
Bloomington Worldwide Friendship.____.
The university also has advisers who
explain the rules of student life and try
to help international students feel at
ease.
This group helps international students
at the university meet and get to know
people who live in Bloomington.
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Most American colleges and
universities have a similar office for
students from other countries.
______.Later, they can provide support
so the students become involved in
school life and make American friends.
These offices can help guide students
through the steps to come to the
United States.
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The job is not always easy when
students want to spend their free time
with friends from their own country or
group. ___________________.
But an international student office is
one of the best places to start getting
to know a new country and its people.
Why don’t you join me at the gym sometime?
Watching a game
Long Conversations
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Topic
Rounds
Vocabulary
What are the
two speakers
talking about?
What are they
going to talk
about?
a) The benefits of strong
business competition.
b) A proposal to lower the
cost of production.
c) Complaints about the
expense of
modernization.
√d) Suggestions concerning
new business strategies.
First of all,…
Suggestion 1:
Strategy 1:
… also…
Suggestion 2:
Strategy 2:
What about?
Suggestion 3:
Strategy 3:
Suggestion 1:
if …
stay competitive
Modernize factory
Strategy 1:
equipment
installed
long ago
Suggestion 2:
human resources
Strategy 2:
hire engineers
help
be able to Strategy
look3:into it
frankly
afford
But…justifie
not enough
d
more aggressive
investment
keep ahead of
result in
marketing
competitors
ideas for
figures
TV commercials
closely
in papers
draw up a budget
as usual
production
advertising
cost
profits
finance
budget
staff investment
personnel
Company: business
Suggestion 1:
Suggestion 2:
Suggestion 3:
commercials
marketing
 Talking
about people
Listening Task 1
Neutral
negative
sympathetic
positive
respectful
disrespectful
Question 1: What is the attitude of the speaker towards the
character in the story? How can you make the inference?
How to make inference?
Choice of details
Use of language
intonation
Inference
Napoleon was many things but he was, first of all,
remember as a … military leader
Rising from… to …, he waged war after war
against neighboring countries.
an artillery officer; the commander of the
French army
In 1804, he … and became the most powerful
man in the world.
declared himself emperor
His defeat came when he… Soon the whole of
Europe rose against him, eventually…
decided to attack Russia; forcing him to
give up his throne
In 1821, he … on the small island of St. Helena.
died alone
Napoleon was many things but he was, first of all,
remember as a …
Rising from… to …, he waged war after war
against neighboring countries.
In 1804, he … and became the most powerful
man in the world.
His defeat came when he… Soon the whole of
Europe rose against him, eventually…
In 1821, he … on the small island of St. Helena.
General Account + Narration in chronological order
Listening Task 2
clever
intelligent
gifted
learned
Question : Which word can be used to describe Nicholas?
What proof can support your decision?
A four-year old child studying at college
Spoke well before 1
Took telephone message at 18 months
Learn French at 2
Read before he could speak
Reads newspaper and plays violin
everyday
Introduction + carefully chosen details
Michael Jackson
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Born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana.
The king of pop and one of the most popular
recording artists of all time.
Well-known for an instantly identifiable voice, eyepopping dance moves, stunning musical versatility,
and loads of sheer star power.
Joined Jackson 5, the family band at 11 and soon
displayed a talent for music and dance.
A lot of hits throughout 1970s and 1980s.
“Thriller”, the biggest-selling album of all time
First black artist of MTV
Supportive of 39 charity funds
Marriage with daughter of Elvis
Eccentric lifestyle :cosmetic surgeries, inappropriate
conduct with children
Heal the World
Assignments
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1. Dictation and Imitation
Studying in the US: Four Kinds of Financial Aid 1.2
(assistantships, grants, scholarships and fellowships )
2. Long Conversations
Book 2 Unit 2
Part B:Did you Hear the Weather Forecast?
Part C: A Thunderstorm