Transcript ESCP S2 Listening Comprehension

With
Heba El-Hendi
Greetings and Small Talk
“Customs Around the World”
◦ How do people in Morocco greet?
◦ How do you exchange business cards?
◦ Do you address people by their first name or last name?
◦ When you meet someone new, which subjects are OK to
talk about?
weather
job
age
religion
salary
home
family
other…
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Let’s take one minute and compare customs
in Morocco with those of the USA…
USA
◦ Greeting People
◦ Exchanging Business
Cards
◦ Addressing People
◦ Small Talk
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Now you tell me about Morocco!
Morocco
◦ Greeting People
◦ Exchanging Business Cards
◦ Addressing People
◦ Small Talk
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“Getting Reacquainted with Someone”
◦ Pg 4 Unit 1
◦ What does reacquainted mean?
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Please read and listen to the natural
conversation…
Highlight anything that you don’t
understand…
We’re going to hear the conversation more
than once…
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What do these mean?
◦ Familiar –
◦ As a matter of fact◦ Colleague◦ What have you been up to?-
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What do these mean?
◦ Familiar –
something looks like you know it
from before…
◦ As a matter of fact- its like saying…”actually”…or
“in fact”…
◦ Colleague-
someone who works with you
◦ What have you been up to?What are you
doing lately? What’s going on in your life?
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Ed: you look familiar. Have we meet before?
Keith: I don’t think so. I’m not from around
here.
Ed: Aren’t you from Australia?
Keith: As a matter of fact, I am. Keith Lowe.
Ed: Ed Santos. I think we met at Jack Bailey’s
house two weeks ago.
Keith: oh that’s right! Now I remember.
You’re Jack’s colleague. What have you been
up to?
Ed: Not much.
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You and Someone next to you explain which
statements in Exercise D are true…
1. Ed and Keith are friends
2. Ed is a businessman
3. Keith is from another country
4. Ed and Keith met at a party.
5. Ed and Keith both know Jack Bailey
6. Jack Bailey is Ed’s boss.
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Another Conversation
◦Listen carefully, we will listen more than once…
◦A: Audrey, have you met Hanah?
◦B: No, I haven’t.
◦A: Hanah, I’d like you to meet Audrey.
◦C: Hi, Audrey. You look familiar. I think we’ve met
before.
◦B: Really When?
◦C: Last month You were at my sister Nicole’s party.
◦B: Oh, that’s right! How have you been?
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How do we use these phrases?
◦ Have you met…?
Yes, I have…
◦ I’d like you to meet…
◦ How have you been?
No, I haven’t…
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Present Perfect
◦ In English, sometimes when we talk about the past,
we use the …present perfect…
◦ Present Perfect
 Have
 Has
+
 Past participle –
past participle
is the 3rd form of a verb, its used
in passive situations…
Regular Verbs  past participle is ED form
Irregular Verbs  past participle is irregular, page A5
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Present Perfect
◦ Used to talk about the past, in 3 situations
◦ Indefinite time
 Past action where time is not important or mentioned
◦ Number of times
 Past action where you mention the frequency
◦ Period of time
 Past action within a period of time, using for…or
since…
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Simple Past (ED)
◦ I met the students
last week.
◦ I met the students
one time on Friday.
◦ I taught in Jeddah
from 2009 to 2011.
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Present Perfect
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Simple Past (ED)
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Present Perfect
◦ I met the students
◦ I have met the
students.
◦ I met the students
◦ I have met the
students once.
◦ I taught in Jeddah
◦ I have taught in
Jeddah for 2 years.
last week.
one time on Friday.
from 2009 to 2011.
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Also, don’t forget…
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I
You
We
They
◦ He
◦ She
◦ It
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HAVE
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past participle
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HAS
+
past participle
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Practice with some Exercises…
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After you finish…
◦ We’re going to play a little game called
◦ “Have you ever…”
Another Conversation
Pg 6 Unit 1
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◦ Listen carefully, we will listen more than once…
A: Welcome to Rio. Have you been here before?
B: No. It’s my first time. But yesterday I went to
Sugarloaf. It was really beautiful.
A: That’s great. Have you tried feijoada yet?
B: Feijoada? No, I haven’t. What’s that?
A: it’s a famous Brazilian dish. I think you’ll like it.
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How do we use these phrases?
◦ Have you ever been here before?
◦ Have you tried … yet?
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Look at the pictures, What do these mean?
◦ Climb-
◦ Go sightseeing◦ Go to the top of◦ Try◦ Take a tour of◦ Take pictures of-
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Look at the pictures, What do these mean?
◦ Climb-
go up a mountain or thing
◦ Go sightseeing-
go see landmarks or “sights” in a city
◦ Go to the top of- go up a building, to the top floor
◦ Try- eat for the first time, or do for the first time
◦ Take a tour of- take a tour of, pretty clear
◦ Take pictures of- take pictures of, again, pretty clear
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We use all of this with the present perfect to
Ask and Talk About actions with visitors…
For example:
Hey Ms El-Hendi, you live in Washington…
Have you taken a tour of the White House?
As a matter of fact, I haven’t…because I’m too lazy…
Wait a minute…
Ms El-Hendi, you have lived in the USA for almost 20
years…
Have you ever gone to the top of the Statue of Liberty?
Actually…
no I haven’t.
But I’m sure you’ve gone sightseeing in
New York, right…everybody’s done
that…?
Um…no I haven’t…
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Hey, why don’t you get off my back…
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What have you done in Morocco…?
◦ Go ahead tell me…
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Notice that with present perfect…we use:
◦ Yet
already
ever
◦ Do you know what they mean?
◦ Do you know how to use them?
before
ALREADY
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I’ve already tried
tajine…
He has already
asked me that
question…
ALREADY
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I’ve already tried
tangine…
He has already
asked me that
question…
YET
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I haven’t tried
couscous here yet…
He hasn’t bought
the coursebook
yet…
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Use ever and before in questions about
someone’s life experiences…
◦ With ever :
 Have you ever traveled outside of Morocco?
 Has Ms El-Hendi ever taught us before?
◦ With before :
 Have you traveled outside of Morocco before?
 Has Ms El-Hendi ever taught us before?
NOTICE: You can use them both if you want…
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Use yet at the end of questions about recent
experiences (not life experiences)
◦ For Example:
 Have you been to Rabat yet?
 Has Ms El-Hendi visited Zagora yet?
 Have Ms. El-Hendi and her friends been to the Kasbah
in Ouarzazate yet?
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Last Thing, look a the picture, what do you
think we’re going to listen to
◦ Look at the Chart carefully
◦ While you listen, think about your own answers
◦ Do Exercise B
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With the Present Perfect in the Negative:
◦ Americans usually don’t say the “/t/” sound, so:
 I haven’t been to Meknes yet.
becomes
 I havenn been to Meknes yet.
PRACTICE - Tell me 3 things you haven’t done yet…
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Well kind of,
◦ Homework (there’s a lot of practice if you want)
◦ In the back of the coursebook,
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pages W1-W8
If you do it, I will check it for you
It might take you 1-2 hours to do
Extra Credit, and it will help you…I promise…