Web address of listening activity:
http://www.esl-lab.com/flea/fleard1.htm
Listening exercises:
1. Why did the man not buy the ring for sale?
A. He doesn't think it is very special.
B. Someone else bought it before him.
C. He has no need for a ring.
D. The ring is too small.
2. What is the problem with the CD player?
A. The buttons are scratched.
B. The CD casing is chipped.
C. The handle is damaged.
D. The display is loose.
3. The man is not interested in the leather jacket because:
A. it is stained.
B. he already has one.
C. its too expensive.
D. the seams are coming undone.
4. What is the customer's initial counter offer for the records?
A. $25
B. $28
C. $30
D. $35
5. From the conversation, what does the customer probably purchase from the merchant in the end?
A. only records
B. only a vase
C. some records and a vase
D. nothing
Score = 100%
Correct answers:
1. He has no need for a ring.
2. The handle is damaged.
3. it is stained.
4. $25
5. only records
Answers to pre or post-listening questions:
I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top]
What kinds of items would you find being sold at a flea or street market? Would you ever go to such a market to shop? Why or why not?
Answer:
Different products can be found at a flea or street market. For example, glasses, clocks, shoes, clothes, shelves, chairs, tables, electronic products and so on.
I would like to go to such a market to shop. Because the price is cheaper and can find some useful products.
Vocabulary Exercises:
Merchant: Hi, So what are you looking for today?
Customer: Uh, I'm just looking.
Merchant: How about a (1) ring from someone special?
Customer: There IS no one special.
Merchant: Well, take a look at this CD player. A great (2)bargain today only.
Customer: Nah. I already have one, plus the handle is (3)cracked.
Merchant: Okay. Well what about this genuine leather jacket. It would look great on you.
Customer: Hum. Let me take a look at it.
Merchant: Sure.
Customer: Umm. There are (4)stains on the sleeves. I'll pass.
Merchant: Well okay, well, wouldn't you like to walk home with some of these great records? Some of the best hits from the 1960's.
Customer: Yeah, let's see. Now here's something I'd . . . Ah, these records are (5)scratched.
Merchant: Ah, just in a couple places. Listen. I'll sell you these ten records for $50. A (6)steal!
Customer: Whoa! They're way too expensive. I'll give you 25 bucks for them.
Merchant: Ah, come on. I can't (7)charge you less than $30 and break even.
Customer: Well, that guy over there is selling (8)similar records for a much better price, so thanks anyway.
Merchant: Wait, wait, wait. You drive a hard bargain. Twenty-eight dollars, and that's my final (9)offer.
Customer: Huh . . . I'll think about it.
Merchant: Wait, wait, wait. Listen. I'll even throw in this vase.
Customer: Now what am I going to do with a vase?
Merchant: Well, you can give it to that someone special when you find her. . . and this ring would look great with it.
Customer: Oh, I'll (10)stick with the records.
Correct Answers:
1. ring
2. bargain
3. cracked
4. stains
5. scratched
6. steal
7. charge
8. similar
9. offer
10. stick
Score = 100%
Key Vocabulary [Top]
steal (noun): a great bargain
buck (noun): one dollar (informal)
break even (verb): end up with no profit or loss at the end of some business activity
drive a hard bargain (idiom): expect a lot for what you pay for
throw in (phrasal verb): add or include
stick with (phrasal verb): stay with, not changing to something else
2010年11月4日星期四
Little Prince- Chapter 14
Summary:
The fourteenth chapter is about that the little prince reached the fifith planet,which was so strange and the smallest in all the planet. There was a lamp and a lamplighter in the planet. The lamplighter was less ridiculous than the other people who he met. The lamplighter's job was to put out lamp in the mornings and lit it after dark. The little prince talked with lamplighter and knew the lamplighter's job was according to the orders. That the planet revolved much faster and orders had not changed was a trouble. So one minute was equal to one day. The lamplighter always obeyed the orders. Little prince knew the lamplighter also wanted to rest, but he could not. The little prince regarded him as his only friend. Little prince really did not want to leave the planet, because he could see so many sunsets in the planet. But he still went on his travel.
Vocabulary:
faithful (adj.)-- organization or belief
despise (v.)-- to dislike and have no respect for sb.
Interesting Sentence:
"When he puts out his lamp, that sends the flower or the star to sleep."
This sentence means when he turns off the lamp, sleeping time for the flower or the star is coming.
Questions:
1. Why does the lamplighter need to obey the orders?
2. What does absurd mean?
a. ridiculous
b. normal
c. crazy
d. absent
The fourteenth chapter is about that the little prince reached the fifith planet,which was so strange and the smallest in all the planet. There was a lamp and a lamplighter in the planet. The lamplighter was less ridiculous than the other people who he met. The lamplighter's job was to put out lamp in the mornings and lit it after dark. The little prince talked with lamplighter and knew the lamplighter's job was according to the orders. That the planet revolved much faster and orders had not changed was a trouble. So one minute was equal to one day. The lamplighter always obeyed the orders. Little prince knew the lamplighter also wanted to rest, but he could not. The little prince regarded him as his only friend. Little prince really did not want to leave the planet, because he could see so many sunsets in the planet. But he still went on his travel.
Vocabulary:
faithful (adj.)-- organization or belief
despise (v.)-- to dislike and have no respect for sb.
Interesting Sentence:
"When he puts out his lamp, that sends the flower or the star to sleep."
This sentence means when he turns off the lamp, sleeping time for the flower or the star is coming.
Questions:
1. Why does the lamplighter need to obey the orders?
2. What does absurd mean?
a. ridiculous
b. normal
c. crazy
d. absent
2010年11月3日星期三
Little Prince- Chapter 13
Summary:
The thirteenth chapter is about that little prince reached the fourth planet and met a businessman. When the little prince arrived, the businessman was busy calculating numbers. The businessman was a serious person.The little prince also liked to ask questions. The business man said he had been interrupted by a beetle, a fit of rheumatism and the little prince. The business man owned a lot of stars and told the little prince how he can own something. The little prince asked him how he do with those stars. The businessman said he could manage and count them. The little prince thought his work was abstract. The businessman said he used his own way to make his work become concrete. But the little prince had diverse thoughts about serious things from adults When the businessman heard his ideas, the businessman had no answers. The little prince felt adults were unusual and went on his travel.
Vocabulary:
trifle (n.)-- something that is not important
grumpily (adv.)-- bad-tempered
stroll (n.)-- to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way
Interesting Sentence:
"Those little golden thing that make lazy people daydream."
This sentence means those wonderful thing can make lazy people have a dream on the day.
Questions:
1. What is the underlying meaning of stars? money?
2. What does retort mean?
a. refute
b. answer
c. say
d. restore
The thirteenth chapter is about that little prince reached the fourth planet and met a businessman. When the little prince arrived, the businessman was busy calculating numbers. The businessman was a serious person.The little prince also liked to ask questions. The business man said he had been interrupted by a beetle, a fit of rheumatism and the little prince. The business man owned a lot of stars and told the little prince how he can own something. The little prince asked him how he do with those stars. The businessman said he could manage and count them. The little prince thought his work was abstract. The businessman said he used his own way to make his work become concrete. But the little prince had diverse thoughts about serious things from adults When the businessman heard his ideas, the businessman had no answers. The little prince felt adults were unusual and went on his travel.
Vocabulary:
trifle (n.)-- something that is not important
grumpily (adv.)-- bad-tempered
stroll (n.)-- to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way
Interesting Sentence:
"Those little golden thing that make lazy people daydream."
This sentence means those wonderful thing can make lazy people have a dream on the day.
Questions:
1. What is the underlying meaning of stars? money?
2. What does retort mean?
a. refute
b. answer
c. say
d. restore
Listening 2b Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab Homework 16
Web address of listening activity:
http://www.esl-lab.com/show/showrd1.htm
Listening exercises:
1. How many minutes before show time does the box office open?
A. 25 minutes
B. 35 minutes
C. 45 minutes
2. What would be the next movie we could see if we arrived at the movie theaters at 3:30 p.m.?
A. Return to Mars II
B. Road Trip
C. Friends Forever
3. For a sixteen-year-old, how much does a ticket cost for the 4:15 p.m. showing of Go for the Gold.
A. $2.00
B. $4.50
C. $6.00
4. On which day could you take a family of five, and it would only cost them $10 for the entire family?
A. Tuesday
B. Thursday
C. Saturday
5. Look at the simple map of street corners. If the Richards Science Museum is found on corner A, on which corner are the Cinemas located?
A. B
B. C
C. D
Score = 80%
Correct answers:
1. 45 minutes
2. Road Trip
3. $4.50
4. Tuesday
5. D
Answers to pre or post-listening questions:
I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top]
What points do you consider most when going out to see a movie (e.g., movie theme or content, ticket price, show times, theater seating and sound system, etc.)?
Answer:
When going out to see a movie, I consider movie content and ticket price most.
Vocabulary Exercises:
Hello and thank you for calling Riverview Cinemas, the city's (1)finest theaters with stadium seating. Box office opens 45 minutes before show time. Movies (2)currently playing include: Return to Mars II, rated PG 13 with a run time of 1 hour 53 minutes, showing at 12:00, (3)2:15, 5:00, and 7:20; Road Trip. rated R, a run time of 1 hour 49 minutes at 11:15, (4)1:20, 3:45, and 6:05; Go for the Gold, rated PG. Run time, 1 hour 37 minutes. Playing at 11:50, 2:00, 4:15, and 6:30, and Friends Forever, rated G, at 12:10, 2:00, 3:50, 6:15, and 8:30. Run time, 1 hour (5)32 minutes. These times are (6)valid through the 17th of the month.
Matinee tickets are $2.00 before 4:00 p.m. for all (7)patrons. Regular tickets are $6.00 for adults, $2.50 for children 3-11, and $4.50 for ages 12-17. Seniors are only a (8)buck fifty. All tickets on Tuesdays are $2.00. You can also purchase tickets online. No wait, no lines.
We're (9)located downtown on 1313 South 260 East, kitty-corner the Richards Science Museum. Visit our website for up-to-date (10)information.
Score = 90%
Correct Answers:
1. finest
2. currently
3. 2:15
4. 1:20
5. 32
6. valid
7. patrons
8. buck
9. located
10. information
Key Vocabulary [Top]
finest (adjective): best, superior quality
PG 13 (adjective): parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13. Some material
might be inappropriate for these children
run time (noun): the length of time a movie plays
R (adjective): restricted, no one under 17 without a parent or guardian
G (adjective): general audience
valid (adjective): applicable, relevant, current
patrons (noun): customers or attendees
senior (noun): an older person
buck (noun): informal for dollar
purchase (verb): buy
kitty-corner (adjective): slanted diagonally across two corners of a street intersection
up-to-date (adjective): current or latest
http://www.esl-lab.com/show/showrd1.htm
Listening exercises:
1. How many minutes before show time does the box office open?
A. 25 minutes
B. 35 minutes
C. 45 minutes
2. What would be the next movie we could see if we arrived at the movie theaters at 3:30 p.m.?
A. Return to Mars II
B. Road Trip
C. Friends Forever
3. For a sixteen-year-old, how much does a ticket cost for the 4:15 p.m. showing of Go for the Gold.
A. $2.00
B. $4.50
C. $6.00
4. On which day could you take a family of five, and it would only cost them $10 for the entire family?
A. Tuesday
B. Thursday
C. Saturday
5. Look at the simple map of street corners. If the Richards Science Museum is found on corner A, on which corner are the Cinemas located?
A. B
B. C
C. D
Score = 80%
Correct answers:
1. 45 minutes
2. Road Trip
3. $4.50
4. Tuesday
5. D
Answers to pre or post-listening questions:
I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top]
What points do you consider most when going out to see a movie (e.g., movie theme or content, ticket price, show times, theater seating and sound system, etc.)?
Answer:
When going out to see a movie, I consider movie content and ticket price most.
Vocabulary Exercises:
Hello and thank you for calling Riverview Cinemas, the city's (1)finest theaters with stadium seating. Box office opens 45 minutes before show time. Movies (2)currently playing include: Return to Mars II, rated PG 13 with a run time of 1 hour 53 minutes, showing at 12:00, (3)2:15, 5:00, and 7:20; Road Trip. rated R, a run time of 1 hour 49 minutes at 11:15, (4)1:20, 3:45, and 6:05; Go for the Gold, rated PG. Run time, 1 hour 37 minutes. Playing at 11:50, 2:00, 4:15, and 6:30, and Friends Forever, rated G, at 12:10, 2:00, 3:50, 6:15, and 8:30. Run time, 1 hour (5)32 minutes. These times are (6)valid through the 17th of the month.
Matinee tickets are $2.00 before 4:00 p.m. for all (7)patrons. Regular tickets are $6.00 for adults, $2.50 for children 3-11, and $4.50 for ages 12-17. Seniors are only a (8)buck fifty. All tickets on Tuesdays are $2.00. You can also purchase tickets online. No wait, no lines.
We're (9)located downtown on 1313 South 260 East, kitty-corner the Richards Science Museum. Visit our website for up-to-date (10)information.
Score = 90%
Correct Answers:
1. finest
2. currently
3. 2:15
4. 1:20
5. 32
6. valid
7. patrons
8. buck
9. located
10. information
Key Vocabulary [Top]
finest (adjective): best, superior quality
PG 13 (adjective): parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13. Some material
might be inappropriate for these children
run time (noun): the length of time a movie plays
R (adjective): restricted, no one under 17 without a parent or guardian
G (adjective): general audience
valid (adjective): applicable, relevant, current
patrons (noun): customers or attendees
senior (noun): an older person
buck (noun): informal for dollar
purchase (verb): buy
kitty-corner (adjective): slanted diagonally across two corners of a street intersection
up-to-date (adjective): current or latest
2010年11月2日星期二
Little Prince- Chapter 12
Summary:
The twelfth chapter is about that the little prince arrived in the third planet and met a drunkard. The little prince talked with him and felt depressed. And he knew drunkard was ashamed of drinking. He thought adults were strange again and went on his way.
Vocabulary:
plunge (v.)-- to make sb. move suddenly forwards or downwards
drunkard (n.)-- a person who gets drunk very often
Interesting Sentence:
"This visit was a very brief one, but it plunged the little prince into a deep depression."
This sentence means that the visit was very short, however it made the little prince feel deeply depressed.
Questions:
1.Why is the drunkard ashamed of drinking?
2.What does puzzled mean?
a. confused
b. clear
c. ambiguous
d. amazing
The twelfth chapter is about that the little prince arrived in the third planet and met a drunkard. The little prince talked with him and felt depressed. And he knew drunkard was ashamed of drinking. He thought adults were strange again and went on his way.
Vocabulary:
plunge (v.)-- to make sb. move suddenly forwards or downwards
drunkard (n.)-- a person who gets drunk very often
Interesting Sentence:
"This visit was a very brief one, but it plunged the little prince into a deep depression."
This sentence means that the visit was very short, however it made the little prince feel deeply depressed.
Questions:
1.Why is the drunkard ashamed of drinking?
2.What does puzzled mean?
a. confused
b. clear
c. ambiguous
d. amazing
Listening 2b Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab Homework 15
Web address of listening activity:
http://www.esl-lab.com/chores/chorerd1.htm
Listening exercises:
1. What does the boy want to do at the beginning of the conversation?
A. go play outside
B. watch TV
C. play video games
2. What is one thing the boy is NOT assigned to do around the house?
A. clean the bathroom
B. vacuum the floors
C. wash the walls
3. What does the boy have to do in his bedroom?
A. put away his books
B. make his bed
C. pick up his dirty clothes
4. What is the father going to do while the boy is doing his household chores?
A. wash the car
B. paint the house
C. work in the yard
5. Where will the father and son go after the housework is done?
A. to a movie
B. out to eat
C. to a ball game
Score = 100%
Correct answers:
1. go play outside
2. clean the bathroom
3. make his bed
4. work in the yard
5. out to eat
Answers to pre or post-listening questions:
I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top]
What are some ideas on how to assign household chores in a family? Should parents give money to their children as a reward? Use the Internet to search for ideas on this topic.
Answer:
Parents and children can do household chores together. And children can do some basic chores. Parents do some major chores. They can do the chores according to the schedule which was assigned before as well.
I think parents can give money to their children as a reward. Because it can make children know that they can earn money by theimselves
Vocabulary Exercises:
Son: Dad. Can I go (1) outside to play?
Dad: Well, did you get you Saturday's (2)work done?
Son: Ah, Dad. Do I have to?
Dad: Well, you know the (3)rules . No playing until the work is done.
Son: So, what is my work?
Dad: Well, first you have to clean the bathroom including the toilet. And don't forget to (4) scrub the bathtub.
Son: No, I want to do the family room.
Dad: Well, okay, but you have to (5) vacuum the family room and the hall, and be sure to dust everything. Oh, and don't for get to wipe the walls and clean the baseboards. [Okay.] And after that. [Oh, no.] Next, (6)sweep and mop the kitchen floor and be sure to polish the table in the living room.
Son: Okay. Okay.
Dad: And (7) make your bed and pick up all your toys and put them away. And . .
Son: More?
Dad: Yeah. And then, how about going out for (8) lunch and getting a big milk shake, but you probably don't want to do that.
Son: No, No. I want to.
Dad: Okay. While you're doing your work, I'll be out in the yard (9) raking leaves and pulling (10)weeds.
Score = 100%
Correct Answers:
1. outside
2. work
3. rules
4. scrub
5. vacuum
6. sweep
7. make
8. lunch
9. raking
10. weeds
Key Vocabulary [Top]
scrub (verb): clean thoroughly by rubbing hard
dust (verb): to remove small pieces of dirt
baseboards (noun): a piece of wood or molding attached along the bottom of a wall where it touches the floor; also called "skirting board" in Britain and Australia
sweep (verb): to clean a floor by using a broom or brush to collect dirt
rake (verb): to gather with a garden tool with a row of plastic or metal teeth at the head
http://www.esl-lab.com/chores/chorerd1.htm
Listening exercises:
1. What does the boy want to do at the beginning of the conversation?
A. go play outside
B. watch TV
C. play video games
2. What is one thing the boy is NOT assigned to do around the house?
A. clean the bathroom
B. vacuum the floors
C. wash the walls
3. What does the boy have to do in his bedroom?
A. put away his books
B. make his bed
C. pick up his dirty clothes
4. What is the father going to do while the boy is doing his household chores?
A. wash the car
B. paint the house
C. work in the yard
5. Where will the father and son go after the housework is done?
A. to a movie
B. out to eat
C. to a ball game
Score = 100%
Correct answers:
1. go play outside
2. clean the bathroom
3. make his bed
4. work in the yard
5. out to eat
Answers to pre or post-listening questions:
I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top]
What are some ideas on how to assign household chores in a family? Should parents give money to their children as a reward? Use the Internet to search for ideas on this topic.
Answer:
Parents and children can do household chores together. And children can do some basic chores. Parents do some major chores. They can do the chores according to the schedule which was assigned before as well.
I think parents can give money to their children as a reward. Because it can make children know that they can earn money by theimselves
Vocabulary Exercises:
Son: Dad. Can I go (1) outside to play?
Dad: Well, did you get you Saturday's (2)work done?
Son: Ah, Dad. Do I have to?
Dad: Well, you know the (3)rules . No playing until the work is done.
Son: So, what is my work?
Dad: Well, first you have to clean the bathroom including the toilet. And don't forget to (4) scrub the bathtub.
Son: No, I want to do the family room.
Dad: Well, okay, but you have to (5) vacuum the family room and the hall, and be sure to dust everything. Oh, and don't for get to wipe the walls and clean the baseboards. [Okay.] And after that. [Oh, no.] Next, (6)sweep and mop the kitchen floor and be sure to polish the table in the living room.
Son: Okay. Okay.
Dad: And (7) make your bed and pick up all your toys and put them away. And . .
Son: More?
Dad: Yeah. And then, how about going out for (8) lunch and getting a big milk shake, but you probably don't want to do that.
Son: No, No. I want to.
Dad: Okay. While you're doing your work, I'll be out in the yard (9) raking leaves and pulling (10)weeds.
Score = 100%
Correct Answers:
1. outside
2. work
3. rules
4. scrub
5. vacuum
6. sweep
7. make
8. lunch
9. raking
10. weeds
Key Vocabulary [Top]
scrub (verb): clean thoroughly by rubbing hard
dust (verb): to remove small pieces of dirt
baseboards (noun): a piece of wood or molding attached along the bottom of a wall where it touches the floor; also called "skirting board" in Britain and Australia
sweep (verb): to clean a floor by using a broom or brush to collect dirt
rake (verb): to gather with a garden tool with a row of plastic or metal teeth at the head
2010年11月1日星期一
Little Prince- Chapter 11
Summary:
The eleventh chapter is about that the little prince visited the second planet and met a very vain man. When the little prince clapped his hands, the vain man would use his own way to response him. Vain man talked to the little prince and got his praise. The little prince felt that he was strange and left for another planet.
Vocabulary:
shrug (n.)-- a behavior raise your shoulders and then drop them to show that you don't know
acclamation (n.)-- enthusiastic welcome
Interesting Sentence:
"Do me this favor."
This sentence means please give me help.
Questions:
1.What does monotony mean? P34
a. sameness
b. boring
c. diverse
d. interesting
2. What does vain mean? P33
a. self-conceited
b. modest
c. vein
d. dull
The eleventh chapter is about that the little prince visited the second planet and met a very vain man. When the little prince clapped his hands, the vain man would use his own way to response him. Vain man talked to the little prince and got his praise. The little prince felt that he was strange and left for another planet.
Vocabulary:
shrug (n.)-- a behavior raise your shoulders and then drop them to show that you don't know
acclamation (n.)-- enthusiastic welcome
Interesting Sentence:
"Do me this favor."
This sentence means please give me help.
Questions:
1.What does monotony mean? P34
a. sameness
b. boring
c. diverse
d. interesting
2. What does vain mean? P33
a. self-conceited
b. modest
c. vein
d. dull
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