The Second Period Listening
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language目标语言：
重点词汇和短语
refrigerator, court, version, hang on, out of order, get through, ring back, ring off
重点句子
Hang on, please.
I’m sorry, but this phone is out of order.
I can’t get through.
I must ring off now because
Can I ring back later
2. Ability goals能力目标
Enable the students to listen to the description o mobile phones and make a telephone interview
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students learn how to listen to the description of mobile phones and make a telephone interview
Teaching important & difficult points教学重难点
How to talk about inventions and discoveries.
Teaching methods教学方法
Listening and cooperative learning
Teaching aids教具准备
A computer and a projector, a recorder
Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方法

Step I Revision and lead-in
Greet the Ss as usual.
Talk about the applications of mobiles
T: Telephone is really a great invention in human history. With it, we can talk with friends, families or others far away from. Suppose you want to apply for a job in James Dyson’s company in England. The quickest and cheapest way may be a telephone conversation. So you ring up one of his engineers to ask what kind of person he needs. Now work in pairs and make a telephone conversation with your partner. Remember to ask for as much information as you can. Of course, we have learned about how to make telephone calls in English. Who can give me some examples?
S: I will try. When making a telephone call, we often say: Hello! Is that … speaking? Yes, this is … Can I take a message? Wait a minutes, please, and so on.
T: But the following expressions may be of great help. Before listening, please read and learn them by heart.
Show the following.
Hold the line, please.
Hang on, please.
Just a moment, please.
I’m sorry, but this phone is out of order.
I can’t get through.
I’ll ring him / her up again.
I must ring off now because …
T: Now you may work with your partner and discuss about the questions and answers.
A sample dialogue
S: Hello! Is that James Dyson’s company
E: Yes, who’s that?
S: This is Li Ping,. Is that the personnel manager.
E: Just a moment, please. Sorry. He isn’t here right now. Can I take a message?
S: No, thanks. Maybe I’ll ring him again some other time. By the way, May I ask you some questions?
E: Sure, go ahead.
S: I want to apply for a job in your company and I want to ask what kind of person you need.
E: Well, as far as I know, we need some skilled workers who are good at machinery and have a good knowledge of repairing some electricalequipment use at home, for example washing machined, refrigerator, electric fan and so on
S: Are we graduates needed in some departments in your company?
E: It’s hard to say now. Maybe you will have some chance to work and learn in some department, but you have to wait and see. If you are free, you may call the personnelmanager at three o’clock this afternoon.
S: OK, I will. By the way, how much will I get if I can work as your colleague?
E: Usually the average salary for newcomers is $2,000 per month. And you may get a rise if you progress well o r have some inventions in your work.
S: Well. I know. I must ring off now because I have to go back home for lunch. Thanks a lot.
E: Goodbye and good luck.
T: next please swap roles and answer your partner’s questions. Remember you must behave as if you are a member of Dyson’s company Dyson’s company and answer the questions honestly.

Step II Listening and Speaking
T: Zhou Rui has decided to do a project on living British inventor called James Dyson. So he telephoned Dyson’s company in England to interview one of his engineer about the great man’s ideas. Now listen to the conv
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