1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01

Sequence One: Listening and Speaking.

By the end of this sequence, pupils should be able to:

-listen, respond to, and give instructions.

-express a point of view and justify it.

-express preferences and purpose.

-recognise intonation in polite requests and stress in two-syllable words.

-use the comparative forms of adverbs.

Anticipate: (p 4)
1. Listen to your teacher read the words in the box and pronounce them. Then label the parts of the computer in the picture below:


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Key:

Screen
Floppy disks
Central unit
(console)
keyboard

/skriːn /
/flɒpɪ dɪsks/
/sentrl juːnɪt/
/kənsəʊl/
/kiːbɔːd/

Monitor
Mouse
Printer
Floppy disk drive
Speaker

/mɒnɪtə/
/maʊs/
/prɪntə/
/flɒpɪ dɪsk draɪv/
/spiːkə/

(1-Printer) – (2- Central unit) – (3-monitor) – (4-screen) – (5-speaker) – (6-mouse) –
      (7-keyboard) – (8-floppy disks) – (9- floppy disk drive).

2.     $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image002$ Find other words related to computers and write them on your copybook:

Key: Compact Disk – Flash disk – Scanner – mouse mat – earphone – modem – Windows -

3.     Listen and say aloud the e-mail address below:


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Key: We write/see (Yacine2005@yahoo.com) and we read/say (Yacine2005 at yahoo dot com)
                        [user name] [arobas] [domain name]

4.     $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image004$ Take turns to give your e-mail address to your partner. If you don’t have one, invent it:

Key:
*Excuse me, what’s your e-mail address?
   Excuse me, can you remind me of your e-mail address?
*It’s “Karim1@ hotmail.Com”

Listen and Check: (p 5)
1.     Reorder the instructions below for accessing e-mail. Match letters a-g with numbers 1-7 in the box
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Key:

Numbers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Letters	b	a	c	f	d	g	e

2.     Now , listen to your teacher and check your answer to ex. 1:

3.      $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image006$ Listen again to the dialogue and play it out using these sequencers: first, then, next, after that, finally:

Key:                                        sample dialogue

A: I don’t know how to use a computer to check my e-mail inbox. Can you help me?

B: Of course. First, you have to switch on the computer. Then, you need to select an ISP from the menu and to click on e-mail. After that, you have to sign in and wait for the connection to your e-mail inbox. Finally, you need to click on “read” or “write” to

check or send your messages

4. $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image007$ The table below compares e-mail and snail-mail (ordinary letters). Tick in the appropriate boxes to say what you think. Do not use column B for the moment:

5. $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image008$ Listen and fill in column B in the table. Do you have the same point of view as the speaker?

Key:

Features	A: Your opinion		B: Speaker’s opinion
Features	E-mail	Snail-mail	E-mail	Snail-mail
Faster			$1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image009$
Cheaper			$1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image010$
More interesting				$1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image011$
Less personal			$1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image012$
Less convenient				$1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image013$

6. $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image014$ Use the information in the table above and write a short paragraph about your preferences. Justify your preference. Start like this:

Key:

I prefer to send / sending my messages by e-mail rather than send / sending them by snail-mail. First of all, e-mails are the most modern (up-to-date) means of communication. Secondly, they are faster and cheaper than snail-mails. Finally, they are more convenient than ordinary messages.

I prefer to send my messages by e-mail rather than send them by snail-mail because of many reasons. Firstly, e-mails are faster. Secondly, they are cheaper. Thirdly, they are more convenient. Finally, I favor e-mails because I like the Internet.

Say it Clear: (p 6)

1. $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image015$ $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image016$ Listen to your teacher read each of the sentences below and mark the intonation at the end with an appropriate arrow ( ):


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Key:
a.     $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image018$ Could you speak more slowly please? (     )
b.    $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image019$ Can you speak louder please?               (    )
c.      $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image020$ Can you say that more clearly please? (    )
d.    $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image021$ Could you go less quickly please?        (    )

2. Transform the statements below into requests and say them with the right intonation:

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Key:
a.     Could / can you type more /less slowly please?
b.    Could / can you press the key more / less smoothly lease?
c.     Could / can you drive more / less rapidly please?
d.    Could / can you use the computer more / less frequently please?
e.     Could / can you arrive earlier please?
f.      Could / can you jump higher please?
g.     Could / can you work harder please?

3. $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image023$ $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image024$ The words below have two syllables each. Copy them either in column A or in column B according to the stress pattern: ( stressed syllable unstressed syllable):

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Key:

$1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image026$ $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image027$ A	$1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image028$ $1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image029$ B
Browser / ˈbraʊzə / Floppy / ˈflɒpɪ / Cursor / ˈkɜːsə / Pointer / ˈpɔɪntə/ Window / ˈwɪndəʊ / Icon / ˈaɪkɒn / Keyboard / ˈkiːbɔːd / Modem / ˈmɒdem /	Connect / kəˈnekt / Protect / prəˈtekt / Remove / rɪˈmuːv / Erase / ɪˈreɪz / Escape / ɪsˈkeɪp / Display / dɪsˈpleɪ /

4. Listen to your teacher and check your answers to ex.3. Then pronounce the words correctly:

The hidden message:

$1st ear lessons UNIT 01 PART 01 C:\Users\win7\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image030$ The message below is written in phonetic script. Rewrite it using the letters of the alphabet:

/ jɔː ˈflɒpɪ dɪsk kəntˈeɪnz ə ˈvaɪərəs rɪˈmuːv ɪt frəm maɪ kəmˈpjmuːtə /

Your floppy disk contains a virus ; remove it from my computer.

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