Review Two.For this lesson,you'll need a pencil and a piece of paper.
Listen to foolowing dictation.
Don't write anything yet.Just listen.
Govenment experts predict that the U.S.will have a total of 18 million new jobs
by the year 2000.
The greatest number of new jobs will be for salespeople.
Nurses are expected to have the second highest number.
The number of jobs for waiters,waitresses,computer programmers,
teachers,and accountants will also increase.
Now take your pencil and a piece of paper.
Listen agin to each group of words.
Then write down what you hear.Ready?Let's begin.
Government experts predict
that the U.S.will have
a toal of 18 million new jobs
by the year 2000.
The greatest number of new jobs will be for salespeople.
Nurses are expected to have the second highest number.
The number of jobs for waiters,waitresses,computer programmers,teachers,
and accountants will also increase.
Now listen to the dictation again.
Check your paper to see if you can make any corrections.
This is the last time you will hear the dictation.
Ready?Listen.
Government experts predict that the U.S.will have a total of 18 million new jobs
by the year 2000.
The greatest number of new jobs will be for salespeople.
Nurses are expected to have the second highest number.
The number of new jobs for waiters,waitresses,computer programmers,teachers,
and accountants will also increase.
All right,now use the informatiion on your poaper
to answers the following five questions.
Give short answers.Question One.
How many new jobs will the U.S.have by the year 2000?
18 million.Question Two.
Who predicts that the U.S.will have 18 million new jobs by the year 2000?
Government expoerts. Question Three.
The greatest number fo new jobs will be for what group of people?
Salespeople.Question Four.
What group is expected to have the second highest number?Nurses.
Question Five.
The number of new jobs for what five groups of people
is also expected to increase?
Waiters,waitresses,computer programmers,teachers,and accountants.
Now listen to Connie as she tells us about her favorite movie actor,Mel Gibson.
Oh,Mel is really fascinating.I mean,everything about him is exciting.
His eyes are exciting. His hair is facscinating.
Even his feet are exciting..I'm really fascinated by Mel Gibson.
That's right.She's really fascinated by Mel Gibson,the famous movie actor.
Everything about him is exciting to her.
Listen and repeat what she says about him.
He's fascinating.He's exciting.
I'm fascinated by him.I'm excited by him.
Now Connie's going to tell us some things about Mel Gibson
that she's fascinated by or excited by.
Then you say that she thinks those things are fascinating or exciting.
For example,she says.... His eyes are fascinating.
Any you say....
She's fascinated by his eyes.She says....
His face is excithing. And you say....
She's excited by his face. OK,ready?Let's begin.
His eyes are fascinating. She's fascinated by his eyes.
His face is exciting. She's fascinated by his face.
His hair is fascinating. She's fascinated by his hair.
His voice is fascinating. She's excited by his voice.
His hands are exciting. She's excited by his hands.
Everything about him is fascinating.
She's fascinated by everything about him.
Good.Now let's do the opposite.For example,when Connie says....
I'm fascinated by his face.You say....
His face is fascinating.When she says....
I'm excited by his eyes.You say...
His eyes are exciting.All right,let's begin.
I'm fascinated by his face.His face is fascinating.
I'm excited by his eyes.His eyes are exciting.I'm excited by his hair.
His hair is exciting.I'm fascinated by his ears.
His ears are fascinating. I'm fascinated by his nose.
His nose is fascinating. I'm excited by everything about him.
Everything about him is fascinating.
That's right.She's excited by everything about Mel Gibson.
Even his ears and his nose.And what about his feet?
Oh,yes.I'm fascinated by his feet too.
Now to end this lesson,take your pencil and a piece of paper.
I'm going to say several words that you know,
words like U.S.city,country,continent,and language.
After I say each word,write it on your paper,
so that you make a list of these words down the page.
Ready?Let's begin.
U.S.city County
Continent Language
Public building
Sport Occupation
Field of study First name
Now,don't write anything.
Just look at the words on your list to identify some people,
places,and things that you hear.For example,you hear......
Washington,D.C.And you say.....
Washington,D.C.,is a U.S.city.You hear....
Asia.And you say...Asia is a continent.
OK,let's begin.Washington,D.C.Washington,D.C.,is a U.S.city.
Asia. Asia is a continent.
French.French is a language.
Tennis.Tennis is a soprt.
Thailand. Thailand is a country.
Steven.Steven is a first name.
Football stadium.A football stadium is a public building.
Teaching.Teaching is an occupation.
Science.Science is a field of study.
Yes,science is a field of study. And so is language learning.
That's what you're doing now,so that's your field of study.
This is the end of Review Two.