Step3Practice

1. Listen and decide whether they are spoken in an American accent (A) or British accent (B)

1).Would you like a glass of water? ______

2).She is dancing in the classroom.______

3).Let's give you an example._________

4).I like to eat tomatoes._________

2. Listen and decide whether they are spoken in an Australian accent (A) or British accent (B)

1).Did you say you're going sailing this weekend.___

2).I'm going on a date this Saturday._____

3).How much did you pay for your rollerblades.____

4).The mail always comes on Tuesday._____

5). What did you say when he was late._____

6). Sorry I'm late. I had to pay my bills. ______

3. Listen and decide which speaker is American, which is British and which is Australian.

American Australian Brtrish Jan Pattie Shane Step4. Listening Strategies

★Identifying situations and people

★alternatives in the questions--what they are going to talk about.

★the important words ---identify the situation.

★sound effects --identify the situation.

★anguage formal or informal--what the relationships are between the people

★the intonation --their moods

Step5.Practice

Listen to the Canadian travel dialogues. Use the Strategies to choose alternative for each dialouge.

1.Where are the people?

A)in a tourist information office B)in a hotel