1.Listen to what Wang Ting and Chen Peng have to say and find out how they improve their English. Write down the main idea.

Wang Ting and Chen Peng are discussing how they improve their English listening outside class.

2.Listen again and answer the following questions.

(1)What is Wang Ting going to do this weekend?

     Wang Ting is going to buy some CDs to improve her English.

(2) What does Wang Ting think about listening to English songs?

    She likes to listen to English songs to learn idiomatic English expressions.

(3)Did Chen Peng often watch English films? Does he watch them now?

    No, he used to watch English films. He doesn’t watch them now as he thinks they are too hard without Chinese subtitles.

(4)What does Chen Peng like watching on CCTV 9?

    He likes listening to Chinese people and reading the English subtitles.

(5)What does Wang Ting ask Chen Peng to do?

    She asks him to listen to native speakers more often.

(6)What does Chen Peng’s teacher say about learning English? What does she mean?

   The teacher asks him to learn “little and often”. She means that he should do a little extra listening every day to make the best improvement.

3.Write down the three ways Wang Ting suggests to improve English skills.

(1) Listening to _English songs__ is an easy way to __learn_ some idiomatic __expressions_.

(2) Watching _the news and the interviews on CCTV9_ is a good way to __practise_ your __understanding_ of English.

(3) Listening to __the native speakers_ can improve your _listening skills_.

Listening text

CP= Chen Peng (male) WT= Wang Ting

C P: What are you doing this weekend, Wang Ting?

WT: I’m going to buy some CDs to improve my English.

C P: What? Are you kidding?

WT: No, I often listen to English songs and learn them. It’s an easy way to learn some idiomatic English expressions. Sometimes I watch films too.

C P: No, not me! I used to watch English films but I can’t understand them without the Chinese subtitles. I think English is too hard.

WT: You give up too easily. Why not watch CCTV 9 or listen to songs like me?

C P: I sometimes do that. I like watching the news and the interviews on CCTV 9. They often have Chinese people talking and they give subtitles in English to explain what they are saying. I find that very useful.

WT: Yes, that’s a good way to practise your understanding of English. Why don’t you also listen to the native speakers and improve your listening skills?

C P: Yes, I think I’ll do that more regularly. My teacher always says that “little and often” is the way to learn. She’ll be proud of me!

WT: I’m sure she will.