Onthionline.net LISTENING – English Compiled by: nguyenthienthong Unit 1: A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL Tim: Are you hungry, Carlo? Carlo:Yes Tim:Okay Let’s go to the restaurant downtown If we go through the park, we can catch a bus on Ocean Drive Carlo:That’s fine I really like walking in the park You’re lucky to have a place like this close to your home It’s so beautiful with all the trees and flowers and a pond in the middle Tim:Carlo! Be careful! You’re walking on the grass The park keeper is growing some more You’ll kill the new grass Carlo:Oh, sorry I didn’t see the sign Tim:Come on It’s time we caught the bus Carlo:Is that our bus, Tim? Tim:No That’s a 103 bus We want the number 130 Carlo:Where are we going to eat? Tim:It’s up to you There’s a new Mexican restaurant in town Carlo:Oh, no We can eat Mexican food at home I love American food I’d rather eat hamburgers Tim:Okay I know exactly where we need to go! Unit 2: CLOTHING “Attention please! Here is a special announcement A little girl is reported missing She was last seen 20 minutes ago near the main entrance to the Car Fair Her name’s Mary and she is years old She has dark short hair She’s wearing shorts – the blue shorts and a long-sleeved blouse She’s wearing a pair of shoes – the brown shoes She may be carrying a large doll If you see Mary, please bring her to the Information Desk Her father’s waiting for her there Thank you!” Unit 3: A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE At 6.30 in the morning, the bus collected Ba and his family from their home After picking up everyone, the bus continued north on the highway number It crossed the Dragon Bridge at stopped at the gas station to get some more fuel Then, it left the highway and turned left onto a small road westward This road ran between green paddy field, so the people on the bus could see a lot of cows and buffaloes The road ended before a big store beside a pond Instead of turning left towards a small airport, the bus went in the opposite direction It didn’t stay on that road for very long, but turn left onto a road which went across a small bamboo Onthionline.net forest Finally, the bus dropped everyone at the parking lot ten meters from a big old banyan tree It would park there and waited for people to come back in the evening Unit 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Host: Kate, can I introduce you to Nga? She’s studying English here in London Kate: Hello, pleased to meet you Nga: Pleased to meet you too Kate: Where are you from, Nga? Nga: I’m from Vietnam Kate: Why are you studying English here? Nga: I need it for my job Kate: Really? So, what you do? Nga: I work for a bank, an international bank in Ha Noi Kate: Oh, I see Did you learn English at school? Nga: Yes, and at university, too But I’ve forget er… forget… Kate: Forgotten Nga: Yes, of course I’ve forgotten a lot of it I want to improve my writing skill You know …sometimes I have to write letter in English Kate: What about listening, Nga? Nga: It’s terrible This is my biggest problem People talk very quickly and I can’t understand them Kate: Do you like studying English? Nga: Oh yes It’s an interesting language and it’s very useful; and I can talk to people from all over the world… and I can understand the words of my favorite songs, too Kate: Well, that’s very good Gook luck to you, Nga Unit 5: THE MEDIA Chau:Dad, I’m doing an assignment Can you help me with the information? Dad:What is the assignment about? Chau:It’s about the important dates of the media Where and when did the first printed newspapers appear, Dad? Dad:It first appeared in the 7th or 8th century AD, in China Chau:And when was the telegraph invented? Dad:Perhap it was in the late 19th century Do you know what two new forms of new media appeared in the early 20th century? Chau:Radio and newsreels? Dad: Excellent! And when did television become commercially viable can you guess? Onthionline.net Chau: In the 1940s? Dad:No It was in the 1950s Chau:When did the Internet become a major force in journalism? Dad:In the mid- and late 1990s Chau:Thank you, Dad Now I can answer all the questions for my assignment ... guess? Onthionline.net Chau: In the 194 0s? Dad:No It was in the 1 95 0 s Chau:When did the Internet become a major force in journalism? Dad:In the mid- and late 199 0s Chau:Thank you, Dad Now I can... understand the words of my favorite songs, too Kate: Well, that’s very good Gook luck to you, Nga Unit 5: THE MEDIA Chau:Dad, I’m doing an assignment Can you help me with the information? Dad:What... 8th century AD, in China Chau:And when was the telegraph invented? Dad:Perhap it was in the late 19th century Do you know what two new forms of new media appeared in the early 20th century? Chau:Radio