【正文】 商務英語聽力電子講義主講：王荔南歡迎使用新東方在線電子教材Lesson 11. Ways to improve your listening abilityn Listen to the news for five minutes, at least, on a daily basis. If possible, listen to the news over and over.n Choose a few TV programs in English. Watch these same programs every week.n Record your favorite Englishprogram once a week. Watch it over and over.n Watch movies in Englishn Visit a website with listening activities. Listen regularly. Dave’s ESL Caf233。. Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab. Listen to the radio on the internet: National Public Radio。 BBC Radio。 CNN.n Listen to TOEFL and ITELS.2. Pronunciation and listening Good/correct pronunciation can help you with understanding of standard English. Some of the pronunciations are very challenging to most Chinese speakers.LaterateWhat is more confusing to many Chinese is the –th sound and s sound. For example, Thinksink See the difference between these binations? E. HEARING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN /W/ AND /s/ Circle the words that you hear. 1. thank (sank) 5. path pass 9. theme seem 2. things sings 6. worth worse 10. tenth tense 3. thaw saw 7. fourth force 11. eighth eights 4. thick sick 8. thigh sigh 12. thumb someF. PRONOUNCING /W/ AND /s/ IN CONVERSATIONS Read along as you listen to the conversation below. Then listen again and repeat the sentences. Pay special attention to words with th. A: Excuse me. I think I39。m lost. I39。m looking for Thorn Theater. B: Oh, it39。s not far. It39。s on Thorn Drive, between Ninth and Tenth Streets, It39。s the fourth building from the corner. A: Thanks a lot.E. Hearing the Difference Between /W/ and /s/ (page 33) 1. sank 7. force 2. sings 8. thigh 3. thaw 9. theme 4. thick 10. tense 5. path 11. eighth 6. worse 12. someThanksankThicksickThawsawPathpassTenthtensePractice the following ordinal numbers with me:Fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth tenth eleventh twelfthNow please listen to the speaker and circle the words that you hear.Thank /sankThings/singsThaw/sawThick/sickPath/passWorth/worseFourth/forceThigh/sighTheme/seemTenth/tenseEighth/eightsThumb/some3. Understanding the intonation of tag questions.We have to understand that it’s not enough to pronounce every single word correctly in daily munication. We have to use proper intonation as well. We might have already known the intonation of whquestions and general questions. Now we’ll talk about the intonation of tag questions.It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it? The rising intonation and the falling intonation show difference in meaning: the former means it’s a real question, you really want to figure out whether they’re busy or not。 while the latter means you’ve already known the answer and just make small talk.D. UNDERSTANDING THE INTONATION OF TAG QUESTIONS Listen to 10 questions. Are they real questions? (Does the speaker really need information?) Circle Yes or No. 1. Yes No 6. Yes No 2. Yes No 7. Yes No 3. Yes No 8. Yes No 4. Yes No 9. Yes No 5. Yes No 10. Yes NoNow listen again. Repeat each sentence after the speaker.E. UNDERSTANDING THE INTONATION OF TAG QUESTIONS Listen to the conversations. Is the first person really asking for information? Or is this just small talk? Circle Real Question or Small Talk. If necessary, listen several times. 1. Real Question Small Talk 2. Real Question Small Talk 3. Real Question Small Talk 4. Real Question Small Talk 5. Real Question Small TalkIntroduction to Listening and SpeakingD. Understanding the Intonation of Tag Questions (page 11)1. They39。re busy, aren39。t they? [Falling Intonation]2. This bus goes to Brand Street, doesn39。t it? [Rising Intonation]3. It was a great movie, wasn39。t it? [Falling Intonation]4. This bus doesn39。t go to Riverside, does it? [Falling Intonation]5. The biology books are over there, aren39。t they? [Rising Intonation]6. The food at this party is fabulous, isn39。t it? [Falling Intonation]7. The test wasn39。t very hard, was it? [Falling Intonation]8. The homework was interesting, wasn39。t it? [Falling Intonation]9. We didn39。t have to do Chapter 5, did we? [Rising Intonation]10. The history department isn39。t offering History 207 this term, is it? [Falling Intonation]E. Understanding the Intonation of Tag Questions (page 12) 1. A: Boy, it39。s hot today, isn39。t it? [Falling Intonation] B: Yeah, it really is. 2. A: This bus doesn39。t run on time too often, does it? [Rising Intonation] B: No, it doesn39。t. 3. A: They39。re pretty slow at fixing the air conditioning around here, aren39。t they? [Falling Intonation] B: They sure are. 4. A: They look nice, don39。t they? [Falling Intonation] B: Yeah, they do. 5. A: You haven39。t ever taken Business 251, have you? [Rising Intonation] B: No, I haven39。t.Listen to 10 questions. Are they “real” questions?1. They’re busy, aren’t they? (falling intonation)2. This bus goes to Brand Street, doesn’t it? (Rising … )3. It was a great movie, wasn’t it? (falling…)4. This bus doesn’t go to Riverside, does it? (falling …)5. The biology books are over there, aren’t they? (Rising …)6. The food at this party is fabulous, isn’t it? (falling …)7. The test wasn’t very hard, was it? (falling …)8. The homework was interesting, wasn’t it? (falling …)9. We didn’t have to do Chapter 5, did we? (rising …)10. The history department isn’t offering History 207 this term, is it? (falling …)Listen again and repeat after the speaker. Pay special attention to your intonation.EX2Listen to the directions and do the exercises. Boy: exclamation. Man, g