1/ which students already know each other?
2/ what information do you find out about Bruce?
3/ what will the student do after this conversation?
Compare and discuss your answers with a partner.
4/ listening for details listen again if necessary. Write t if a statement is true and f if it is false.
____ 1/ Bruce was born in Hong Kong.
-------2\ peter plans to take a Chinese class.
------3\ jack and peter are roommates.
Stress
In spoken English, important words are stressed. This means that they are spoken louder, longer, or higher than other words. Stressed words usually give the most important information. These kinds of words are usually stressed: verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, numbers, and negatives like "isn`t" "don`t," and "can't".
Example
My name is peter.
I'm in apartment two-twelve.
Maybe you could help me.
We're on the same floor.
Listening for stressed words
Listen to the conversation again . some of the stressed words are missing . during each pause repeat the phrase or sentence. Then fil in the blanks with the words you hear .
Jack: hi how are you doing ?
Peter: hi you're Jack right?
Jack: yeah and sorry you're?
Peter: Peter Peter riley.
Jack: oh, yeah, we met on campns last week, Peter, this is my friend bruce lee . he's just moved into the building
Peter: hi bruce lee.
Bruce: nice to meet you. You can just call me Bruce. Lee's my last name.
Peter: oh lee. That sounds
Bruce: Chinese.
Peter: oh so you're from . . .
Bruce:. . . from san Francisco. My parents came over from hong kong before I was born.
Peter: oh that's cool. Actually, uh, I was thinking of taking Chinese this term. Maybe you could heip me.
Bruce: will, my Chinese really isn't very good
Jack: uh, listen, Peter . we're really hungry .do you want to get something to eat with us ?
Peter: sorry, I can't. I have to go meet my new classmates.
Jack: oh ok well stop by sometime. I'm up in 212.
Peter: hey I'm on the same floar. I'm in 220.
Jack: no kidding.
Peter: well, nice meeting you. Bruce. I'm sure I.ll see you soon.
Bruce and Jack: see you later.
Now read the conversation with two other classmates . practice stressing words correctly.