PETROVIETNAM

PETROVIETNAM UNIVERSITY

ENGLISH PROGRAM
Listening & Speaking 3

Session 1

Lecturer :
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Language Center
Email : flc@pvu.edu.vn
Website : www.pvu.edu.vn

Objectives
1. Listen for main ideas
2. Listen for details
3. Make inferences to fully understand what a

speaker means
4. Listen for opinions to understand a book

review
5. Listen for reduced verb forms to understand

everyday speech

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Are first impressions

accurate?
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Vocabulary
Here are some words and phrases from Listening 1.
Read the definitions. Then complete each sentence
with the correct word or phrase. (p5)

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Vocabulary
assume (v.) to accept or believe that something is

true
behavior (n.) the way that you act or behave
briefly (adv.) for a short time; quickly
encounter (n.) an unexpected meeting
error (n.) a mistake

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Vocabulary
form an impression (phr.) to begin to have an idea

about something
negative (adj.) bad or harmful
positive (adj.) good or useful
sample (n.) a small amount or example of

something
trait (n.) a quality that forms part of your character

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Vocabulary
1. I took a(n) sample of the carpet home to see whether I
liked the color in my living room.
2. Alberto made several errors
on his math test because he
didnt study hard enough.
3. Luisa said she wasnt feeling well, so I assume shes not
going out tonight.
4. The teacher went over yesterdays assignment very briefly
We only spent about fifteen minutes on it, so I still have some
questions.
5. When I meet new people, I watch their behavior closely to see
what they are like.

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Vocabulary
6. It only takes a few minutes to form an impression of
someone you meet for the first time.
7. One negative thing about moving to a new place is
leaving your friends and family behind.
8. Most of my good friends have one personality trait
in commonthey are all very funny.
9. Do you usually have a(n) positive feeling about people
when you meet them for the first time? I do because I think
most people are good.
10. My first encounter with my new neighbors was very
unpleasant. We argued about the amount of noise they were
making.
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Listen for main ideas

Read the statements. Then listen to the lecture. Write T (true)
or F (false). (p6.)
F 1. First impressions arent important because we dont
remember them.
T 2. If a person is happy when we meet her, we will often
think she is happy all the time.
F 3. Our first impressions give us an accurate picture of
the whole person.
T 4. We judge other peoples behavior differently from our
own.

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Listen for main ideas

Read the sentences. Then listen again. Circle the answer that
best completes each statement. (p.6)
1.
People about what they see in a first
encounter.
a.
often make mistakes
b.
never make mistakes
c.
dont care
2.
People assume that their first impressions tell them
about person.
a.
a sample of a
b.
most of a
c.
the whole
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Listen for details

3.
If we think a person is happy when we first meet her, we
will think she is also .
a.
friendly
b.
angry
c.
boring
4.
If someone else does something negative, we think it is
because of .
a.
his personality
b.
the situation he was in
c.
how he felt that day
5.
If we do something negative, we think it is because of
.
a.
our personality
b.
the situation
c.
someone else
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Discuss
1. In this lecture, the speaker says we often think
that the way a person behaves when we first meet
him is the way he behaves all the time. From your
personal experience, do you agree or disagree?
Give examples.
2. Have you ever formed a first impression of
someone that was wrong? Explain.

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Discuss
1.

In this lecture, the speaker says we often think that the way a person behaves
when we first meet him is the way he behaves all the time. From your personal
experience, do you agree or disagree? Give examples.

Yes, I have met people who were very friendly when I first met them, and
they still are.
No, sometimes people may be nervous when meeting someone for the first
time and behave differently than they usually do.

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Discuss
1. Have you ever formed a first impression of
someone that was wrong? Explain.
Yes, I know someone who was quiet and unfriendly
when I first met her. After I got to know her, I
realized that she is just very shy.

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Making inferences
- draw conclusions about information
- help deepen your understanding of what you hear

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Making inferences
Listen to a student talking about meeting his
professor for the first time.

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Activity A
Listen to a student talk about a first impression.
Take notes in your notebook as you listen. Then
answer the questions.
1.Do you think it was it a positive or negative first

impression? Why? What information from your notes

helped you answer?
2.Do you think the speaker likes Lee? Why? What

information from your notes helped you answer?

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Activity B
Work with a partner. Compare your answers.

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Activity C
Listen to the speaker's opinion of Lee. Take notes
in your notebook. Compare what the speaker says
about Lee with your answers in Activity B.

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Activity D
Work with a partner. Tell a story about meeting
someone for the first time. Describe what she or he
did and a few things you noticed. Don't say how you
felt about the person. Ask your partner to infer
whether your impression was positive or negative.

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Summary
1. Listen for main ideas
2. Listen for details
3. Make inferences to fully understand what a

speaker means
4. Listen for opinions to understand a book

review
5. Listen for reduced verb forms to understand

everyday speech

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Session 1

Thank you!
Lecturer :
Foreign
Language Center
Email : nn@pvu.edu.vn
Website : www.pvu.edu.vn