刘黛琳：Hello, welcome to join me in
the discussion.
朱玲玲：休闲英语不好学
刘黛琳：Are you ready for the exams?
About
the exam items.
There
are three parts in the written exam, including listening, reading and writing.
There are 3 items in Listening: table filling, Multiple Choice and spot
dictation and filling in a summary. In Reading there are 3 passages and the
item types include Multiple Choice, match and filling in a summary and True or
False. In writing you are asked to write a short text in about 150 words. There
is also a separate speaking test.
Have
you got an Exam Guide? All is explained in it.
To get
fully prepared for the exam.
To
get familiar with the item types, you have to read the Guide to the Exam. Go
through the reading texts in the book. Look at the writings you have done
during the course, such as describing an eating out experience, one of the
parties or celebrations you have had, your favourate sport, etc.
刘黛琳：Please read the postings and
good luck!
周丽萍：老师，在复习阶段我不知道有什么更好的学习方法可以提高学习成绩，总是觉得词汇遗忘较快，请问老师怎么办?
刘黛琳：You have to use them from time
to time.
You
need to learn the new words in the sentence in which you found it, which means
learning in the context. You need to use it as much as possible. You can also
make separate lists of words that belong together in some way - like the names
of vegetables, adjectives, etc. On your way to work or while you are
travelling, you could say the things around you in English. You can also find
your own way of learning new words.
For
this course, you can focus on the common words, and don't worry about those
technical ones.
卢次东：I wonder when we will have the
term exam?
Recently,I
feel very busy. On the one hand, I have to deal with the work from school, on
the
other
hand ,I must finish my English course. What should I do? Now I'm preparing for
the
term
exam, I don't know when we will have the term exam. Please tell me. Thanks a
lot.
刘黛琳：July 15th.
There
are three parts in the written exam, including listening, reading and writing.
There are 3 items in Listening: table filling, Multiple Choice and spot
dictation and filling in a summary. In Reading there are 3 passages and the
item types include Multiple Choice, match and filling in a summary and True or
False. In writing you are asked to write a short text in about 150 words. There
is also a separate speaking test.
Have
you got an Exam Guide? All is explained in it.
李兰香：How to write a letter of
complaint ?
刘黛琳：Could you please read Activity
6 in the unit?
李悦：大家好，你们怎样复习休闲英语?
刘黛琳：怎样复习休闲英语?
To
get familiar with the item types, you have to read the Guide to the Exam. Go
through the reading texts in the book. Look at the writings you have done
during the course, such as describing an eating out experience, one of the
parties or celebrations you have had, your favourate sport, etc.
李悦：老师，我拿起休闲英语不知从何入手?
刘黛琳：Read through the Guide for the
Exam, first.
To
get familiar with the item types, you have to read the Guide to the Exam. Go
through the reading texts in the book. Look at the writings you have done
during the course, such as describing an eating out experience, one of the
parties or celebrations you have had, your favourate sport, etc.
李悦：老师，考试是否都能过关?
刘黛琳：If you have studied seriously,
you needn't worry.
赵娟：老师，这门太难了
刘黛琳：No, it is not that difficult.
As long as you have done all the tasks in the book, you should be OK with the
exam.
问：关于这门课程你还能不能多介绍点重点。Thank you very much!
刘黛琳：The purpose of the course is to
improve your communication skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing.
So you should do all the tasks in the book. It is no use just reading through
them. Remember learning by doing. There are many new words in the book. You do
not need to worry about the technical terms. Focus on the common words.
Practise around the topics included in the book. As long as you work hard
during the term, you will improve your English bit by bit. If you have time,
listen to and read in English. Do not just limit your study in the book itself.
问：English at leisure is really
quite a useful subject in daily life in English speaking countries. I suggest
learning about it together. If so all of us will improve our English a lot. May
we be successful!
刘黛琳：You could learn from each other
by working together and you can also encourage each other when someone feels
bored.
问：This course is really useful,
but what if students are not interested in it?
刘黛琳：They should know that as
English major students, they have to improve their speaking ability. Wherever
they work, either as a teacher of English or in other jobs involved in using
English as a tool, to be able to speak fluent English is very impressive. And
this course is helping them to achieve that.
问：刘老师，您好，昨天我曾经向您请教关于网考大学英语（B）的一些情况，您给予了全面而详细的解答，这对我们复习迎考作用很大。由于昨天晚上6点学校有课，我去上课了，所以直到晚上到家才看到了您的解答以及“Are you still
here?”的贴子，深表歉意。
我是河北唐山广播电视大学04秋法学专业的同学，得知本周六要考网考英语之后，一直在抓紧复习，但遗憾的是学校没有给订中央广播电视大学出版社出的那本网考直通车。上周六在一些网上书店搜索，虽然搜索到了这本书，但距考试只
有7天时间，邮购的话已经来不及了。现在，我们只有拿《开放英语》3和4作为唯一的复习资料了。
针对这次考试，还有一些问题想向刘老师请教。
1、昨天刘老师提到了没有听力，那么都有什么题型？是不是AB卷？
2、考试的通过与否是按百分比确定通过率，还是固定一个及格线？如果万一没能通过，能否继续参加9月份的考试？
由于今天下午5点多我上不了网，故先把贴子贴上来，望刘老师予以解答。我七八点钟来拜读回贴。刘老师的解答对我们迎接网考帮助很大。最后，代表我们全班需要参加这次网考的同学，对刘老师深表感谢！
刘黛琳：Sorry I did not realise your
posting until almost 6 yesterday. Were you waiting online all that time? I do
apologise.
Now
the answer to your questions.
1.
Use of English 10 items 20 points
So
you have to practise this part. You cannot find this kind of questions in Book
3 and 4. But they are in 直通车.
2.
Reading Comprehension 4 passages 20 items 40 points
3.
Vocabulary and Structure 25 items 25 points
4.
Writing one passage 15 points
Focus
on practising simple topics.
I
do not think there are two sets of exam papers, but I am not sure.
The
pass line is not fixed. So do as much as you could in the exam. Be confident.
If
you fail this time, there is another one in June and in September as well.
Good
luck!
问：我总结了一个帮助学好英语的方法：在电脑上安装ICQ,通过这个软件，在网上加一些英国、美国的网友，在与他们聊天的同时就增长了英语水平，在做练习题的时候，遇到什么问题也可以向他们咨询。我在做开放英语3、4形成性考核册的时候就通过这个方法和国外的网友一起探讨过一些知识。 不知我总结的这个方法对大家学习英语是否有帮助。
刘黛琳：That is a very good idea. If
you can chat online with native speakers, it will certainly help you a lot. And
it can also make you wore motivated in English learning.
刘黛琳：The purpose of the course is to
improve your communication skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing.
So you should do all the tasks in the book. It is no use just reading through
them. Remember learning by doing. There are many new words in the book. You do
not need to worry about the technical terms . Focus on the common words.
Practise around the topics included in the book. As long as you work hard
during the term, you will improve your English bit by bit. If you have time,
listen to and read in English. Do not just limit your study within the book
itself.
All
the good luck with your English studies.
杨启宁：Hello, welcome to this
afternoon activity. We are going to talk about the course of English at Leisure
today. It's an interesting course, isn't it? Hope we can enjoy our discussing
in the spring air.
Face-to-face
teaching
How
about the face-to-face teaching? Do we have enough time for the face-to-face
teaching and how about the sufficient teaching methods? This course needs real
situation, and it won't be difficult for those who usually enjoy their leisure
time? Do you use comparisons (e.g.Britain and China) to make the knowledge more
accessible to the students?
Time
flies, let us take a rest & enjoy the jokes.
Joke 1
Any
minimum criteria set will be the maximum value used.
Any
producing entity is the last to use its own product.
Any
simple idea will be worded in the most complicated way.
Any
smoothly functioning technology is indistinguishable from a "rigged"
demo.
Any
sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Any
task worth doing was worth doing yesterday.
Any
technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
Any
theory can be made to fit any facts by means of appropriate additional
assumptions.
Any
time things appear to be going better, you have overlooked something.
Any
time you wish to demonstrate something, the number of faults is proportional to
the number of viewers.
Any
tool dropped while repairing a car will roll underneath to the exact center.
Note:
the above is something true, rather than joke, I think.
Joke 2
Deep
Thoughts
It's
not good to let any kid near a container that has a skull and crossbones on it,
because there might be a skeleton costume inside and the kid could put it on
and really scare you.
I
can see why it would be prohibited to throw most things off the top of the
Empire State Building, but what's wrong with little bits of cheese? They
probably break down into their various gases before they even hit.
If
you're a circus clown, and you have a dog that you use in your act,
I
don't think it's a good idea to also dress the dog up like a clown, because
people see that and they think, "Forgive me, but that's just too
much."
Here's
a good joke to do during an earthquake: straddle a big crack in the ground, and
if it opens wider, go "Whoa! Whoa!" and flail your arms around, like
you're going to fall in.
If
you ever discover that what you're seeing is a play within a play, just slow
down, take a deep breath, and hold on for the ride of your life.
It
makes me mad when people say I turned and ran like a scared rabbit. Maybe it
was like an angry rabbit, who was running to go fight in another fight, away
from the first fight.
What
is it that makes a compete stranger dive into an icy river to save a solid gold
baby? Maybe we'll never know.
Some
suggestions on learning English.
Listening
and repeating
If
you have a cassette recorder, you can play a sentence spoken by someone, stop
the recorder and then say the sentence yourself several times. Then play the
next sentence and do the same thing. When you have practised imitating the
individual sentences, then go back to the beginning of the tape, but this time
practise saying several sentences together. If you have, or can borrow an extra
recorder, you can use one to play the original, and the other to record your
own speech. If you do this, you can listen to both the original speech and your
own repetition of it to compare them.
Be
careful to use recordings of real spoken language. Recordings of people reading
texts aloud are less useful because written English isn’t the same as spoken
English and you will not practise natural speech.
Reading
aloud
Many
students practise speaking by reading aloud from their book. This can be useful
to a certain extent, but there are two problems. First the text in the book is
not likely to be natural spoken language, it is usually written for someone to
read silently, not to speak aloud, so again you may be practising unnatural
language. Second, unless you know how a native speaker would say the sentence,
you have no model of the correct and natural rhythm and tune of the sentence to
copy, and may, once again be practising ‘unnatural’ English. If you do practise
by reading aloud, make sure that what you are reading is a conversation, and,
if possible, get your tutor or a native speaker to read it to you first. This
way you will have an idea of how it should sound.
Talking
to someone else
Having
a conversation with a real person is, of course, the best way of practising
spoken English. You should take every chance you have to do this. Ideally, you
should practise with a native speaker, but this is not at all essential.
Remember that in the world there are more people who speak English as a second
or third language than there are native speakers, and you will often have to
use English with people who are not American, British, Australian and so on. So
take every opportunity you can find to talk with foreigners such as tourists.
Be careful to ask them politely first if they will be willing to talk to you
for a while. Remember that they have not come to China to act as English
teachers, and may want to concentrate on seeing the sights or talking to each
other.
Don’t
forget, there are many occasions when Chinese people use English to each other,
especially when there are foreigners present, so you should also practise
talking with friends or fellow students.
谢蓉蓉：Afternoon! Mr. Yang.
I'm
the teacher giving the lectures for the course "English at leisure"
in NingBo Radio and TV University.
Firstly,
questions from the textbook.
Page
135. text 4. I'm wondering what do the abbreviations "MSR"
"SR" "MS" "M" mean in the text.
Secondly,
according to the tests for the former years, there are still lots items outside
the textbook and guided book. While it seems that the English proficiency of
the freshmen is no better than or even worse than those in the last years. So
is it possible to make the test to be more text-oriented.
杨启宁：Hi: Ms. Xie,
You
have got very challenging questions. Re the first one, please refer to Page
132, the answers are in the BOX. Re the second one, we have already reduced the
test to the time limitation. Anyway, we can try to work out the better way. How
many students studying this course in your RTVU? Does this coursebook match
their expectations?
谢蓉蓉：We have about 100 students this
semester. I think the coursebook's ok, the key problem is the assessment book
for the students......:>
李宁琴：甘肃庆阳李宁琴向杨老师问好！
杨启宁：Welcome to our session. How
long have you been with this course? How many students do you have? Do they
like the teaching materials?
李宁琴：i have been teaching this
course for about 4 years. our students' number varies every term, the least
being 15,the most being 60. our students usually ignores the teaching materials
because they even don't have time to study the books and some of them don't
have a VCD or they couldn't go on internet. thus for me, i don't know what to
say.
杨启宁：I am sorry to hear that. Those
may add more jobs to you. Can you cope with this situation? How?
杨启宁：The improved examination has
finished. How about the feedback? Are there any inconveniences for our
students? Do they have enough time to complete their answer sheets? Do we need
any more changes?
赵翠芳：The test's quite ok for my
students here since this is one of the first courses for them. And usually it
helps students go ahead with the second term study.
谢蓉蓉：On the whole, it is not bad,
since the students all finished their paper in time and the marks are not bad
than last years here in Ningbo.
But
I"m wondering if there's the possibility to improve the assessment book.
杨启宁：Thank you for your answers and
suggestions.
赵翠芳：Hi, dear Prof. Yang! Nice to
meet you again!
杨启宁：I'm sorry for my short memory.
It's good to have you here.
赵翠芳：I'd love to participate this
discussion more but I'll have to attend the interview for teacher candidates
this afternoon; it's bad to say goodbye to you, Miss Yang. Hope I can be back
before you leave.
杨启宁：Take your time. We'll miss you.
朱效灵：甘肃庆阳电大向各位问好!
杨启宁：Yes. Welcome! I just noticed
that there two teachers from Gansu RTVU. Are you two both teaching this course?
How do you teach when you have classes? Do your students like this course?
朱效灵：Festival
January
Spring
Festival（春节）
Coming-of-Age
Day (Japan)（日本成人节）
Dr.
Martin Luther King Day（马丁•路德•金纪念日）
February
Lantern
Festival（元宵节）
St.
Valentine's Day（情人节）
George
Washington's Birthday（乔治•华盛顿的生日）
March
Japanese
Children's Festivals（日本儿童节）
Mardi
Gras（四旬斋前的狂欢节）
International
Women's Day（国际妇女节）
St.
Patrick's Day（圣帕特里克节）
April
April
Fool's Day（愚人节）
Easter
Day（复活节）
Arbor
Day（植树节）
Earth
Day（世界地球日）
Shakespeare's
Birthday（莎士比亚诞辰纪念日）
Queen's
Day in Holland（荷兰女王节）
May
Shavuot（五旬节）
Mother's
Day（母亲节）
Constitution
Day in Norway（挪威宪法日）
Memorial
Day（美国阵亡将士纪念日）
Shavuot（息汪月）
June
World
Environment Day（世界环境日）
Flag
Day（美国国旗日）
Father's
Day（父亲节）
Deaf-Blind
Awareness Week（海伦•凯勒周）
Dragon
Boat Festival（端午节）
Phi
Ta Khon Festival（佛诞节）
July
US
Independence Day（美国国庆日）
Pamplola
Bull-running Fiesta（西班牙奔牛节）
International
Co-operative Day（国际合作节）
World
Population Day（世界人口日）
Bastille
Day（法国国庆日）
Kyoto
Gion Festival（日本京都祗园祭）
Oregon
Brewers Festival（俄勒冈啤酒节）
August
The
Newport Folk Festival（纽波特民间艺术节）
Chinese
Valentine's Day（七巧节）
AT&T
San Jose Jazz Festival（AT&T圣•乔斯爵士音乐节）
The
Edinburgh International Festival（爱丁堡国际艺术节）
International
Left-hander's Day（国际左撇子节）
The
Feast of the Assumption（圣母升天节）
Hungry
Ghost Festival（中元节）
Notting
Hill Carnival（诺丁山狂欢节）
September
Labor
Day（美国劳动节）
Bierborse（啤酒节）
Mid-Autumn
Festival（中秋节）
Accordion
& Fiddle Festival（苏格烂风琴提琴节）
The
Munich Oktoberfest（慕尼黑啤酒节）
International
Day of Peace（国际和平日）
Chusok（韩国中秋节）
October
Columbus
Day（哥伦布纪念日）
White
Cane Safety Day（国际盲人节）
The
Double Ninth Festival（重阳节）
Sweetest
Day（美国甜蜜日）
United
Nations Day（联合国日）
Diwali（排灯节）
Halloween（万圣节）
November
Veterans'
Day（美国老兵纪念日）
Ramadan
(Muslim's Holy Month)（斋月）
Chanukah（光明节）
Thanksgiving
Day（感恩节）
St
Andrew's Day（圣安德鲁日）
December
World
Aids Day（世界艾滋病日）
Saint
Lucia's Day（瑞典圣露西亚节）
Christmas（圣诞节）
New
Year's Day（新年）
杨启宁：That's a wonderful job! Can you
add more information, e.g. the date, the country, some brief history?
杨启宁：I am afraid we have to say
goodbye for today. We'll have another session on June 28. Our students can
bring their questions and suggestions. All welcome.
Today,
many thanks to the teachers from Guangdong, Ningbo and Gansu. 今天的活动暂时告一段落，再见！
Welcome to the discussion today. We are going to talk about the course of "English at Leisure". Welcome.
The main learning objectives
There are 8 chapters in the course, while each chapter represents one objective.
shopping
Shopping is one of the most popular activities for people, esp. for women. You'll go to shops whenever you need something, or you feel happy/unhappy, or you have enough time, or you just want to go to shops.
Then how can Chinese people learn things concerning shopping in English? O.K. Come to our course. You can speak out the shops and stores' names correctly, you can do your business there (bargaining and buying); you can express freely your ideas towards the commodities and the services in shops; you'll know you are protected by what guarantee statements in the UK; finally, you can write a letter to complain the faulty goods. Remember, you have to write a letter of complaint with the right layout.
Gatherings & Celebrations
The two occasions, Xmas and the new year, are drawing near. Have you sent out your Xmas cards to your friends both home and abroad? What words do you put on the cards? And how do you make your conversation in parties/post parties, like birthday party, opening ceremony, etc.? How do you write replies to invitations? ... Those are the main learning objectives in this chapter.
Eating & Drinking
This chapter is a very interesting topic. I think most of us enjoy eating and drinking. Chinese people and English people eat different foods, they might drink the same thing nowadays, esp. in big cities in China. Pubs and bars are typical for English culture... I am sure you'll know more about eating and drinking in Britain when you finish this chapter.
Home Improvement
In this chapter, we are going to talk about changing homes, DIY, tools for home improvement and why English people like to decorate their homes. Do you have your experience to decorate your home? Your experience will surely help you understand more about home improvement in Britain.
Time flies, one hour passed. Let's have a break and read some interesting passages. We'd have afternoon tea, shouldn't we?
JOKE I
I just needed to use your car
After shopping for most of the day, a couple returns to find their car has been stolen. They go to the police station to make a full report. Then, a detective drives them back to the parking lot to see if any evidence can be found at the scene of the crime. To their amazement, the car has been returned.
There is an envelope on the windshield with a note of apology and two tickets to a music concert. The note reads, "I apologize for taking your car, but my wife was having a baby and I had to hot-wire your ignition to rush her to the hospital. Please forgive the inconvenience. Here are two tickets for tonight's concert of Garth Brooks, the country-and-western music star."
Their faith in humanity restored, the couple attend the concert and return home late. They find their house has been robbed. Valuable goods have been taken from thoughout the house, from basement to attic. And, there is a note on the door reading, "Well, you still have your car. I have to put my newly born kid through college somehow, don't I?"
JOKE 2
Wedding preparation guidelines
Announcement:
It is the responsibility of the bride's family to announce the wedding in the local newspaper. The announcement should include: A photograph of the bride (A high school yearbook picture is acceptable); Name of the groom, education completed by both bride and groom (do not include elementary school, unless that was the terminal degree.); current employment and planned residence after the ceremony (If living with the bride's parents, it is not necessary to specify where in the house you will reside).
Invitations:
Since you are having a planned wedding and you are expecting a lot of free stuff, you must send out invitations! They do not have to be lengthy. Something like "You are invited to watch John Smith and Jennifer Johnson make it legal on March 14, 2000." will suffice nicely. If you don't want to be so formal, you can always run down to the local bar and yell "If you aint doing nothin' on the 14th of March, why don't you stop by my house for a cold one about 2 o'clock. Me and Jennifer's having some friends over to watch the ball game and witness our weddin'."
Proper attire:
For the bride, the key words are "be conservative." No matter how good it may look, refrain from wedding outfits made with spandex or adorned with fringe. Excessive slits and dips also are frowned upon. This is not the occasion to show the world how big "they" are.
For the groom, a rented tuxedo is haute couture, but if it means the difference between going on a honeymoon and staying home, concider some alternatives. For example, a leisure suit with a cummerbund and a clean work shirt can create a natty appearence. And though possibly uncomfortable, say yes to socks and shoes for this special occasion.
The ceremony:
No matter how urgent the event, loaded weapons have no place at the alter. At the point in the ceremony that says, "If anybody has any reason why these two should no be joined in holy matrimony..." tell the preacher not to pause too long, old flames sometimes die hard and talk too much.
Reception:
Remember to reserve the UAW hall far in advance, and avoid Saturdays, since that's bingo night. It is perfectly acceptable to ask guests to wipe their feet before entering the hall. After all the cleaning deposit can be the difference between an oil change and a full tune-up for the car.
When dancing never remove undergarments, no matter how hot it is!
Common wedding questions and answers
Q: Is it all right to bring a date to the wedding?
A: Not if you are the groom.
Q: How many showers is the bride supposed to have?
A: At least one within a week of the wedding.
Q: What music is recommended for the wedding ceremony?
A: Anything except "Tied to the Whipping Post".
Entertainment at home
What's the impression when you see the words? To me, watching TV, reading, cooking... are my favourite activities when I am home, away from work. Then, how about you? Maybe you can add more, like going to theatre, sports field, or playing computer games etc. Now you have to express more towards your preference. Finishing this chapter, you are asked to do an oral presentation. Are you ready?
吴永华：teacher yang: study for English, The language Environment is very important. Otherwise, Learn of quick, forget also quickly. Are you?
杨启宁：I do agree. However, most of our students have got none of the environment, how can they learn if they just totally depend on it? The coursebook has its guidelines on How to Study This Course. Please try to understand it, this may give you some support on the environment.
张慧霞：我英语基础很差，学习英语很吃力，这学期以来发现老记不住东西。为此我很担心，有时候想，我是不是不适合学英语，我想知道如何才能学好英语，请指教 ！
杨启宁：Try to find your own way to learn English efficiently.
曾仲贤：重庆电大本课程的责任教师报到了并向杨老师问好！
杨启宁：Hi, welcome. Please tell me what difficulties your students have got when they learn the course. Have you got the information on the examination time for this semester?
曾仲贤：I don't know the exact time, but I knew it began from 11 of January. Is that so?
杨启宁：The exact time is from 11:00 to 12:30, January 13, 2007.
曾仲贤：I know now and thank you for telling me.
杨启宁：You are welcome. BTW, I haven't got anyone from your university for the next year's English teacher training in Britain in 2007.
曾仲贤：One of the teacher in our university is allowed to go,but he gives up because he has to share half of the cost. I've also told several teachers of the branch school.
杨启宁：It's a pity for that teacher, the opportunity is really valuable. Thanks for your propaganda.
曾仲贤：My pleasure.
杨启宁：Thanks for your joining today. BTW, do you think some 5 minutes activities may help students understand teaching, like Imaginary Classroom. This small activity is designed to describe a room and help practice prepositions--Procedure : Tell students to imagine that the room is absolutely empty: no future, no people, nothing. They have to create their ideal classroom by suggesting how to 'refurnish' it. For example: There is a thick soft wall-to-wall carpet on the floor. There is a television in that corner, with a view.
This kind of activity cab be recreated according to different teaching objectives.
曾仲贤：本期考试时间缩短为90分钟，考试题型没变，只是题量减少，对吗？往届考题对学生的复习有参考价值吗？
杨启宁：对，往届考题对学生的复习有参考价值。90分钟的新题主要减少了听力和阅读部分的题量。
曾仲贤：在复习阶段，能不能像其他课程一样在课程栏目中挂出几套模拟题或复习题，学生复习后至少能及格但不能考高分。想考高分的必须把教材吃透且平时学习非常努力的同学。可以吗？
杨启宁：I think this might work. Thanks.
曾仲贤：When might it begin? This term or next term?
杨启宁：This term: on the morning of January 13, 2007.
曾仲贤：A very typical British life style-- Afternoon tea. I enjoy it.
杨启宁：I agree. It's really the life style they are having.
曾仲贤：I like to read what you've written about the introduction of each chapter because it is very useful for the students to know the general idea of this chapter.
杨启宁：Thanks. I'm just trying to attract students' interests, or they will feel tired.
曾仲贤：It is very considerate of you to do that.
杨启宁：Thanks.
杨启宁：今天的活动暂时告一段落，再见！ 特别谢谢重庆电大的曾仲贤老师！
杨启宁：答疑开始
崔艳敏：快要考试了,我们考试的内容不知道从何入手,是不是全考的是课本上的呢?
杨启宁：Hi.The new semester just
starts, a long way to the exam. Yes, we're learning the course, then we have to
know if everyone understands the course.
江华：我认为这科简单,只要你平时认真努力. 稍微努力
杨启宁：是的，学英语不是一朝一夕的事情，需要日积月累，哪怕每天只学习一点，都会有所进步。
曾仲贤：杨老师好，还记得我吗？伦敦一别，就再没有见面。从本期起，你就是本课程的责任教师了，是吗？好像以前是刘老师。我也是从本期开始接管这门课程。
杨启宁：Yes.You've got very good
memory. We are both new for this course.I think I've got the challenging work,
especially after Prof. Liu.
曾仲贤：Yes, new to both of us. I'll
have to meet the challenge and I really want to get more advice and help from
you.
杨启宁：I do hope we can discuss
something together. How's the chapt. you are having for the last weeks since
the new semester started?
曾仲贤：To tell you the truth, most of
the students of English major are in the branch school, such as Kai xian and
Wushan.(开县、巫山)
杨启宁：Then you are, as me, having the
distance among the students. Do you have any opportunies to face the students?
曾仲贤：Yes, sometimes,but we often
contact each other by email, BBS or online discussion (once a month)
杨启宁：What kinds of difficulties your
students can face? Grammer? Skills? Or something else?
曾仲贤：Skills, I may say, esp. oral
English as they have no chance to speak with the native speakers.
杨启宁：I understand this. Can they be
grouped and guided to talk on some subjects like shopping in shops,having house
decorated and going out having team sports and so on?
曾仲贤：They are required to do such
kind of oral practice, but I'm not sure whether they do it or not.
杨启宁：Then how can you set
requirements on checking?
曾仲贤：At the end of the term, the
teacher of our uni will go to the branch to check if they do according to 收形考册. (抽查并验收形考册）
杨启宁：Excellent.Hope this can help
students.
曾仲贤：Hope it will work.
杨启宁：Yes. I am sure. BTW, is your
univ. going to send other to the UK for next year's programme?
曾仲贤：I don't know. And I'm afraid
they don't want to.
杨启宁：I have no idea what happened
just now. My answer's gone. Now I have to ask again: Is your univ. going to
send othere English teachers to the UK next summer for the programme?
曾仲贤：I don't know. Properly not.
杨启宁：Still can find nothing here!
曾仲贤：Thank you, Ms Yang.It's nice to
be with you this afternoon. Keep in touch. My emali address:
zengzhongxian@cqdd.cq.cn
杨启宁：Are you leaving now? Oh, yes,
time is almost there.
曾仲贤：Something has gone wrong with
my computer. I was kicked out just now.
杨启宁：现在让我们休息一下，欣赏一个小笑话(或许你们已经听说过)
Constantly
complaining about the temperature
A
customer was bothering the waiter in a restaurant. First, he asked that the air
conditioning be turned up because he was too hot, then he asked it be turned
down cause he was too cold, and so on for about half an hour.
Surprisingly,
the waiter was very patient, he walked back and forth and never once got angry.
So finally, a second customer asked him why he didn't throw out the pest.
"Oh,
I really don't care or mind," said the waiter with a smile. "We don't
even have an air conditioner."
杨启宁：Thank for coming! See you on
Dec.19-21 for the examination discuss.