In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You
will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important
points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a
gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be
given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the
gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.
SECTION A Complete the
gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words.
Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically
acceptable. You may refer to your notes. I. Causes of Breakdowns in (1)
(1) ______
1. On students’ part — insufficient command over
the (2) of English
(2) ______ — poor
pronunciation 2. On teachers’ part —
uncertainty of whether his student has asked a question
— the students (3) to employ the correct question form
(3)______ —
the teacher interprets the question as a comment —
difficulties arising even when the student employs an/a (4)
(4)______ question form — the
teacher may not know about the (5) of the student’
(5)______ difficulty Ⅱ.
Specific Questions 1. Begin questions with an/a (6)
.
(6)
______ 2. Be careful to (7) the exact point.
(7) ______ III. Another Reason
for the Correct Use of (8) —Politeness
(8) ______ 1. The students uses the imperative
(9) the question form
(9) ______ when he is nervous or struggling with new subject
matter. 2. The teacher may interpret it as (10)
and feel angry.
(10) ______