The document is a reading comprehension exercise about MP3 players from an English textbook. It contains a pre-reading section to define MP3 players, a dialogue between a boy and his grandmother comparing two MP3 players, and post-reading comprehension questions. The dialogue takes place when the boy and his grandmother are shopping and see two MP3 players - a purple one and a black one. The grandmother wants to buy the purple one because it works like a tape recorder and is cheaper than the black one. She pays for it with cash.

1. Hanlin English Book 4 Unit 1 Dialogue Date: 105.02.____ Class:____No:_____ Name:___________
Fortuna Lu http://blog.roodo.com/jenwenwu
Part One Pre-reading: Please work with your group and read the following text and answer the questions in
the right column. 請與小組共同閱讀並且將右欄問題的答案找出來。 [group task]
What is an MP3 player?
•Contains a mini hard disk drive, which can store lots
of data.
•MP3s usually contain music.
•MP3s can be listened to with earphones or
headphones , or played through speakers via an
external amplifier.
•MP3 players allow the user to play music, podcasts
and so on anywhere.
•Music is easily stored and managed on the MP3
player, including skipping tracks or sorting playlists.
contain (v) 包含 including (v) 包含
external amplifier(n)外接擴音器
allow (v) 允許 manage (v) 處理
1. What is this device?
A:_______________________________
_________________________________
2. What does the device usually have within?
A:_______________________________
_________________________________
3. How can a user use this device to listen to
music besides through an external
amplifier?
A:_________________________________
__________________________________
4. What can a user use it to do?
A:_________________________________
__________________________________
5. How can the device easily store and
manage music? Please take two examples.
A:_________________________________
__________________________________
Adapted from http://digitalunite.com/guides/music-audio/listening-devices/what-mp3-player
Part Two While-reading: Please read the dialogue on Page 2 & 3 with your group LOUDLY. Then, find out
the answers to the following questions. [group task]
(A) Dialogue on Page 2
1. Where are John and his grandmother? _____________________________________________
2. What did John’s grandma take a look at? ____________________________________________
3. What did John think about the two devices?
____________________________________________________________________
4. Why does the purple device work like a tape recorder?
____________________________________________________________________
(B) Dialogue on Page 3
5. Why did John’s grandmother want to get the purple device?
____________________________________________________________________
6. How much did the purple one cost?
____________________________________________________________________
7. How did John’s grandmother pay for the purple one?
____________________________________________________________________

2. Useful phrases & sentences in the dialogue: Please work with your group. [group task]
1. ______ ______ I help you? 我可以怎麼幫你?
2. ______ ___ ________ _____瞧一瞧
3. ___________ things _______ _______ _________錄廣播
4. I ________ ________ a ______ __________. 它操作起來就像錄音機一樣。
5. _________ _______ ___ Vr 想要……= want to Vr _____ ______ + N = want + N
feel like + Ving = want to Vr
6. ________ ________ ________比…更昂貴
7. a ________ = a box; a pencil box = a pencil ________
8. Sth is ______ __________.某物拍賣中。
9. The department store _______ a big ______ today. 舉行大拍賣
10. I’ll _________ ______. 我會選它。
11. __________ _______ ________? 總共多少錢？
12. ___ ______ or ______ credit _______? 付現還是刷卡？
13. __________ _____ ______. 你要的東西在這。
Part Three After-reading:
Adapted from: http://compare.anythingbutipod.com/
Here are two MP3 players. Please compare them, choose one and write down the reasons
why you want to choose it. [individual task]
I would like to choose _________________ because _______________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

3. Hanlin English B4 Unit 1 Theme words: Home Appliances Class:____No:____ Date:105.02.______
Part One: Vocabulary Fortuna Lu http://blog.roodo.com/jenwenwu
Part two: What do you know from the following posters? Please write down at least two sentences.