1、,In this listening comprehension, you should listenfor time references. How can we do this?,For listening exercises of time references, you should understand the three basic tenses in Englishsimple present, simple past and simple future. listen carefully to recognize the tenses of the verbs. It help

2、s you decide the time right away. pay special attention to various adverbial phrases such as often, every day, two years ago. These indicators also help tell us about the exact time of each action.,A Captain King is talking about his life and work. Listen to each item and decide whether he is talkin

3、g about something he did in the past, something he often does, or something he is going to do in the future. Put a tick () in the right column.,_, I visited Venus, you know. We _ have some chocolate from the Moon _. I use a telescope _. I escaped from him _. _, Im going to take a lot of plants to Ma

4、rs. I played computer games _. Im going to Planet Z _. I lived on a comet _. I had a small house on the comet, and a nice garden out in front of it. That was about _.,B Listen to the recording again and put theright time phrases in the blanks.,When I was a young man,often,after dinner,every day,two years ago,Next year,many years ago,next week,years ago,15 years ago,Look at the table and tell about Capt