4.EA denies plaintiff's claim.It is EA's position that it treats its employees fairly and lawfully,and that it has properly classified its employees within the meaning of the law.EA will not retaliate against employees for exercising legal rights, including by participating in the proposed class action. PartA First listening:listen for the gist What is the main idea of news item one? Electronic Arts,the world's biggest video game company,said Wednesday that it will pay $15.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by current and former graphic artists seeking overtime pay. What is the main idea of news item two? A class-action lawsuit has been filed against PayPal,an online payment company, days after the company's successful initial public offering Second listening:listen for specific information In this part the teacher has great freedom and flexibility to ask students questions,to clarify any difficult language points,to add in supplementary materials as background knowledge or in-depth understanding of the listening materials. Notice the following expressions. filed,overtime pay,class action lawsuit,charge,restricted stock,stock option,initial public offering,illegitimately,unspecified Ask students to do multiple matching exercise and blanks filling exercise.Compare answers.Explain the keys. Third listening:sentences imitation Ask students to use the following active vocabularies to form sentences as what they have heard from listening(Dictate then remember). 1.filed--Electronic Arts,the world's biggest video game company,said Wednesday that it will pay $15.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by current and former graphic artists seeking overtime pay. 2.overtime pay--Electronic Arts,the world's biggest video game company,said Wednesday that it will pay $15.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by current and former graphic artists seeking overtime pay. 3.class action lawsuit--The proposed settlement of the class action lawsuit must be approved by the California Superior Court. 4.charge--The employees charged that EA violated labor laws requiring it to pay overtime and penalties. 5.restricted stock--Under the settlement,about 200 entry-level artists will become hourly workers eligible for overtime pay and a one-time grant of restricted EA4. EA denies plaintiff’s claim. It is EA’s position that it treats its employees fairly and lawfully, and that it has properly classified its employees within the meaning of the law. EA will not retaliate against employees for exercising legal rights, including by participating in the proposed class action. Part A First listening: listen for the gist What is the main idea of news item one? Electronic Arts, the world's biggest video game company, said Wednesday that it will pay $15.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by current and former graphic artists seeking overtime pay. What is the main idea of news item two? A class-action lawsuit has been filed against PayPal, an online payment company, days after the company’s successful initial public offering. Second listening: listen for specific information In this part the teacher has great freedom and flexibility to ask students questions, to clarify any difficult language points, to add in supplementary materials as background knowledge or in-depth understanding of the listening materials. ‹ Notice the following expressions. filed, overtime pay, class action lawsuit, charge, restricted stock, stock option, initial public offering, illegitimately, unspecified Ask students to do multiple matching exercise and blanks filling exercise. Compare answers. Explain the keys. Third listening: sentences imitation Ask students to use the following active vocabularies to form sentences as what they have heard from listening (Dictate then remember). 1. filed -- Electronic Arts, the world's biggest video game company, said Wednesday that it will pay $15.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by current and former graphic artists seeking overtime pay. 2. overtime pay -- Electronic Arts, the world's biggest video game company, said Wednesday that it will pay $15.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by current and former graphic artists seeking overtime pay. 3. class action lawsuit -- The proposed settlement of the class action lawsuit must be approved by the California Superior Court. 4. charge -- The employees charged that EA violated labor laws requiring it to pay overtime and penalties. 5. restricted stock -- Under the settlement, about 200 entry-level artists will become hourly workers eligible for overtime pay and a one-time grant of restricted EA