Transcript English Oral Practice

Intermediate English Oral
Practice
9C2471
Textbook:
English Conversation in Taiwan
(Lower Intermediate Level)
Unit 1. Small Talk
1.1. Read the cartoon on page 2.
1.2. Imagine you are having a conversation with an
old lady in a Western country. Practice the
conversation with a partner.
1.3. Pair discussion: Talking with an English speaker.
1. Have you ever talked with someone from another
country? If so, what did you talk about when you first
meet them?
2. What would you talk about an English-speaking person
sitting next to you on an airplane going to there
country?
Unit 1. Small Talk
1.4. Discuss the questions with your partner.
Do you think you should begin the conversation
…with a Western person in there country by:
1. asking them a question about there country
(culture, food, places to see, etc.)?
2. asking what they think about something important
in the news?
3. talking about the weather?
Unit 1. Small Talk
…with a Western person in Taiwan by:
1. telling them that Taiwan is a beautiful country?
2. saying that China has a 5,000 year history?
3. asking them how they like Taiwan and giving advice
if they are having problems (e.g. which buses to
catch, or where good restaurants or places to visit
are)?
Unit 1. Small Talk
…with a Western person on an airplane or in a
park by:
1. telling them that you’ve read the book they are
reading (if you have) and saying what you think
about it?
2. telling them about a movie you’ve just seen, and
giving your opinion about it (if they’ve seen it,
too)?
Unit 1. Small Talk
1.5. Role-plays. Act out the following situations
with a partner.
1. Talking with someone from another country on an
airplane.
2. Talking to someone from another country on a bus
in Taiwan.
3. A man who is a womanizer talking to a very shy
woman in a park.
4. A very flirtatious and confident woman talking to a
very shy man in a park.
Unit 1. Small Talk
1.6. Read the text on page 10 about Taiwan and
discuss the questions in a small group.
1. Who are some famous Aboriginal people in Taiwan?
2. What things do you know about Aboriginal culture?
Hakka culture?
3. What are some of the good things about having
people from different cultural background in
Taiwan?
Unit 2. The Telephone
2.1. Put these phrases in the correct spaces in
the conversations On the Phone on page 11,
then listen to check your answers.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
wrong number
call her back
Can I take a message?
extension number
Can I help you?
on the line
Unit 2. The Telephone
2.2. Take turns calling a wrong number with
your partner.
2.3. Take turns calling your partner and inviting
him/her to do something with you (use the
ideas below)
Ask if your friend is here → ask your friend how
he or she is → make small talk about something
→ invite your friend out → arrange where and
when to meet → say good-buy
Unit 2. The Telephone
2.4. Listen to the telephone conversation and
write the message on the message pad.
2.5. Practice the conversation you have written
with your partner.
2.6. Practice taking and writing phone messages
with your partner.
Unit 2. The Telephone
2.7. Look at the expressions below. Then listen
to the tape and try to guess their meanings.
I’m done
Hang out
No way!
What are you up to?
How come?
You’re kidding!
Hang on
Unit 2. The Telephone
2.8. Try to put the expressions in 2.7. in the
right places in the two conversations on page
19.
2.9. Practice these conversations with your
partner.
Unit 3. Music
3.1. Practice the music words with your partner.
Classical music, opera, pop (popular music),
rock ’n’ roll, blues, jazz, Latin American music,
rap, hip hop, gospel, soul, dance music, disco,
techno, punk, reggae, instrumental music, new
age music, (traditional) folk music
Unit 3. Music
3.2. Read the conversation on page 21 and
underline music words.
3.3. In groups, write the names of as many
singers and bands as you can. 1 or 2 people in
each group should write and the others
should help them.
Unit 3. Music
3.4. Practice the names of some famous
musicians with your partner.
Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Handel,
Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, The Beatles,
The Bee Jees, Robbie Williams, Yo-yo Ma, Christina
Aguilera, Madonna, Alicia Keys, The Corrs,
Savage Garden, Air Supply, The Spice Girls
Unit 3. Music
3.5. Together with your partner, try to name the
musical instrument on page 22.
3.6. First review the expressions from 3.1. and
3.3. Then play music bingo on page 23 with
your partner.
3.7. Discuss with your partner what you know
about Wu Bai and his band.
3.8. Read the text about Wu Bai on page 23.
Unit 3. Music
3.9. Discuss in pairs.
1. What kind of music do you like?
2. What kind of music don’ you like?
3. Who are you favorite singers? Why do you like
them?
4. Do you have any favorite classical music composer?
5. How often do you listen to music?
6. What kind of music is popular now?
7. Do you often buy CDs?
Unit 3. Music
3.10. Imagine you are a famous musician. Write
short notes on a piece of paper about your life
history, using the questions below as a guide.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Where and when were you born?
Do you play an instrument? If so, what is it?
What type of music do you play/sing?
How did you become so good?
What are the names of your albums?
How successful you are?
Unit 4. The Body
4.1. Label the body parts on the picture on page
29. Use the words below.
Head, neck, throat, Adam’s apple,
shoulder, chest, stomach, back,
waist, arm, elbow, finger, knee,
ankle, bottom/backside, wrist,
hand, leg, toe, thumb, foot, heel
Unit 4. The Body
4.2. Label the face parts on the picture on page
29. Use the words below.
Hair, forehead, eyelid, eye, nose, cheek, mouth,
eyebrow, eyelash, ear, cheekbone, lips, jaw, chin
4.3. You and your partner should review the
body parts on page 28, then test each other
on them. Take turns pointing to a part of your
body and asking your partner to say its name
in English.
Unit 4. The Body
4.4. Discuss in pairs, using the words below.
Muscular/well-built, thin/slim, a little overweight,
nice/attractive
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Do you like your body? Why?
Describe the perfect body for a man? For a woman?
Which 3 famous people do you think have the sexiest body?
What type of bodies do models usually have?
Do you like beauty contests? Why/ why not?
Is it a good idea for a man to do weightlifting?
Would you try cosmetic surgery?
Unit 4. The Body
4.5. Listen to the conversation “At a beauty
salon” on page 30.
4.5. Practice reading it with your partner.
4.6. Draw arrows from the words below on the
woman’s face and body on page 31.
Eyebrow pencil, mascara, eye shadow,
blusher, facial moisturizer, hair gel,
lipstick,
shoulder massage, nail polish,
a manicure, leg waxing
Unit 4. The Body
4.7. Listen to the conversation about fitness
centers in Taiwan. Underline the activities
below mentioned in the conversation.
Sit in a spa, do kung fu, use exercise machines,
play basketball, go swimming, do aerobics,
have a sauna, have a massage
4.8. Read the text about Taiwan’s hot springs on page
32.
Unit 4. The Body
4.9.Discuss together with a partner.
1. Have you been in a spa pool or hot spring?
2. What did you think about it?
3. Which hot springs mentioned in the reading have
you been to?
4. Have you had a sauna?
5. Have you been hiking, tried meditation or gone tai
chi?
6. Do you ever go to a health club? Why/why not?
Unit 5. Housework
5.1. Together with your partner, match the
words below with the pictures on page 35.
Sweeping the floor, vacuuming, hanging out the
clothes, setting the table, washing and drying the
dishes, polishing shoes, mopping the floor, watering
the plants, dusting, putting things away in the
cupboard, putting clothes away/hanging clothes in
the closet, taking the garbage, making the bed,
beating the rug, folding clothes, serving the food
Unit 5. Housework
5.2. Discuss together with a partner.
1. What household chores can you do in the a)
kitchen, b) bedroom, c) living room, d) bathroom?
2. Who does most of the chores in your house?
3. What housework do you usually do?
4. Are there any chores you like doing? Why?
5. Which chores do you really hate doing?
6. What chores does your mother do? Your father?
7. What about other people you love with?
Unit 5. Housework
5.3. Read the text about housework in Taiwan
on page 37.
5.4. Discuss in small groups the following
questions.
1. Do you want to see woman in Taiwan do less homework?
Why/why not?
2. If you want women do less homework, what can they do to
make this happen?
3. Why do you see many Western men do more housework
than men in Taiwan?
Unit 5. Housework
5.5. Match the names of the things below with
their pictures on page 38.
an iron, a frying pan, a broom, a toaster,
a coat hanger, a vacuum cleaner, a mop,
a cooking pot, a kettle
5.6. Next time you do household chores, think
about how to say each one in English.
Unit 5. Housework
5.7. Listen to the CD and write the correct
phrasal verbs in the phrases below.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
_____that mess_______
_____your clothes_____
_____that music_______
don‘t_____the TV ______
_____the baby________
I can’t_______living at home
_____her_____in my car
Unit 5. Housework
5.8. Listen to the CD again, then discuss with
your partner what you think each phrasal verb
you have written down means.
5.9. Review activity. Form groups of 4 students.
Each of you should take turns choosing any
square in the chart on page 41 and telling the
person on you left to do what it says. Cross
out each square after you use it.
Unit 6. City or Country?
6.1. You will listen to two people talking. One is
saying why is better to live in a city, and the
other is saying why it is better to live in the
country.
1. Before you listen, discuss with your partner what
things you think the people will say.
2. Write short notes about them on some paper
under: Good things - City and Good things –
Country.
Unit 6. City or Country?
6.2. Listen to the conversation, and when you
here the people something you wrote, put a
check next to it on your list.
6.3. Listen again and add any ides you here that
you didn’t write down on your list.
6.4. Read the cartoon on page 43. Discuss with
your partner good and bad things living in the
city, mentioned here.
Unit 6. City or Country?
6.5. Discuss in a small group.
1. Did you grow up in the city or in the country? Did
you like it? Why/why not?
2. Do you prefer living in the country or in the city
now? Why?
3. If you had to live in a country town in Taiwan, which
one would you choose and why? Which city would
you choose to live in, and why?
Unit 6. City or Country?
6.6. Debates. These can be done in groups, with
3 students on each side. Students should
prepare their arguments for 5-10 minutes
before the debate. Possible topics include:
1. Being married is better than being single.
2. Everyone should have children.
3. Married couples should live with the husband's
parents.
4. Students should have exams.
Unit 6. City or Country?
6.7. Read the text Focus on Chiunglin on page 48
and discuss the questions below with your
partner.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
How many people live in Chiunglin?
What jobs do people have?
What are the houses like?
is it expensive to live there?
What is the transport like?
Is daily life convenient here?
Unit 6. City or Country?
6.8. Read the text Focus on Kaohsiung on page
50 and discuss the questions below with your
partner.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
How many people live in Kaohsiung?
What jobs do people have?
What are the houses like?
is it expensive to live there?
What is the transport like?
Is daily life convenient here?
Unit 6. City or Country?
6.9. Read the text Taiwan early last century on
page 49.
6.10. Discuss in a small group:
1. Did you parents grow up in the city or in the
country? What stories did they told you about
everyday life in Taiwan when they were young?
What about your grandparents?
2. Would you prefer to live in Taiwan today or 50 years
ago? Why?
Unit 6. City or Country?
3. What do you think Taiwan will be like 50 years
in the future (houses, transport, parks,
languages spoken, etc.)?
6.11. Find information about a town or area in
Taiwan and present it to the class (or to your
group). Talk about the people there, what you
can see and do there, and describe its history.
Unit 7. Can I Help You?
7.1. This unit looks at ways you can answer the
question “Hello, can I help you?” in many
common situations where you need to speak
English. First, do the exercises A-F for
conversations at pages 51-43 with your
partner. After you finish the exercises, listen
to the tape to check your answers.
7.2. Choose one 6 situations (A-F) from 7.1. and
tell your partner what is it. Take turns.
Unit 7. Can I Help You?
7.3. Read the text about Taipei’s Grand Hotel on
page 59 and answer the questions.
1. Where is the Grand Hotel ?
2. Describe how the Grand Hotel looks.
3. What problems did it have in the1990s?
4. How were some of these problems solved?