Weekly Proverb and Conversation Topic
Weekly Proverb
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Conversation Topic
The “important” things in life.
Part A: Way to Speak Dialogue 1
underground, such as Shanghai. B: It’s said that the underground is very fast and
comfortable. A: It’s clean too. B: What’s more, it’s not often crowded. There is a train
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Part A: Way to Speak Dialogue 4
(At the Beijing Railway Station) A: Let’s take the underground to the Forbidden City. B: Underground? Where is it? I’ve never taken it before. A: Nor have I. Only a few metropolises have an
2. Someone wants to buy a motorcycle. You suggest that he buy a mountain bike instead. List the disadvantages of motorcycles and then sum up.
Practice 2 – Give your opinions on the following question by listing and summarizing.
Party B: Challenge to Speak
Practice 1 - Work in pairs or groups, make up conversations according to the following situations.
1. One of your friends will be traveling. Try to persuade him / her to take a flight by listing some advantages and then summing up.
A: Hi, Miss Wang, would you please do me a favor? B: Yes. What is it? A: My friends and I want to go to Huangshan. Do you
mind giving me some suggestion as to how we can best get there? B: No, not at all. Let me see. First, you can take a plane if you like. A: That’s very expensive, isn’t it? B: Then you can take a train. It’s not that expensive. You can also take a coach. It’s available any day you like. Ion a word, it’s not difficult to travel to Huangshan. A: OK. Thank you. B: My pleasure.
every five minutes. A: So, what it comes down to is that people like to take
the underground whenever possible.
Look at these patterns
Listing Things
Travel in China is becoming more and more convenient. First … Second … Next … You can also … If you like, you can … too. Besides … Moreover / What’s more … Additionally / In addition …
Unit 11: Listing and Summarizing
Transportation
Contents
Weekly Proverb and Conversation Topic Part A: Way to Speak Look at these patterns Part B: Challenge to Speak Part C: Topic to Discuss Part D: Fun to Speak: Keep Talking 90
If you have a large sum of money, do you want to buy a car?
Part C: Topic to Discuss
Look at these patterns
Summarizing
To Guilin? There are a number of ways … So ... In short / In a word / In sum … As a result / Consequently / Therefore / Thus … Then you’d better … Then it comes down to … Accordingly, it boils down to … So what I’m / you’re saying is …