Party B: Challenge to Speak
Practice 1 - Work in pairs or groups, make up converБайду номын сангаасations 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. 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.
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 …
Part C: Topic to Discuss
Read the passage. Then compare notes and discuss these questions with your group or partner.
1. What happened to Mr. Zhang when he was on the way back to his flat? 2. In which direction did Mr. Zhang look before he crossed the road? Why? 3. What did the driver say to Mr. Zhang when he stopped his car? Have you had this kind of experience in China? Give some examples. 4. What made Mr. Zhang look puzzled when he was waiting to cross the road? 5. Why should pedestrians enjoy this priority? Give at least two reasons.
Part D: Fun to Speak: Keep Talking 90
In groups choose one problem situation and then, working together, think of as many courses of action as possible for the people involved. Groups present their suggestions and a complete list is compiled on the board. Problem situations:
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 …
Practice 2 – Give your opinions on the following question by listing and summarizing.
If you have a large sum of money, do you want to buy a car?
Part C: Topic to Discuss
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
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.
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
Transportation - Pedestrians Priority
Mr. Zhang, a Chinese student studying at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore two years ago never forgets what he came across in that country. One day after two hours of aerobic exercises, he went back to his flat on foot, dog-tired. Suddenly he bumped into someone, who apologized and walked on. Not long after, he knocked into someone else, who also made an apology, then went on. He felt a little strange. As he was pondering over the matter, it was time to cross the road. He looked to the left before starting to cross. Seeing no care ahead, he began walking across. As he was stepping off the side walk, he heard a car screeching to a sudden halt. He felt greatly surprised and scared. A man came out of the car and walked towards him. As he was about to apologize to the man, Mr. Zhang saw the man was murmuring some apology. He looked around and saw no one else. Then he realized that the man was apologizing to him. “I’m terribly sorry, I haven’t scared you, have I?” he heard a voice saying. “No, thanks, as a matter of fact, it’s my fault. I haven’t been here very long. I haven’t got used to the traffic here. Sorry. I’m OK. Thank you.” “Are you sure? Then take care. Good afternoon.” The man got into his care and drove away. Mr. Zhang couldn’t help smiling to himself, “How very strange!” The next day, Mr. Zhang and his Singaporean friend were waiting at an intersection. As the traffic light had just turned red, when in a wink he saw someone walking on the zebra crossing towards them. Mr. Zhang looked lost, “How can he cross now?” His friend burst into laughter. “Well, you see we’ve got a pedestrian crossing at every crossroad. If the light shows a red man and you’ve something urgent to do, you can press the button on the pole to change it to a green man. And then you can cross.”