đại học huế trung tâm đào tạo từ xa Phạm lê hoài phơng Giáo trình Speaking Huế -2007 CONTENTS WELL SPOKEN Unit 1: RURAL AND URBAN Unit 2: LOVE .6 Unit 3: GOOD LUCK AND BAD LUCK Unit 4: ADVERTISING Unit 5: FAST AND SLOW Unit 6: FAMILY LIFE Unit 7: TELEPATHY Unit 8: TRADITIONAL AND MODERN 10 Unit 9: CHILDHOOD .10 Unit 10: BECOMING AN ADULT 11 Unit 11: OLD AGE 11 Unit 12: DIRT AND RUBBISH 11 Unit 13: FEARS AND PHOBIAS 12 Unit 14: WOMEN AND MEN 12 Unit 15: STRANGE STORIES 12 Unit 16: ANIMALS 12 Unit 17: FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS .13 Unit 18: PET HATES 13 Unit 19: HOT AND COLD .14 Unit 20: ADDICTION .14 Unit 21: WORK 14 Unit 22: OPTIMISM AND PESSIMISM 15 Unit 23: ANGER .15 Unit 24: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 16 Unit 25: TAKING RISKS 16 SOMETHING TO SAY 16 ASSIGNMENT .18 ASSIGNMENT .18 ASSIGNMENT .19 ASSIGNMENT .20 ASSIGNMENT .20 ASSIGNMENT .21 ASSIGNMENT .21 ASSIGNMENT .22 ASSIGNMENT .22 ASSIGNMENT 10 23 ASSIGNMENT 11 24 ASSIGNMENT 12 24 ASSIGNMENT 13 25 ASSIGNMENT 14 26 ASSIGNMENT 15 26 ASSIGNMENT 16 27 ASSIGNMENT 17 27 ASSIGNMENT 18 28 ASSIGNMENT 19 28 ASSIGNMENT 20 29 SPEAKING I: STUDY GUIDE GENERAL INTRODUCTION This study guide hopes to assist the learners more in improving their spoken English when studying the course books Well Spoken by Ramsey and Rees-Parnall (1989) and Something to Say by Wilson (1984) by themselves As Well Spoken is a theme-based speaking textbook, all the activities and exercises chosen in this study guide are to a) help the learners to equip themselves for talking about a topic b) enlarge vocabulary to talk about a topic c) guide the learners to study on their own or with others out of the classroom Something to Say helps the learners with the language needed to improve their speaking skill and focuses on developing the fluency by providing the learners with a variety of dialogues, role plays, situations and discussions WELL SPOKEN Unit 1: RURAL AND URBAN DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES To get more ideas for the exercise on Different Lifestyles, read unit 24: Only a mad man would choose to live in a large modern city in the book: For and Against by Alexander.Write down your answers in advance before having a look at some examples in this table Opinions Person from the city Person from the country Public transport is Too crowded, rush hour Not enough, two buses a difficult terrible, buses are blocked by day, bad connections, need car car It's easy to make More pubs, clubs, Friendly people friends here entertainment areas, schools and institutes More chances to make friends Physical exercise is a part of my everyday life Joining fitness clubs, walking and jogging every day Participating in sports games Walking on large campuses, working Do farming work and other manual work Walking from place to place places The atmosphere of the place is really special Lively and exciting Peaceful and quiet I don't have to travel far to get what I want Shops, supermarkets and restaurants are available everywhere Fresh food and vegetables are made and planted I enjoy going out to the theatre It's another world Interesting plays and movies A variety of choice We don't go to the theater often, so every time we go, we enjoy the movies and meeting friends There's a good choice of leisure time activities Theme parks, movie theaters, clubs are everywhere Advertisements on leisure time activities are sent to your house Party every weekend Fishing, camping, meeting friends, watching TV Going out with friends There's always something happening here Life changes every day New buildings, malls, freeways and schools More people come here to live It's getting more crowded Vocabulary that can help you to add to the list of the categories provided: - Your health: strong, to be in good health, weak, illness, disease, longevity, life span, - Holidays: off work, holiday home, holiday activities, holiday meals, travel to different places, enjoy good food, weather - The clothes people wear: famous brand, expensive, durable, on sale, second-hand, thrift store, fashionable, conservative - Streets: narrow, large, freeways, lanes, highways, even, sloppy, lots of junctions, traffic lights - Stress: always in a hurry, mental illness, sleepless - The people: more interfering, talkative, friendly, easy-going, workaholic - Rainy weather: dull, slippery streets, floods, storms, muddy For other exercises, talk with a group of other friends and discuss Unit 2: LOVE Exercise 3: in the course book: Complete as many sentences beginning with I love as possible and exchange them with your classmates Here are some more examples: Love is giving what you like best Love is making friends with only one person Love is admiring Love is sweet words Love is selfish sometimes Love is missing her/him when one is alone Exercise 4: You may need the following words and phrases to this exercise List of what men usually look for in women: Good cook, housewife, charming, organized, faithful, love children, not talkative, helpful, tidy, List of what women usually look for in men: Bread-winner, organized, manly, responsible, love family, successful, sense of humor, faithful, neat, vital, energetic Unit 3: GOOD LUCK AND BAD LUCK Exercise 1: List all the things which bring good or bad luck in Vietnam that you know Here are some examples: Good luck: Dreaming of dragon, number 9, smiling face, red color Bad luck: Number 13, black color, depressing face, nightmare, owl Can you think of the reasons why these things bring good luck or bad luck? Further exercises: For and against: Make a conversation expressing your opinions on number 13 A Raises question on good luck and bad luck B Disagrees States that good luck or bad luck depends on perception of each individual A Tells stories about number 13 B Disagrees States that it is a matter of superstition Explains that 13 is just a number and there is nothing dealing with it Sometimes it might be a coincidence A Gives more evidence B Still disagrees C Appears and helps end the conversation You may want to look at pages 133 of the book Conversation by Rob Nolasco and Lois Arthur or unit of the book Speaking naturally by Bruce Tillitt and Mary Newton Bruder for more phrases and expressions on agreements and disagreements Make similar conversations for other things such as colors or clothes Class talk: Act out these activities: Phone your friend who is going for an interview and wish him/her good luck Talk to your neighbor and wish him/her good luck in taking a driving test Wish someone who is going to take an exam good luck Send a card to your friend who is going to have a baby to wish her all the best Write a card to friends who are moving into a new house and wish them having good time living in the new places Unit 4: ADVERTISING To prepare for this unit, read as many advertisements in newspapers/ magazines or on the mass media as possible and complete the tables Items Words/phrases used to advertise Your opinions Example: Motorbike Fast, your future, economical, sportive Interesting Short and effective Shampoo Shiny hair, conditioner included, new formula for all kinds of hair Too many ads for shampoo Quality is not as good as advertised Exercise 3: in the coursebook: a Five adjectives/phrases you could use to advertise a new washing powder: new, cleanest, usable with washing machine, advanced formulation against all stains, guaranteed quality b Five adjectives/phrases you could use to advertise a new car: new model, convertible, economical, run fast, no deposit, insurance included Talk about your feelings: For cigarette advertising, read unit 2: World governments should conduct serious campaigns against smoking in the book For and Against by L G Alexander Unit 5: FAST AND SLOW You may want to make a debate on what means of transport is the best to use Form groups of or and choose one kind and give reasons why you choose it Other group may give counter-arguments Here are some useful expressions to make the discussion sound more friendly - Well, I'm not sure about that Perhaps - I can see why you think that, but - No, I'm sorry, I don't think that's really true - Yes, but - I know it's difficult, but - Don't you think ? Class talk: - Do you think life is faster than when you were young? Is it better? Think about some changes that you notice in your daily life in your country and the world List them and consider their influence on life pace For example, the invention of computer helps facilitate word processing, restore information and control aviation, which makes life go faster - Do you think being able to travel to other places more quickly makes life better today? In groups, list all the advantages of going by fast means of transport such as plane, train, motorbike in comparison with walking, bicycle, etc - Do you think being able to communicate quickly with other people makes life better? Quick communication helps shorten distance and transfer information in the fastest way, which reduces time spent travelling and accelerates working speed Think more examples for this Unit 6: FAMILY LIFE Talk about families: Positive words: love, beloved, parents, children, happy, get-together, fireplace, brothers and sisters Negative words: quarrel, cleaning divorced parents, grandparents, birthplace, step-parents, noise, washing-up, Add more to the list and compare your list with other classmates' Children or not? Here are some reasons for and against having children Talk with your friends and add more Reasons for having children - to enjoy family life -Children are lovely -Children motivate parents to work harder -Children are the future of society and need taking care of Reasons against having children - Bringing up children is a hard work - Children take too much time and freedom of parents - Children's need is too much - Children are noisy -Educating children costs lot of money Unit 7: TELEPATHY Look the word telepathy up in the dictionary Do you believe that there is telepathy? Why or why not? Try to look for one story dealing with telepathy and retell it to your friends and discuss with them whether the story is a telepathy or coincidence Here is an example: Some years ago, I spent six months abroad-at a language school In my second week a postal strike started, and it lasted for a long time was unhappy because I couldn't write to my family or my boyfriend I didn't have much money and couldn't afford to phone them There wasn't a phone in the place where I was staying so they couldn't phone me either One morning I walked to the main station where I wanted to use all the money I had to phone my boyfriend and my parents I wanted to tell them that was coming home at the weekend When reached the telephone box, I couldn't believe my eyes There was my boyfriend, in one of the telephone boxes "Hello", he said, "I was just trying to get through to your school." He said he sent the message the day before, asking me to meet him at the station But I hasn't received it-I didn't know he was coming to see and visit me! Unit 8: TRADITIONAL AND MODERN What you think of traditional and modern lifestyles? List all things that belong to traditional and modern life and give your opinions whether we should preserve traditional values Here are some words and phrases that you may need Unique, out-of-date, ancient, old, in bad condition, castle, antiques, conservative, sand clock, wall, carpet, utensil, etc New, fashionable, in good condition, skyscraper, building, flat, supersonic airplane, new model, supermarket, etc Unit 9: CHILDHOOD Looking back Make sentences beginning with When I was a child I used to Here are some examples: When I was a child I used to cry all day and all night When I was a child I always wanted to be with my grandmother When I was a child I used to spend my spare time playing with toys My favorite age was 10 because at that time I used to have a lot of friends Note: The structure used to + infinitive refers to past habits and states If we say that somebody used to something, we mean that some time ago he did it habitually, but that he does not it now Class talk Here are some starters for you to make discussions on childhood: Childhood memories, playground, kindergarten, childhood friends, child abuse, child kidnapping, childhood foods and drinks To search for more opinions on childhood, you may want to read Unit 17: Childhood is certainly not the happiest time of your life in the book For and Against 10 ... 10 Unit 9: CHILDHOOD .10 Unit 10 : BECOMING AN ADULT 11 Unit 11 : OLD AGE 11 Unit 12 : DIRT AND RUBBISH 11 Unit 13 : FEARS AND PHOBIAS 12 Unit 14 :... 12 Unit 15 : STRANGE STORIES 12 Unit 16 : ANIMALS 12 Unit 17 : FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS .13 Unit 18 : PET HATES 13 Unit 19 : HOT AND COLD .14 Unit... 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