2 Fun with Language UNIT Unit 2 Fun

2 Fun with Language UNIT

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes Opening and Closing a Conversation In everyday life, we often have to open and close a conversation. This exercise focuses on how people perform these communicative functions. Listen to the recording and decide if the first sentence of each short dialogue you hear begins the opening or the closing of a conversation.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Example: Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes -- Would you mind closing the window? It's cold in here. -- Of course not. a. Opening b. Closing

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function 1. a. Opening b. Closing Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function 2. a. Opening b. Closing Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function 3. a. Opening b. Closing Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function 4. a. Opening b. Closing Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function 5. a. Opening b. Closing Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function 6. a. Opening b. Closing Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes 1. -- It’s been a really wonderful evening. Thank you very much for inviting us. 2. 3. 4. -- I’m glad you enjoyed it. -- Maybe we could get together sometime at my home. -- Sounds nice.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions 2. -- Great party, isn’t it? -- Yeah, really. -- You look familiar to me. Have we met before? -- I’m afraid not. Notes

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes 3. -- I’m afraid I have to go now. -- So soon? Well, I enjoyed our talk together. -- Me too.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions 4. -- Excuse me, could you tell me the time? -- It’s half past five by my watch. -- Thank you very much. -- You’re welcome. Notes

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes 5. -- Is this seat taken? -- Oh, let me move my stuff. -- Aren’t you Jack Brown? I’m Bill, Bill Stone. -- Oh, hello, Bill. Fancy meeting you here!

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes 6. -- Hi, Jack. So good to see you. -- Oh, hi, Andy. It’s been quite a while since we saw each other last. How’re things with you? -- Just fine. What’ve you been doing these years? -- Well, I’ve been studying for my Ph. D degree here at the university. -- That’s wonderful.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes Distinguishing between Similar Sounds It is important to distinguish between similar sounds while listening. Names like Jean and Jane, figures like 18 and 80 can sound quite alike. Titles like Mrs. and Miss can also be confusing. Listen to the recording and choose the word you hear in each sentence.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions 1. a. Miss b. Mrs. 2. a. 1913 b. 1930 3. a. can b. can’t 4. a. 20 th b. 28 th 5. a. Mary b. married Notes

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions 6. a. Black b. Blake 7. a. is b. isn’t 8. a. said b. sad 9. a. bill b. beer 10. a. Ann b. Anna Notes

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions 1. May I introduce Miss Jones to you? 2. John Davis was born in California in 1930. 3. I can’t agree with you more. 4. My birthday is on June 20 th. 5. Paul, is your sister married? Notes

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes 6. Look, here comes Mr. Black, our sales manager. 7. Bob isn’t in the library right now. 8. Mr. Taylor is said to be leaving for South Africa soon. 9. Pass me the beer, please. 10. I was wondering if you could help Anna with her music lessons.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes Useful Expressions for Opening and Closing a Conversation Opening a Conversation 1. Beautiful day, isn’t it? 2. Terrible weather, don’t you think so? 3. Excuse me, is anybody sitting here / is this seat taken? 4. I wonder if you can do me a favor. 5. You look familiar to me, aren’t you …?

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes 6. Excuse me, haven’t we met somewhere before? 7. Excuse me, have you got any stamps? 8. Excuse me, could you tell me the time? 9. Excuse me, is the way to the library? 10. Sorry, I couldn’t help overhearing － did you mention something about. . . ? 11. Er, do you have a minute? I’m not quite sure what this word means.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes Closing a Conversation 1. It was nice talking to you / to see you again. 2. It was great seeing you. 3. See you again sometime / See you tomorrow. 4. Have a good day / a nice weekend / trip. 5. Thanks very much for inviting us to your wonderful party. 6. I hope to see you again soon. Let’s have lunch together sometime.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes 7. I’m afraid I have to get back to my office. I’m expecting a phone call. 8. It’s been great seeing you again. Gee, look at the time. I’ve got to run. Talk to you later. 9. Well, thanks for talking to us today. 10. I’ve got to be going. I’ll be in touch. 11. Well, the time has come for us to say goodbye. 12. Keep in touch. Remember to give me a ring / send me an e-mail sometime.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Communicative Function Listening Strategy Useful Expressions Notes “Have a good day” is an informal expression used when people part from each other. Similar expressions are “Have a good weekend / trip / evening. ”

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Language Focus Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Pair Work Here are some useful sentences and structures that you might find handy in discussing the questions in Pair Work: • I often speak English to / with my friends. • To tell the truth, I seldom speak English. • I make mistakes whenever I open my mouth to speak English. • Mistakes are probably unavoidable when we try to speak a foreign language. • No mistakes, no progress. • I’m afraid of making mistakes because I don’t want to lose face, so sometimes I just give up.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Language Focus Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Pair Work • I think the best way to improve our oral English is to speak as much as possible. • We learn to speak by speaking. • Practice makes perfect. • Reading more and listening more helps to improve oral English. • No input, no output. • Topics like the weather, places, trips, hobbies, films, books. . . tend to be safe. • Personal questions should be avoided, I think.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Language Focus Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Pair Work Questions for Discussion 1. You have learned English for several years, but do you often speak English with your classmates and friends? 2. Are you afraid of making mistakes? 3. How can you improve your English conversation skills? 4. If you want to talk to a native speaker of English you meet for the first time, what topics are appropriate? 5. How would you start and close a conversation?

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Language Focus Pair Work Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Language Focus Pair Work Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 1. appropriate 2. smoothly Exercise 2 a. suitable, proper 恰当的，合适的 ad. easily, without difficulty 顺利地，无困难地 3. half the battle thing that counts most in successfully carrying through a difficult task 成功的重要条件

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Background information Language is closely related to culture. There are cultural differences between China and the Englishspeaking countries. In Chinese, questions like “Have you had your breakfast? ” or “Where are you going? ” are often used to greet a person or to initiate a conversation. However, to native speakers of English, the question about the meal would suggest an invitation and therefore may cause misunderstanding.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Similarly, the question “Where are you going? ” in English is normally a request for information and only used by someone in authority or between very close friends. Therefore, in conversations with native speakers of English, we have to guard against inappropriate topics. In the West, directly asking adults, especially women, their age is generally regarded as impolite. “How much do you earn? ” is also an embarrassing question. Income is considered as an extremely personal and private affair, and even within

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 a family, one may not know the exact salary of another family member. Asking native speakers of English directly how much they paid for something is also regarded as an invasion of their privacy. If you really want to get information about the above-mentioned matters, you should use indirect ways. For example, instead of “How much did it cost? ” you can say “Is it very expensive? ” This gives your partner a choice of reply. In addition, do not give them advice, such as “Put on more clothes” and “Drink plenty of water”.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Such remarks seem to them to be rather too parental. In a word, we have to make our English not only grammatically correct but also socially acceptable. In other words, we should be developing a cross-cultural perspective in learning English. There also similarities in the two cultures, despite the differences. Appropriate topics can be jobs, hobbies, housing, holidays and outings, films, TV programs, and other forms of entertainment.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Listen to the recording once and then do the following. 1. Rearrange the order of the following sentences according to the passage you hear. a. Use some strategies to carry on the conversation. b. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes, which are unavoidable. c. Choose an appropriate topic to start a conversation. ________ b c a

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 2. Which of the following does the speaker intend to convey to the listeners? a. Courage and a willingness will definitely result in errors. b. Starting a conversation is more difficult than closing it. c. Choose an appropriate topic and the conversation will be a success. d. Mistakes are unavoidable when you learn to speak a foreign language.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Listen to the recording once again and complete the answers to the following questions. 1. What are inappropriate topics to open an English conversation according to the passage? ___________ age b. ____ money c. people’s appearance

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 2. If your partner speaks too fast for you to follow, what can you say? a. Excuse me, but could you _____________ say that again? I didn’t ____ catch it. b. Could you _______________ speak more slowly, please ?

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2 3. How do you close a conversation politely? a. Well, I______________ really need to be going. __________ b. It was nice talking to you.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Speaking Tasks Word Bank Language and Cultural Notes Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Listen to the conversations and repeat after the recording. Practise the conversations with your partner, playing the role of A or B. Then work with your partner to create your own conversations by replacing the underlined parts with your own words.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 A: Excuse me, Jack, 1)do you have a minute? B: Yes. 2)What can I do for you? A: Well, 3) I wonder if you could tell me how I could improve my oral English. B: Mm. Do you often speak English with your friends? A: I wanted to, but 4)every time I open my mouth I seem to make errors, so sometimes I just give up.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 B: I guess speaking in a foreign language isn’t easy. 5)You must be willing to make some errors at the beginning. A: You mean 6)I shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes. B: That’s right. A: And I should 7)try to speak English as much as I can. B: 8)Exactly. A: Thanks for the advice. B: Any time.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Substitution 1) … are you free now / can I talk to you for a second? 2) How can I help you / What’s up? 3) I wonder if you could give me some tips to improve my spoken English / I wonder if you could tell me how to better my spoken English. 4) The minute I begin to speak English I make mistakes / I’m so nervous when I speak English that I keep making mistakes.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 5) You need to understand that mistakes are unavoidable for a beginner / You needn’t worry about making mistakes at first. 6) … it’s all right if I make some mistakes / making some mistakes is OK. 7) … try my best to speak English / try to speak as much English as possible / try to speak English at every opportunity. 8) That’s right /That’s it.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 (On the way to class) A: 1)Cold this morning, isn’t it? B: Yes, and it’s supposed to 2)get even colder. A: I hope it 3)won’t get as cold as last night. B: Speaking of last night, did you attend the English Speech Contest?

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 A: Yes, I did. It was 4)terrific. 5)That guy who won the first prize speaks really fluent English. I do admire him. B: Me, too. We’ll just have to work harder. Maybe one of us can win the next English contest. A: Yeah, maybe. Who knows? B: Well, I have to run now. 6)I have an appointment with the dean. Bye. A: Bye.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Pre-listening Tasks Listening Tasks Pair Work Speaking Tasks Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Substitution 1) Hot this morning / Humid today 2) become even hotter later in the day / get more humid in the afternoon 3) won’t be so hot as / won’t turn so humid as 4) marvelous / amazing 5) I’m really impressed by the first prize winner. His English is so fluent. / The first prize winner does speak such fluent English. I think he’s great. 6) I have to see the dean. / I have to meet someone at the library.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk A Passage Smile When You Read This Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the ones that are false.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk 1. The smiling students could remember more of the happy article than the frowning students. ____________________________ __T ____________________ 2. The smiling students could also remember more of the angry article than the frowning students. F. ____________________________ The frowning students remembered the angry article better. ________

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk 3. According to the speaker, facial expressions might affect a person’s memory. ____________________________ __T ____________________ 4. Nowadays the specialists understand why facial expressions can help to improve memory. F____________________________. The specialists still don’t know why facial expressions help memory. _______________

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Saturn approval galaxy factor in orbit mature evolve consume vegetarian anniversary Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise n. [天]土星 n. 赞成，同意 n. 星系 包括，把…计算在内 v. 绕轨道运行；在…轨道上运行 a. 成熟的 v. 进化 v. 消耗；大吃，大喝 n. 素食者 n. 周年纪念

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise 1. What was the boy interested in? a. The hotdogs. b. The evening party. c. The camp fire. d. The outer space and planets.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise 2. What did they observe through the telescope? a. Many Earth-like planets. b. A new galaxy. c. A planet orbiting the sun. d. The Moon.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise 3. Why didn’t the boy want the hotdogs? a. He’d decided to be a vegetarian. b. He was too tired to eat. c. He was unhappy. d. He’d already had his meal.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise 4. What did the father and son pledge? a. They would not argue any more. b. They would go to school together tomorrow. c. They would not part from each other forever. d. They would finish the job.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time New Words Time to Talk Exercise

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk Pictures Look at these pictures of university students and describe them one by one. Use your imagination as much as possible.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time 1. A happy chat: an Asian and a black, laugh happily, have some activities, take a walk, have a break; in a wooded (小树林) area, lovely trees and grass Time to Talk

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time 2. Friendly conversations: several groups, students of different ethnic (种族的) backgrounds (背景) around a table, outdoors, waters, soft drinks; a discussion with classmates / friends, exchange ideas (交流 思想), explain something, listen attentively (转注地) Time to Talk

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk 3. Translate one language into another: have a meeting, discuss something; speak different languages, may not understand one another, difficult to communicate; translator in a small room, listen with a headphone (耳机 ), translate at the same time; simultaneous interpreting (同声 翻译)，help people communicate

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk 1. The picture shows a happy chat between an Asian and a black. The Asian girl is laughing happily while talking to the black woman. Though we don't know what she is laughing at, we do know that they are having a wonderful time. Maybe they are having a picnic in a wooded area, with lovely trees and grass all around.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk 2. Several groups of students are sitting around tables in an outdoor café. Though they are from different ethnic backgrounds, they are talking to each other friendly while having some soft drinks. One student is explaining something while others are listening attentively.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Additional Listening Movie Time to Talk 3. From the picture we can see some people are having a meeting or discussing something. Maybe they speak different languages and cannot understand one another. But we can also see a translator in a small room helping them to communicate. With a headphone on her head, she listens and translates at the same time. This is called the simultaneous interpreting.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Test Your Listening A Passage Listen to the passage and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Test Your Listening 1. What condition does the expression “beside oneself” describe today? a. It describes something that really is not possible. b. It describes the possibility of having two of the same person appear together. c. It describes someone who is completely helpless because of anger. d. It describes someone who is extremely excited because of anger or joy.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Test Your Listening 2. What is meant by the expression “flip your lid”? a. You may do something strange in extreme excitement. b. You are beside yourself with happiness. c. You lose self-control due to happiness or anger. d. You turn over the lid of your cooking pot to let the heat out.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Test Your Listening 3. What does the passage mainly discuss? a. Expressions used to describe someone in great joy. b. Origins of some expressions describing someone in great anger. c. Meanings and effectiveness of some common expressions. d. People’s excitement and related expressions.

Unit 2 Fun with Language Test Your Listening

Unit 2 Fun with Language