Listening in Presentation skills Holding an informal discussion Usually, an informal discussion is not prepared in advance. It's a natural part of a conversation

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Presentation skillsHolding an informal discussion

Usually, an informal discussion is not prepared in advance. It's a natural part of a conversation. Take turns to speak and try to make sure everyone has a chance to give their opinion. We can show that we want to say something by using our body language, eye contact, sounds such as Er ..., Um ...


Presentation skillsHolding an informal discussion

We can express strong opinions, but try to be light-hearted.

If we're sure about something factual or a logical conclusion, we can say so.

We should try to pick up from what someone has already said. It doesn't have to be the very last thing, but it has to be relevant to the overall theme of the discussion. We can interrupt, but we should try to do it politely, during a natural pause.

We should also try not to speak while other people are speaking.


Activity 1: Read the two opinions and check the one you agree with.

1.Great sportsmen and sportswomen should be paid as much as film stars.

2. Sport is for amateurs. No one should expect to be paid.


Activity 2 Think about your opinions about

professional sport. Make notes about which sports people deserve to earn large sums of money.1. NBA players 2. Olympic athletes 3. Premier League football players 4. professional tennis players 5. Formula One drivers


Listen and repeat. You can click on each individual word to hear it and then repeat it.

row know follow down how lower allow own


Listen and repeat. Notice how the pitch of the speaker's voice rises to express excitement. He does like to punch the ball, that Kopke in

the German goal ... England's first corner of this semi-final ... Gascoigne will take it ...

Here comes the corner kick from Gascoigne ... and Shearer's there and Alan Shearer scores for England ... England have scored after only two minutes' play ... with a corner kick by Gascoigne ... aimed at the near post, and Alan Shearer heads the ball into the German goal ... It's an absolute dream start for the semi-final ... Shearer has got his fifth goal of the tournament ... Would you believe it? It's England one, Germany nil! >>>


And sure enough after climbing well for three and a half days, disaster strikes. Simpson falls and breaks his right leg. With no food or water, the climbers know they have to get off the mountain — fast. Yates is determined to find a way to get his friend home, and he has to lower Simpson down the mountain. Simpson is in agony, but Yates has no choice except to ignore his partner's cries of pain because otherwise he'll die.

Listen and repeat. Notice how the speaker changes the speed, volume, intonation and pitch of his voice.

Listening inListening inWell, for a while, things go well. But suddenly Simpson, at the end of the rope, fails to respond to Yates' signal. Yates is unable to move any further and has no idea why Simpson is not responding. So Yates holds on with all of his strength, all too aware that eventually his strength would give out and both would fall.

But what Yates doesn't know is that he has lowered Simpson over the edge of a crevasse. Simpson is hanging in mid-air from the vertical face of the mountain. He's unable to climb back up the rope and he's got frostbitten fingers and can't communicate with Yates above him.


Useful expressions from passage 11.Pearce takes a shot. 皮尔斯射门。2.…saved by the German Ziegler.3.Aims at the goal! 准备射门。4.So a corner kick for England. 英国队角球。5.Here comes the corner kick from

Gascoigne.6.Alan Shearer heads the ball into the

German goal. 西曼头球破门。7.It’s an absolutely dream start… 8.It’s England one, German nil! 1 比 0, 英国领

先。


5 Look at the photo and answer the questions.

1 What activity do you think it is about?

2 Do you agree that this activity is a sport?

ice pick 冰锥

climbing boots

spikes 钉鞋

pitons 登山钉 (pieces of metal to fix into rock or ice)


1. This is mountain climbing in winter or in icy conditions.

• Yes, it’s a recognized sport, but we can see that it’s dangerous. Personally, I wouldn’t want to try this. I notice the ropes which show that the climber is not alone and I suppose no one would do this sport unless they were part of a group. Obviously, they would need to be very fit and trained.


Vocabulary LearningPassage 2

The rope binds ( 捆 ) him to the mountain.

crevasse/void


risky ( 危险的 )

LiuXiang is in agony ( 痛苦 ) for his injury.

What an astonishment! The left behind by war!


难以想象吗？

frostbitten crops


Extreme sportscategories

Air sports Land sports Water sports

Take a look at what they are.

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In the air: bungee, BASE jumping （极限跳伞） , hang gliding, （乘风滑翔） high wire （走钢丝） , sky diving （跳伞） , sky flying.On land: snowboarding （单板滑雪） , adventure racing, BMX （自行车越野赛） , boulder climbing （圆石攀登） ,

mountain bike and street luge 街道滑雪 .In the water: speed sailing, surfing, whitewater kayaking （湍流皮艇）


8 Work in pairs and discuss the questions.

1 Watch a video about extreme sports accidents and tell reasons why people are crazy about them for all the risks?

2 Do you think extreme sports should be banned?

Developing critical thinking


Decide which film type Titanic belongs to.

Identify the different kinds of films. The first one is done for you.

rohrro h o r r o rhtrrliel t _ _ _ _ _ _ _vuedantre a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tedevicte d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _cesince confiti s_ _ _ _ _ _ f _ _ _ _ _ _nimatinoa a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _naicot a _ _ _ _ _

icumals m _ _ _ _ _ _


Titanic is both a love story, a romance, and a disaster film.

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rohrro horrorhtrrliel thriller vuedantre adventure tedevicte detectivecesince confiti science fiction nimatinoa animationnaicot action

icumals musicals


Watch a movie review and check(√) in the B column of the following table if the things in the A column are mentioned.

A B

name of movie

name of director

actors’ names

movie type

plot (story)

Spoiler （剧透）recommendation


Produce your own review for your favorite movie. You can also find a partner who shares your favorite movie.

Reminder:

Don’t include a spoiler, or give too much of the story away!

Use some of the movie vocabulary as well as some extreme adjectives.

Volunteers are welcome to report your movie review.


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Titanic is simply one of the best films ever made. Directed by James Cameron it tells the story of the passengers on the first, and last, voyage of the Titanic. It stars Kate Winslet as Rose, a first-class passenger, and Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack, who’s travelling third-class. They meet, fall in love, and then the boat hits an iceberg. The special effects are incredible, it really feels like the biggest ship ever built is sinking. The film is over three hours long but it’s a gripping story with interesting characters and the time passes quickly. Like many of the first-class passengers Rose survives the disaster – the film is her memory of the voyage – but Jack dies in the icy water. I really recommend this film – it’s fantastic – just make sure you watch it on the big screen and not at home!


The review tells us who lives and who dies. This is called a spoiler as it spoils the film for the viewer and is something that should be avoided in a good review.

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The three words meaning extremely good are incredible / excellent / fantastic.

fascinating interesting weird strange hilarious funny fantastic good terrible bad terrifying frightening / scarybrilliant clever gripping exciting stunning beautiful

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A. Use the words below to answer the questions.

the latest release, a trailer, a multiplex, the soundtrack, the rushes, the titles/the credits, a screen test

1.What do you call the songs and background music to a film?

2.What do you call a big cinema with lots of screens?

soundtrack

a multiplex

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3.What do you call the bit at the start of the film that tells you the name of the film, the actors and director? And what do you call the words on the screen at the end that tell you who played who, and who was the cameraman, set designer, etc.? the titles/the credit

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4. Which phrase means a new film?

5. Which word means a short film made to advertise a new film?

6. What do you call film before it is edited?

7. What do you call a short scene filmed to find out if the actor is good in a particular part?

the latest release

A trailer 预告片

the rushes 毛片

a screen test 试镜


B. What is the difference between the following?

1.A film and a movie2.An arthouse film and a

blockbuster3.A co-star and an extra 4.A cameraman and a projectionist5.The cinema and the pictures6.The cast and casting


Answers1.A film is British English. A movie is

American English. 2.An arthouse film is a low-budget, non-

Hollywood film. A blockbuster is a film with big stars that makes lots of money.

3. A co-star is an actor in a supporting role to the main star. An extra is a person who appears in crowd scenes in a film, and has no lines.

4. A cameraman controls the camera during filming. A projectionist is the person who loads the film and shows it in a cinema.

5. The cinema and the pictures mean the same.

6. The cast are the people in the film. Casting means finding actors to appear in films.


C. Film reviews often use compound adjectives to describe films. Make compound adjectives by matching words in A with words in B. A B

action moving slow packed spine warming breath fetched hard taking heart chilling far hitting


4. Use compound adjectives to complete the film reviews below.

Beautiful People is a romantic melodrama. It lasts three hours, and has a ________________ plot, which gets a bit boring. However, the _________________ performance by Tim Franks in the central role will move you to tears. It also has a ________________ message about how we should deal with AIDS.

action-packed; slow-moving; spine-chilling; breath-taking; hard-hitting; heart-warming; far-fetched

slow-moving

heart-warming

hard-hitting

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The Monster Movie is both a comedy and a horror film. It has a _______________ storyline, which you just won’t believe, but it also has some ________________ stunts, which look really dangerous. It has a _______________ ending which is so scary you will cover your eyes.

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far-fetched

breath-takingspine chilling

action-packed; slow-moving; spine-chilling; breath-taking; hard-hitting; heart-warming; far-fetched

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Listening in Presentation skills Holding an informal discussion Usually, an informal discussion is not prepared in advance. It's a natural part of a conversation