Oral English Training

Session 3

I’ve gotta go !

I have to go now. Talk to you later

Walk Around and Talk

1. Make a dialogue with a partner when the music is playing.

2. End the dialogue when the music is stopped.

3. Change a partner to make a new dialogue when the music plays again.

Greeting

Inviting

End the conversati

on

Can’t make it

Settle another

time

Ask when and where

to meet

Greeting

Inviting

End the conversati

on

Can’t make it

Settle another

time

Ask when and where

to meet

Long time no see.

How is it going?Great

How have you been?I’ve been…

How is everything?Not bad

Greeting

Inviting

End the conversati

on

Can’t make it

Settle another

time

Ask when and where

to meet

Would you like to …

Can you come?

I’d like to invite you over for…

Greeting

Inviting

End the conversati

on

Can’t make it

Settle another

time

Ask when and where

to meet

I’m sorry. I’d love

to, but…

I’m afraid I can’t

make it.

May be another

time?

What about…?

How does… sound?

Where should we

meet?

What time should I

plan to arrive?

Greeting

Inviting

End the conversati

on

Can’t make it

Settle another

time

Ask when and where

to meet

I’m in a hurry,

can we talk later?

I’ve gotta go, I’ll

catch up with you

later.

I have to go. It’s

nice talking to

you.

All right, talk to

you later. Take

care.

Now, let’s begin

My Favorite Movie

Robert John Downey Jr

It was played

by

He is

Funnyand Charming(迷人的 )

The Story is About a Superhero

Science Fiction

Action Movie

Special Effects (特效 )

Explosions (爆炸场面 )and fancy Weapons (华丽的武器 )

Scenes are huge (场面宏大 )

The lines are amusing/humorous (台词幽默 )

The story is light-hearted (轻松诙谐 )

Not so many twists (曲折 )

Discussion: Let’s talk about movies

1. What kind of movies are you interested in? why?

2. What are your three favorite movies in English?

Why?

3. What’s the worst movie you have ever seen?

When Christmas Comes to Town

What do people do?

Let’s Listen and Find Out

Put the lines into correct order

Find out what people do on Christmas

1. I'm wishing on a star and trying to believe2. that even though it's far, he’ll find me at Christmas Eve3. I guess that Santa is busy, ‘cause he’s never come

around4. I think of him when Christmas comes to town5. The best time of the year when everyone comes home6. With all this Christmas cheer, it's hard to be alone 7. Putting up the Christmas tree with friends you come

around8. It's so much fun when Christmas comes to town 9. Presents for the children wrapped in red and green10. All the things I've heard about, but never really seen11. No one will be sleeping on the night of Christmas Eve12. Hoping Santa's on his way

FamilyGet together

Put upthe Christmas Tree

Hang/put up the Christmas Light

the Christmas Tinsel

Decorate the Christmas TreewithOrnaments

Hang 挂

Jingle Bells

Christmas Stocking

Christmas Candy Crane

Holly

on Christmas Eve

Stay up late

Christmas presents

Unwrap (open)

on Christmas Day

Santa Claus

Let me introduce you

Reindeers &Santa’s Sleigh

Christmas CookiesGingerbread

EggnogChristmas Beverage

Let’s Watch and Imitate

Let’s Practice

Read the dialogue with your partners

Try to imitate their intonation

Present it to the class

Christmas Interview

Interview your partner with the questions given

Now, change “Christmas” to “Spring Festival”

Interview another partners with the changed questions

Time

农历 lunar calendar 

正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar 

除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year 

初一 the beginning of New Year

We put up Spring Festival couplets, paper-cuts and new year paintings.

We do special purchases for the Spring Festival ;

We do Spring Festival shopping

We set off firecrackers and fireworks.

We have dinner on New Year's Eve.

We receive red packets.

We get gift money/lucky money.

Spring Festival Interview

Interview another partner with the changed questions

Add more questions if you want