Unit 11 INFORMATION AGE

Adapted from High Impact

Edited by Yu Yu-Hua( 游玉華 )

St. John’s & St. Mary’s Institute of Technology

11 Information Age

Reporting informationOpinionsGerunds and infinitives

Warm up: media

-What forms of media do you use to get news and other information? - What do you use for entertainment?radio __________________

Listening: I’m not sure I agree

Listening for key words.

X a good use of time

Listening for meaning

J JNJNN

Listening for meaning

Bad points -have to move

-New York is expensive -can’t see each other

What do you think?

Do you think Jordan wants Laura to accept the job? How do you know?

Conversation topic: New jobs

1

Conversation topic: unusual events

4.

Conversation topic: unusual events

7.

Conversation topic: unusual events

9.

Conversation building

A: What kind of job would you really like to have?

B: I’d like to be ______________!A: WHY?B: Well, for ONE thing, you __________!A: But, you know, MAYBE there’s a BAD

point… B: _______________________________!

1. Understanding

.Nick Politician

shy when talking in public

Laura Painterit’s hard to make a living

Jordan Teacherdoesn't’t like schools

JulieOwn her own business

not good with money

Noticing

1 even though you don’t like public speaking

2 even though it’s hard to make a l living

3. Even though you don’t like schools4. Even though you’re not good with

money

Try it

Complete this sentence about your future.

Even though ______________ _____________________________________________________________________