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Welcome. Oral English(A1) 毋娟. smart phone 智能手机 shiny screen 闪耀的屏幕 It's my life line.联络热线 I'm out of credit.我电话没费了 I need to top up. 我需要充话费 We're off the grid.我们没联系. How to check for understanding. Are you with? Are you with me so far? Okay so far? Are you following me?
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Welcome Oral English(A1) 毋娟
smart phone 智能手机 • shiny screen 闪耀的屏幕 • It's my life line.联络热线 • I'm out of credit.我电话没费了 • I need to top up. 我需要充话费 • We're off the grid.我们没联系
How to check for understanding • Are you with? • Are you with me so far? • Okay so far? • Are you following me? • Do you know what I mean? • Do you understand? • Does it make sense?
Indicating Understanding • Yes. • Uh-huh. • Um-hum. • Right. • Okay. • I'm following you./I can follow you. • I understand. • I'm with you. • Now I've got it./Got it. • Now I understand.
Asking For Clarification • I'm afraid I'm not following you. • I'm not sure I'm following you. • I'm not sure what you are getting at. • I'm afraid I don't understand. • Did you say ______ ? • Was that ______? • What do you mean? • What do you mean by…? • I beg your pardon.
Asking for a favor and responding to a request A:Could you please do me a favor? B:Sure, I'd be glad to. A:I'm sorry to bother you but…. B:Oh, no, I'm afraid I can’t. A:Would you be able to….? B:No problem. A:Would you mind if I….? B:No, go ahead.
A:Would you happen to have….? • B:Yeah, I do. Here it is. • A:Would it be okay if I….? • B:Yeah, sure, that's fine. • A:Could I use/borrow…..? • B:Sure, here you go
Useful expressions • We're in the same boat.我们处境相同 • I'm not myself today. 我今天心神不宁 • Don't beat around the bush.别拐弯抹角了 • Don't make a big deal out of it不要小题大做 • Let’s put our heads together.集思广益 • =Let’s share our ideas. • -Are you kidding me?你在开(我)玩笑吗? • -I don't do kidding./I'm serious.我不开玩笑的/我很认真的 • I'm flattered 过奖了
音节(Syllable) • What is syllable? • In the phonetics alphabet, one syllable includes one vowel. Generally speaking, one consonant plus a vowel means one syllable. And sometimes a single vowel is a vowel as well.一般来说, 一个单词的元音发音的总数决定了这个单词所包含的音节数目,也就是说有几个音的元音就有几个音节。 • Eg. • 一个音节 • a I bad play six • Two syllables • Fa.ther ti.tle re.move per.haps peo.ple • Three syllables • Vi.ta.mine Chi.na.town cen.tu.ry • Cer.tain.ly care.ful.ly
Practice 单音节Bird [bə:d] make [meik] girl [ɡə:l] can[kæn] you [ju:] • Me [mi:] one [wʌn] kind [kaind] how [hau] is [iz] 双音节River ['rivə] color ['kʌlə] mother ['mʌðə] ready['redi] fashion['fæʃən] • Return[ri'tə:n] design[di'zain] retire [ri'taiə] guitar [ɡi'tɑ:] hotel[həu'tel]
多音节Accident['æksidənt] popular['pɔpjulə] decision[di'siʒən] location[ləu'keiʃən] employee [,emplɔi'i: ] introduce[,intrə'dju:s] temperature['tempəritʃə] • biology[bai'ɔlədʒi] international [,intə'næʃənəl] responsibility [ri,spɔnsə'biliti] • malfunction [mæl'fʌŋkʃən] inconvenience [,inkən'vi:njəns] questionnaire [,kwestʃə'nεə] • dissatisfied [,dis'sætisfaid] appreciate[ə'pri:ʃieit]
Pronunciation Corner • ◆Words • /u:/ Pool fool Luke wooed stewed who’d cooed • /u / Pull full look wood stood hood could
◆Phrases & sentences • /u:/ Remove the rule noodle soup blue moon • See a movie at noon bring food to school • /u /look at the woman took some sugar a cookbook • Sugary cookies A good book is a good friend