Family

Spoken English IFujian Normal University

Asking About Kinds and FavouritesQuestion AnswerWhat kind/sort/type of movies do you like?

All kinds, but I especially like love stories.I like love stories best.

What’s your favourite movie?

I like the Hunger Games best. My favorite is the Hunger Games

Who’s your favourite actor? I like Leonardo DiCaprio best. My favorite is Leonardo DiCaprio.

PRACTICE:Food: Chinese Sports : volleyball Movies: love stories

American soccer action moviesKorean basketball documentariesMongolian swimming musicals

Opinion PollQUESTIONS

•What kind of _____ do you like? (sports or movies)

• Who’s your favorite _____? (player or actor)

ANSWERS

•I especially like _____.

•I like _____ best.

•My favorite is _____.

Opinion Poll: Instructions

• Prepare 1 question to ask your classmates• Ask classmates your question• Record answers (not names)• Report results (eg. 5 students like

basketball, 4 students like swimming…)

A Canadian guest and a Chinese student, who have never met before, are standing next to each other at the bus stop.

Chinese Student: Beautiful day, isn’t it?Canadian Guest: Yes, it is!Chinese Student: By the way, my name’s Jonathan Wei.Canadian Guest: Nice to meet you, Jonathan. I’m Laura Brown.Chinese Student: Nice to meet you, too, Ms. Brown.Canadian Guest: What do you do, Jonathan?Chinese Student: I’m a student.Canadian Guest: Oh, what school do you go to?Chinese Student: I go to Fujian University.Canadian Guest: And what are you studying?Chinese Student: I’m studying English.Canadian Guest: Oh, really? I’m an English teacher at Fujian Normal University.

Starting Conversations“By the way...”:a phrase used to introduce or change a topic

Asking about someone’s occupation (or field of study) do?

• What line of work are you in?• Where do you work?• What are you studying?• What’s your major?• Where do you go to school?• What classes are you taking?

Saying something about the weather:

• Beautiful day, isn’t it?• Nice day, isn’t it? • It’s terribly hot today, isn’t it?• Nice weather we’re having!• We’ve had a lot of rain lately, haven’t we?• What awful weather we’re having!

Saying something about the situation in which you meet the other person

• Great party, isn’t it?• Interesting play, isn’t it?• Wonderful concert, isn’t it?• It’s a lovely wedding, isn’t it?• Nice picnic, isn’t it?• Exciting football game, isn’t it?

Practice: Scatter Conversations Each person will receive a card with the following information on it:- A phrase about the weather or the situation- A name- Occupation or field of study

Using the information, you will have 30 seconds to start a conversation, introduce yourself and what you do with another person.After 30 seconds, you will exchange cards AND change partners

Tongue Twister Review

Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry.Green glass globes glow greenly.

Practice saying this 5 times quickly every day.

It’s not nice to have lice in your rice!Did Ned arrive alive?Nate threw the liver in the river.

Pronunciation: W and V went vent wine vinegrow grove weary very

“His English is Wonderful” Jazz Chant (爵士讴吟 )

His English is wonderfulHe speaks very well

His accent is perfect You can't really tell

that he isn't a native of the USA There's only one problem:

he has nothing to say

Match That Name Game

1. 姑母 gū mǔ2. 伯伯 bó bo3. 爷爷 yé ye4. 表妹 biǎo mèi5. 舅父 jiù fù6. 叔母 shū mǔ7. 阿姨 ā yí8. 堂哥 táng gē 9. 姑爹 gū diē10. 外婆 wài pó

1. Paternal grandfather2. Mother's brother3. Wife of father's younger brother4. Maternal grandmother5. Maternal aunt6. Father's sister7. Father's elder brother8. Older male cousin (sharing the same

paternal grandfather)9. Husband of father's sister10.Younger female cousin via mother’s

side

Homework

1. Get in groups of 2-3 people.2. Share your family tree3. Describe your: parents

siblingsgrandparentsother relatives

4. Discuss their: agesrelationship to youoccupations/fields of study any other story you wish to share