The Language of Culture Exchange

IELTS Preparatory Course

Fujian Normal University

Jazz Chant(爵士讴吟 ):Do You Know Mary?

Do you know Mary?Mary who?Mary McDonald.Of course I do.Do you know her little brother?Yes, of course I do.I know her brother and her mother and her father, too.Do you know her older sister?Yes, of course I do.

I know her older sister, Betty and her younger sister, Sue.Do you know her Aunt Esther?Yes, of course I do.I know her aunts and her uncles and her cousins, too.Do you know her husband Bobby?Yes, of course I do.I know her husband and his brother and his father, too.

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

His English is Wonderful Jazz Chant

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

IELTS Speaking Test Part 2

• At the start of part 2, the examiner will say. “Now in this part, I’m going to give you a topic and I’d like you to talk about it for 1 to 2 minutes. Before you talk, you’ll have one minute to think about what you’re going to say. You can make some notes if you wish. Do you understand? Here is a pencil and some paper for making notes and here is your topic.”

IELTS Speaking Test Individual Talk

• The topics are many and various and may include many things about your personal life: best friend, an older person you know, an exciting time you had when traveling, a shop you know well, a gift you received, your favorite book, a book that you really liked, a time when you were scared, a time when people congratulated you, someone you know who is good at studying, etc…

IELTS Speaking Test Individual Talk

• The examiner will give you a booklet with your topic and some ideas about what to say about your topic. The examiner will also give you a blank piece of paper to make notes with. After letting you think and make notes for 1 minute, the examiner will ask you to begin speaking. You should try to speak for a full 2 minutes until the examiner says to stop.

IELTS Speaking Test Part 2 : Structure

• In this part, it’s a good idea to try and structure your speech. For example: “Today I want to tell you about my favorite book. There are three main reasons why I think Journey to the West is my favorite. The first is….”

• If you can think of 3 reasons or 3 points or 4 qualities or 2 ideas, etc… This will impress the examiner.

IELTS Speaking Test Part 2:Structure

• For some topics, it may be difficult to come up with 3 reasons, or 4 points or whatever.

• If that is the case, try for a story in chronological order or organize it in some other way. If your speech is in random order, it will likely not make as strong an impression on the examiner.

• Another thing to keep in mind for this part would be vocabulary. Perhaps as you think in the 1 minute of preparation time, you can write down good vocabulary words to use in your speech.

IELTS Speaking Test Part 2:Topics

• The topic paper will say thing like: Describe a journey you took that took more time than you expected.

• You should mention: Where you were going. What caused you to be delayed. How the delay made you feel.

IELTS Speaking Test Part 2Examples

• Another example: Describe a sporting event you went to or saw on TV. Include some of the following information: Who was playing in the sporting match. Where it was held. How watching the match made you feel.

Things to remember in Part 2

• Try to keep talking as long as possible. If you finish too early, the examiner will ask you to keep talking. After you finish your long speech, the examiner may ask one or two follow-up questions. You can answer these with a short answer.

IELTS Part 1 Speaking Test

Meet Lester Chin….

Part 1 Introduction video clip

Part 2 Festivals

Culture

Beliefs Attitudes

Values History

Expectations

World View

Communication Style

Food Customs

Clothing Language

Music Art

Technology

“A way of life shared by a group of people”

Vocabulary Matching Game: Aspects of Culture

 Do you have the definition for (read the word) ?

Do you have the word that means (read the definition) ?

Culture

Customs

Beliefs

Attitudes

Values

History

Expectations

Communication Style

World View

Diverse

Generalization

Miscommunication

A way of life shared by a group of people

Ways of behaving

Ideas about what is true, right or wrong

Feelings about something

What is considered to be important

What has happened in the past

What is considered to be reasonable or usual

The ways we use language to express ourselves

A person or group’s way of looking at the world around them

Having differences

A fact which is common among a group of people

A failure to tell your meaning clearly or understand someone else’s meaning clearly

PracticeIn pairs, prepare a description of what traditions your family follows on Chinese New Year. Try using the following words and remember to use FUTURE tense (eg. “will”)

•Culture (Cultural- adj)•Customs (Customary-adj)•Beliefs (Believe-v)•Attitudes (Attitude towards….)•Values (Valued- adj)•History (historical- adj)•Expectations (expect, expected-v)•Diverse –adj•Generalization (generalized-adj)

Generalizations

•The French are proud ... •The Italians are loud ... •The Spanish are ... •The Australians are… •The Irish are ... •The Germans are... •The Swiss are...

• The Americans are ... • The Indians are ... • The Swiss are... • The Chinese are…• The Koreans are…• The Vietnamese are…• The British are…

In groups of 4, finish the following statements:

Homework1. Review the Jazz Chant

2. Make two lists of words to describe your hometown. In the first list, write words (adjectives) which describe the downtown or countryside, the houses or buildings, the restaurants or hotels, the roads, the people, the weather, the transportation, and the food. In the second list, write the names of any special places you can visit there.

3. Review descriptive words of generalization and sterotypes.

Next Major SpeechDate: November 6

Topic: Travel- Describe your latest interesting trip.

Duration: 1-2 minute speech

In your speech, please include the following:

• When and where did you go?

• Whom did you go with?

• What things did you do?

Also, please include information about 1 of the following:• How common is long-distance travel in China?• How do you think long distance travel will change in the future?• What are the advantages and disadvantages of traveling alone versus in

a group?• What are the effects of tourism on small minority people groups?• How can tourists be sensitive when visiting minority areas?

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