Giáo trình speaking 1 phạm lê hoài phương

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Giáo trình

Speaking 1

Huế -2007

CONTENTS

WELL SPOKEN 4

Unit 1: RURAL AND URBAN 4

Unit 2: LOVE 6

Unit 3: GOOD LUCK AND BAD LUCK 6

Unit 4: ADVERTISING 7

Unit 5: FAST AND SLOW 8

Unit 6: FAMILY LIFE 9

Unit 7: TELEPATHY 9

Unit 8: TRADITIONAL AND MODERN 10

Unit 9: CHILDHOOD 10

Unit 10: BECOMING AN ADULT 11

Unit 11: OLD AGE 11

Unit 12: DIRT AND RUBBISH 11

Unit 13: FEARS AND PHOBIAS 12

Unit 14: WOMEN AND MEN 12

Unit 15: STRANGE STORIES 12

Unit 16: ANIMALS 12

Unit 17: FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS 13

Unit 18: PET HATES 13

Unit 19: HOT AND COLD 14

Unit 20: ADDICTION 14

Unit 21: WORK 14

Unit 22: OPTIMISM AND PESSIMISM 15

Unit 23: ANGER 15

Unit 24: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 16

Unit 25: TAKING RISKS 16

SOMETHING TO SAY 16

ASSIGNMENT 1 18

ASSIGNMENT 2 18

ASSIGNMENT 3 19

ASSIGNMENT 4 20

ASSIGNMENT 5 20

ASSIGNMENT 6 21

ASSIGNMENT 7 21

ASSIGNMENT 8 22

ASSIGNMENT 9 22

ASSIGNMENT 10 23

ASSIGNMENT 11 24

ASSIGNMENT 12 24

ASSIGNMENT 13 25

ASSIGNMENT 14 26

ASSIGNMENT 15 26

ASSIGNMENT 16 27

ASSIGNMENT 17 27

ASSIGNMENT 18 28

ASSIGNMENT 19 28

ASSIGNMENT 20 29

SPEAKING I: STUDY GUIDE GENERAL INTRODUCTION

This study guide hopes to assist the learners more in improving their spoken English

when studying the course books Well Spoken by Ramsey and Rees-Parnall (1989) and

Something to Say by Wilson (1984) by themselves As Well Spoken is a theme-based

speaking textbook, all the activities and exercises chosen in this study guide are to

a) help the learners to equip themselves for talking about a topic b) enlarge vocabulary to talk about a topic

c) guide the learners to study on their own or with others out of the classroom

Something to Say helps the learners with the language needed to improve their

speaking skill and focuses on developing the fluency by providing the learners with a variety of dialogues, role plays, situations and discussions

WELL SPOKEN Unit 1: RURAL AND URBAN

DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES

1 To get more ideas for the exercise on Different Lifestyles, read unit 24: Only a

mad man would choose to live in a large modern city in the book: For and Against by

Alexander.Write down your answers in advance before having a look at some examples in this table

Opinions Person from the city Person from the country

Public transport is

difficult

Too crowded, rush hour terrible, buses are blocked by car

Not enough, two buses a day, bad connections, need car

It's easy to make

friends here

More pubs, clubs, entertainment areas, schools and institutes More chances

to make friends

Friendly people

Physical

exercise is a part

of my everyday

life

Joining fitness clubs, walking and jogging every day Participating in sports games Walking on large campuses, working

Do farming work and other manual work

Walking from place to place

places The atmosphere

of the place is

really special

Lively and exciting Peaceful and quiet

I don't have to

travel far to get

what I want

Shops, supermarkets and restaurants are available everywhere

Fresh food and vegetables are made and planted

I enjoy going

out to the

theatre It's

another world

Interesting plays and movies A variety of choice

We don't go to the theater often, so every time we go, we enjoy the movies and meeting friends

There's a good

choice of leisure

time activities

Theme parks, movie theaters, clubs are everywhere Advertisements

on leisure time activities are sent to your house Party every weekend

Fishing, camping, meeting friends, watching TV Going out with friends

There's always

something

happening here

Life changes every day New buildings, malls, freeways and schools

More people come here to live It's getting more crowded

2 Vocabulary that can help you to add to the list of the categories provided:

- Your health: strong, to be in good health, weak, illness, disease, longevity, life

span,

- Holidays: off work, holiday home, holiday activities, holiday meals, travel to

different places, enjoy good food, weather

- The clothes people wear: famous brand, expensive, durable, on sale, second-hand,

thrift store, fashionable, conservative

- Streets: narrow, large, freeways, lanes, highways, even, sloppy, lots of junctions,

traffic lights

- Stress: always in a hurry, mental illness, sleepless

- The people: more interfering, talkative, friendly, easy-going, workaholic

- Rainy weather: dull, slippery streets, floods, storms, muddy For other exercises,

talk with a group of other friends and discuss

Unit 2: LOVE

Exercise 3: in the course book:

Complete as many sentences beginning with I love as possible and exchange them

with your classmates

Here are some more examples:

Love is giving what you like best

Love is making friends with only one person

Love is admiring

Love is sweet words

Love is selfish sometimes

Love is missing her/him when one is alone

Exercise 4:

You may need the following words and phrases to do this exercise

List of what men usually look for in women:

Good cook, housewife, charming, organized, faithful, love children, not talkative, helpful, tidy,

List of what women usually look for in men:

Bread-winner, organized, manly, responsible, love family, successful, sense of humor, faithful, neat, vital, energetic

Unit 3: GOOD LUCK AND BAD LUCK

Exercise 1: List all the things which bring good or bad luck in Vietnam that you know

Here are some examples:

Good luck:

Dreaming of dragon, number 9, smiling face, red color

Bad luck:

Number 13, black color, depressing face, nightmare, owl

Can you think of the reasons why these things bring good luck or bad luck?

Further exercises:

For and against: Make a conversation expressing your opinions on number 13

A Raises question on good luck and bad luck

B Disagrees States that good luck or bad luck depends on perception of each individual

A Tells stories about number 13

B Disagrees States that it is a matter of superstition Explains that 13 is just a number and there is nothing dealing with it Sometimes it might be a coincidence

A Gives more evidence

B Still disagrees

C Appears and helps end the conversation

You may want to look at pages 133 of the book Conversation by Rob Nolasco and Lois Arthur or unit 9 of the book Speaking naturally by Bruce Tillitt and Mary Newton

Bruder for more phrases and expressions on agreements and disagreements

Make similar conversations for other things such as colors or clothes

Class talk:

Act out these activities:

Phone your friend who is going for an interview and wish him/her good luck

Talk to your neighbor and wish him/her good luck in taking a driving test

Wish someone who is going to take an exam good luck

Send a card to your friend who is going to have a baby to wish her all the best

Write a card to friends who are moving into a new house and wish them having good time living in the new places

Unit 4: ADVERTISING

To prepare for this unit, read as many advertisements in newspapers/ magazines or on the mass media as possible and complete the tables

Items Words/phrases used to advertise Your opinions Example:

Motorbike

Fast, your future, economical, sportive Interesting Short and effective

Shampoo Shiny hair, conditioner included, new

formula for all kinds of hair

Too many ads for shampoo Quality is not as good as advertised

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Exercise 3: in the coursebook:

a Five adjectives/phrases you could use to advertise a new washing powder:

new, cleanest, usable with washing machine, advanced formulation against all stains, guaranteed quality

b Five adjectives/phrases you could use to advertise a new car:

new model, convertible, economical, run fast, no deposit, insurance included

Talk about your feelings:

For cigarette advertising, read unit 2: World governments should conduct serious

campaigns against smoking in the book For and Against by L G Alexander

Unit 5: FAST AND SLOW

You may want to make a debate on what means of transport is the best to use Form groups of 4 or 5 and choose one kind and give reasons why you choose it

Other group may give counter-arguments Here are some useful expressions to make the discussion sound more friendly

- Well, I'm not sure about that Perhaps

- I can see why you think that, but

- No, I'm sorry, I don't think that's really true

- Yes, but

- I know it's difficult, but

- Don't you think ?

Class talk:

- Do you think life is faster than when you were young? Is it better? Think about some changes that you notice in your daily life in your country and the world List them and consider their influence on life pace For example, the invention of computer helps facilitate word processing, restore information and control aviation, which makes life go faster

- Do you think being able to travel to other places more quickly makes life better today?

In groups, list all the advantages of going by fast means of transport such as plane, train, motorbike in comparison with walking, bicycle, etc

- Do you think being able to communicate quickly with other people makes life better?

Quick communication helps shorten distance and transfer information in the fastest way, which reduces time spent travelling and accelerates working speed Think more examples for this

Unit 6: FAMILY LIFE

Talk about families:

Positive words: love, beloved, parents, children, grandparents, birthplace,

happy, get-together, fireplace, brothers and sisters

Negative words: quarrel, divorced parents, step-parents, noise, washing-up,

cleaning

Add more to the list and compare your list with other classmates'

Children or not?

Here are some reasons for and against having children Talk with your friends and add more

Reasons for having children Reasons against having children

- to enjoy family life

-Children are lovely

-Children motivate parents to

work harder

-Children are the future of

society and need taking care of

- Bringing up children is a hard work

- Children take too much time and freedom of parents

- Children's need is too much

- Children are noisy

-Educating children costs lot of money

Unit 7: TELEPATHY

Look the word telepathy up in the dictionary Do you believe that there is telepathy?

Why or why not? Try to look for one story dealing with telepathy and retell it to your friends and discuss with them whether the story is a telepathy or coincidence

Here is an example:

Some years ago, I spent six months abroad-at a language school In my second week a postal strike started, and it lasted for a long time 1 was unhappy because I couldn't write to my family or my boyfriend I didn't have much money and couldn't afford to phone them There wasn't a phone in the place where I was staying so they couldn't phone me either One morning I walked to the main station where I wanted to use all the money I had to phone my boyfriend and my parents I wanted to tell them that 1 was coming home at the weekend When reached the telephone box, I couldn't believe my eyes There was my boyfriend, in one of the telephone boxes "Hello", he said,

"I was just trying to get through to your school." He said he sent the message the day

before, asking me to meet him at the station But I hasn't received it-I didn't know he was coming to see and visit me!

Unit 8: TRADITIONAL AND MODERN

What do you think of traditional and modern lifestyles? List all things that belong to traditional and modern life and give your opinions whether we should preserve traditional values

Here are some words and phrases that you may need

Unique, out-of-date, ancient, old, in bad condition, castle, antiques, conservative, sand clock, wall, carpet, utensil, etc

New, fashionable, in good condition, skyscraper, building, flat, supersonic airplane, new model, supermarket, etc

Unit 9: CHILDHOOD

Looking back

Make sentences beginning with When I was a child I used to

Here are some examples:

When I was a child I used to cry all day and all night

When I was a child I always wanted to be with my grandmother

When I was a child I used to spend my spare time playing with toys

My favorite age was 10 because at that time I used to have a lot of friends

Note: The structure used to + infinitive refers to past habits and states If we say that

somebody used to do something, we mean that some time ago he did it habitually, but that

he does not do it now

Class talk

Here are some starters for you to make discussions on childhood:

Childhood memories, playground, kindergarten, childhood friends, child abuse, child kidnapping, childhood foods and drinks

To search for more opinions on childhood, you may want to read Unit 17:

Childhood is certainly not the happiest time of your life in the book For and Against