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Trang 1ĐẠI HỌC HUẾ TRUNG TÂM ĐÀO TẠO TỪ XA
ThS LÊ PHẠM HOÀI HƯƠNG
GIÁO TRÌNH
SPEAKING II
(Sách dùng cho hệ đào tạo từ xa)
HuÕ - 2007
Trang 2CONTENTS
UNIT 1 6
Lesson 1 : REUNION 6
Lesson 2 : WELCOMING 7
UNIT 2 7
Lesson 3 : TO GO OR NOT TO GO 7
Lesson 4 : EXPRESSING PERSONAL WORRIES AND GIVING ADVICE/DECLINING TO GIVE ADVICE 8
UNIT 3 9
Lesson 5 : BREAKING THE ICE 9
UNIT 4 10
Lesson 7 : WOMEN'S LIBERATION 10
Lesson 8 : THE LANGUAGE OF ARGUMENT 10
UNIT 5 11
Lesson 9 : A NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT MONEY 11
Lesson 10 : MONEY TRANSACTIONS 11
UNIT 6 12
Lesson 11 : FESTIVALS 12
Lesson 12 : PHRASAL VERBS 12
UNIT 7 12
Lesson 13 : CHOOSING A PRESENT 12
Lesson 14 : SHOPPING 13
UNIT 8 13
Lesson 15 : THE MOTORIST'S GUIDE TO INTER-CITY 13
Lesson 16 : MAKING COMPARISONS 13
UNIT 9 14
Lesson 17 : THE GOOD OLD DAYS 14
Lesson 18 : THE LANGUAGE OF ARGUMENT 14
UNIT 10 14
Trang 3Lesson 19 : DO YOU DOODLE? 14
Lesson 20 : DRAWING ATTENTION 14
Lesson 21 : DR PETERS' BRAVE NEW WORLD 15
UNIT 11 15
Lesson 22 : VERBS AND ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED BY TO, ON, OF AND WITH 15
Lesson 23 : FRINGE BENEFITS 15
UNIT 12 16
Lesson 24 : MAKING STATEMENTS AND QUALIFYING COUNTER-STATEMENTS 16
UNIT 13 17
Lesson 25 : CONVERSATION IN THE INTERVAL 17
Lesson 26 : AFTER THE SHOW 17
UNIT 14 18
Lesson 27 : HELP YOUR DOCTOR TO HELP YOU 18
UNIT 14 18
Lesson 28 : CAUSE AND EFFECT 18
UNIT 15 19
Lesson 29 : PLAY IN THE WORK OF THE CHILD 19
Lesson 30 : INTERPRETING PHOTOGRAPHS 19
UNIT 16 19
Lesson 31 : DREAM CHART 19
Lesson 32 : INTERPRETING SYMBOLS 20
UNIT 17 20
Lesson 33 : FEAR 20
Lesson 34 : EXPRESSING EMOTIONS 21
UNIT 18 21
Lesson 35 : SO YOU THINK YOU'RE HONEST? 21
Lesson 36 : THE LANGUAGE OF ARGUMENT 21
UNIT 19 21
Lesson 37 : RENT A CAR 21
Lesson 38 : VERBS AND ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED BY FROM, FOR, IN AND AT 22
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Lesson 39 22
Lesson 40 : INTERPRETING PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS 22
UNIT 21 23
Lesson 41 : THIS ENGLISH 23
Lesson 42 : PHRASAL VERBS (2) 23
UNIT 22 24
Lesson 43 : OTHER PEOPLE'S HOMES 24
Lesson 44 : EXCHANGING INFORMATION ABOUT HOME 24
UNIT 23 24
Lesson 45 : A VISIT TO A DOCTOR 24
Lesson 46 : AILMENTS 24
UNIT 24 25
Lesson 47 : ARE YOU RULED BY YOUR EMOTIONS? 25
Lesson 48 : REACTING TO HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES 26
UNIT 25 26
Lesson 49 : CITY 26
Lesson 50 : PHRASAL VERBS (3) 27
UNIT 26 27
Lesson 51 : THE OLYMPIC GAMES 27
Lesson 52 : THE LANGUAGE OF ARGUMENT 27
UNIT 27 27
Lesson 53 : PIANO 27
Lesson 54 : LITERARY APPRECIATION 28
UNIT 28 28
Lesson 55 : LATE ARRIVAL 28
Lesson 56 : APOLOGIZING 28
UNIT 29 29
Lesson 57 : TIME TRANSFIXED 29
Lesson 58 : INTERPRETING SOMETHING DIFFICULT 29
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Lesson 59 : NORTH VERSUS SOUTH 30
Lesson 60 : THE LANGUAGE OF ARGUMENT 30
ASSIGNMENT 1 31
ASSIGNMENT 2 31
ASSIGNMENT 3 31
ASSIGNMENT 4 32
ASSIGNMENT 5 32
ASSIGNMENT 6 32
ASSIGNMENT 7 33
ASSIGNMENT 8 33
ASSIGNMENT 9 34
ASSIGNMENT 10 34
ASSIGNMENT 11 34
ASSIGNMENT 12 35
ASSIGNMENT 13 35
ASSIGNMENT 14 36
ASSIGNMENT 15 36
ASSIGNMENT 16 37
ASSIGNMENT 17 37
ASSIGNMENT 18 38
ASSIGNMENT 19 38
ASSIGNMENT 20 38
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SPEAKING II : STUDY GUIDE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Mainline by Alexander, L., G et al (1991) aims at improving the learners' use of
English in situations It comprises a variety of unscripted situations, dialogues and
discussions With an emphasis on speaking skill, Mainline can also be used to improve
other skills such as writing, reading and listening The study guide focuses more on activities that help improve the Kimbrough, V (1987) are also employed to develop the learners' speaking skill
UNIT 1 Lesson 1 : REUNION
Situations :
Questions you may want to ask your friend when meeting him/her after a long car/train journey
Did you have a good time driving?
How was your trip?
How far did you drive?
Was the train on time?
Can you add more to the list?
Solo : for this situation, you may want to use the words and phrases following to
explain to your colleague the late train
sorry I don't mean to be late
the train will be late in two hours please wait try to get to the place as soon as possible goodbye hope to see him/her soon
Talking points :
1 Describe most pleasant/unpleasant journey you've ever had
For this talking In addition, you should mention the reasons why it was the most pleasant/ unpleasant journey
Useful words/phrases :
Unpleasant journey : delayed, noisy neighbors, snore, talkative, steal purse, no money, arrival hall, no one to see you at the airport or railway station
Trang 7Pleasant journey : on time, considerate neighbors, good communication, make new friends, good service with delicious food and drink, enjoy the journey
2 On Tet (New Lunar Year) occasion, members of a Vietnamese family and their friends come together for a reunion In Western countries, Christmas is the time for reunion
3 To make a visitor feel welcome, it is advisable that the atmosphere is friendly and the host/hostess should be helpful but not interfering Make the guest feel at home
4 What's the best way to travel? Read unit 19 : The best way to travel is on foot in
the book For and Against by Alexander
Lesson 2 : WELCOMING
Language Review : Impersonal constructions with
It + be + adj + to-infinitive
It + be + adj + of-pron + to-infinitive
as some examples :
It is good of you to give her advice to stop smoking
It is wonderful to get to know that famous singer
It was careless of him to drive in the dark without turning the lights on
It was thoughtful of you to remember my birthday
Composition :
1 Remember that there are 5 parts in a letter:
heading (address and date), greeting (Dear , ), body (message), closing (Yours sincerely, Yours truly ) and signature
2 In your dialogue, you should express your feelings to see your friend, ask about the journey, his/her family, work and tell him/her something about yourself
UNIT 2 Lesson 3 : TO GO OR NOT TO GO
Situation :
On presenting a small gift to your friend, on behalf of your department when your friend has been promoted to another department, you might want to say thanks to him/her for his good work in your department as well as his with all members in the department and wish him/her a good time, good luck in the new position
Thank you for being so nice and helpful to us