English Oral Practice

9C2081

Textbook:

English Conversation in Taiwan (Intermediate Level)

Unit 1. Countries

1.1.Write the names of the countries on the map on page 51. Choose from:Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Egypt, India, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Turkey, Zimbabwe

1.2. Discuss with your partner which of these cities come from (also try to indicate where they are on the map with an arrow and the number of the city):1. Sydney 2. Auckland3. Cape Town 4. Rio De Janeiro5. New Delhi 6. Istanbul7. Vancouver 8. Cairo9. Melbourne 10. Toronto

Unit 1. Countries

1.3. Please match the Asian countries on the map on page 52 with their names below, and then do the same for the European countries:

Asia:Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Taiwan, China,

Burma, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, LaosEurope:Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Holland,

Greece, Sweden, Belgium, Ireland, Iceland, Russia, Austria, Norway, Denmark, France, The United Kingdom

Unit 1. Countries

• 1.4. Discuss with your partner which of the Asian and European countries these cities come from:Ho Chi Min City, Osaka, Bangkok, Seoul, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Edinburgh, Athens, Paris, Stockholm, Berlin, Zurich, Prague, Vienna, Brussels, Amsterdam

Unit 1. Countries

1.5. Famous International Monuments and Sights on page 53.

Discuss in small groups what countries these monuments come from. Then, write the letter of each monument next to the matching name. Later, take turns saying a monument, activity, city, etc. with the others guessing what country it is from.

1. The Coliseum2. Big Ben3. The Eiffel Tower4. The Sydney Opera House

Unit 1. Countries1.6. Listen to the text Where have you been overseas?1.7. Vocabulary Exercise: American V English: with a partner. See if you can match the groups of words below: a. cookie 1. autumn

b. parking lot 2. billc. French fries 3. biscuitd. bathrope 4. car parke. bus 5. chipsf. cigarette 6. coachg. fall 7. crossroadsh. apartment 8. dressing gowni. intersection 9. fagj. check 10. flat

Unit 2. Airline Travel

2.1. Read the cartoon Laurence the Dancing Tour Guide on page 62 and underline the key vocabulary you need to know when you travel by airplane.

2.2. Answer the questions from the Cartoon:• What do people do at a check-in counter? At Immigration? At customs? • What are some things you can ask the flight attendant to bring you?• What are some things flight attendant can ask you to do?

2.3. Practice the words from the conversation on page 63.

Unit 2. Airline Travel

2.4. Discuss with your partner who says these key air travel expressions and when:

1. I’d like to reconfirm my flight, please.2. Do you have anything to declare?3. Would you like a window seat or an aisle seat?4. Do you have any check-in luggage?5. Could you put your seat upright, please.6. Could I see your arrivals car, pleas?7. I’ll have an orange juice and the chicken, thanks.

Unit 2. Airline Travel

2.5. Discuss the questions with your partner:• Do you like flying on an airplane? Why?• Which airline do you usually fly and why? Which

factors do you think about when you choose an airline?

• Is flying a safe way to travel? Which airlines do you think the safest, and why?

• Do you sometimes feel nervous when the plane takes off or lands?

Unit 2. Airline Travel

2.6. Fill out the immigration (arrivals) and customs forms on page 67.

2.7. Designing an airline. In group of 3 students, design your own airline. To do this you will need to decide on things such as:the name of your airline; whether it will be an international or domestic; ticket prices; the type of stuff you plan to employ; the food; the in-flight entertainment; special features

Unit 3. The Hotel

3.1. Read the cartoon on page 62 and underline all the hotel expression s.

3.2. Answer the questions from the cartoon:The hotel in the cartoon has a lot of facilities. Name as many of them as you can.The guests have to fill in the registration book. What things do they have to write?

3.3. Practice the important words from the conversation.3.4. Memorize the names of holidays in Taiwan

Unit 3. The Hotel

3.4. Read about staying in a good hotel overseas on page 70.

3.5.Listen to the conversation about travelling between the airport and your hotel.

3.6. Practice the words from the conversation:the money exchange, currency, traveler's check, a hotel shuttle bus, the Arrivals hall, the Departures hall, domestic terminal, international terminal a taxi meter, a cab

Unit 3. The Hotel

3.7. Read the names of hotels in Taiwan:Evegreen Laurel Hotel, Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Grand Formosa Regent Hotel, Grand Hotel,

Hilton Hotel, Royal Lees Hotel Kaohsiung

3.7. Discuss with the partner:Which hotels have you been in Taiwan? Which do you think are

the best, and why?Which facilities do 5-star hotels have? Which facilities do the

cheaper hotels have?

Unit 4. In a Restaurant

4.1. Put the names of the food words under the matching picture on page 73. bacon and eggs, boiled eggs, whole meal bread, pancakes, peanut butter, butter, a bagel, French fries, muffins, a submarine sandwich, waffles, a baked potato, popcorn, a hamburger with mustard, salad with olives, a sausage, a leg of ham, roast beef, T-bone steaks, a chocolate donut, cheesecake

Unit 4. In a Restaurant

4.2. Food from around the world. Try to match the meals on page 74 with the areas they came from ( Germany, Italy, etc.) bulgogi, kimchi; tom yam soup, pad Thai; pig’s knukle, bratwurst sausage and sauerkraut; omelet, frog’s leg; curry and yogurt; sashimi, sushi, tempura;machos, taco, burrito; spaghetti, lasagna, salami

4.3. Listen to the conversation Ordering a Meal in a Restaurant.

Unit 4. In a Restaurant

4.4. Practice reading it together with your partner.

4.5. Study the menu on pages 76-77.4.6. Role-play Ordering a Meal in a group of

four. Three of you can be customers (e.g. husband, wife, grandmother) and one the waiter.

Unit 5. Directions

5.1. Study the map on page 79.5.2. Introductory practice. Together with your

partner, on the map above, say how to go:from the post office to the pub.from the 7-11 to the bank.

5.3. Listen to the tape, and write on the map where these are:the supermarket the police station the hospital

Unit 5. Directions

5.4. Information gap activity. In this pair work you must not look at your partner’s map. Student A should look at the map on page 80, and student B should look on the map on page 82.

Unit 5. Directions

5.5. Look at the road signs on page 81 and guess, what each sign mean:no parking, no entry, traffic circle, the street ends, merging traffic, workmen ahead, traffic lights ahead, watch the kangaroos, narrow bridge, stop at the intersection, no turning at these times, no waiting here in your car, road goes down suddenly, caution - schoolchildren

Unit 6. Shopping for Clothing

6.1. Put the number of the clothing on page 83 under the matching pictures:

suit, shirt, thongs, jeans, skirt, bikini, purse, gloves, sneakers, sweater, T-shirt, waistcoat, sunglasses, cap, jacket, scarf, raincoat, slippers, high heels, boots, zipper

6.2. Read the conversation on page 84 together with a partner.

Unit 6. Shopping for Clothing

6.3. Practice the words from the conversation.6.4. Match the words in the box with their opposite

meaning:masculine looseformal narrowconservative daringcolorful old fashionedtight plainelegant blandwide feminineexpensive casualmodern cheap

Unit 6. Shopping for Clothing

6.5. Listen to the text Shopping overseas.6.6. Practice reading the text together with your

partner.6.7.Discuss these questions in a small group:1. What are some reasons why people wear clothes?2. What is your favorite shopping area in Taiwan? Why?3. What are you wearing now? Do you like wearing these clothes?

Why?4. Do you usually wear clothes which are certain colors, or do you

wear any colors? 5. Do you mainly war clothes which are in fashion? Why is that?

Unit 6. Shopping for Clothing

6.8. Describe what are you wearing now?6.9. Discuss with your partner the pictures from

the fashion show. Use the following expressions:strange, weird, crazy, stupid, foolish, ridiculous, beautiful, elegant, fashionable, stylish, classy, eccentric, sexy

6.10. Role play the fashion show.

Unit 7. Shopping Overseas

7.1. Read the cartoon Alvin the Alien on page 89.

7.2. Discuss the questions with your partner:• How often do you go shopping?• Who do you like to go shopping with? what’s your favorite

store?• How much did you spend shopping last week?• Do you like to go window-shopping? Where?• Have you been shopping overseas? Tell me about it?

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Unit 7. Shopping Overseas

7.3. Shopping game. One of you will be the seller in your shop. The other one will be a buyer, going to other shop.

7.4. Read the list of shops on page 91.7.5. Read items with more information on pages

92-93.7.6. Read the text Buying Second-hand Things

on page 93.

Unit 7. Shopping Overseas

7.7. Discuss with your partner:• Do you own anything that’s second-hand? Have you ever

bought any second-hand goods?• How do you feel about buying second-hand things?• Where can you buy good second-hand things in your

neighborhood?

7.6. Give your partner some advice about buying second-hand things.