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Oral English(A1)

毋娟

Kinship亲属关系• Immediate family: mother, father, brothers and sisters 直系亲属• Extended family: everyone that is related to you besides your imme

diate family. (eg. Uncles, aunts, cousins, grandparents, nieces and nephews) 大家庭

• Siblings: brothers and sisters 亲兄弟姐妹• Cousin: the children of your parents’ siblings 表亲，堂亲• Only child: no brother or sisters • Great-grandparents: parents’ parents• Brother/sister-in-law: the person who married your brother or sister• Aunt and uncle• Niece and nephew: daughter or son or your siblings• （外甥女，侄女和外甥，侄子）

What’s important for a happy family?

• Loyalty, love, honesty, harmony....

Asking for someone’s opinions & expressing one’s opinions

1. A:In your opinion, what do you think about…?

B:Well, I think that…..

2. A:How do you feel about…..?

B:I feel that……

3.A:What are your thoughts about……?

B:My take on it is……

4.A:Do you believe about the…..?

B:Yes, I believe that there is a…..

5. A:What do you think about the…? B: Well, if you ask me I think that…6. A:What’s your opinion of….?Do you like to…? B:In my opinion, I believe that….7.A:Do you agree with the present view of…..? B:No, I disagree. The truth is that…..8. A:If you were in my situation, what would you do? B:I would first….9. A: What is your opinion concerning….? B:In my opinion….. If you ask me, I think that……

How to give good advice

1. A:If I were you, I would_________________

B:Thanks. That’s good advice.

2. A:How/What about__________________________?

B:Okay, I’ll try that.

3. A:The best way to handle that is_____________

B:Really? Do you think that will work?

4. A:You should___________________________

B:Thanks, but I don’t know if that’s the best way__________

5. A:Why don’t you______________________?

B:Well, because if I do it that way_____________

6. A:What if you try to_______________________?

B:I understand. But I don’t think it will work.

7.A: I wouldn’t do it that way. It would be better if you________________

B: Excelllent. I’ll do it.

8. A:Don’t you think it would be better to________?

B:Yes. Got it.

9. A:Here, try____________________________.

B:Thanks, I think that will help.

10. A:Maybe you could_____________________.

B:Thanks, I think I’ll try that.

11.A:Have you thought about trying___________?

B: No, but I guess I could.

Useful expression

• 1.Keep one’s head• =stay calm, retain self-control• 2.Like one of the family• =as if someone(or a pet) were a member of one’s family

Pronunciation Corner

• ◆Words• /au /Bouts town found loud now howls noun• /əu /Boats tone phoned load know holes know

n• /Iə/ Peer tear dear fear sheer spear mere• /εə/ Pair tare dare fair share spare mare• /uə/ Poor tour doer fewer sure spoor moor

• ◆Phrases & sentences• /au /Out of sight, out of mind from mouth to mouth• 　　　 How about reading aloud? April showers

bring May flowers.• /əu /East and west, home is best. There is no smoke

without fire.• 　 A closed mouth catches no flies. He grows old.• /Iə/ Year in and year out be all ears • Fear women’s tears• /εə/ Wear short hair dare to declare • Where there is a will, there is a way.• /uə/ As usual Your rural life is unusual.• I can’t endure this inspection tour.

浊化

• 浊化• 浊化就是把清辅音发成与其对应的浊辅音。大家从一开

始学习英语单词的时候就要注意浊化，否则养成习惯后就不好改过来了，一般情况下，在音节开头如果有两个在一起的清辅音， ( 而且是重读闭音节 ) 那么第二个清辅音就要浊化成浊辅音，常见有 / sp/→/sb/ /st/→/sd/ /sk/→/sg/ /str/→/sdr/

• / sp/→/sb/ sport/spɔ:t/→/sb ɔ:t/ space[speis] →[sbeis]

　　 speak[spi:k] →[sbi:k] spoon[spu:n] →[sbu:n]• 　　 spray[sprei] → [sbrei] • /st/→/sd/ stair[stεə] → [sdεə] stand[stænd] →

[sdænd]• 　　 start[stɑ:t] → [sdɑ:t] steam[sti:m] → [sdi:m]• 　　 stick[stik] → [sdik]

/sk/→/sg/ skirt[skə:t] → [sgə:t] skate[skeit] → [sgeit]

　　 sky[skai] → [sgai] ski[ski: ] → [sgi: ]

　 school[sku:l] → [sku:l] square[skwεə] →[sgwεə]

/str/→/sdr/ stream[stri:m] → [sdri:m] street[stri:t] → [sdri:t]

　　 Strike[straik] → [sdraik] string[striŋ] → [sdriŋ]

　这些辅音组合在音节结尾或单词结尾时并不需浊化• 　　 First[fə:st] risk[risk] mist[mist] • 　　 Pianist [pi'ænist] fist [fist] bask [bæsk]• 　　 Crisp [krisp] scientist ['saiəntist]

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