Likes and Dislikes Spoken English I Self Study Fujian Normal University

Tongue Twister Review Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers, Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Then where are the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked?

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Tongue Twisters Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry. Green glass globes glow greenly. Practice saying this 5 times quickly every day. It’s not nice to have lice in your rice! Did Ned arrive alive? Nate threw the liver in the river.

Occupations Fields of Study When I was young, I wanted to be a/an ________. Now I am studying ________.

Activity: 20 Questions In groups of 4: 1.One person choose a NOUN: Person, Place or Thing 2.Ask CLOSED questions to determine what the item is. Examples of questions: Is it a living thing? A nonliving thing? Is it bigger than a car? Smaller than an apple? Is it red? Black? Multi-colored? Can it be eaten? Is it made of paper? Stone? Is it used by students? Doctors? Is it used in a school? Hospital? Is there one in this classroom?

Dialogue A Chinese student, Jonathan Yin, is visiting his Canadian teacher, Jeff Hanson, in Jeff’s apartment one afternoon. Jonathan: So what do you think of Chinese food? Jeff: It’s great! I like it a lot. Jonathan: What kind of Chinese food do you like? Jeff: Hmm... I like all kinds, but I especially like Sichuan food. Jonathan: What’s your favorite dish? Jeff: I like Hot Pepper Tofu ( 麻婆豆腐 ) best. Jonathan: Really? (falling tone) I don’t like it at all. It’s too hot! Jeff: Then what kind of food do you like? Jonathan: I like Cantonese food, especially Sweet and Sour Pork 糖醋里 Jeff: Do you? (falling tone) Me, too!

Asking About Likes and Dislikes PRACTICE hamburgers basketball Mexican food Kobe Bryant Hunger Games Leonardo Di Caprio POSITIVE ANSWERS I’m crazy about it. It’s great. It’s okay. UNCERTAIN ANSWERS I don’t know. I’ve never tasted it. NEGATIVE ANSWERS I hate it I don’t like it I can’t stand it NEUTRAL ANSWERS It’s okay. (rising tone) It’s all right. (rising tone) It’s not bad. (rising tone) QUESTIONS How do you like pizza? How do you feel about pizza? What do you think of pizza?

Agreeing and Disagreeing Statement: I’m crazy about baseball. Response: Are you? Really? Statement: I (really) like baseball. I (really) love baseball. Response: Do you? Really? AgreeingDisagreeing I am too. So am I. Me, too. I like it, too. I’m not. I don’t like it at all. AgreeingDisagreeing I do, too. So do I. Me, too. I like it, too. I don’t I don’t like it at all. PRACTICE: pizzabadmintonmovies ice creamZhang Zi YiJet Li

Asking About Kinds and Favourites QuestionAnswer What kind/sort/type of movies do you like? All kinds, but I especially like love stories. I like love stories best. What’s your favourite movie? I like the Hunger Games best. My favorite is the Hunger Games Who’s your favourite actor?I like Leonardo DiCaprio best. My favorite is Leonardo DiCaprio. PRACTICE: Food: ChineseSports: volleyball Movies: love stories American soccer action movies Korean basketball documentaries Mongolian swimming musicals

Homework 1.Tongue Twister practice 2.Bring pictures of your family 3. Prepare a family tree