Dr. Janet Sio 邵婉瑜 IELTS Preparatory Course: Listening and Spoken English Fujian Normal University Talking About Friends and Feelings

Tongue Twisters Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry. Green glass globes glow greenly.

Pronunciation: W and V wentventwinevine growgrovewearyvery “His English is Wonderful” Jazz Chant ( 爵士讴吟 ) His English is wonderful He speaks very well His accent is perfect You can't really tell that he isn't a native of the USA There's only one problem: he has nothing to say

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: musicals American soccer action movies Korean basketballdocumentaries Mongolian swimminglove stories (rom-coms)

Glad (+)WeirdThankfulLoved ShyMad(In) DifferentSurprised LonelyCuriousBoredAnxious EmbarrassedJealousRelievedExhausted EnthusiasticDeterminedBetrayedExcited OptimisticFrustratedInterestedStressed TiredSatisfiedConfused Discouraged DisappointedConfident(Un) AbleSorry (In) CompetentDepressedPeacefulHumbled Hopeful(Un) CertainHurtDelighted Feelings and Emotions Add a (+), (-) or (N) to each word

Question And Answer Practice How would you feel if you won 1000 yuan? I would feel…… if…………………….

Adjectives to Describe Character 1.What does a “friend” mean? 2.What English words would you use to describe your best friend? Start with : “I like my best friend because they are ”

Positive friendly polite courteous hospitable considerate respectful kind quiet helpful thoughtful responsible Negative unfriendly impolite discourteous inhospitable inconsiderate disrespectful unkind noisy, loud unhelpful thoughtless irresponsible Describing Character

Other Affixes 1.in- : inactive, indirect, independent, insensitive 2.im- : imbalanced, immature, impatient, impossible 3.un- : uninteresting, undecided, ungraceful, unloving 4.dis- : disinterested, disloyal, displeased, dissatisfied 5.ir- : irresponsible, irrational, irresistible 6.-less : hopeless, helpless, powerless, harmless

Describing Character What kind of boyfriend/girlfriend do you want? I want a _______ kind of boyfriend/girlfriend What kind of person is your mother? father? My mother/father is ___________ When you die, how do you want to be remembered? I want to be remembered as a ______ person What character flaw do you wish to change about yourself? Sometimes, I’m too ______. I wish I could be more _______

First Project Date: March 25, 2013 Value: 25% of final mark Write a speech about “I am…..” lasting about 1-1 ½ minutes (18-20 sentences) Each line should begin with “I am…” Speech will be audiotaped and sent to you via address should be given to instructor Written part must be submitted Grading criteria: Pronunciation (special focus on v/w, s/sh, r/n/l) Fluency (intonation and rate) Vocabulary, Basic grammar Depth, Length