Final Exam Preparation Spoken English I Fujian Normal University

Final Exam Review Date: Wednesday January 9 & 10, 2013 Schedule: Groups of 6 enter classroom Procedure: Groups of 3 to examine each time. Format: 3 Parts to the exam

Exam Format Part 1 Fluency and Pronunciation: Read “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” Part 2 Sentence Patterns Interview: 2 questions will be asked about 1 topic from likes/dislikes, describing people or describing places Directions. A map will be provided and you must give directions for a place assigned to you Part 3: Verb Tense, Pronunciation Autobiography name. Ask your partner ONE question from the autobiography name.  

Part 1:

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by: Dr. Seuss One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. Black fish, blue fish, old fish, new fish. This one has a little star. This one has a little car. Say! What a lot of fish there are. Yes. Some are red. And some are blue. Some are old. And some are new. Some are sad. And some are glad. And some are very, very bad. Why are they sad and glad and bad? I do not know. Go ask your dad. Some are thin. And some are fat. The fat one has a yellow hat.

From there to here, from here to there, Funny things are everywhere From there to here, from here to there, Funny things are everywhere. Here are some who like to run. They run for fun in the hot, hot sun. Oh me! Oh my! Oh me! Oh my! What a lot of funny things go by Some have two feet and some have four. Some have six feet and some have more. Where do they come from? I can’t say. But I bet that have come a long, long way. We see them come. We see them go. Some are fast. And some are slow. Some are high. And some are low. Not one of them is like another. Don't ask us why. Go ask your mother.

Who am I. My name is Ned. I do not like my little bed This is no good Who am I? My name is Ned. I do not like my little bed This is no good. This is not right. My feet stick out of bed all night. And when I pull them in, Oh Dear! My head sticks out of bed up here! We like our bike. It is made for three Our Mike sits up in back, you see. We like our Mike and this is why: Mike does all the work when the hills get high. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I can not hear. Will you please come over near? Will you please look in my ear? There must be something there, I fear.

Say, look. A bird was in your ear. But he is out. So have no fear Say, look! A bird was in your ear. But he is out. So have no fear. Again your ear can hear, my dear. My hat is old. My teeth are gold. I have a bird, I like to hold. My shoe is off. My foot is cold. And now my story is all told.

Part 2: Asking About Likes and Dislikes 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? PRACTICE hamburgers basketball Mexican food Kobe Bryant Hunger Games Leonardo Di Caprio

Part 2: Asking About Kinds and Favourites Question Answer 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: Chinese Sports : volleyball Movies: love stories American soccer action movies Korean basketball documentaries Mongolian swimming musicals

Part 2: Sentence Patterns for Places QUESTIONS What did you think of (city)? How is/was the (noncount noun)? What is/was the (noncount noun) like? How are/were the (countable noun)? What are/were the (countable noun) like? ANSWERS It’s/It was _____. They are/were _____. C: Roads, Houses, buildings, restaurants, people NC: Food, downtown/countryside, weather, transportation

Part 2: Sentence Patterns Talking about People Question How tall is he/she? What color is his/her hair? What kind of hair does he/she have? What color are his/her eyes? What ethnicity is he/she? What is he/she wearing? Answer He/she’s __height___. He/she has (length), (color), (texture) hair. He/She has color eyes. He/She is/looks __ethnicity/race_ He’s/she’s wearing (a/an) item of clothing.

Part 2: Map Directions Intersection to location, location to location Method of transportation (walking, driving, subway, bus) Time to destination

Part 3: Past Tense: The Autobiography Game A true story about your own life In groups of 3 Pick a card from the top of the pile Read the question to person on your right. Answer the question in the correct past tense.

Grade Breakdown Dr Seuss Sentence Patterns Directions Autobiography Game Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Pronun Fluency approp clarity appro Q-pronun A-tense A-appro 3 1 2