ORAL ENGLISH KT1093-2

TODAY Apparently, bookstore is NEVER open. I must wait until the English Department gives me the book. I am very, very busy this week, so this will be the same class as yesterday. You guys need practice with some of this stuff a lot, though! We will complete introductions (good, lord, I hope). A short discussion on rap music (have I shown this to you?) Group activity – Story time!

MY SISTER HAD A BABY LAST NIGHT!! Liam Noble Fraizer, October 19, 2010, 11:51 a.m.

Lecture Tonight A Day in the Life of an Average American Room 1103, 6:10pm – 8:40pm Come and go whenever you want

REVIEW Chinese students often have trouble with the sounds of V, L, R, S, Th, RL, Ow V Move Movie Value Victory Navy Valve Vivid L Color Love Will Linger Longer Silly Lollipop Th Thinking Other Clothing Author Mouth Brother Sooth

REVIEW- SENTENCES The movie was about a thoughtful Navy officer whose love will linger longer than the lollipop in his mouth. The author wrote a vain book about the victory of his colorful fish over the threat of silly clothing. My brother’s other mother thought it was soothing to clean the valuable filth off the crazy valve. All the laziness in the world is the revenue of the vivid pictures in my dog’s brain.

S Ow R PRONUNCIATION Athens Cow Sorry Answer Hold World Asset Rotten Something Seventh Skill Silk Sentence Sail Swing R Sorry World Rotten Roll Row Raw Red Credit Letter Ow Cow Hold Allowance Account Owl Vowel Pound Down Downtown Download

EXAMPLE SENTENCES I wanted extra credit so I rowed and sailed like an owl to downtown Athens to answer something rotten. I ate a pound of raw cow and I’m sorry the red rabbit can’t account for world silk allowance. I wrote a sentence down with many vowels and downloaded the seventh word at swing.com.

DIFFICULT WORDS World (WERE – uld) Filth (FILL – TH) Oil (OY – l) Civil (SIV- ul) World War II and the Civil War were not fought over oil, but were nontheless filthy wars.

WHO ARE YOU? I want to hear you speak now! What is your (English) name? I apologize, I will not remember your Chinese name Where are you from? What are your hobbies? Why did you decide to major in English? What are some of your short term and long term goals? What movies have you seen recently? Where have you traveled, or would like to travel? Tell us about your family or pets. What do you like to eat, what restaurants do you go to? Where do you spend your time? What sports do you like to watch or play?

ACTIVITY Let’s see how creative you are… Get in groups of about 5 people. Together, each group will write a story. The story must have these elements: Must have at least two characters Must have an animal Must begin in China and end in America Must have a celebrity (does not count as a character) Must be entertaining!