Topic Presentation Instructions Presented by Doris L. W. Chang

Parts to Be Included 1. Title Page with names/st. no. of members 2. Presentation Outline 3. Warm-up/Preview 4. Vocabulary & Key Words 5. Model Conversation & Pair Practice 6. Issue Summary & Qs for Discussions 7. In-class Discussion & Sharing 8. Review (keywords, ideas, etc.) 9. Works Cited/References 10. Remember to document sources on each slide

Attitudes Presenter Doris L. W. Chang Sample Presentation

Unit Brief Outline Warm-up Warm-up Warm-up Practice and Discussions Practice and Discussions Practice Activities & Further Activities Activities & Further Activities Activities Consolidation and Recycling Consolidation and Recycling Consolidation Reference Reference

Warm-up Warm-up Questions Warm-up Questions Warm-up Questions Warm-up Questions Vocabulary Set & Exercises Vocabulary Set & Exercises Vocabulary Set Vocabulary Set Mind Map Mind Map Points of View Points of View

Warm-up Questions Do you tend to trust new people you meet? Do you tend to trust new people you meet? Do you often feel people are against you? Do you often feel people are against you? Could you marry someone from a very different social background? Could you marry someone from a very different social background?

Vocabulary Sets Adj. about personality Optimistic/pessimisticTolerant/intolerant Broad-minded/narrow minded Positive/negativeDecisive/indecisiveEasy-going/domineering N. about personality PrejudiceParanoidPsychiatrist

Vocabulary Exercise Vocabulary exercise 1—close (8) Vocabulary exercuse 2—mind map

Points of View: International Marriage Communication Sample (9) Communication Sample (9) Listen to audio and read along Listen to audio and read along Your turn to practice Your turn to practice

Practice and Discussions Personalization Personalization If I married…I’m sure we’d have arguments about … If I married…I’m sure we’d have arguments about … I’m optimistic about… I’m optimistic about… I’m pessimistic about… I’m pessimistic about… I wish I could find a way to … I wish I could find a way to … I need to take a closer look at… I need to take a closer look at… Discussion (optional, you can be selective) Discussion (optional, you can be selective)

Activities & Further Activities Follow-up Questions and Role Play Follow-up Questions and Role PlayRole PlayRole Play Situation—Giving Advice Situation—Giving Advice Collocation Sets Collocation Sets Extra Expressions Extra Expressions Speech Presentations Speech Presentations

Activity 1—Interview 1. List 3 good points and 3 bad points about your character 2. Talk to another student and ask at least 2 follow-up questions about each point 3. Role-play by expanding the previous conversation (A as a TV reporter who interviews B, a celebrity, about his/her attitude to life) 4. Perform your interview to the whole class.

Sample Conversation A: In what kind of situations are you optimistic? B: Almost always. I always believe I’ll do well on a test, meet a new friend at a party, win a lottery… A: Don’t you feel disappointed when it doesn’t happen? B: No, I just believe something good will happen the next day.

Sample Interview A: XXX, thank you for the interview. We know that you have just been promoted to a XXX position. Given the uncertainty in the company, it seems very likely that this job is less secure than your previous job. How would you react if you lost your job? B: A: What are the most important goals in your life? B: A: Well, we’ve probably taken too much of your time. Thanks again for your time/the interview. We wish you good luck on your new post.

Activity 2: Giving Advice (11) 1. Think of problems that cause stress. 2. Think of good advice for each of these problems. 3. Think of reasons why it’s difficult to follow each of the above pieces of advice. 4. Student A: psychiatrist, give advice to B, a patient troubled by stress. 5. Role play the scene to the class.

Expressions for A: Psychiatrist How long have you been feeling like this? How often does it happen? Have you tried not meeting him? Does it work? How about Ving…

Expressions for B: Patient I. Your symptoms: 1. You are very lonely 2. You don’t like your job/school 3. You always have arguments with people 4. You are madly in love with a man/woman 30 years ago 5. You are afraid of butterflies 6. You are a vampire. II. Expressions for you: 1. I’ve tried everything I can think of. I’ve even… 2. I don’t know what to do!

Consolidation and Recycling Vocabulary Game (13) Vocabulary Game (13) Sentence-making with collocations Sentence-making with collocations Writing Opinions Writing Opinions Reflections Reflections

In Brief In this unit, we have learned Vocabulary about personality Vocabulary about personality Expressions about life attitudes Expressions about life attitudes How to conduct an interview about life attitude How to conduct an interview about life attitude How to give advice How to give advice Enjoy, & remember to put them to practice

Work Cited Paul, David. “Unit 1: Attitude.” Further Communication Strategies. Singapore: Thomson,