FNU PETS Oral English 2012 PETS (Public English Test System) 全国英语等级考试系统 Oral English Class November 21, 2012 Instructor: Brian Lim

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 PETS Preparation Classes September 26 October 10 October 17 October 24 October 31 November 7 November 14 November 21 November 28 December 5 10 weeks

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 Today’s Work 1.Warm-up 2.Review: Suppositional Statements: “If I had a million dollars…” 3.Talking about the future and plans 4.Oral Exam Practice: Talking about Pictures 5.Practice Discussion: housing 6.Oral Exam Practice 7.Going out to eat: ordering, restaurants, menus

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 Warm-up: Past and Present Tense The last time you went traveling, where did you stay? Did you stay at a hotel, a guesthouse, with friends and family, or somewhere else? Please explain why you stayed there. When you travel, do you usually travel alone, or with other people? Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of your preferred travel style (alone or with others).

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 Review: Suppositional Statements: “If I had a million dollars…” If (I/you/he/she/they) (past tense)…, (I/you/he/she/they) would (verb)…. Example: If I were prime minister of Canada, I would improve relations with China. If I were a rich man, I wouldn’t ride a bicycle. “I’d” = “I would”

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 If you bought a car, what kind of car would you buy? (explain your answer) If you had a chance to visit any country in the world, where would you go? (explain your answer) If you could meet any person in the world, who would it be? (explain your answer) If you found a 100 RMB bill on the sidewalk, what would you do? If you were premier of China, what would you do?

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 How do you say this? 12 pm 2:50 am °C 205, % “Twelve p.m.”, “twelve noon”, “noon” “two fifty (a.m.)”, “ten to three” “thirty eight point five two degrees Celsius” “two hundred five thousand, eight hundred forty seven” “forty seven point four nine percent”

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 Jazz Chant: What are you going to do when you’re twenty-two? What are you going to do when you’re twenty-two? I haven’t decided. What about you? I might climb a mountain. I might go to France. I might write a story. I might learn to dance. Where are you going to be when you’re twenty-three? I might be in Paris. I might be in Rome. I might be in Turkey. I might be home. What are you going to be when you’re ninety-three? I’m going to be old when I’m ninety-three. What are you going to do when you’re one hundred and two? I haven’t decided. What about you?

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 Talking about the future and plans ANSWERS (Definite) I’m going to _____. I’m planning to _____. I’m certainly going to _____. Nothing’s going to stop me from _____. (Probable/Likely) I’m hoping to _____. I’d like to _____. I think I’ll _____. (Possible/Perhaps) I might _____. I may _____. I’m thinking of (verb+ing) ___. I think I might _____. (Undecided) I haven’t decided yet. I haven’t made up my mind yet. QUESTIONS Are you going to _____ ? Are you planning to _____ ?

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 Oral Exam Practice: Talking about Pictures Take turns asking and answering questions about the following pictures (famous paintings by American artist Normal Rockwell) Some possible question patterns: What’s going to happen next? (definite) What do you think will happen next? (definite) What do you think might happen next? (possible) What do you think could happen next? (possible)

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Practice Discussion: Housing (Remember to use your vocabulary: housing types, size (# of rooms and area), facilities, environment, rent and utilities, leased or owned) Describe your current house. What do you like about it, what do you not like about it, and why? If you plan to move to or buy a new house, what do you hope it will be like, or what do you think it’s going to be like??

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 Oral Exam Model 考生相互问答 (5 分钟 ) 口试教师 : Candidate B, you want to see a film, but you don't know anything about it. Ask Candidate A to tell you. Use the words on this card to help you. ( 将 Card 1b 递给考生 B) Card 1b 电影 电影名 : 放映地点 : 放映时间 : 电影内容 : 票价 :

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 Candidate B: Possible Questions: What's the name of the film? Where is it shown? When is it shown? What is it about? How much is the ticket?

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 口试教师： Candidate A ， here is something about the film. Answer Candidate B's questions using the information on this card. ( 将 Card 1a 递给考生 A) Card 1a 电影 : 音乐之声 The Sound of Music 地点： 红星影院 (Red Star Cinema), 中山路 11 号 (Number 11 Zhongshan Road) 时间： 每天, 19:30, 22:30 (every day) 票价 : 成人 (adults): 10 元 儿童 (children): 5 元

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 口语教师： Candidate A, you want to go to the New Year Party, but you don't know anything about it. Ask Candidate B to tell you. Use the words on this card to help you. ( 将 Card 2a 递给考生 A) Card 2a 新年晚会 时间 : 地点 : 晚会内容 : 组织者 : 出席人员 :

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 Candidate A: Possible Questions: When will the New Year Party be held? Where will it be held? What will people do at the party? Who organises the party? Who can go to the party?

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 口语教师： Candidate B ， here is something about the party. Answer Candidate A's questions using the information on this card. ( 将 Card 2b 递给考生 B) Card 2b 新年晚会（免费入场） 时间 : 12 月 29 日 19:30 分 (December 29, 7:30 pm) 地点 : 主楼会议室 (Conference Hall, Main Building) 晚会内容 : 游戏 (games), 唱 歌 (singing) ，跳舞 (dancing)

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 继续性问答 (3 分钟 ) 口试教师结合第二节的内容 向考生各提出 2 或 3 个问题。 关于 Card 1a,b ，如： 1. Do you often go to the cinema? Why? 2. Who do you often go to the cinema with? Why? 3. Have you seen a film recently? What is it about? 4. Can you tell me something about your favourite film? 关于 Card 2 a&b ，如： 1. Do you often go to parties? Why? 2. Who do you usually go to parties with? Why? 3. Have you been to a party recently? Can you tell me something about it? 4. Some young people have parties every week. What do you think about that?

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 Eating Out and Restaurant Vocabulary Fast food Diner Café, coffee shop Family restaurant Fine dining Street vendor Convenience store, gas station Food court (in a shopping mall) Bar and grill, pub Menu Appetizers, Starters Soup, Salad Entrees Sides (side dishes) Set meal/complete dinner Pasta, pizza, bread Sandwiches, burgers Grill, barbecue Dessert

FNU PETS Oral English 2012 Eating Out and Restaurant Vocabulary Drinks, beverages Wine, beer, liquor (Fruit) juice Soft drink, soda, pop Bottled/tap water Dinner fork, salad fork Soupspoon, teaspoon, serving spoon Butter knife, steak knife, table knife Chopsticks Take-out, eat-in, delivery No Substitutions Served with… Your choice of… Includes service charge (Leave a) tip – usually 15% How would you like your steak/meat? (rare, medium-rare, medium, medium-well, well done)