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

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

3. 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

4. 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)

5. 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

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

7. 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.......”

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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 _______

11. 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 e-mail E-mail 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