1. English Corner – Session 3 The Macao New Chinese Youth Association

2. Session 2 Recap T – D (water -> wader, later -> ladder C – G (welcome - > welgome, skills –> sgills) P – B (spring -> sbring, spell -> sbell About -> bot, Have -> ave, And -> n You ate too much, I like deep purple.

3. Session 2 Recap Word Stress http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AI3wsuAH10&feature=related “REcord”- “reCORD” “CONtract”-“conTRACT” “DEsert” -“deSERT” “INsult” -“inSULT” “OBject”-“obJECT” “PROject” - “proJECT”

4. Idioms Session 2 Recap 1.To be choosy – to be picky; to not like many things 2. To have a sec – to have some time 3. A blockbuster – a popular movie that made a lot of money 4. A winner – a good choice 5. To check out – to watch; to look at

5. 6. To start from scratch – to start at the very beginning 7. To know your stuff – to know a lot about something 8. To keep up with – to stay up to date; to know current information 9. To be into (something) - to like something; to be interested in 10. To give a ring – to call someone on the telephone Session 2 Recap Idioms

6. Accent Reduction Don't leave off the final sound! http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=TW&hl=zh-TW&v=LBF9VuJz2cg Voiceless : p, t, s, k, f, th Voiced : b, d, z, g, v, th Sound Pairs: p – b, k – g T – d, f – v S – z, th – th

7. Accent Reduction Don't leave off the final sound! Word Pairs: Bead - beatnab - nap Heed - heat tab - tap Bid - bit bathe - bath Robe - rope breathe - breath Bag - backhave - half Tag - tack save - safe Pig - pick live - life

8. Accent Reduction Past tense http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aixBIfo0SWE&feature=channel_page “ED” Endings: cried, walked, chated How to add the “t”, “d”, and “ed” sound? Rule: If a word ends in “t”, or “d”, then you say the full “ed”. “ED” as full “ed”. For example: “waded”, “added”, “needed”

9. Accent Reduction Past tense “ED” as “D”. For example: “cried”, “grabbed”, “moved”, “viewed” Voiceless: p, t, k, f, th “ED” as “T”. For example: “walked”, “passed”, “kissed”, “laughed”

10. American Slang Expression Hey there! = used as a greeting in informal English Hold on a sec = used to ask someone to wait / Can you hold on a second? / Could (would) you please hold? / One moment, please.

11. American Slang Pronunciation How ya doin? “you” sometimes changes to “ya” Verbs ending in “-ing”often lose the final “g” She’s commin’ now, okay? Again, the final “g” is dropped from the “-ing”

12. American Slang Grammar As seen before, words are left out when the context is clear to all speakers: “Coming.”= I’m coming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO8yfWMU2Yc&feature=PlayList&p=F66381FB978489F0&index=1

13. American Slang Expression Be up for (something) = be interested or in the mood for something Take in (something) = go see a move, play, etc. Say…? = used to make a specific suggestion (such as the time of an event or the type of something) For example: Let’s meet tonight. Say 7 o’clock?

14. American Slang Pronunciation I dunno. = “don’t know”often change to “dunno” I’m kinda tired. = “kind of” often changs to “kinda” Grammar You up for a movie tonight? Auxiliary verbs (“helping verbs”) are sometimes dropped. Full question here: Are you up for a movie tonight?

15. American Slang Grammar Say 6 o’clock? Again, words are ommitted. The full question is: Let’s say 6 o’clock. – OR – Shall we say 6 o’clock? (“Shall” would make the question very polite and more formal.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnUmJh0a-4Y&feature=PlayList&p=F66381FB978489F0&index=2

16. Online Videos Title: Obama Urges Quick Passage of Economic Stimulus Description: U.S. President Barack Obama met with top Democrat and Republican lawmakers Friday January 23rd to build support for a massive economic recovery plan. Mr. Obama says he expects Congress to approve the new package within weeks to help stimulate the battered economy and put Americans back to work. 標題 : 奧巴馬敦促儘快通過經濟刺激方案 描述 : 美國總統巴拉克 奧巴馬在 1 月 23 日星期五與高級民 主黨和共和黨議員會晤獲取對一項巨大經濟復蘇計劃的支援。 奧巴馬先生說他期望國會在幾周內批准新的方案以幫助刺激 傷痕累累的經濟和讓美國人重新工作。 http://en.yappr.com/welcome/Video.action?videoGuid=CD1DBD95-D509-4E58-B50E-8CEC58329F8E

17. Group Discussion 1.Form a group of 5 - 6 2.Discuss about the speech - Obama Urges Quick Passage of Economic Stimulus 3.Choose a representative and give an oral presentation on behalf of his/her group 4.Time: 10-15 mins

18. Funny Little Video Clips Communication problem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OnLi A8gbmo&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXDQ emVMsRk&feature=related

19. Session 3 Recap 1. Listening and speaking skills 2. Idioms 3. Group discussion

20. Accent Reduction Don't leave off the final sound! http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=TW&hl=zh-TW&v=LBF9VuJz2cg Voiceless : p, t, s, k, f, th Voiced : b, d, z, g, v, th Sound Pairs: p – b, k – g T – d, f – v S – z, th – th

21. Accent Reduction Don't leave off the final sound! Word Pairs: Bead - beatnab - nap Heed - heat tab - tap Bid - bit bathe - bath Robe - rope breathe - breath Bag - backhave - half Tag - tack save - safe Pig - pick live - life

22. Accent Reduction Past tense http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aixBIfo0SWE&feature=channel_page “ED” Endings: cried, walked, chated How to add the “t”, “d”, and “ed” sound? Rule: If a word ends in “t”, or “d”, then you say the full “ed”. “ED” as full “ed”. For example: “waded”, “added”, “needed”

23. Accent Reduction Past tense “ED” as “D”. For example: “cried”, “grabbed”, “moved”, “viewed” Voiceless: p, t, k, f, th “ED” as “T”. For example: “walked”, “passed”, “kissed”, “laughed”

24. American Slang Expression Hey there! = used as a greeting in informal English Hold on a sec = used to ask someone to wait / Can you hold on a second? / Could (would) you please hold? / One moment, please.

25. American Slang Pronunciation How ya doin? “you” sometimes changes to “ya” Verbs ending in “-ing”often lose the final “g” She’s commin’ now, okay? Again, the final “g” is dropped from the “-ing”

26. American Slang Grammar As seen before, words are left out when the context is clear to all speakers: “Coming.”= I’m coming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO8yfWMU2Yc&feature=PlayList&p=F66381FB978489F0&index=1

27. American Slang Expression Be up for (something) = be interested or in the mood for something Take in (something) = go see a move, play, etc. Say…? = used to make a specific suggestion (such as the time of an event or the type of something) For example: Let’s meet tonight. Say 7 o’clock?

28. American Slang Pronunciation I dunno. = “don’t know”often change to “dunno” I’m kinda tired. = “kind of” often changs to “kinda” Grammar You up for a movie tonight? Auxiliary verbs (“helping verbs”) are sometimes dropped. Full question here: Are you up for a movie tonight?

29. American Slang Grammar Say 6 o’clock? Again, words are ommitted. The full question is: Let’s say 6 o’clock. – OR – Shall we say 6 o’clock? (“Shall” would make the question very polite and more formal.)

30. Online Videos Title: Obama Urges Quick Passage of Economic Stimulus Description: U.S. President Barack Obama met with top Democrat and Republican lawmakers Friday January 23rd to build support for a massive economic recovery plan. Mr. Obama says he expects Congress to approve the new package within weeks to help stimulate the battered economy and put Americans back to work. 標題 : 奧巴馬敦促儘快通過經濟刺激方案 描述 : 美國總統巴拉克 奧巴馬在 1 月 23 日星期五與高級民 主黨和共和黨議員會晤獲取對一項巨大經濟復蘇計劃的支援。 奧巴馬先生說他期望國會在幾周內批准新的方案以幫助刺激 傷痕累累的經濟和讓美國人重新工作。 http://en.yappr.com/welcome/Video.action?videoGuid=CD1DBD95-D509-4E58-B50E-8CEC58329F8E

31. Learn English through songs Unchained Melody http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H5hD5cCNlM&feature=related Sara http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBqBgqsnh6c Up where we belong http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBorDwHkdc0&feature=related

32. Q & A