Welcome
Oral English(A1)
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smart phone 智能手机
shiny screen 闪耀的屏幕
It's my life line.联络热线
I'm out of credit.我电话没费了
I need to top up. 我需要充话费
We're off the grid.我们没联系
How to check for understanding
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Are you with?
Are you with me so far?
Okay so far?
Are you following me?
Do you know what I mean?
Do you understand?
Does it make sense?
Indicating Understanding
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Yes.
Uh-huh.
Um-hum.
Right.
Okay.
I'm following you./I can follow you.
I understand.
I'm with you.
Now I've got it./Got it.
Now I understand.
Asking For Clarification
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I'm afraid I'm not following you.
I'm not sure I'm following you.
I'm not sure what you are getting at.
I'm afraid I don't understand.
Did you say ______ ?
Was that ______?
What do you mean?
What do you mean by…?
I beg your pardon.
Asking for a favor and responding
to a request
A:Could you please do me a favor?
B:Sure, I'd be glad to.
A:I'm sorry to bother you but….
B:Oh, no, I'm afraid I can’t.
A:Would you be able to….?
B:No problem.
A:Would you mind if I….?
B:No, go ahead.
• A:Would you happen to have….?
• B:Yeah, I do. Here it is.
• A:Would it be okay if I….?
• B:Yeah, sure, that's fine.
• A:Could I use/borrow…..?
• B:Sure, here you go
Useful expressions
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We're in the same boat.我们处境相同
I'm not myself today. 我今天心神不宁
Don't beat around the bush.别拐弯抹角了
Don't make a big deal out of it不要小题大做
Let’s put our heads together.集思广益
=Let’s share our ideas.
-Are you kidding me?你在开（我）玩笑吗？
-I don't do kidding./I'm serious.我不开玩笑的/我很认真的
I'm flattered 过奖了
音节(Syllable)
• What is syllable?
• In the phonetics alphabet, one syllable includes one vowel.
Generally speaking, one consonant plus a vowel means one
syllable. And sometimes a single vowel is a vowel as well.一般来说
， 一个单词的元音发音的总数决定了这个单词所包含的音节数目，也
就是说有几个音的元音就有几个音节。
• Eg.
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a I bad play six
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Fa.ther ti.tle re.move
per.haps
peo.ple
• Three syllables
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Vi.ta.mine
Chi.na.town
cen.tu.ry
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Cer.tain.ly
care.ful.ly
Practice
单音节Bird [bə:d] make [meik] girl [ɡə:l]
can[kæn]
you [ju:]
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Me [mi:]
one [wʌn]
kind [kaind] how [hau]
is [iz]
双音节River ['rivə] color ['kʌlə] mother ['mʌðə]
ready['redi] fashion['fæʃən]
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Return[ri'tə:n] design[di'zain] retire [ri'taiə]
[ɡi'tɑ:] hotel[həu'tel]
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guitar
• 多音节Accident['æksidənt] popular['pɔpjulə]
decision[di'siʒən] location[ləu'keiʃən]
employee [,emplɔi'i: ] introduce[,intrə'dju:s]
temperature['tempəritʃə]
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biology[bai'ɔlədʒi] international
[,intə'næʃənəl] responsibility [ri,spɔnsə'biliti]
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malfunction [mæl'fʌŋkʃən] inconvenience
[,inkən'vi:njəns] questionnaire [,kwestʃə'nεə]
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dissatisfied [,dis'sætisfaid]
appreciate[ə'pri:ʃieit]
Pronunciation Corner
• ◆Words
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/u:/ Pool fool Luke wooed stewed
who’d cooed
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/u / Pull full look
wood stood
hood
could
• ◆Phrases & sentences
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/u:/ Remove the rule noodle soup blue moon
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See a movie at noon bring food to school
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/u /look at the woman took some sugar a
cookbook
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Sugary cookies A good book is a good friend
Thank you!