Oral English II
Week 3
Informative Speeches of the Day
Impromptu Speech #1
• Tell us how to become a millionaire.
Impromptu Speech #2
• You are a piece of paper. Describe how we
should use you before you get recycled.
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
• Will Smith
• Born in Philadelphia
• Moved to Bel-Air, California to live with his
wealthy aunt and uncle
Unit 2: page 7, section 1
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Your passport, please, Miss.
One second please. Here it is.
Have you anything to declare?
Let me see. I have a watch. It is a gift for my friend.
OK.
And I have a bottle of perfume.
Anything more?
Well, I have a necklace. But I don’t think there is any
need to pay duty on it.
May I see the necklace? There’s a duty on some types
of jewelry.
I see. Here you are.
You are right. There’s no duty on it. Thank you for your
cooperation. I’m sorry that I had to trouble you.
It doesn’t matter.
Unit 2: page 7, section 2
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The weather forecast says it’ll be sunny during National
Day holidays.
Indeed?
Yes. We’re lucky. We’ll be able to get something out of
the holidays.
Oh, yes.
How about a trip to Yangzhou?
That would be interesting!
We’ll have a lot of fun and fresh air. What’s more when
we return, we’ll have learned a lot from the history of
the scenic spot.
I know what you mean. That’s for sure. I can’t wait ot
see the Slim West Lake. It is said that both emperors
Kang Xi and Qian Long visited there six times!
Unit 2: page 8-9, Look at these patterns
• Expressing concentrations
– Oh yes.
– Ok./Okay.
– Mm.
– I see.
– Has it?
– Does it?
– Oh! (Surprise)
– Well, well (Surprise)
– No! (Surprise)
– Hm./Oh./Uh-huh.
Unit 2: page 8-9, Look at these patterns
• Interrupting someone
– Excuse me for interrupting.
– Forgive me for interrupting.
– Sorry for interrupting.
– Sorry to interrupt.
– Am I interrupting?
– May I ask a question?
– Wait a minute!
– Hold on (a minute)!
– Did you say…?
– Was that…?
Unit 2: page 8, section 3
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The goods we ordered are seasonal goods.
Can they be shipped at once?
I’m sorry, Mr. Smith, we cannot ship them at
once, because…
Excuse me for interrupting, Mr. Chen, but you
have an important call from Qingdao.
Thank you. Oh, I didn’t quite catch you. Did
you say Qinzhou?
No, Qingdao.
Oh. I was expecting a call from Qinzhou. Sorry,
Mr. Smith, I’ll be back in a minute.
Thats quite all right. Take your time.
Unit 2: page 8, section 4
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Have you got anything to declare, sir?
I don’t know. You see, this is my first trip to China and I
plan to visit the Great Wall…
Forgive me for interrupting, but I want to know if you’ve
filled in the customs declaration form.
Only partially. It looks rather complicated and I’ve no idea
how to fill it out.
Let me help you. Please give me your passport and your
declaration form. Now…
Just a minute, please. Did you say my declaration form
and my…
Your passport. Now, what you need to do is simply look
through the two lists: the Prohibited Articles List and the
Duty-free Quota List.
Okay. I have a camera, a radio and a carton of cigarettes…
They are all right. Here you are. Have a nice stay.
Page 9: Part B: Challenge to Speak
Practice 1: Role Play
1. A friend is telling you about his visit to
another country, and you show that you are
listening.
2. A friend is passing on some gossip. Show that
you are listening.
3. An acquaintance is telling you the strange
happenings in a park last Sunday. Sow you are
listening.
Page 9: Part B: Challenge to Speak
Practice 2: Make up dialogues according to the
situations given below.
1. You are a teacher and you are giving a class. One
of the office clerks comes into the classroom and
tells you that the school will close 15 minutes
early today.
2. You are telling the class that there is a film on the
campus this weekend. Some of the students
interrupt you with a lot of questions about such
things as the specific time and place, the name
of the film and the price of the tickets, etc.
3. You are talking with a friend on the phone. One
of your colleagues comes in and wants to know if
you have seen his keys.
Page 10: Part B: Challenge to Speak
Practice 3: Make up open-ended dialogues based
on the following.
1. Your friend is telling you about his experience
working in Shenzhen. You show you are
listening and you interrupt him several times
to ask for details.
2. You are interviewing a candidate and you are
listening carefully. Sometimes you interrupt
him to get more information.
Page 10-11: Part C: Topic to Discuss
• Read the passage.
• Answer these questions
1. Why does the author say “Simon Clark must be a
diplomat in his job”?
2. Do you think it necessary to inspect the tourists’
baggage carefully? Why?
3. Why do people have to declare their belongings
while coming through customs?
4. Have you heard any stories about smuggling? If
you have, tell it to your group or class.
Page 12: Part D: Role Play
• Read the Role Play
• Question: Do you think someone has really
played a practical joke on Mr. Smuggle?
• Use your imagination to finish this role play
discussion.
Hot Seat Game
• A version of catch phrase with the class
– One student has back to projector
– Works his way down the row of students with
each student explaining the English word without
saying the word in English (or Chinese)
1. Bicycle
2. Teeth
3. Grape
4. Mountain
5. Beach
6. Wednesday
7. Money
8. Oil
9. Cat
10. Sunscreen
1. United States of America
2. Nose
3. Bread
4. Corn
5. Ping Pong
6. Mouse
7. Bowl
8. Paper
9. Coat
10. Toilet
1. Phone
2. Superman
3. Floor
4. Bed
5. Tree
6. McDonalds
7. Hong Kong
8. Medicine
9. Pilot
10. Saturday
1. Jackie Chan
2. Shark
3. Potato
4. Shampoo
5. Spit
6. Flower
7. Scissors
8. Father
9. August
10. Lemon
1. Finger
2. Money
3. Heart
4. Harry Potter
5. Vampire
6. Spider
7. Buddha
8. Salt
9. Thursday
10. Pear
1. Sugar
2. David Beckham
3. Necklace
4. Printer
5. Toes
6. Moon Cake
7. Camera
8. Seaweed
9. iPhone
10. KFC
1. Peanut
2. Duck
3. Banquette
4. Nail
5. Peach
6. Sprite
7. Branch
8. Sister
9. Bread
10. Mexico
1. Blanket
2. Window
3. Michael Jordan
4. Calendar
5. Movie
6. Canteen
7. Spring Festival
8. Volcano
9. River
10. Star
1. Eye
2. Refrigerator
3. Ghost
4. French Fries
5. Winter
6. Gum
7. Ring
8. Gold
9. War
10. Newspaper
1. July
2. Santa
3. Flag
4. Belt
5. Roller Blades
6. Circle
7. House
8. Fence
9. Snake
10. Family
1. President Obama
2. Casino
3. New York
4. Baseball
5. Cigar
6. Ice
7. Elton John
8. Canada
9. Printer
10. Red Bull