Unit3BacktothepastTaskGIVINGATALKABOUTAHISTORICALEVENTlisteningforthegistYouhaveconversationswithyourfriends,yourrelativesandotherpeopleeveryday.1.Whatdecidesthetopicyouaretalkingabout?2.Willthetopicbedifferentifsomeoneelsejoinsyourconversation?3.Willthetopicbedifferentifyoumovetoanotherplacetotalk?4.Willitbedifferentifyouaredoingsomethingelsewhileyouaretalking?(Thinkaboutthepastexperience.)Whatdoyouusuallylistentoorpayattentiontoinordertoquicklyunderstandwhatothersaretalkingaboutandgetinvolvedinanewconversation?Whenwearelisteningtogetthegistofsomething,wearelisteningforthegeneralidea.Weusuallytrytofindoutabout:howmanypeoplearetalkingwheretheyarewhattheyaredoingwhattheyaretalkingaboutListening:Thenumberofpeopletalking:Theplacetheyaretalkingin:Thethingtheyaredoingwhiletalking:Thesubjecttheyaretalkingabout:threetakingnoteslearningfrompastexperiencesclassroomfindingusefulexpressionsHaveyouevergivenatalk?Ifyouhave,wheredidyoudoit?Whatwasyourtopic?Whatdidyousayatthebeginningandattheendofyourtalk?Didyouasksomeoneforsuggestionsbeforethetalk?NoteSheetIamnowlisteningto(1)aquarrel/aninterview/achatbetweenfriends.Icanhear(2)oneperson/twopeople/threepeopletalking.Theconversationtakesplaceina(3)classroom/restaurant/library.Thetitleofthegirl’stalkis(4)Thesurpriseattack._________________________________________Usefulexpressionstousewhengivingatalk1GreetingtheaudienceInformal:(1)Hello,goodtoseeyouallhere.Nicetoseeyouallhere.Formal:Welcome,ladiesandgentlemen.Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen.Goodmorning,everyone.2ExpressingthankstotheaudienceInformal:Thanksforcoming.I'msogladyoucouldalljoinus.Thankyouforcomingtothetalktoday.Formal:Thankyouallfortakingthetimetobehere.(2)Thankyouforjoiningus,ladiesandgentlemen.I’mverygratefulthatyouhavecometoday.3ExplainingthereasonwhyyouaretalkingtotheaudienceToday(3)showyousomeillustrationsoftheAttackonPearlHarbor,andtotellyousomethingabout(4)andwhatitsconsequenceswere.We'reallgatheredheretoviewsome...Iamheretohowithappened4MentioningyourhopesIhopethishasbeeninformativeandinterestingforyou.(5)Hopefullyyouhavealllearnedsomethingnew.Ihopethatyouenjoyedthistalk.5GivingafinalexpressionofthanksThankyouforbeingsuchagoodaudience.(6)Thanksagainforcoming.Thankyouforyourkindattention.6Givingtheaudienceaquestion-and-answersessionI'mnowopenforanyquestionsyoumayhave.(7)Nowthatwe'refinished,doesanyonehaveanyquestions?Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasefeelfreetoaskme.describingillustrationsWhenwearedescribinganillustration,wedonotwishtopointouteverydetailofit.Theaudiencewillnotbeinterestedinsomethingtheycanseeforthemselves.Theyaremoreinterestedinthingsthatarerelatedtotheillustrationinasignificantway.Therefore,whenwearedescribinganillustration,wemaybrieflymentionthesubjectoftheillustrationfirst,andthenfocusontherelatedbackgroundinformationabouttheillustration.Lookatthepictureandtrytosaysomethingaboutit.theMogaoCavesSampleillustration:Thisisacavepaintinginthe112thcaveoftheMogaoCaves.ThecavesarelocatedinDunhuang,GansuProvince,onthefamousSilkRoad.Lookatthesepicturesandtrytogivetherelatedbackgroundinformationabouttheillustration.Keywords:Tian'anmenGate1stOctober1949thefoundingceremonyofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaChairmanMaoZedongSampleThisisapictureofTian’anmenGate.On1stOctober,1949,thefoundingceremonyofthePeople’sRepublicofChinawasheldonthesecondfloorofTian’anmenGate.ChairmanM...
