Unit 3 Back to the past --Task Language Skills : (Listening Speaking Reading Writing) Skills building 1: listening for the gist Tips: what they are doing:what they are talking about: how many people are talking:where they are: ThreeIn the classroomTaking some notesLearning from the past experiences ★Useful expressions when giving a talk : 1. Greeting the audience * Informal: Good morning, everyone. Hello, good to see you all here. Nice to see you all here. * Formal: Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. 2.Expressing thanks to the audience* Informal: Thanks for coming. I’m so glad you could join us. Thank you for coming to the talk today. * Formal: Thank you for taking the time to be here. I’m very grateful that you have come today. Thank you for joining us, ladies and gentlemen. ★Useful expressions when giving a talk : 3. Explaining the reason why you are talking to the audience Today I’m here to show you some illustrations of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, and to tell you something about how it happened and what its results were. We’re all gathered here to view some…4. Mentioning your hopes I hope this has been instructive and interesting for you. I hope that you enjoyed this talk. Hopefully you have all learned something new★Useful expressions when giving a talk : 5. Giving a final expression of thanks Thank you for being such a good audience. Thank you for your kind attention. Thanks again for coming.6. Giving the audience a question-and-answer session I’m now open for any questions you may have. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. Now that we’ve finished, does anyone have any questions? ★Useful expressions when giving ...