1、Skills building 1:listening for the main ideasDiscuss the following questions in groups:Do you like chatting?When you listen to a conversation,what kind of information that you will pay attention to？OK,OK,Clearly,we need to set some rules.Rule number one,You will not touch anything.What about the fl
2、oor?Yes,you may touch the floor.What about the air?Yes,you may touch the air.What about this?Where did you get that?Found it.OK.Rule number two.You will not bother me while Im working.Rule number three.You will not cry or whine or laughing or giggle or sneeze or burp or fart!So no,no,no annoying sou
3、nds.All right?Did this count as annoying?Very！When we are listening to get the gist,we should try to find out:how many people are talking where they are what they are doing what they are talking aboutdstdst Listen to a short conversation and complete the notes below.The number of people talking:_The
4、 place where they are talking:_The thing they are doing while talking:_The subject they are talking about:_threeclassroomtaking noteslearning from past experiencesListen to the conversation B and pay much attention to the details:Useful expressions to use when giving a talk.1.Words of welcome *(1)_
5、Hello,good to see you all here.Nice to see you all here.*Welcome,ladies and gentlemen.Good morning,ladies and gentlemen.Good morning,everyone.B.Thanking people for coming *Thanks for coming.Im so glad you could all join us.Thank you for coming to the talk today.*Thank you all for taking the time to
6、be here.(2)_ _ Thank you for joining us,ladies and gentlemen.3.Explaining why you are giving the talk(3)_ show you some photographs of the lost civilization of Pompeii,and to tell you something about(4)_.Im very grateful that you have come today.I am here to what happened4.Mentioning your hopes I ho
7、pe this has been interesting for you.(5)_ Hopefully you have all learned something new.I hope that you enjoyed this talk.5.Giving a last word of thanks Thank you for being such a good audience.(6)_ Thanks again for coming.Thank you for your kind attention.6.Giving if there are any questions Im now o
8、pen for any questions you may have.(7)_ _ Now that were finished,does anyone have any questions?If you have any questions,please feel free to ask me.describing picturesWhen we are describing an picture,we should pay attention to:Do not wish to point out every detail of the illustration.Briefly menti
9、on the subject of the picture.Focus on the related background information about it.Skills building 2:What would you like to know?What is it?Where is it?This is a picture of the Mogao Caves.There are altogether 492 caves.The caves are located in Dunhuang,Gansu Province,on the famous Silk Road.Can you
10、 write a description for it according to the key words given?Tiananmen Gate Chairman Mao Zedong October 1st 1949 The founding ceremony of the Peoples Republic of China This is a picture of Tiananmen Gate.On 1st October,1949,the founding ceremony of the Peoples Republic of China was held on the secon
11、d floor of Tiananmen Gate.Chairman Mao announced the founding of the new country as he overlooked Tiananmen Square.A sample descriptionWhat is this place?What kind of place is it?One of the major navy bases of United States.Pearl HarborWhen did it happen?It happened on 26 November 1941.What was the
12、result?It led to the US entering the Second World War.1.This picture shows the night before the attack.Many Japanese ships and aircraft carriers sailed to the Hawaiian Islands and were waiting there for a surprise attack.2.The United States Ship Arizona was bombed and then exploded.3.The man in this
13、 picture is the former US President Franklin Roosevelt.He declared the war against Japan after the attack.4.This picture shows the US national memorial at Pearl Harbor.It was established to remember those Americans who died in the attack in 1941.It was built in Pearl Harbor just above theremains of the Arizona.
