English ORAL PRACTICE (7)Senior Class

Communication Strategies 4

Unit 1: Neighbors

Unit 1 Neighbors

surround effort invade rooster

pollution suspicious privacy crow

rural sophisticated escalate restless

reality criticize hostile interact

suit privacy idyll unsociable

Part A: Vocabulary

Unit 1 Neighbors

surround

mediate

inconsiderate

confront

personality clash

suspicious

tension

threaten

hostile

Part B: Vocabulary Exercises: Match the meaning with the wordunfriendly and not agreeing with something

when two people have very different characters and are unable to have a good relationship with each other

to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them

not thinking about other people or their feelings;

a feeling of nervousness before an important or difficult event

to be everywhere around something

to talk to two separate people involved in a disagreement to try to help them find a solution to their problems

making you feel that something is wrong

to face or deal with a difficult situation or person

Q & A (Oral Practice) 1. When did Zack and his wife move from their apartment to a

house?2. Where do Zack and his wife live?3. Why does Zack keep the window closed?4. Why did Zack move to the countryside?5. How did Zack describe their neighbor in the village?6. Did Zack have any friends in the village? Who were they?7. Why was life harder for Zack’s teenage children?8. Name the things that city forks have to cope with when living

in the countryside.9. Name some of “unwritten rules” of a city.

Q & A (page 8)1. Why does Nina want to talk to Sandra?2. What happens when Sandra’s dog starts to bark?3. Why does Nina find the barking annoying?4. Why does Sandra’s dog bark so much?5. Name the reasons why Sandra keeps a dog.6. Why has the crime in the neighborhood gone worse?7. What solution does Sandra come up with?8. What does Nina offer to do to help pacify the dog?9. What solution do they come up to solve the crime problem?10.Name three suggestions for resolving the problem.

Useful Expression for mediation

Is there any way we can work this out?Is there anything you can do about it?I can live with that as long as…….It would be very helpful……..Just keep me informed……..What about (How about….?)There are a number of solutions……Could we try……..….. Is actually causing problems for me

Case Study

Your sister wants to get married to a man whom your parents disapprove of. Your parents have told her that they will NEVER allow the marriage to take place. However, your sister is determined to marry this man. She asks you to convince your parents. Please write a dialogue between you and your parents.

Unit 2 Tourism

Unit 2: Tourism

fragile revenue paradise cater

infrastructure leakage Species exotic

woe moderate destruction mount

industrialized strain erosion minimal

source sewage approach sustainable

destination impact retain trek

Vocabulary

woe A: a point of origin or procurement

infrastructure B: the state of being eroded

source C: the state or fact of being destroyeddestruction D: grief, regret, or distress

sustainable E: capable of being sustainederosion F: the underlying foundation or basic

framework

Vocabulary: Match the meaning with the word

moderate G: very small in amount

trek H:a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics

minimal I: to walk a long distance, usually over land such as hills, mountains or forests

species J: unusual and often exciting because of coming from a far, especially tropical country

cater K: avoiding extremes of behavior or expression exotic L: to provide, and sometimes serve, food

Vocabulary: Match the meaning with the word

Q & A (Oral Practice)1. What kinds of countries may view tourism as a great

opportunity for economic development?2. How many people travel from an industrialized country

to a developing country?3. Name some industrialized countries.4. Name some developing countries.5. How many percent of the revenue from the trip stay in

the country?6. Name some famous tourism attractions.

Map of Jamaica

Map of Bhutan

Q & A (Oral Practice)7. Where is Jamaica?8.What is the price that Jamaica has to pay for its tourism

business?9.List the reasons that isolate the tourists from the10.local population.11.Where is Bhutan? How can you get to Bhutan?12.Please use three adjectives to describe Bhutan.13.Please list Bhutan’s approach to tourism.

Negative and Positive Effectives of Tourism

(A) Locals get a high income from tourism (B) Destroy ecosystems and environments(C) Traffic congestion and pollution (D) Different cultures can be educational(E) Demand for holiday homes makes housing too

expensive for local people (F) Tourists mainly come to see the scenery and wildlife, so

there is pressure to conserve habitats and wildlife(G) Inhibits locals from performing traditional tasks(H) Increase job for local people

Negative and Positive Effectives of Tourism

Name the positive effects of tourism

Name the negative effects of tourism

Useful Expressions for asking critical questions

How can you say -----?

Don’t you think….?

You have to accept…..

You think you are mistaken…..

What about…..?

What makes you so sure……?

isn’t it? (tag questions)

Interjection• An interjection is a word used in a sentence to convey

one’s emotion. • An interjection is not grammatically related to any other

part of the sentence.• The highlighted words are interjections:• Ouch, that hurts! • Oh no, I forgot that physics exam is today. • Hey! Put that down! • I don't know about you but, good lord, I think taxes are

too high!

Case Study According to the Tourism Bureau, after the new policy takes effect, mainland tourists are expected to contribute NT$550 billion in tourism revenue to Taiwan next year and help create 400,000 jobs, especially for tourism- related facilities such as hotels and restaurants.

The bureau further said Taiwan's tourism industry will become one of the biggest employers over the next five years, thanks to an influx of Chinese tourists.

Case Study

Taiwan has opened itself to a flood of Chinese

tourists. Do you agree with this article?

In your opinion, what are the negative and

positive effects of this policy?

Unit 3 Media Violence

Types of Movies

Animated movie The hangoverAction movie The silence of the lambHistorical movie Cowboys & AliensWar movie The Lake HouseRomance CannibalThrillers Lawrence of ArabiaWestern movie Independence Dayscience fiction movie The Green HornetHorror movie Toy storyComedy Schindler’s List

Types of TV ProgramsSports A TV program that documents real life

eventsSitcom A fictional TV story

Documentary A show that helps people change their image

Soap opera Programs such as Super bowl, League showsCartoon Featuring real people

Drama An amusing TV series about fictional characters

Makeover Animated charactersReality A drama about people’s daily lives.

Unit 3 Media Violence

violence disturb torture entertain

censorship fantasy witness omit

classification gratuitous highlight aggression

cruelty offensive evidence integral

Unit 3 Media Violencematch the meaning with the word

A: Imagination, dreamsB: the actions or practices of censorsC: not involving a return benefitD: the quality or state of being cruelE: causing displeasure or resentmentF: systematic arrangement in categories according to established

criteria

violence disturb censorship fantasy

classification gratuitous cruelty offensive

Unit 3 Media Violencematch the meaning with the word

torture entertain

witness omit

highlight aggression

evidence integral

A: a forceful action or procedure

B: to show hospitality to

C: something that furnishes proof

D: to leave out

E: essential to completeness

F: something that is of major significance or special interest

Q & A: (Oral Practice)1. Why does the author write this article?

2. In your opinion, what kind of movie does this author create?

3. Why does the author say that violence surrounds us?

4. Please find some lyrics talking about violence.

5. Please explain the motion picture rating system.

6. In your opinion, what makes children behave violently?

7. Name the reasons why violent TV programs and movies are not suitable for children?

Q &A (Oral Practice)

Q &A (Oral Practice)8. Do you agree that watching violence in movies

increases violent behavior ?9. When speaking of crime, how does the author describe

Japan?10. What would you describe the crime situation in Taiwan? 11. Do you think there is too much violence in Taiwanese

TV programs?12. What does “copycat” mean? Please give an example to

illustrate the word. 13. Do you think there is any link between the violent

behavior and violent movies?14. What kinds of movies do you like to watch? How often

do you go to a movie?

Useful Expressions for clarification

• I understand that …..• It is my understanding that..• Do you mean that…?• Isn’t that…?• Do you believe that….?

• Are you saying that…?• Are you suggesting

that…?• Am I hearing correctly…?• It is true that….?• You are implying that…..

Case StudyUse appropriate Language to ask for clarification

• Sue is in the office with her co-workers during a break. She understands most of the conversation. Suddenly, one of them says something and everyone begins laughing. The co-worker used an unusual expression. Anna does not laugh because she does not know the expression.

Unit 4 Body Image

Q & A (Oral Practice)1. What does BMI stand for?2. How to calculate BMI?

3. Name the health problems caused by overweight orobese.

4. Name the health problems caused by underweight or super slim.

5. Describe your personally perfect body shape.6. What are the effects of Fashion on body image?7. What issue has the fashion industry often been criticized?

8. What is the probable cause of death of Luisel Ramos, and Ana Carolina?

9. Why is it inappropriate to use unnaturally thin models?10. Why does the fashion industry like to use “size-zero”

models?11. Why more and more people seek plastic surgery?12. Use your own words to explain the following sentence:

“Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart”

Q & A (Oral Practice)

anorexic obese intensifyliposuction obsess eating disorder

bulimic sedentary prominentcrash diet stunning proportion

dissatisfied susceptible urbanenhanced unattainable aspect

Vocabulary

anorexic obese liposuctionliposuction obsess eating disorder

bulimic sedentary crash disorder

Vocabulary Exercise: Match the meaning with the word

A: excessively fatB:operations involve the surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific

parts of the bodyC: An eating disorder characterized by markedly reduced appetite or

total aversion to food.D: Accustomed to sitting or to taking little exerciseE: An eating disorder characterized by episodic binge eating and

followed by feelings of guilt, depression, and self-condemnation.F: a diet which is extreme in its nutritional deprivations, typically

restricting calorie intake

Vocabulary Exercise: Match the meaning with the wordprominent stunning proportiondissatisfied susceptible urbanenhanced unattainable aspect

A: relating to a city B: causing astonishment or disbeliefC: capable of submitting to an action, processD: proper or equal shareE: widely and popularly known

A prefix is added to the beginning of a word, or to a word root to change its meaning. For example adding un to pleasant becomes unpleasant.

It makes the original word antonym.

Prefix

Negative prefixes include un in, im, dis, mis, ilUse the negative prefixes from above to make each of these words into antonyms.

Add “un in, im, dis, mis, il” to from negative

meaning

_________dress_________polite _________ possible _________ justice________decided___________legal_________experience

_________ approve_______behave _________ sufficient_________ polite________cooked ________acceptable_________ logical

achievablecontentenhancementnaturaloverconfidentoverweightunattractiveactive

Write the opposites

Q & A (Oral Practice)

1. Why does Janine feel depressed?

2. Why is Janine going on a diet?

3. Name the ways to lose weight.

4. In your opinion, what is the best way to lose weight?

5. Name the reasons why Janine wants to lose weight.

6. What is the difference between obese and overweight?

7. What is a crash diet? Is it a health way to lose weight?

Q & A (Oral Practice)

8. What does Chris think of liposuction?

9. Why doesn’t Janine have a liposuction?

10. Why does Chris work out in a gym?

11. What do you think about plastic surgery?

12. Is it wrong for a person to look good?

Complete the sentences with your own idea (Oral Practice)

1. I am not saying it is wrong to look good, but

2. I am not saying religion is wrong, but

3. I’m definitely going to

4. I’m definitely going to start

5. I can’t believe that people would

6. I can’t believe that you

7. All I am saying is

8. All I asking is

Complete the sentences with your own idea (Oral Practice)

1. Why is Gerry McCall banned from using computers? 2. According to Gerry, why did he repeatedly hack into U.S. military computer networks?3. Use your own words to explain the following terms. A: computer geeks B: computer nerds C: hackers4. List the crimes mentioned in this passage.5. List the threats posed by cybercrime in this passage. How can you keep your computer safe on the internet?

Unit 5 Cybersafe?

VocabularyMatch the meaning with the word

anti- spyware A: A firewall is a device designed to permit or deny network transmissions based upon a set of rules and is frequently used to protect networks from unauthorized access

anti-virus B: Types of program designed to prevent and detect unwanted spyware program installations and to remove those programs if installed.

chat room C: Electronic terrorism or information warcomputer virus D: A Computer expert or enthusiast

cyberterrorism E: A place online where a group of people can get together and talk about a particular subject.

firewall F: A computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another

geek A protective software designed to defend your computer against malicious software

Vocabulary

Match the meaning with the word

input A: The act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.

hacker B: Something put into a system in its operation to achieve output or a result,

illegal download

C: A means of approaching

PIN number D: Downloading something illegallyphishing E: Be destroyed completelyaccess F: Someone who attempts to break into computer systems

wipe out G: Personal identification number

Q & A Oral Practice

1. Why Mark feels stressed out.2. What made Mark’s term paper lost?3. Didn’t Mark have any virus protection?4. Why Emma thinks that the internet is dangerous place?

Do you agree with her?5. Why does Emma not like using the internet?6. Why does Mark think that she’s being too cautious?7. What happened to Emma’s uncle?8. Why is the Internet useful to people living in a small

town?

Oral Practice:Use your own idea to complete these sentences

1. The Internet is a dangerous, for example…2. You can take steps to avoid problems with

the internet such as….3. There’s no absolute guarantee of internet

safety, take…..4. There are many ways of being careful when

using a computer such as ……..