Learn and Talk Lesson 17 Work as a Photographer (2)

Tutor: Please keep your greeting in 2 mins. And you can go through Part 5 if time allows.

Content:Part 1 Warm Up 3’Part 2 Text 7’ Part 4 Discussion 8’Part 3 Retell 3’ Part 5 After-Class Review

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Do you like taking photographs?

Do you prefer to take photos of people or scenery?

Part 1 - Warm Up

Tutor: Please encourage the student to answer the questions and keep this part in 3 mins.

3 mins

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If you want to get better at taking photos, then I suggest you

carry on doing what you’re probably doing already – taking

pictures of your friends. They’re a great subject. Some people

only take pictures when they go somewhere – you know,

castles, palaces and things. And this is a shame. I’ve seen lots of

photos of nice scenery – well, the thing is, it’s hard to make

them interesting.1 You see them, and you just think ‘So what?’

And whether you take pictures every day, or just now and then,

you should look at them and get rid of any you’re unhappy

with.2 There are lots of photography courses you can do if you

want, but at the end of the day, it’s down to you to train

yourself to take better pictures3… to try and take a better

picture next time.

Work as a Photographer (2)

1. … well, the thing is, it’s …

(used to introduce an explanation or an excuse; used to emphasize the importance of what you are saying)

E.g. The thing is, my parents like me to be home by ten o'clock.

2. … or just now and then, you should …

(every) now and then/again

(sometimes but not often)

E.g. Every now and again/then they'll have a beer together.

3. … , but at the end of the day, it’s ….

(something that you say before you give the most important fact of a situation)

E.g. Of course I'll listen to what she has to say but at the end of the day, it's my decision.

Part 2 - Text

Tutor: Please read or let the student read the text, and explain the underlined expressions in blue.

7 mins Words and Expressions

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Now retell the passage by yourself based on what you’ve read.

Hints:get better … carry on … friends … subjectonly … go somewhere … castles … palacesshame … scenery … hard … interesting … so whatevery day … now and then … look at … get rid ofcourses … down to you … better pictures

Tutor: Please encourage the student to retell the text. The hints are NOT necessarily needed.

3 mins

Part 3 - Retell

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(Try to talk for at least 2 minutes for each question. You are encouraged to use the expressions that you’ve learned today. )

1. Do you prefer to use cameras or smart phones to take

photos? Why?

2. Is it easy to take good photos? How can we improve our

photography skills?

3. In what situations do you take photographs?

Tutor: Please let the student talk freely, each question about 2 mins. Using the expressions from

today is encouraged.

Part 4 - Discussion

1. the thing is

Well, the thing is, it’s hard to make

them interesting.

2. (every) now and then/again

And whether you take pictures every

day, or just now and then,

you should look at them and get rid of

any you’re unhappy with.

3. at the end of the day

There are lots of photography courses

you can do if you want, but at the end

of the day, it’s down to you to train

yourself to take better pictures.

8 mins

the thing is / now and then / at the end of the day

Expressions may be used

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After-Class Review

1. the thing is 问题是；要紧的是

used to introduce an explanation or an excuse; used to emphasize the

importance of what you are saying

E.g. 1. Well, the thing is, it’s hard to make them interesting.

2. The thing is, the shops close early on Sundays.

3. The thing is to keep a good distance from the car in front of

you, when you're driving in snow.

2. (every) now and then/again 偶尔；有时

sometimes but not often

E.g. 1. And whether you take pictures every day, or just now and then,

you should look at them and get rid of any you’re unhappy

with.

Review the expressions you’ve learned today and try to use them to make some sentences.

2. She comes to London every now and again.

3. We still see each other now and then.

3. at the end of the day 最终；到头来；不管怎么说

something that you say before you give the most important fact of a

situation

E.g. 1. There are lots of photography courses you can do if you want,

but at the end of the day, it’s down to you to train yourself to

take better pictures.

2. At the end of the day it's up to the Germans to decide.

3. It is a difficult decision, but at the end of the day, we knew we

had made the right choice.

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