1. Period 6 Speaking Designed by xzc 2006.09.26 Tuesday

2. Revision 1.Close the door. 2. Get me something to eat. 3. Take the dog for a walk. 4. Speak a little louder. 5. Clean your room. Please turn the following from commands into requests Would you please close the door? Would you please get me something to eat? Could you please take the dog for a walk ? Please speak a little louder. Clean your room, please.

3. Question1: What will you say when you don’t hear clearly what someone speak to you ? 1. pardon? 2. I beg your pardon? 3. I don’t understand. 4. Could you say that again, please? 5. Sorry, I can’t follow you. 6. Could you repeat that, please? 7. Could you speak more slowly, please? 8. How do you spell it, please?

4. Do you think an American boy or a girl can entirely understand a British boy or a girl when they meet for the first time? then complete the following dialogues : Question2:

5. Situation1: An American girl named Amy has just arrived in London, she doesn’t know how to get to the bar. A= Amy F= Friend L=Lady A: Excuse me, could you please tell me how I can get to the nearest bar? L: … F: He asked how… L: oh, walk down this road and turn left side. A: Thank you very much. L: You are welcome. Could you say that again, please? he could get to the nearest pub.

6. Situation2. An English boy named Fred has just arrived in Washington, he wants to buy some rubber. F= Fred f= Friend S=Shop owner S: What can I do for you? F: I’d like to some sweets. S: … f:... S: oh, here you are. A: Thank you very much. L: You are welcome. He said he’d like to buy some candies Oh, sorry, could you repeat that, please?

7. Read the dialogue on page 15 and find out the different British and American English words.

8. Amy (American)Lady (British) movie film bar pub the first floorground floor subway underground left left-hand side keep going straightgo straight on two blocks two streets right right-hand site High schoolSecondary school

9. G roup work Form a group in three, and make a dialogue according to the following map, try to use the words that are different in BE and AE as many as possible. In London: Amy and her England friend want to get to the high school, but they do not know the way. So she asks an English girl. In Washington: Fred and his American friend want to get to the underground, but they don’t know the way. So he asks an American boy

10. Restaurant MuseumCinema Underground (subway=Am. E Supermarket Pub High School Map Amy Fred secondary school bar=Am.E Am. E=

11. Homework: writing: 课本第 15 页 ， 构思这篇短文。