1. Introductions and Occupations Spoken English I Fujian Normal University

2. Pronunciation Review 1.Think both thankful and truthful thoughts on the third month. 2.Mothers and brothers breathe through their mouth and seethe through their teeth.

3. “e” and “i” Pronunciation Long vowels fēēt  “bi-zi” 鼻子 b īke  “bai-se” 白色 Short vowels pĕn  “men” 门 sĭt  no pinyin equal whēēl whīlewĭllwĕll b ēē tb ī teb ĭ tb ĕ t ridredwristrest lidledknitnet pinpenfillfell liftleftblissbless

4. Tongue Twister Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers, Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Then where are the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked?

5. Dialogue Notes “Meet you” vs “see you” “…get your name” vs “…get your name” First name, surname (last name) Choosing names: Chinese vs Western

6. Sentence Pattern __________ is my family name. My given name means __________. I was given this name because ________________________.

7. Dialogue #1 North American Teacher: Wang Min, I would like to introduce you to Mr. Byler, the director of our student exchange program. Mr. Byler, this is my student, Wang Min. Wang Min: How do you do, Mr. Byler? Mr. Byler: How do you do? It’s a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Wang. Dialogue #2 Friend: Hi, Sara, have you met Ben? Sara: No, I haven’t. Hi, Ben! Ben: Hi, Sara. How ya doin’? Sara: Great! How about you?

8. Introduction Practice In groups of 3, prepare a dialogue assigned. Role play for the class. 1.Introduce a foreign teacher to your roommates 2.Introduce a foreign teacher to a Chinese teacher 3.Introduce a foreign teacher to the director of the Foreign Language Department 4.Introduce a foreign teacher to your mother 5.Introduce a foreign student to a Chinese teacher 6.Introduce a foreign student to a foreign teacher 7.Introduce two foreign students to each other

9. Occupations Fields of Study When I was young, I wanted to be a/an ________. Now I am studying ________.

10. Occupations Charades 1. You will be given an occupation on a card. 2. Role play the card for the class 3. The class must guess what occupation is being acted out.

11. Homework 1.Tongue Twister practice 2.Review pronunciation of occupations 3. Make lists for the following in English: titles (and actors) of your favorite movies names of your favorite sports (and athletes) names of your favorite foods. Include 3-4 examples for each list