Presenting a dialogue Different tones convey different feelings Four main things: volume rising or falling tone stress on certain words pauses in the sentences

Examples: Please sit down. Angry, please is stressed to be polite Please, sit down. Politely ask to sit down. Please sit down. A question Please sit down. Instruction showing anger Please sit down. No special purpose,simply to ask to sit down.

frustrate 他本希望能创造新的世界记录，但因天气恶劣而未果。 He had hoped to set a new world record,but was frustrated by bad weather. 发射宇宙飞船的计划，因天气恶劣而落空。 Bad weather has frustrated plans to launch the spacecraft today. 玛丽因考试不及格而灰心丧气。 Mary was frustrated because she failed the exam.

Listen to the tape and fill in the form: Namesproblemssolution Host Caller 1 Caller 2 Caller 3 Caller 4 Caller 5 Caller 6

Reading for gist(main points) Tips: 1. Pay attention to the key words. What are the key words of the four diary entries? 2. Read the topic sentence first. What are the four topic sentences of them? 3. Separate the topic words from the supporting information. 4.In some writings we should pay attention to the moods of the writer. What are the words to suggest the mood in the four entries? First: happy; second: tired, afraid,nervous;third:upset; fourth: happy, glad

Useful expressions: a little bit expensive be proud of/take pride in get good marks stay up do a god job in/do well in be nervous about/be worried about fail the test be upset after all mix up…with top score ask for advice/take/follow/accept one’s advice/turn down one’s advice miss doing sth. Yours sincerely/truly/faithfully

Writing a dialogue You can not write exactly the way people speak. Leave out things like ‘ Umm ’ and ‘ Hmm ’ Do not repeat words in a dialogue. For example: -----Go and sit down? -----Why(should I sit down)? Use the words that show your character ’ s feelings Do not use “ she is angry ”

Discuss and find out the sentences show feelings: Mum is unhappy or angry: Come and look! Don ’ t you talk to me like that! You should start cleaning now if you plan to leave. Jack is angry or unhappy: This is so unfair! I ’ ll never have enough time! But I don ’ t think you are being fair at all!

Presenting a dialogue in groups Divide the class into groups of three. Each person choose a role and then read the information. Write a draft together and then practice it. Present the dialogue in class.

Presentation Christina:That is true. You see, I joined a sports team. I met many new friends and we enjoyed spending weekends doing sports. So I didn’t have much time to spend with my parents Mum: Because of this, I missed the time when we talked together. Host: When did the problem start and how did you both feel then? Mum: This happened soon after she entered high school last summer. Sometimes I felt so lonely that I even cried. Christina:I love my parents. But at at that time I felt they didn’t understand me and they seemed to do boring things. When Mum told me that she was sad and missed me because I didn’t spend enough time together with them, I didn’t know what I should do. Host: What did you do then? Christina: I listen to the radio “ Talk time” show every week. I know you can help people by giving them some advice. So I called you and asked for your advice.

Presentation Mum: Yes, my daughter told me about your suggestion. Host:So what did you do to fix your problem? Christina:We have decided to do one thing together every week. Mum:Yes. We first cooked a special dinner for our family together. Christina has learned how to cook and enjoys it very much. Once I took my daughter and her friends to a restaurant for dinner. Christina:We often take a long walk, and we talk a lot while walking. Host:So what is the new situation like? Christina: I am surprised by how much fun we have when we’re together. I think of Mum as a friend again. Mum: I’m very happy to be on ‘Talk time’. I hope our example can help other families that have the same problem as we used to have.