1. Expressing Opinion Spoken English IV Fujian Normal University

2. The “Find someone who..” survey 1.Do not show your paper to your classmate. You must use English to ask questions. 2. Write down your classmate’s name by asking “How do you spell that?” Do NOT let them sign your paper. 3. You cannot sign your own name to your paper

3. FNU PETS Oral English 2012 Practice: Asking and Expressing Opinions What do you think about/is… ? What is your opinion of/about…. ? How do you feel about… ? In pairs (groups of 2 people), ask each other for opinions about: Smoking in public places Getting married early Places to travel to in China for International Worker’s Holiday (consider cost, distance, convenience, crowds)

4. Homework: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words (an image can communicate complex ideas more easily than words) Try to describe one of the following paintings by American painter Norman Rockwell as fully as possible. Think about the language you would use to describe: (1)Objects and people (2)Actions (what is presently happening and what will happen) (3)Facial expressions (4)The mood (the atmosphere)

5. Expressing Opinion AGREEING Exactly. That’s what I think, too. I agree. That’s a good point. Yes, you’re right DISAGREEING What you say is true, but… That’s true, but… You have a point, but... That may be, but... I don’t know about that. I think... Do you think so? I think... Oh, no. I think... “As far as I’m concerned,…” “I think...” “If you ask me...” “In my opinion...” “As I see it...”

6. “As far as I’m concerned,…” “I think...” “If you ask me...” “In my opinion...” “As I see it...”

7. “As far as I’m concerned,…” “I think...” “If you ask me...” “In my opinion...” “As I see it...”

8. “As far as I’m concerned,…” “I think...” “If you ask me...” “In my opinion...” “As I see it...”

9. “As far as I’m concerned,…” “I think...” “If you ask me...” “In my opinion...” “As I see it...”

10. FNU Language Enhancement 2012- 2013 “Self Esteem” from : Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (Amy Chua, Penguin Press, 2011)

11. Figures of Speech and Idioms “Self Esteem”- a person’s evaluation of their own worth To have low/high self esteem, to build self esteem “Children may grow to have low self esteem if you criticize them too much” (2) “In other words…” - clarifying a point “In other words, Western parents are concerned about their children’s psyches” “What I’m trying to say is, ” “What I mean to say is, …” “My point is that,…” (3) “gasp in horror” – a shock due to intense dislike or fear I gasped in horror when I saw the wedding dress was torn.

12. Figures of Speech and Idioms (4) “does not test well” “He worked hard and understood all of the math concepts, but his exam score doesn’t reflect his understanding. Maybe he just does not test well.” (5) “to call into question” “His honesty was called into question when he lied about where he went last night (7) “to take (the shaming, it)” – to tolerate, to bear “She likes to laugh at other people, but she gets angry when others laugh at her – she can’t take a joke.” FNU Language Enhancement 2012- 2013

13. FNU PETS Oral English 2012 Homework: Asking and Expressing Opinions What do you think about/is… ? What is your opinion of/about…. ? How do you feel about… ? From the Asian perspective/point of view,….” “In contrast, the Western way of....” In pairs (groups of 2 people), ask each other for opinions about and compare: The Western way of raising children The Chinese (Asian) way of raising children