1. Spoken English II Fujian Normal University
Travel and Tourism
Spoken English II
Fujian Normal University

2. “e” and “i” Pronunciation
Long vowels
fēēt  “bi-zi” 鼻子
bīke  “bai-se” 白色
Short vowels pĕn  “men” 门 sĭt  no pinyin equal
whēēl whīle wĭll wĕll
bēēt bīte bĭt bĕt
rid red wrist rest
lid led knit net
pin pen fill fell
lift left bliss bless

3. 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?

4. Adjectives to Describe Places
Food
Downtown/
Countryside
Weather
Transportation
Houses/
Buildings
Roads
Restaurants/
hotels
People

5. Adjectives to Describe Places
Food
Downtown/
Countryside
Weather
Transportation
tasty
hot
delicious
spicy
bland
interesting
noisy
quiet
(un)attractive
clean
polluted
crowded
hot/cold
warm
humid/dry
cloudy
sunny
rainy
snowy
cheap
expensive
(in)convenient
(un)comfortable
dirty
Houses/
Buildings
Roads
Restaurants/
hotels
People
pretty
ugly
small
tall
wide
narrow
in good condition
in poor condition
busy
(in)expensive
(un)friendly
(un)helpful
welcoming

6. Talking about Places
Pick a well known city in China. Write it down. Do not show your classmates
Write a list of words describing the food, weather and places to visit in this city.
Stand up, find a partner and share the description of your city.
Your partner must guess the city in three tries. You have 30 seconds to discuss.
Change partners after 30 seconds.

7. Tourist Trail
Activity: Teacher will name a country. In pairs, the next players must name a famous site in this country and then name another country. In pairs, the next students must name a famous site in this next country and then name another country.

8. Phrasal Verbs
To go on holiday especially because you need a rest is to
get over
go off
get away
To show your ticket and get your seat at the airport is to
check out
check off
check in
3. When the aircraft leaves the ground it
takes off
takes over
takes in

9. Phrasal Verbs
To go on holiday especially because you need a rest is to
get away
“After January exams, I can’t wait to get away to Bangkok for Spring Festival”
To show your ticket, give your baggage to be loaded and get your seat at the airport is to
check in
“You need to check in at Gate 4 to catch the flight to Xian”
When the aircraft leaves the ground it
takes off
“The plane takes off at 1:50pm from Athens”

10. Phrasal Verbs 4. To start on a journey is to set in set by set off
5. The time a train, bus or plane arrives is when it
gets away
gets in
gets over
To stay somewhere for length of time when you are on a long journey is to
stop by
stop over
stop on

11. Phrasal Verbs 4. To start on a journey is to set off
“ I will set off on the Asian part of the tour next weekend”
5. The time a train, bus or plane arrives is when it
gets in
“Tell me what time his plane gets in so I can pick him up”
To stay somewhere for length of time when you are on a long journey is to
stop over 
“On the way to Rome, we have a 4 day stop over in London”

12. Mid Term Exam
Duration: 3-4 minute speech (may be read, does not need to be memorized) Topic: 1. Something interesting or enjoyable that you did together with your family as a child. (For example, it could be a memory from a holiday celebration, a family trip, or something that happened at home.) 2. Something you learned from the experience (about your family, yourself or about the world) Assignment: ORAL and WRITTEN , which should be performed and submitted December 11. Schedule: See posted schedule for assigned speech times at shaolinenglish.wikispaces.com

13. Story Telling Basic Structure: Introduction: Attention getter
preview
Main Points: chronological order of story
Conclusion: review
moral of the story
thanks

14. Introduction 1. Attention-Getters (must be related to your subject)
* state an interesting or startling fact
* ask a question
* tell a joke
* recite a quotation
* refer to a recent event
* refer to a historic event
* say something about the importance of the subject
* define your subject
2. Preview (state your subject & main points in a few words

15. Main Points organize in chronological order
organize according to spatial location
organize by problem and solution
organize by some natural pattern

16. Conclusion 1. Summarize the main points
“In conclusion...”
“In a few words...”
“As I’ve said...”
“In summary...”
“So first..., second..., and finally...”
2. Use a clincher (a memorable sentence or two)
quotation
say something about the importance of your subject
say something about your subject in the future
call the audience to some kind of action
“So the moral of the story is…”
3. Say “thank you” (Don’t say “the end”!)

17. Evaluation Pronunciation Fluency (rate, intonation)
Vocabulary- uniqueness, depth, effort
Basic Grammar (past/ present/ future, article use (a/the), he/she)
Duration (>3min, <4min)