Unit I
Ⅳ. Class Prentation
Listening & Speaking
The Language for Asking For and Giving Clarification
1. Directions: You are going to listen to an instructor talking about asking for and giving clarification. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Instructor: In our daily conversations, we can not help asking for clarification (澄清，说明) when we are not clear about what has been said, or have become puzzled about a particular point mentioned earlier. A conversation is a form of two-way interaction. During interaction, misunderstanding can lead to a breakdown in communication. To avoid misunderstanding or even confusion, we tend to have an impul (冲动) to ask for clarification.
This is especially true when a Chine learner of English talks with a native speaker. This skill can help him or her avoid embarrassment caud by misunderstanding, and keep the conversation going on鸡犬相闻是什么意思.
You can develop the skill by reading and familiarizing yourlves with the language for asking for and giving clarification:
— I’m sorry, I don’t quite understand what you mean by market economy.
— I’m sorry, could you (possibly) explain what you mean by globalization?
— I don’t understand what you mean by black lie.
— What (exactly) do you mean by sick humor?
And the language for giving clarification:
寒假总结作文— (Well,) what I’m trying to say is (that) + SENTENCE.
— (Well,) the point I’m trying to make is (that) + SENTENCE.
— (Well,) I think what I mean is (that) + SENTENCE.
— What I mean is (that) + SENTENCE.
— What I’m saying is (that) + SENTENCE.
— All I’m trying to say is (that) + SENTENCE.
2. Now come up with a particular subject on which you voice your opinion or attitude, and expect others to ask for clarification about something that might be unclear to them. Try to u the language you have just learned in Exerci 1.
Asking For and Giving Clarification
1) Directions: Before you listen to the first conversation, read the following words and expressions which may be new to you.
available 有空的
innocent 无害的
fib 小谎
Listen to the following conversation twice and fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Wang Ying: Are you going to the party tonight, Tom? They told me it was going to be fun.
Tom Chang: I know, but I don’t think I’m available tonight. Are you?
Wang Ying: Well… it depends.
Tom Chang: I’ll tell them a little white lie.
Wang Ying: Tell them what? What’s that?
Tom Chang: I said: “I will tell them a little white lie.”
Wang Ying: I don’t understand 令行禁止意思what you mean by white lie.
Tom Chang: Oh, it is an innocent social fib or excu.
Wang Ying: Oh, I’ve got it now!
Tom Chang: Sometimes we have to do it in our daily lives.
Wang Ying: So what’s your little white lie?
Tom Chang: Well, what would you say?
Now listen to the conversation and 匪夷所思的意思answer the following questions
1. Who won’t be able to attend the party tonight?
Tom Chang.
2. Is Wang Ying going to the party?
It depends.
3. What will Tom Chang tell them?
He’ll tell them a little white lie.
4. What is a white lie according to Rom Chang?
It’坚定政治定力s an innocent social fib or excu.3
5. What立冬吃什么食物’李白描写月亮的诗s their little white lie?
Not mentioned.
2) Directions: Before you listen to the cond conversation, read the following word which may be new to you.
hearing problems 听觉疾病
hearing aid 助听器
device 装置补血最好的药
will 遗嘱
Listen to the following conversation twice, and then complete the passage according to the conversation you have just heard.
There was an elderly gentleman who had had rious hearing problems for years. He went to the doctor who was able to have him fitted for a t of hearing aids that allowed the man to hear 100%.
The old fellow went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, “Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really plead that you can hear again.”
To this the gentleman replied, “Oh, I haven’t told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to conversations. I’ve changed my will three times!”
Now listen to the conversation again, and complete the form as the speaker recounts it. After that, act it out in class.
Doctor: What brought you here?
Gentleman: What did you say? Would you speak louder plea?
Doctor: What is bothering you today? Do you have any pain?
Gentleman: No. I’ve been having rious hearing problems for years. I can’t hear people well. That’s why I’m here.
