课件20张PPT。Speaking Unit 8 Surprise endings To learn to express your opinion in a polite way when you disagree with people
To talk about the gifts with the patterns:
What kind of gifts do you usually give on Mother’s Day...?
What do you say when you give the gifts?Do you like these stories?Why or why not?Disagreeing in a polite wayCompare the two responses and choose the one that is more polite.A: I like O. Henry’s stories. All of the endings are surprising.B1: I don’t agree. Some of them are unbelievable.B2: Perhaps you are right, but I think some of them are unbelievable.Disagreeing in a polite way
Disagreeing with people in a polite way is a very important skill. In discussions, we need to be able to disagree and present our own opinions in a friendly way.How should we express our disagreement?In a polite and friendly way.Read the conversation after the recording.Read the conversation and pay attention to the coloured words.Wendy: I love reading short stories. “The gifts” is fantastic.
Jim: I’m sorry, but I’m afraid I didn’t enjoy it very much. The story is too simple.
Wendy: I’m sorry, but I don’t agree. I love the surprise ending. I also like Della and Jim. They gave up something for each other. It was really touching.Jim: Perhaps you’re right, but I think the story is out of date. No one keeps a watch on a chain any more.
Wendy: I’m sorry that you feel that way. It may be old, but many people still think it’s a moving story.Choose one of the situations below and make a conversation. S1 thinks Maths and Science are the most important subjects at school.
S2 thinks Music and Art are.S1 thinks Della is the most important character in “The gifts”. S2 thinks that Jim is.S1 likes Western opera. S2 likes Peking Opera.S1 thinks that all operas are old and boring. S2 thinks that operas are fun and interesting.Read and try to recite the conversations in 5-10 minutes.Role-play1. Role play the conversation in groups;
2. Role play the conversation in front of the classLet’s see which group does the best.Speak upComplete the sentences. Use the pictures to help you.I give _________ to my mom on
____________.flowersMother’s DayWe eat _________ on _________________.mooncakesMid-autumn festivalSarah gave _______ to her niece on her
birthday.toysTom gave his nephew ______________ on
______________.children’s booksChirldren’s DayIn groups talk about the kinds of gifts you give on special days. Use the questions to help you.What kinds of gifts do you usually give
on Mother’s Day/at the Mid-autumn
Festival/on Christmas Day/...
Who do you give the gifts to?
What do you say when you give the gifts?For example:S1: What kinds of gifts do you give to your
mother on Mother’s Day?
S2: I usually choose some flowers.
S1: Dose she like your gift?
S2: Yes, she likes it very much.
S1: What do you say when you give her
the flowers?
S2: I often say, “Mum, I love you”.HomeworkFinish the exercises in
Learning English.
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