Oral English

week 6 李蕊

Age Young middle-aged elderly 上了年纪的 old

Build 体形 Fat thin slim 苗 条 的 medium-build 中 等 身 材 的 broad shoulders(m) 宽肩膀

Height 1.70m medium height tall short tallish 较高的Hair color Black brown 棕色的 blonde 金黄色的 grey 灰色的 dyed 染

的Hair style Long short straight 直的 wavy 波浪状的 curly 卷曲的 pigtails

马尾 Face Thin long round oval 椭圆的 squared 方形的

wide/narrow/long nose thick/thin lips pointed chin 尖 下 巴 double chin Beard(m) 山羊胡 moustache(m) 小胡子 whisker 络腮胡

Eyes(brow) Blue grey brown long eyebrows 长 眉 thick/thin eyebrows浓 / 淡眉 small eyes big eyes

Skin--color肤色 Pale 苍白的 sunburned 晒黑的 tanned 深褐色的 brown black fair-skinned 白皙的

dress casual elegant 优雅的 fashionable cool

He/she is tall/ fat. He/she has (got) wide nose/pigtails. His/her face is/are very thin.

group activity (guessing pictures)

Idiom part

• Walk on air : When you are happy and excited because of a

pleasant event that makes you feel as if you are floating, you are walking on air.

E.g. "Sophie has been walking on air since her painting won the first prize.

• Make up a short dialogue with your partner using this idiom.

Idiom

Sounds part

/u://u/

/ u: /

Toosoonfood

movieTuesday

roommateschool

true souplose

groupfruitjuiceshoe

/ u: /

1.Two blue shoes.2. Bruce flew back to eat noodle near the

zoo.3. If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the

shoes he chews?4. who’s it? So cool.See you soon.

• look• put• could• sugar• cookbook• good

• full• push• pull• should• woman• cookie

/u/

You shouldn’t eat too many cookies.

Who’s that woman reading a good book?

We could put some sugar on the fruit.

/u/

Minimal pairs

Luke lookPool pullFool full

Suit soot( 煤烟 )Stewed ( 煨炖 )

stood

Minimal pairs

Cap( 帽子 ) cupBag bug( 小虫 )

Cat cutRag( 碎布 ) rug( 地毯 )Ankle( 脚踝 ) uncle

Ran run

• Cup cop( 警察 )• Dan done Don• Cut cot( 简易床 )• Suck( 吸 ) sock• Hat hut( 小屋 ) hot• Run Ron

Family Do you know how to name your whole family

members? brainstorm words for family members and make a

list.

1. immediate family- mother, father, brothers and sisters. 直系亲属2. extended family- everyone that is related to you besides your immediate family. (eg cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, nieces and nephews. 大家庭 3. siblings ['sibliŋz] - brothers and sisters 兄弟姐妹4. cousin- the children of your parent’s siblings. 堂兄妹，表兄妹5. only child- no brother or sisters 独生子女6. great-grandparents- parent’s grandparents （外）曾祖父母7. brother/sister-in-law- the person who married your brother or sister.嫂子，弟媳，姐夫，妹夫8. aunt and uncle- parent’s sisters and brothers and their wives and husbands. 姨妈，姑妈，舅妈，姨夫，姑父，舅，大伯，叔9. niece and nephew- daughter or son of your siblings 外甥女，侄女；外甥，侄子

• Family tree• Task: look at Sam’s family tree. How are

people related to him?• draw your family tree or a friend’s family

tree and present it in English.

Do you know how to describe your family?

• I have a large/small family / household… My family has …… members.• I have one older/younger brother/sister… Our family name is

(surname)..• My parents have been married for … years. I don’t have any siblings /

John is my sibling. I’m an only child… I’ve one older sibling, a brother. My sister has two children….

• I closely resemble my mother. /I take after my father’s… I look like my sister…

• I was raised in the city/country… I grew up in (place)..• My family originates from (place)… My family moved from (place) to

(place)…• I get on/don’t get on well with my….. My family are quite close. We

have a great relationship…• Both ____ and I have an older brother and a younger sister. My

family is very different from her/his. I have 3 siblings and he/she is an only child.)

Pair activity

Bye!