Spoken-English Training

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• Spoken-English Training
• Useful Sentences and Situation Dialogues

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How to greet people and how to respond to a
greeting

• Useful sentences and expressions
• Good morning(good afternoon, good evening. ),
  Sir(Madam,Miss).
• Nice to meet you.
• Its my pleasure to meet you.
• Its very nice to meet you.
• Its a great pleasure to meet you.
• Im glad to meet you too.

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• Its my pleasure,Madam.
• Its my honor to meet you.

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Making a self-introduction

• Useful sentences and expressions
• Let me introduce myself, Im .
• May I introduce myself? My name is .
• Allow me to introduce myself. Im .

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How to talk about sports and pastimes

• Useful sentences and expressions
• Do you often play sports or do exercises?
• I go jogging every morning.
• Im a football fan.
• I like skating very much.
• Swimming is my favorite sport. It is very good
  for peoples health.
• Are you on any sports team?

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• Do you often go to movies?
• Im quite a movie fan.
• Im quite a movie-goer.
• What movie do you like?
• I like fictional movies.
• Which do you like better, going to a concert or a
  performance.
• Do you like music ?
• I like listening to music.
• I often go to concert.
• I like the symphony.

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• What musical instrument do you play?
• I play the piano. My playing is not bad.
• Do you often watch TV?
• Television is very important in my life.
• Which program do you prefer?

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Situation Dialogue Aabout studies and courses

• A Good morning, nice to meet you.
• S1 Nice to meet you too.
• S2 Welcome to our university. I hope you will
  spend a nice time with us.
• A You are from different secondary schools.What
  are your majors? Are you busy with your studies
  this term?
• S1Let me introduce myself, my name is Pan
  Xusheng and I am from school of elementary
  education and my major is primary school
  education (pre-school education) .It is the third
  year for my study in University.

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• A How many courses do you have for this
  semester?
• S1I have four required courses, including
  Educational Psychology, Pedagogy, Curriculum in
  primary school ,etc .Besides , I also take two
  optional courses , one is a bilingual course and
  the other is a computer course .
• A I think it is extremely great. You do have a
  busy schedule(You will be filled fully.). What
  subject do you do best? Are you happy about your
  work?

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• S1I am doing quite well in Educational
  Psychology and in other subject, I am an
  average student.
• A How are you getting along with your bilingual
  course?
• S1To be honest, I can cope with the written
  exam, but I still have been having some
  difficulties in listening and speaking.
• A Could you tell me why you choose this
  bilingual lesson?

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• S1 During the first two years in university, we
  have English lesson every week and we have
  opportunity to practice English. While after the
  second year, to tell you the truth, I seldom
  speak English. I think the best way to improve my
  oral English is to speak as much as possible.
  Taking bilingual course, I think, is a good way
  to improve my English. Though it is not easy for
  me at this moment, I decide to stick to it.
• A Thats great! I really appreciate your
  efforts. It is said interest is the mother of
  study.So its right to follow your feeling of
  interest. I believe that by the time it is over,
  you can really learn a lot.
• S1 Thanks for your encouragement! I will try my
  best. It was very nice talking to you.

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Situation Dialogue Babout university

• A Would you please introduce your university to
  us ?
• S1 It is my pleasure. Hangzhou Normal University
  is a comprehensive university and is founded in
  1978. It has 14 secondary schools , including
  school of Science, school of Humanities, school
  of Information Technology, school of Fine Arts,
  school of Foreign Language, etc. I come from
  School of Elementary Education.

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• S2Hangzhou Normal University has over 14000
  full-time students and over 900 full-time
  academic teachers.
• S3There are three campus in our university,
  they are Xiasha campus, Wenyi campus and
  Yuhuangshan campus. Most of the students and some
  faculty members live on Xiasha campus.
• S4The university has modern educational
  facilities, such as Computer Center, Multi-media
  Classrooms, Music Halls, Sports Field, library
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• A How do you find the atmosphere in the
  university?
• S1 The campus is very beautiful all the
  teachers are kind and helpful, and students work
  hard. We enjoy a friendly atmosphere and
  comfortable studying and living environment.
• A Just now you mentioned you are from the school
  of elementary education. Well, would you please
  say something about your school?
• S1 School of elementary education is known as a
  cradle of prospective teachers for primary
  school and kindergarten. Our school provides 2
  four-year undergraduate teacher certification
  programs , elementary school education program
  and pre-school education program. Besides, the
  school is qualified to provide graduate teacher
  certification programs .

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• S1As we know, a teacher must have some knowledge
  of the subject matter and pedagogical skills. In
  order to make good teachers, the School of
  Elementary Education provides undergraduate and
  graduate study in education, health, nursing,
  communication, and the arts professions.

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Situation Dialogue Cabout ones future career

• A What do you want to do after graduation?
• S1You know great achievement have been made in
  my field, but I dont think what I have learned
  so far is enough for my future work. Therefore, I
  want to pursue my graduate study after
  graduation. The more education you have, the
  better job you can get.
• S2I think it is wise to be realistic. When I
  graduate, I will begin my teaching career as a
  primary school teacher. However, to be a primary
  school teacher is full of challenges. I should be
  open to new challenges and ideas, and continually
  seeks ways to improve myself,

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• S3 As an ambitious young man (woman), I am not
  contented to have a bachelor degree and plan to
  study abroad for master or doctor degree program
  . I never doubt that my dream will come true
  someday.
• A Where there is a will, there is a way. Talent
  and a bit of luck are all you need to realize
  your dreams.

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Situation Dialogue Dabout sports and pastimes

• A How do you spend your spare time?
• S1 In my spare time  I like to do something
  relating to English such as reading English story
  books , listening to English songs, watching
  English movies or TV programs. Sometimes I surf
  the Internet and download the E- books to read.
  Reading E- books is fun. In addition, it also
  enlarges my vocabulary.

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• S2After periods of hard work. I take great
  pleasure from my hobbies. I like sports and I am
  fine with some sports. Sports can help me relax
  and make me feel more energetic. By sharing the
  common hobbies with others, I make more friends
  and gain more fun from life.
• S3I always find nothing to do in my spare time
  except watching television. Television is very
  important in my life. TV is a cheap and
  convenient
• source of entertainment. TV keeps me know
  about the foreign countries, new events and the
  strangest customs in the world. Besides, TV
  offers an endless series of programs of
  entertaining.

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• S5I have many things to do to enjoy myself after
  class. I can sit still all day, listening to
  popular and classic music. Or I like going to
  internet to chat with friends. Through net
  chatting, I can learn the society from what they
  say and the way they say it.
• S6 I do a part-time job as a tutor. The most
  important thing, I think, is to gain some work
  experience. In my part-time job, I can learn
  things that I cant normally learn on campus or
  from books.

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• S7 I am a movie fan. I often go to movies.
  Recently, I saw the film Three women , it is
  directed by Zhang Yimou. I have a feeling after
  seeing the film that life is hard for Chinese
  women before.But now things have changed.Life is
  also not easy for men.