Fujian Normal University

Spoken English II

Analyzing Point of View

Sentence PatternsDescribing Perspectives Exercise

In my culture, people usually (don’t) _____.

In China, people often / rarely _____.

people would (not) _____.

people are (not) expected to _____.

people feel comfortable/uncomfortable__.

From the Asian perspective/point of view,….”

 

“In contrast, the Western way of....”

Creative Visualization by Liu Young(born in China, educated in Germany)

Blue --> Westerner                                     Red --> Asian

Sense of self, self-regard

2. Way of Life

“individualized” vs “communal”

1. Opinion

“direct” vs “indirect”

3. Punctuality

“punctual” or “flexible”

4. Lining Up

5. Travelling

6. Contacts

7. Handling Problems

“Head on” vs “sweep under the rug”

8. At a Party

9. Anger

10. Elderly in Day to Day Life

11. The Leader

Facilitator or Authority

12. The Child

African proverb: “It takes a village to raise a child.”

Glad (+) Weird Thankful Loved

Shy Mad Indifferent Surprised

Lonely Curious Bored Anxious

Embarrassed Jealous Relieved Regretful

Enthusiastic Determined Betrayed Lonely

Optimistic Frustrated Interested Surprised

Relieved Satisfied Confused Appreciated

Tired Confident Incapable Excited

Disappointed Depressed Peaceful Stressed

Competent Uncertain Hurt Discouraged

Hopeful Humbled Sympathetic Sorry

FeelingsAdd a (+), (-) or (N) to each word

Question And Answer Practice

How would you feel if you won 1000 yuan?

I would feel…… if…………………….

Pronunciation Practice

1. Review: Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry

2. Went Vent

Wine Vine

Grow Grove

Weary Very

Jazz Chant ( 爵士讴 吟 ): His English is Wonderful

His English is wonderful

He speaks very well

His accent is perfect

You can't really tell

that he isn't a native of the USA

There's only one problem:

he has nothing to say

Happy National Day ( 国庆节 )!

Next lesson:

Culture Clash practice.

Analyzing point of view in everyday life.