Dr. Janet Sio 邵婉瑜IELTS Preparatory Course:
Listening and Spoken English
Fujian Normal University
Talking about PlacesTourism
Pronunciation Review
1. Think both thankful and truthful thoughts on the third month.
2. Mothers and brothers breathe through their mouth and seethe through their teeth.
“e” and “i” PronunciationLong vowels
fēēt “bi-zi” 鼻子bīke “bai-se” 白色
Short vowels
pĕn no pinyin equal
sĭt no pinyin equal
whēēl whīle wĭll wĕllbēēt bīte bĭt bĕt
rid red wrist restlid led knit netpin pen fill felllift left bliss bless
Tongue Twister
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers, Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Then where are the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked?
Adjectives to Describe PlacesFood Downtown/
CountrysideWeather Transportation
DeliciousYummySweetHot/spicySaltySourBitter
BeautifulHistoricalPeaceful/noisyCrowded/calmFamousAttractive/uglyDirty/polluted/clean
Rainy/sunnyWindyHot/warmcool/coldWet/humid/dryMild/SnowyCloudy/foggy
(in)convenientFast/slowCrowdedExpensive/cheapDirty/clean(un)comfortable
Houses/Buildings
Roads Restaurants/Hotels
People
Tall/shortChinese styleWestern styleHistoricalModernFabulous-looking
Wide, narrowDirty/cleanPaved/smoothStraight/windingBumpy/busyIn good condition
Good serviceComfortableDirty/cleanfancy/everydayExpensive/cheap
Polite/rude/kindWarm heartedGenerous/helpful(un)FriendlyFormal/casualStraightforward
Adjectives to Describe PlacesFood Downtown/
CountrysideWeather Transportation
tastyhotdeliciousspicyblandinteresting
noisyquiet(un)attractivecleanpollutedcrowded
hot/coldwarmhumid/drycloudysunnyrainysnowy
cheapexpensive(in)convenient(un)comfortablecleandirty
Houses/Buildings
Roads Restaurants/hotels
People
prettyuglysmalltall
widenarrowin good conditionin poor conditionbusy
(in)expensivecleandirty
(un)friendly(un)helpfulwelcoming
Sentence Patterns
QUESTIONS
What did you think of (city)?
How is/was the (noncount noun)?
What is/was the (noncount noun) like?
How are/were the (countable noun)?
What are/were the (countable noun) like?
ANSWERS
It’s/It was _____.
They are/were _____.
C: Roads, Houses, buildings, restaurants, peopleNC: Food, downtown, weather, transportation
Review Practice
In pairs, ask and answer questions about the eight topics regarding your hometowns.
Ask each other and describe the last city you visited on holiday.
World Tour
On a sheet of paper, number 1-12
Name that place! (In English)
You may discuss with classmates.
1
2
Taj Mahal
The Great Wall
3
4
Stonehenge
The Colosseum
5 6
7
The Eiffel Tower
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Kremlin
8 9 Terra Cotta Warriors
Statue of Liberty
Sydney Opera House
10
11
12
Niagara Falls
The Pyramids
Match that Nationality• USA -American
• Canada- Canadian
• Germany- German
• Switzerland-Swiss
• Thailand-Thai
• Vietnam-Vietnamese
• France-French
• Brazil- Brazilian
• Mexico- Mexican
• England- English, British
• Russia- Russian
• Indonesia-Indonesian
• Israel- Israeli
• Poland-Polish
• Malaysia- Malaysian
• Egypt-Egyptian
• Italy-Italian
• Portugal- Portuguese
• Australia-Australian
• Austria-Austrian
• South Africa- South African
• Mongolia-Mongolian
• Korea- Korean
• Japan-Japanese
• Philippines- Philippino
• Spain- Spanish
• Pakistan-Pakistani
Win, Lose or Draw
• Class will be divided into 2 Teams
• One person from each team will be chosen to see what word they must draw
• Team to guess the place first, wins a point
Tourist Trail
Where in the world would you like to visit?
Why?
Share in pairs.
Kinds of Places to Visit• Historical district
• Mountains
• Beach
• Business district
• Parks
• Universities
• Pedestrian street
• Restaurants
• Lakes (conservation areas)
• museums
• Libraries
• Playgrounds
• Amusement parks
• Churches
• Pubs, coffee bars, bars
• Forests
• Botanical gardens
• Art gallery/art district
• Science centers
• Sports stadiums
Kinds of Places to Visit• historical sites
• parks
• art galleries
• restaurants
• museums
• stores
• temples
• gardens
• zoos
• beaches
• conservation areas
• sports stadium
QUESTIONS
What can you see (there)?What’s there to see?
ANSWERS
There are lots of/many _____.There are some/a number of _______.There are a few _____ There’s a/an _____.
Homework:
1. Practice “e” and “i” tongue twisters.
2. Choose 1 photograph by Ed Burtynsky and describe to your classmates
Next Major Project: TravelDate: April 29Part 1 :Topic: Travel- Describe your latest interesting trip.In our dialogue, you will be asked the following questions:
• When did you go?• Where did you go?• Describe what you saw.• Whom did you go with?• What things did you do?
Part 2: I will ask you 3 questions about your hometown. Use the sentence patterns provided to answer the questions.
Part 3:I will give you a Toronto map and you will try to give directions.