日常交流英语Lesson 1 - Fall 2013.pptVIP

Name Cards Front of Card Class # Chinese Name (in Chinese)/English Name Chinese Name in Pinyin, with tones Student ID # Email Address Cell Phone # Major How long will you be at USTC, and where will you go for the next school year if you are leaving? Photo Name Cards (con’t) Back of Card - Questions Where did you get your undergraduate degree? (School, City, Province)? Where are you from (City Province)? What do you like to do in your spare time? What is something interesting about you? What is your goal for learning English? Daily Communication Fall 2013 – George Scarola Welcome! Today… Introduction to Daily Communication Teacher introduction – George Scarola Getting to know each other Unit 1 - Relationships Course Description This is an intermediate oral course for graduate students, focusing on listening comprehension and speaking skills.? The class includes group discussion, conversational strategies, group oral presentations, and note taking during lectures. The aim is to improve proficiency in a range of abilities required to communicate, in common and predictable ways, in the areas of basic needs, common everyday activities, and familiar topics that are personally relevant. Questions… What are the two focuses of the class? What activities will be included in this class? What are the aims? What communication topics we will be focusing on? Course Objectives Improve your listening skills, pronunciation and fluency Course Objectives Improve your listening skills, pronunciation and fluency Increase your confidence when speaking English Course Objectives Improve your listening skills, pronunciation and fluency Increase your confidence when speaking English Practice speaking English in pairs and groups of four both inside and outside the class Course Objectives Improve your listening skills, pronunciation and fluency Increase your confidence when speaking English Practice speaking English in pairs and grou