21世纪大学实用英语综合教程第二册unit-1-listeningand-speaking.pptVIP

Unit 1 Listening Speaking The language for asking for and giving clarifications In our daily conversations, we cannot help asking for clarification when we are not clear about ________________ , or have become puzzled about a particular point ______________. A conversation is a form of ________________. During interaction, misunderstanding can lead to ____________ in communication. To avoid misunderstanding or _____________, we tend to have an impulse to ask for clarification. This is especially true when a Chinese learner of English talks with ______________. This skill can help him or her avoid embarrassment caused by misunderstanding, and keep the conversation __________. You can develop the skill by reading and familiarizing yourselves with the language for asking for and giving clarification: Asking for and giving clarification 3 1)Wang Ying: Are you going to the party tonight, Tom? They told me it was going to _________. Tom Chang: I know, but _________i’m available tonight. Are you? Wang Ying: Well…._____________. Tom Chang:I’ll tell them a little white lie. Wang Ying:Tell them what? ____________? Tom Chang:Isaid:“I will tell them a little white lie. Wang Ying: I don’t understand______________ by white lie. Tom Chang:Oh., its an innocent social fib or excuse. Wang Ying:Oh, I’ve_______ now! Tom Chang:Sometimes we have to do it in our daily lives, Wang Ying: So what’s your little white lie? Tom Chang:Well, ___________________? 2) There was an elderly gentleman who had had ___________________for years. He went to the doctor who was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the man___________. The old fellow went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said,“ Your hearing _________ . Your family must be really pleased that you can___________. To this the gentleman replied, “Oh, I haven’t told my family yet. I just sit around and ________________. I’ve changed my will ________