《大學英語交際口語教程（第四版）》第四單元 游戲

UnitFour

GamesSectionOneStruggleforSurvivalActivity4-1-1WhoWillLandSafely?Directions:Step1.Dividetheclassintogroupsof3to4,andhaveeachgroupsitinacircle.Step2.Readthefollowingbackgroundinformation:

Youandsomeothertouristsareflyinginahot-airballoonoverthePacificOcean.Becauseofaleak(漏洞)intheballoon,theballoonisslowlydroppingtowardsthesea.Itcanonlycarryoneofyoubacktolandsafely,andtherestofyouhavetojumpoutoftheballoon.Ofcourse,youallwanttostayonboard.Step3.Tobesaved,youhavetotelltheothertouristswhyyourlifeismoreimportantthantheirs,forexample,

1)whatimportantsubjectyouarepresentlystudying,2)howsuccessfulyouareinyourcareer,3)whatyouintendtoachieveinthenearfuture,4)howbadlyyouareneededinyourfamily,etc.

Note:Inturn,eachofyoucangiveaone-ortwo-minutespeech.Step4.Whenyourspeechesareover,thepersonwhohasthebestreasonstostayonboardisthe“survivor”inyourgroup.Step5.Theteachercanchoosetheonly“survivor”from3or4differentgroupsandhavethemdebateintheclassasiftheyareinthesamehot-airballoon.Aftereachofthemtellswhyhis/herlifeismoreimportantthanothers,thewholeclasscandecidebyvotingwhoisthe“survivor”amongallthe“survivors.”Activity4-1-2FromtheEarthtoAnotherPlanet

Directions:Step1.Dividetheclassintogroupsof3to4,andhaveeachgroupsitinacircle.Step2.Readthefollowingbackgroundinformation:

TheEarthisseriouslypolluted;asaresult,alllifeisgoingtodieinashortperiodoftime.Aspaceshipfromanothersolarsystemlandsandofferstorescue10people,whocouldstartanewworldonanemptyplanetverymuchliketheEarth.Step3.Torescuethose10people,youhaveformedaSelectionCommitteeinwhichyouhavetherightstodecidewhomayberescued.DiscusswithothermembersinyourSelectionCommitteewhowillberescued.Ifyouhavesimilaropinions,explainwhy.Ifyouhavedifferentopinions,arguewitheachotherinordertoreachanagreement.

Note:Those10peoplecanbeeitherChineseorforeigners,buttheymuststillbealivetoday.Step4.Afterthegroupdiscussionisover,theteachercanhavethegrouprepresentativesreporttheirgroupdecisionstotheclassandexplainwhytheychoosethose10particularpeople.SectionTwoSoundAdviceActivity4-2-1SoundAdvice(1)Warm-upquestions:1.Doyouoftengiveadvicetoothers?Whyorwhynot?2.Doyouaskothersforadviceaboutyourproblems?Whyorwhynot?Directions:Step1.Dividetheclassintogroupsof3orpairs,andhaveeachgroupsitinacircle.Step2.OnPage69~71,choosethefirst3cards.Note:Iftherearetwostudents,choosethefirst2cards.Usingyourownwords,describeyourproblemtootherstudentsinthegroupandaskforadvice.Step3.Decidewhoseadviceinthegroupisthebestaftereachstudentoffersyousomeadvice.Thestudentwhoseadviceyouthinkisthebestwillscore1point(得一分).Step4.Choosethenext3cards(ortwocards)andfollowthesamerulesasyoudidinStep2andStep3untilyousolvealltheproblems.Intheend,thestudentwiththehighestpointsisthewinner.

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You/He/Sheshould...You/He/Shecan...IfIwereyou/him/her,I’d...Whydon’tyou...?Whydoesn’the/she…?

Forexample,Yourcardreads:MyteachergavemeamuchlowergradeforaclasspresentationthanIexpected.Idon’tknowwhattodo.Someadviceyourgroupmembersoffer:

Advice1.There’snothingyoucandobutworkharderonyournextpresentation.

Advice2.Maybeyoushouldasktheteachertoexplainyourgraderightafterclass.

Advice3.IfIwereyou,I’dcomplaintosomeoneinauthority(權(quán)威人士).

Advice4.Whydon’tyoumakeanappointmenttospeakwithyourteacherduringhis/herofficehours?Activity4-2-2SoundAdvice(2)Warm-upquestions:1.Whataresomewaysofshowingthatyouagreewiththeadvice?

2.Whataresomewaysofshowingthattheadviceisnotappropriateforyou?Directions:Step1.Dividetheclassintogroupsof3orpairs,andhaveeachgroupsitinacircle.Step2.OnPage72~74,choosethefirst3cards.Note:Iftherearetwostudents,choosethefirst2cards.Usingyourownwords,describeyourproblemtootherstudentsinthegroupandaskforadvice.Step3.Decidewhoseadviceinthegroupisthebestaftereachstudentoffersyousomeadvice.Thestudentwhoseadviceyouthinkisthebestwillscore1point(得一分).Step4.Choosethenext3cards(or2cards)andfollowthesamerulesasyoudidinStep2andStep3untilyousolvealltheproblems.Intheend,thestudentwiththehighestpointsisthewinner.

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You/He/Sheshould...You/He/Shecan...IfIwereyou/him/her,I’d...Whydon’tyou...?Whydoesn’the/she…?

Forexample,Yourcardreads:Thepersonwalkinginfrontofmehasjustinadvertently(不小心)droppedsomething.WhatshallIdonow?Someadviceyourgroupmembersoffer:

Advice1.Youcantellhim/herinaloudvoicethathe/shehasdroppedsomething.

Advice2.Whydon’tyoupickuptheobject,runafterthatperson,andgiveitbacktohim/her?

Advice3.Youshouldwaituntilsomeoneelsepicksuptheobjectandhandsitbacktothatperson.

Advice4.IfIwereyou,I’djustmindmyownbusiness.SoIwilldonothing.Activity4-2-3

SoundAdvice(3)Directions:Step1.Dividetheclassintogroupsof3to4,andhaveeachgroupsitinacircle.Step2.EachofthecardsonPage75~76containsaproblem.Readonecardatatimeandthenthinkofasmanysolutionstotheproblemasyoucan.Forexample:

Classbeginsat8:00,butyouarriveat8:15.Althoughtheclassroomdoorisclosed,youcanheartheteachertalkingtotheclass.Whatshouldyoudoatthemoment?

Solution1.Walkin,say“Sorry,I’mlate.”totheteacherandtakeyourseat.

Solution2.Knockonthedoortoasktheteacherwhetheryoucancomein.

Solution3.Decidenottogotoclass,andlaterexplaintotheteacher.

Solution4.Waitoutsidethedooruntilthereisabreak.

Solution5.Walkinquietly,sitdowninthenearestseat,andexplaintotheteacherafterclass.Ifyoucanoffer4outof5solutionsasmentionedabove,youwillbeabletoscore4points.Inshort,themoresolutionsyoucanoffer,themorepointsyouwillscore.Ofcourse,youcanalsodecidewhosesolutionisthebest.Amongthefivesolutionsabove,Solution5isconsideredthebestoneinNorthAmerica.Step3.Whenyouhaveexhausted(窮盡)allpossiblesolutionstotheproblemonthefirstcard,readthesecondcardandfollowthesamerulesasyoudidinStep2.Intheend,thestudentwiththehighestpointsisthewinner.

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Onepossiblesolutionis…Anotherpossiblesolutionis…Ihaveonemoreideaaboutthesolutiontothisproblem.We/You/He/Sheshould…We/You/He/Shecan…Whydon’twe/you…?Whydoesn’the/she…?Isitpossibleforus/you/him/herto…?Activity4-2-4SoundAdvice(4)Directions:Step1.Dividetheclassintogroupsof3to4,andhaveeachgroupsitinacircle.Step2.Describeaproblemyouarefacinginreallifetootherstudents;forexample,

1)youfindittoodifficulttoimproveyourspokenEnglish,2)youhavehadseveralbicyclesstolenrecently,3)youhavenoopportunityforpromotion,etc.andthenaskforadvice.Step3.Decidewhoseadviceinthegroupisthebestafteryourpartnersgiveyoutheiradvice.

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SectionThreeMatching

Matchingreferstoactivitiesinwhichyouchoosecardsfromaselectiontomatchthosechosenbyyourpartnerfromthesameselectionorhelptofindthesolutiontoyourpartner’sproblem.Activity4-3-1FeelingHappyorUnhappy?Directions:Step1.Dividetheclassintogroupsof12(ormixupallthestudentsintheclass).Step2.ChooseoneofthecardsonPage78~79randomlyandreadtheinformationonit.Step3.Movearoundinyourgroup(orintheclass),tellingotherstudentswhatthethreethingsarethatyoufeelhappyorunhappyaboutandaskingthemwhatthethreethingsarethattheyfeelhappyorunhappyaboutuntilyoufindthepersonwhoishappyaboutallthethreethingsthatyouarecompletelyunhappyabout(andviceversa反之亦然).Step4.Afteryoufindthatperson,askforhis/herreasonsforthesefeelings.The“happyperson”shouldthentrytocheerup(使……振作起來)the“unhappyperson.”

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Whyareyousohappy/unhappythat...?Whydo/don’tyoulike...?Areyoufeelinghappy/unhappyabout...?Whyareyousohappy/unhappyabout...?Activity4-3-2FindingYourRoommateDirections:

Step1.Dividetheclassintogroupsof6(ormixupallthestudentsintheclass).Step2.ChooseoneofthecardsonPage79~80randomlyandreadtheinformationonit.Keepinmindthatyouarelookingforsomeonetoshareanapartmentwith.Step3.Movearoundinyourgroup(orintheclass),tellingeachotheraboutyourhabitsanddailyroutinesuntilyoufindthepersoninyourgroupwhoselifestyleisthesameasyours.

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Ilove/like(to)...Doyoualsolove/like(to)...?I’ma...Areyoualsoa...?I…early/late/intheevening/everyday.Howaboutyou?Whendoyou...?

Activity4-3-3FindingaSolutionDirections:Step1.Dividetheclassintogroupsof16(ormixupallthestudentsintheclass).Step2.ChooseoneofthecardsonPage81~82randomlyandreadtheproblemonit.Step3.Keepyourprobleminyourmindandbeawarethatsomewhereintheclassissomeonewiththesolutiontoyourproblem:oneperson’sproblemissomeoneelse’ssolution.Step4.Movearoundinyourgroup(orintheclass),tellingyourproblemtoeveryoneyoutalkwithuntilyoufindthepersonwiththesolution.

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IwishIcould…IhopeI’llbeableto…Ineedto…Iwantto…

SectionFourTalkAbout

TalkAboutreferstoabrainstormingactivityinwhichyougiveasubjectwordtoyourpartnerandyourpartnerisrequiredtotrytoguessasmanyofthe10cluewordsaspossibleuntiltimerunsout.Forexample,thefollowingcardonPage82containsasubjectwordand10cluewordsthataredirectlyrelatedtothesubjectword.Thesubjectword:Books10cluewords:1.cover 2.stories 3.bookstore 4.borrow 5.read 6.novels 7.library 8.knowledge 9.shelves 10.schoolbagDirections:Step1.Dividetheclassintoteamsof1to2players.Thetwocompetingteamsshouldsitacrossfromeachother.Step2.Tellyourpartnerasubjectwordandhavehim/herguessasmanyofthe10cluewordsaspossibleuntiltimerunsout.Yourpartnerhasonlyatotalof30seconds(or1minute)toguessthe10cluewords.Theteachermayserveasthetimer(計時員).Step3.Whilelistening,crossout(withapen)allthecluewordsthatyourpartnerismentioning.Note:Youshouldacceptanyformofthewordonthecard,forexample,reader,readingandreadsareallacceptableversionsofread.Step4.Whentimerunsout,firststopyourpartnerfromtalkingandthentellyourpartnertheremainingcluewordsthathe/shemayhavefailedtoguess.Step5.Haveyourpartnerexplaintherelationshipbetweenthesubjectwordandthecluewordsthathe/shehasjustcorrectlyguessed.Afterwards,yourpartnercanexplainwhyhe/shethinksthatthewordshe/shehasmentionedbutthatarenotonthecardarealsodirectlyrelatedtothesubjectword.Step6.Tryanothersubjectword.Thistime,changerolessothatyourpartnercantellyouanewsubjectwordforpractice.YourpartnerwillfollowthesamerulesasyoudidinStep2to5.Activity4-4-1Thesubjectword:Travel

Tofindthe10cluewords,turntoCommunicationActivity32onPage212.Don’tshowthemtoyourpartneruntiltimerunsout.

Activity4-4-2

Thesubjectword:University

Tofindthe10cluewords,turntoCommunicationActivity4onPage204.Don’tshowthemtoyourpartneruntiltimerunsout.

Activity4-4-3

Thesubjectword:Hospital

Tofindthe10cluewords,turntoCommunicationActivity46onPage216.Don’tshowthemtoyourpartneruntiltimerunsout.Activity4-4-4Thesubjectword:ChristmasTofindthe10cluewords,turntoCommunicationActivity27onPage210.Don’tshowthemtoyourpartneruntiltimerunsout.Activity4-4-5Thesubjectword:Marriage

Tofindthe10cluewords,turntoCommunicationActivity52onPage218.Don’tshowthemtoyourpartneruntiltimerunsout.Activity4-4-6Thesubjectword:GiantpandasTofindthe10cluewords,turntoCommunicationActivity7onPage205.Don’tshowthemtoyourpartneruntiltimerunsout.

Activity4-4-7

Forfurtherpractice,youcancreateyourownsubjectwordand10cluewordsthataredirectlyrelatedtothesubjectwordandthenrecordtheminthespacesprovidedontheblankcardbelow.Thesubjectword:____________The10cluewords:1.____________2.____________3.____________4.____________5.____________6.____________7.____________8.____________9.____________10.___________SectionFiveCreatingaStorywithWordsInthisactivity,youarerequiredtoworktogethertocreateastorywithalistof18words.Activity4-5-1Directions:Step1.Dividetheclassintogroupsof3to4,andhaveeachgroupsitinacircle.Step2.ReadthewordsinthelistbelowonPage85.

come family hope try future different love always wait find money happiness best forget never can learn decideStep3.Thefirststudentmakesasentenceusingoneofthewordsinthelist.Thesecondstu