EVERYDAY ENGLISH FROM AUSTRALIA Series 1 TING ANH THNG DNG AUSTRALIA Lot 1

Bi 2: talking to a stranger (bt chuyn vi mt ngi l)

Part 1 - THE DIALOGUE (i thoi) Cng ging nh Bi 1, by gi xin mi cc bn nghe mt s on i thoi ngn. Trong khi nghe, cc bn c gng theo di v khng nhn vo sch. Ti bn t mt ngi n ng ang hi thm gi t chy. Dialogue 1: MAN: WOMAN: Ah excuse me, can you tell me when the next bus is due, please? Ah, it's due in 5 minutes.

Hai ngi l tip tc cu chuyn bng cch ni v thi tit. Dialogue 2: MAN: WOMAN: MAN: Mt bi tng t. Dialogue 3: MAN: WOMAN: MAN: WOMAN: MAN: Excuse me, can you tell me when the next bus is due? Hmm yes, in 10 minutes. Err it's a bit chilly today, isn't it? Hmm it might rain later. Yes there are a few clouds about. Nice day, isn't it? Very nice. It's warmer than yesterday. Yes, it was cold yesterday morning.

Mt nhm thanh nin ang ni chuyn bn b bi, Steve hi c Helen, n y t v cng vic ca c y. Dialogue 4: STEVE: HELEN: STEVE: HELEN: STEVE: HELEN: What do you do for a living, Helen? I'm a nurse. Oh, are you? Where do you work? At the Children's Hospital. Do you like your job? Yes. It's good.

Helen cho tm bit Steve. Dialogue 5: HELEN: STEVE: HELEN: Well, I'd better go Steve. It's getting late. OK, Helen. See you later. See you later, Steve. Bye.

Part 2 - VOCABULARY (t vng) The ABC [ i:_ei 'bi: 'si: ] (The Australian Broadcasting Corporation) a broadcaster [ 'br:dkast ] The Children's Hospital [ ' 'tidrnz 'hsptl ] a nurse [ n:s ] small talk [ 'sm:l t:k ] Chuyn phim Y t Bnh vin Nhi ng pht thanh vin C quan Truyn thng Australia (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Can you tell me when the next bus is due? [ kn ju: 'tel mi: wen 'neks(t) 'bs_z 'dju: ] Excuse me [ ik'skju:z mi: ]

Anh/Ch c th ni dm ti chuyn xe ti s chy lc my gi? Xin li anh/ch

Nhng cm t thng c dng thu ht s ch ca ngi khc - chng hn nh trong bi ny - hoc xin php khi i qua ch ng ngi: I'd better go [ aid 'bet 'gu ] I must fly [ 'ai mst 'flai ] It might rain later [ it 'mait 'rein 'leit ] It's a bit chilly [ its_ 'bit 'tili:] It's getting late [ its 'geti 'leit ] It's warmer than (yesterday/last week, etc..) [ its 'w:m n] See you later [ 'si:j 'leit ] There are a few clouds about [ () r_r_ 'fju: 'klaudz_ 'baut ] What do you do for a living? [ wt d j 'du: fr_ living ] Ah [ a: ] Mm [m] c dng khi ngi ni lng l trc khi ni iu g . m ny hm "hm " Bn kim sng bng ngh gi? Tri vn my. Tri hm nay m hn (hm qua/tun trc) Tm bit mun ri. Tri hi lnh Tri c th ma. Ti ang vi. Ti phi i.

Part 3 - LESSON: talking to a stranger (bt chuyn vi mt ngi l)

1. Asking strangers for information (cch hi tin mt ngi l) Nu cc bn mun hi mt ngi l ci g th cc bn c th dng mt s cch ni c mu chung nh sau: T dng thu ht s ch + th thc yu cu + thng tin mun bit. Examples: Excuse me + can you tell me + Excuse me, Excuse me, Excuse me, can you tell me can you tell me can you tell me when what how... etc.

when the next bus is due? which bus goes to the school? what the time is?

Xin cc bn hy ch ti trt t t trong cc v d trn. Trong phn TH THC YU CU, trt t cc t ging ht nh trt t trong cu hi, cn phn THNG TIN MUN BIT th trt t t bnh thng nh cu thng bo. 2. Making small talk (cch ni chuyn phim) i khi chng ta c nhu cu ni chuyn phim, chng hn, vi mt ngi quen s s thng gp xe but hoc trn tu ha, trn ng i lm. Chng ta gi loi hi thoi ny l ni chuyn phim - small talk. Cc ti cho loi hi thoi ny cng chung chung cng tt. Mt trong nhng ti d ni nht l thi tit. Trong lc ni chuyn chng ta nn dng cc cu hi c ui - question tag - lm cho hi thoi c lin tc, v loi cu hi ny thng i hi ngi nghe phi p li. Examples: Hot (day/morning etc.), isn't it? It was cold (last night/yesterday), wasn't it? Yes, it is Yes, it is, isn't it? Yes, isn't it? Yes, it was Yes, it was, wasn't it? Yes, wasn't it?

3. Getting to know a person better ( bit r hn v ngi khc)

 bit r hn v ngi m mnh ang tip chuyn, cc bn c th dng cc cu hi v ngh nghip. Examples: What do you do for a living? Where do you work? Do you like your job?

Chng ta trnh khng hi v tui tc, gia nh hoc lng bng. Nhng cu ny ch thch hp cho vic phng vn ngi n xin vic. 4. Bringing a conversation to an end (cch ngng chuyn) C mt s cch ni thng c dng t kt thc cu chuyn v cho tm bit. Examples: I'd better go I have to go (now) It's getting late. I must fly.

Part 4 - PRONUNCIATION (cch pht m) Trong bi ny c bn c im pht m m cc bn cn phi ch nghe k : a) Trng m ri vo m tit u nh trong cc t Manager Elephant Yesterday Isn't it?

b) Ni ph m vi nguyn m ng ngay ng sau, th d : It's a nice day, isn't it? c) Ni nguyn m vi nguyn m ng ngay ng sau bng cch dng m /j/ It's_a nice day, isn't_it?

d) Cm ph m cui t. Elephant [ 'elfnt ] Children's [ 'ildrnz ] Clouds [ kladz ] Next [ 'nekst ]

Part 5 - PRACTICE (luyn tp) Xin mi bn cng vi mt ngi khc tp c thnh ting cc bi i thoi. Cc bn ch n nhp iu v ng iu trong cc bi i thoi. c xong mt ln, cc bn nh i vai va tp c phn cu hi ln phn cu tr li.

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