Learn and Talk II

Lesson 52
Walking on Waves

Content:
Part 1 Warm Up 3’
Part 2 Text 7’ Part 4 Discussion 8’
Part 3 Retell 3’ Part 5 After-Class Review

Tutor: Please keep your greeting in 2 mins. And you can go through Part 5 if time allows.
 Part 1 - Warm Up 3 mins

What kind of extracurricular activities did you enjoy

doing as a teenager?

Tutor: Please encourage the student to answer the question and keep this part in 3 mins.

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Part 2 - Text Walking on Waves 7 mins Words and Expressions
My journey to the sea began when I was tiny. My mum would sit
me on one of her old boards and push me into the little waves in 1. … I had an unstoppable appetite for the waves.
a few centimeters of water. We both soon realized I had an (like or enjoy doing something, “appetite” here
unstoppable appetite for the waves1. means “the feeling of wanting or needing
something” )
Being the only girl in the water when I was learning to surf never E.g. He has an appetite for adventure.
bothered me because I’d always been trying to keep up with an
2. …who was exceptionally good at sports.
elder brother who was exceptionally good at sports2. Things
(to an exceptional degree; very)
started to get competitive as I got older and stronger. I was
E.g. He’s interested in those exceptionally
tackling more challenging waves but I was gaining confidence and beautiful artifacts.
building up my experience. It was really rewarding to see myself
3. I’ve got a whole new perspective.
entering every national surfing competition over ten years.
(a particular way of considering something )
Now I’ve set up a surf school and I’ve got a whole new E.g. From my perspective, it’s totally wrong to
perspective3. When you start teaching something, you have to smoke in public.

learn for yourself again.

Tutor: Please read or let the student read the text, and explain the underlined expressions in blue.
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Part 3 - Retell

Now retell the passage by yourself based on what you’ve read.

Hints:
My journey to … began when …
We both realized …
… never bothered me because…
Things started to get … as…
I was tackling … but I was gaining …
It was rewarding to see …
Now I …

Tutor: Please encourage the student to retell the text. The

hints are NOT necessarily needed.

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Part 4 - Discussion 8 mins Expressions may be used
(Try to talk for at least 2 minutes for each question. You are encouraged to use the
expressions that you’ve learnt today. )

have an appetite for / exceptionally / perspective 1. have an appetite for sth.

We both soon realized I had an
unstoppable appetite for the waves.
1. Do you think it is more difficult for a girl to learn a sporting
event like surfing? Why?
2. exceptionally
I’d always been trying to keep up with
2. How do you think one could overcome the difficulties an elder brother who was exceptionally
encountered while learning a sport? good at sports.

3. What kind of sports do you like doing? How do you learn it? 3. perspective
I’ve got a whole new perspective.

Tutor: Please let the student talk freely, each question about 2 mins. Using the expressions from
today is encouraged.

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After-Class Review
Review the expressions you’ve learned today and try to use them to make some sentences.
1. have an appetite for sth. 爱好做某事
like or enjoy doing something, “appetite” here means “the
feeling of wanting or needing something”
E.g. 1. I had an unstoppable appetite for surfing.
2. Most children have an appetite for playing.
3. Girls have an appetite for beautiful clothes.
2. exceptionally 异常地，特别地
to an exceptional degree; very
E.g. 1. I’d always been trying to keep up with an elder
brother who was exceptionally good at sports
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2. Her married life was exceptionally happy.
3. As an exceptionally talented movie director, he has
won lots of awards.
3. perspective 角度，观点，想法
a particular way of considering something
E.g. 1. I’ve got a whole new perspective.
2. Why don’t you think about the problem from a
child’s perspective?
3. My father gave me a whole new perspective on life.
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