Spoken English for

International Business
 Episode 6
 Introduction
 Questions
 Language Skills
 RolePlay
 Supplementary
 Introduction
/Questions
 Section 1
 Section 2
 Section 3
 Section 1---Questions
 What was the difference between the
Chineses and Americans when they
went to operas?
 What did Mr. Yang give the guests on
their way to the theatre?
 Are operas popular in China?Give
examples.
 Which opera has the longest history?
 Section 2---Questions
 What are the similarities and
differences between beijing opera and
the Western operas?
 Why is beijing opera highly stylized?
 What are the four basic acting skills?
 How do beijing opera masks differ
from the one westerners wear at
costume parties?
 Section 3---Questions
 In which way was the performance
special?
 What were Mr. Yang and the guests
going to see?
 How were the four acting skills
illustrated in the highlights?
 Who was the hero of Upheavals in
Heaven?
 Language Skills
1. Advice
Expressions
Exercises
Group work
2. Narrating

Expressions
Exercises
Group work
 Language Skills
3. Asking for clarification and checking for
comprehension
Expressions
Exercises
Group work
 Language Skills 1---
Asking for Advice
1. What do you suggest I should wear today?
2. What would you do if you were me?
3. How can I improve my English?
4. What do you think would help?
5. Could you give me some advice?
6. What shall I do?
7. What do you think I ought to do?
8. Is there anything else I should do?
 Language Skills 1---
Giving Advice
1. I suggest …
2. If I were you …I’d …
3. Have you ever thought of …
4. I always…that helped a lot.
5. It might be a good idea to …
6. You might try…
7. Why don’t you try…
8. Another thing I’d recommend is ….
 Language Skills 1---
Accepting Advice
1. Yeah/yes/right, I’ll do /try that. Thank
you.
2. That sounds like a good idea.
3. Those are good ideas.
4. That’s certainly a possiblity.
 Language Skills 1---
Rejecting Advice
1. It’s a good idea, but there is another
problem.
2. Isn’t there anything else I can do?
3. I’m not sure if I can do that. You see
it is already 11:30.
 Language Skills 2---
Narrating
1. Guess what he did? He leaped out of the window.
2. Guess where she put ther purse?in the fireplace.
3. You may not believe this, but he drank all the wine in the
jar and still managed to get back to his home.
4. You may find it hard to believe, but he killed the tiger with
bare fists.
5. What he did was reinvest that million in the computer
industry, hoping he would get a higher return.
6. What happened to him?he lost not only that million but also
his company.
7. You may imagine how sad he was.
8. You’ll never guess what he did next.
 Language Skills 3 ---
Asking for clarification
1. sorry/pardon?
2. What was that ?
3. I beg your pardon.
4. Could you say that again?
5. Would you repeat that, please?
6. I didn’t catch that last word.
7. You lost me there.
8. I am lost.
9. I am not sure I am following you
10. Sorry, but could you explain what you men by
acupuncture?
Language Skills 3 ---Checking
for comprehension

1. Okay?
2. Right?
3. Is it clear?
4. Got it?
5. Do you understand so far?
6. Do you follow me all right?
7. Are you still with me?
 Language Skills1---
Exercises
 Translation:
1. 你要是我的话，你会去吗？
2. 你建议我买什么礼物？
3. 我还能做什么呢？
 Language Skills2---
Exercises
1. 你可能不信，他竟然一个月里只吃水
果，应是瘦了十公斤。
2. 猜猜后来他怎么着？他骑着自行车从
北京一直到拉萨。
3. 后来呢？他们再也不敢往股市里投资
了。
4. 你可以想象这家人今后日子有多幸福
了。
 Language Skills3---
Exercises
1. 请你重复一遍好吗？
2. 你能把最后一个词再说一边骂？
3. 我没有听清楚这句。
4. 听懂了吗？
5. 你们跟得上吗？
 Language Skills 1---
Groupwork
 PP63
1. Ask your partner for advice on how
to improve your spoken English.
Accept the advice if you think it is
practical, or reject it politely if you
feel it is too difficult to follow.
2. Make a list of your bad habits and
ask your partner for advice on how
to correct them.
 Language Skills 2---
Groupwork
PP64
Work with a classmate. Tell your partner a
short story. It could be the gist of a movie, a
book, a personal experience, or even a
joke. You should use the above
expressions wherever appropriate to keep
your partner interested. Then ask your
partner to tell you a story in the same
fashion.
 Language Skills 3---
Groupwork
PP65
Work with a classmate. You tell an
unfortunate experience of yours to
your partner. Check her / his
comprehension whenever you think
neccesary. Your partner may also ask
you for clarification when she/he has
difficulty understanding you.
 Supplementary
---Beijing Opera
 Beijing opera or Peking opera is a form of
traditional Chinese theatre which combines music,
vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It
arose in the late 18th century and became fully
developed and recognized by the mid-19th century.
[1]
The form was extremely popular in the
Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded
as one of the cultural treasures of China.[2] Major
performance troupes are based in Beijing and
Tianjin in the north, and Shanghai in the south.[3]
The art form is also enjoyed in Taiwan, where it is
known as Guoju.It has also spread to other
countries such as the United States and Japan.[4]
 Supplementary
---Beijing Opera
 Beijing opera features four main types of performers.
Performing troupes often have several of each variety, as
well as numerous secondary and tertiary performers. With
their elaborate and colorful costumes, performers are the
only focal points on Beijing opera's characteristically sparse
stage. They utilize the skills of speech, song, dance, and
combat in movements that are symbolic and suggestive,
rather than realistic. Above all else, the skill of performers is
evaluated according to the beauty of their movements.
Performers also adhere to a variety of stylistic conventions
that help audiences navigate the plot of the production.[5] The
layers of meaning within each movement must be expressed
in time with music. The music of Beijing opera can be divided
into the Xipi and Erhuang styles. Melodies include arias,
fixed-tune melodies, and percussion patterns.[6] The
repertoire of Beijing opera includes over 1,400 works, which
are based on Chinese history, folklore, and, increasingly,
contemporary life.[7]
 Supplementary
---Beijing Opera
 In recent years, Beijing opera has
attempted numerous reforms in response to
sagging audience numbers. These reforms,
which include improving performance
quality, adapting new performance
elements, and performing new and original
plays, have met with mixed success. Some
Western works have been adopted as new
plays, but a lack of funding and an adverse
political climate have left Beijing opera's
fate uncertain as the form enters the 21st
century.[8]
 Beijing Opera 京剧
Related Vocabulary
 　　 Four Famous Dan Actors 四大名旦
　　 Stage Props in Peking Opera 京剧道具
　　 Types of Facial Make-up in Beijing Opera
京剧 脸谱
　　 Roles in Beijing Opera 京剧的角色
　　 Xipi and Erhuang 西皮和二簧
　　 Wenchang and Wuchang 文场和武场
　　 Piao You and Xia Hai 票友和下海
　　 Longtao and Figurant " 龙套”和 “跑龙套”
　　 Qiba “ 起霸”
　　 Liangxiang “ 亮相”
 Four Famous Dan Actors
四大名旦 --- 梅兰芳、尚小云、程砚
秋、荀慧生。
 Want to know more
about beijing opera?
Please visit:
 http://group.veduchina.com/thread/
view.aspx?id=613
 Role Play
 PP66
 Role Play
 Referring to the Introduction to
Fuzhou and Fuzhou at a glance, show
your partner around Fuzhou.
 One of you plays the role as a tour
guide, and the other two ask
questions about the place.