Oral English

week 8 李蕊

emotions/feelings

nervous excited

scared sad

angry joyful

sleepy confused

slang

Slang is informal language, slang can be made-up words, slurred( 发音含糊的 ) words or shortened words, spoken not written.

Whatcha doin?Whatcha you say?

• A: Guess what? • ( I have something important to tell you.)• B: what?• A: ____________________.• B: surprising: oh, my gosh!/ that’s crazy!/ no way!• Bad news but small things: bummer/what a bummer! oh man! that sucks!

A: I’m so angry. B: why? A: because ___________. B: oh, my gosh! / bummer!

Idiom part

• Twenty-four seven: Twenty-four seven or 24/7 means all the time, coming from 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

E.g. Our service telephone is available for inquiries 24/7. 我们的服务电话全天候 24 小时都能接通以解答您的咨询。

• Make up a short dialogue with your partner using this idiom.

Idiom

Sounds part

/w//v/

/ w /

water wheel

Washington witchwest walk

woodwear

wouldwhileworldworry

/ w /

1. Will real wheels really wheel?2. Wise wives whistle while

weaving warm sweater.3. Which is the witch that wished

this wish?

• very• vegetable• invite• wave • violin • visit

• view• November• river• favorite• five• travel

/ v /

1. Dave saved five live fish with his visitor David.

2. seventy—seven thieves waved violin to another Victor.

3. Vivian viewed the very vast valley and vegetable.

/ v/

Minimal pairs

• V we• Vet( 兽医 ) wet• Vest ( 背心 ) west• Vine( 藤 ) wine• Veil( 面纱 ) whale• Verse( 韵文 ) worse

Kinds of transportation• Bus take a bus/on a bus by bus• Car take a car /in the car by car• taxi take a taxi/in a taxi by taxi• Airplane take a plane/fly to…/go to ….. on a plane by plane• helicopter fly in helicopter /take a helicopter/ in a helicopter by helicopter• subway ride/take the subway by subway• bicycle/bike ride a bike/on a bike by bike• boat/ship take a boat /in a ship by boat/ship• train take a train/in a train by train• motorbike ride a motorbike /on a motorbike by motorbike• truck take a truck/in a truck by truck• yacht [jɔt] 游艇 take a yacht sail on a yacht by yacht• go hiking 徒步旅行 hitchhike(V) 搭便车旅行

Travel vocabulary:

• Book/ reserve 预订 destination 目的地 budget 预算 Passport 护照 baggage 行李scenic spots 风景点 travel agency 旅行社 trip短途旅行 journey 长途旅行 • travel brochure [bro'ʃur]/ guide 旅游指南 • ticket 票 front desk 前台 • single room 单人间 double room 双人间 Suite套房 inn 旅馆 hotel 宾馆• laundry service 洗衣服务 cash 现金 credit

card 信用卡 checkout 结账