第十七期主题——Wechat(微信)

Topic: WeChat

Discussion Points:

1.Preparation - There will be focus on some important new words, and you will be asked to translate the

sentence into English 预习重点词句,翻译出下列常用句子的意思

Business is business

Give me a lift/ride

Drop me a line

Watch your mouth

Behind the time

2. Reading - Short reading segment about “Wechat,” members will read out loud and summarize the text.

Teachers and other members will correct any mistakes made. 阅读短文“微信”

3. Small Talk - Greetings (As the members will need to learn situations they may face in everyday life)小话

题：如何打招呼

a. Members will practice how to greetings with someone - This will be done in pairs, or if a really big

group, in groups of 3s. Members should use this as a chance to ask and answer questions about

someone (give them an example of questions they may ask when talking about someone). 我们会准备三个关于“打招呼”的小对话，大家需要两两分组情景模拟，如果人数多的话，三人一组。b. After practicing the conservation, two groups will be chosen at random to demonstrate in front of us

(without the use of paper dialogue). This is your chance to see where your English level is at and where to improve it –Don’t worry about making mistakes. 对话结束后，邀请三组现场进行对话表演

Topic discussion (Wechat) 主题讨论（微信）

a. Do you use wechat or not? How long do you spend on Wechat every day?

b. How does it influence your life? Share your experience with us

c. Are you a Wechataholic? What do you think of it?

d. Every things has two sides, in your opinion, what are the positives/negatives of WeChat?

Words List

New Words –Wechat

Greetings:

Example 1:

A: Hi, how are you doing?

B: Fine. How about yourself?

A: I'm pretty good. Thanks for asking.

B: No problem. Anything news these days?

A: Oh, yes, I'm in school right now.

B: What school do you go to?

A: I go to Stanford

B: Do you like it there?

A: It's okay. It's a really big campus.

B: Good luck with school.

A: Thank you very much.

B: You are welcome.

Example 2:

A: How's it going?

B: I'm doing well. How about you?

A: Never better, thanks.

B: So how have you been lately?

A: I've actually been pretty good. You?

B: I'm actually find a new job right now.

A: What’s your new job?

B: As a seller in Mcdonald's

A: Are you enjoying it there?

B: It's not bad. There are a lot of people there.

A: Good luck with that.

B: Thanks.

Example 3:

A: How are you doing today?

B: I'm doing great. What about you?

A: I'm absolutely lovely, thank you.

B: Everything's been good with you?

A: I haven't been better. How about yourself?

B: I started school recently.

A: Where are you going to school?

B: I'm going to Peking University

A: How do you like it so far?

B: I like it so far. My classes are pretty good right now. A: I wish you luck.

B: Thanks a lot.