Why you can say it? The four official marking criteria Pronunciation u Vocabulary grammar Fluency What you say doesn't really matter, but how and how well you say it!
Why you can say it? ◼ The four official marking criteria: ◼ Pronunciation ◼ Vocabulary ◼ Grammar ◼ Fluency ◼ What you say doesn’t really matter, but how and how well you say it!!!
General mistakes to avoid Vocabulary Overusing words like"good, nice beautiful interesting, delicious a Learn to paraphrase Can you list ten positive words(adj)to describe a person? u What about ten negative ones? Good and well clever and smart bored and boring Say "no"to Chinglish
General mistakes to avoid ◼ Vocabulary ◼ Overusing words like “good, nice, beautiful, interesting, delicious…” ◼ Learn to paraphrase ◼ Can you list ten positive words (adj.) to describe a person? ◼ What about ten negative ones? ◼ Good and well, Clever and smart, Bored and boring ◼ Say “no” to Chinglish
Grammar Plurality third person pronoun, past tense, perfect tense, misusing gender-related nouns Pronunciation a Mispronunciation Be intelligible, so enunciate u Fluency Speed is not fluency Join and expand ideas, Avoid pauses Avoid repetition Expand rather than listing things
◼ Grammar ◼ Plurality, third person pronoun, past tense, perfect tense, misusing gender-related nouns ◼ Pronunciation ◼ Mispronunciation ◼ Be intelligible, so enunciate ◼ Fluency ◼ Speed is not fluency ◼ Join and expand ideas; Avoid pauses; Avoid repetition; Expand rather than listing things
First things first u Standard: What is your full Chinese name Variants: What is your full name? How should I call you? How should I address you? Answer: Long? Or short??? My name is (even "Name is_") My full name is and i also have an english name You are welcome to call me Remember what matters?
First things first ◼ Standard: What is your full Chinese name? ◼ Variants: What is your full name?/ How should I call you?/ How should I address you? ◼ Answer: Long??? Or short??? ◼ My name is ____. (even “Name is___.”) ◼ My full name is ____, and I also have an English name, ____. You are welcome to call me ____. ◼ Remember what matters?
First runner-up Are you working or studying Principle: Don't make it too difficult. Eg, I'm studying And I studyir one of the top universities in China and I will be graduating in 2 years'time uI'm working for as an administrative staff/sales/ secretarial staff. I've been doing this job for many years and I still like doing it
First runner-up ◼ Are you working or studying? ◼ Principle: Don’t make it too difficult. ◼ Eg. I’m studying. And I study ____ in _____, one of the top universities in China and I will be graduating in 2 years’ time. ◼ I’m working for ____ as an administrative staff/sales/secretarial staff. I’ve been doing this job for many years and I still like doing it