Unit8FriendshipsCommunication SkillsReferenceforSituationTwo:Student A: Thank God, I am finally here. Oh, Mary, when did you arrive? I amterribly sorry I am late.Student B: Did you forget our appointment to meet here?Student A:How could I?Iknewwe would goto see our monitor at thehospital.lefthomeearlyandgotonthebusasplanned.Ididn'tknowanemergencysituationwouldoccur.StudentB:Whathappenedthen?StudentA:Acarwasfollowingourbusandthensuddenlyit collidedwithourbus when it suddenlymade a right turn.Student B: Oh, I almost misunderstood you. It really doesn't matter as long asyou did not do it on purpose. Let's find ourselves a taxi to go to thehospital;otherwise,wewouldmissthetimetoseeourmonitorStudentA: Ok. Taxi!KPrey.Next》
Unit 8 Friendships Reference for Situation Two: Student A: Thank God, I am finally here. Oh, Mary, when did you arrive? I am terribly sorry I am late. Student B: Did you forget our appointment to meet here? Student A: How could I? I knew we would go to see our monitor at the hospital. I left home early and got on the bus as planned. I didn’t know an emergency situation would occur. Student B: What happened then? Student A: A car was following our bus and then suddenly it collided with our bus when it suddenly made a right turn. Student B: Oh, I almost misunderstood you. It really doesn’t matter as long as you did not do it on purpose. Let’s find ourselves a taxi to go to the hospital; otherwise, we would miss the time to see our monitor. Student A: Ok. Taxi! Communication Skills
Unit8FriendshipsCommunicationSkillsReferenceforSituationThree:Student B: Hi, George. I am glad we can make it before the movie starts. Let'sgo and check in. Have the tickets ready.StudentA:Letme see.I putthetickets inmyleft pocket.Er...Student B: Why are you er...? Don't tell me you can't find the tickets! The movieisabouttostart!Andit'stheTheCurseoftheGoldenFlowersandIhavebeendreaming of watching Jay Chou!Student A: I am terribly sorry. I didn't mean to wreck your day. It wasunintentional.Don'tbemadatme.Idoapologizetoyou.Ascompensation,what wouldyou say ifI buyyouyourfavorite DQ icecream/ifI buythe tennis racket you like very much?Student B: Oh, that would be great. Next time I'll treat you to a blockbustermoviebyDirectorFengXiaogangKPrey.Back》
Unit 8 Friendships Reference for Situation Three: Student B: Hi, George. I am glad we can make it before the movie starts. Let’s go and check in. Have the tickets ready. Student A: Let me see. I put the tickets in my left pocket. Er. Student B: Why are you er.? Don’t tell me you can’t find the tickets! The movie is about to start! And it’s the The Curse of the Golden Flowers and I have been dreaming of watching Jay Chou! Student A: I am terribly sorry. I didn’t mean to wreck your day. It was unintentional. Don’t be mad at me. I do apologize to you. As compensation, what would you say if I buy you your favorite DQ ice cream/ if I buy the tennis racket you like very much? Student B: Oh, that would be great. Next time I’ll treat you to a blockbuster movie by Director Feng Xiaogang. Communication Skills
Unit8FriendshipsCommunication SkillsFollowingisthescriptofthevideoclip:Ms.Bryton: Come in.Jan:Hi, Ms. Bryton. How is it going?Ms. Bryton: What do you mean "how's it going"? How can you be so guilt-free?Jan:What?What's wrong now?Ms. Bryton: I finished marking the essays, and it seems as if your work andLuke's workare exactlythesame.Jan:What do you mean?Ms. Bryton: Now, I realize that you are having difficulty with history, but itdoesn't give you the license to plagiarize your classmate's work!Jan:How could you say that?For once, I did spend a lot of timeresearching atthelibrary!I swear...Ms. Bryton: Don't swear in front of the teacher, Jan. That is quite impolite ofyou.KBack Nexi》
Unit 8 Friendships Following is the script of the video clip: Ms. Bryton: Come in. Jan: Hi, Ms. Bryton. How is it going? Ms. Bryton: What do you mean “how’s it going”? How can you be so guilt-free? Jan: What? What’s wrong now? Ms. Bryton: I finished marking the essays, and it seems as if your work and Luke’s work are exactly the same. Jan: What do you mean? Ms. Bryton: Now, I realize that you are having difficulty with history, but it doesn’t give you the license to plagiarize your classmate’s work! Jan: How could you say that? For once, I did spend a lot of time researching at the library! I swear . Ms. Bryton: Don’t swear in front of the teacher, Jan. That is quite impolite of you. Communication Skills
Unit8FriendshipsCommunicationSkillsJan:I'm sorry. I do apologize about that. But as for the other thing thatyou are accusing me of doing, I refuse to say sorry for something !did not do.Ms. Bryton: Look Jan, there is no use in lying. If you don't apologize, I will havetocallyourparentsandtalktothemaboutthisseriousissue.Jan:Well, Ms. Bryton, it was wrong of me. I really feel bad about it. Howcould I be so thoughtless as to do my research and stay up untilthree o'clock in the morning to finish a paper that I wrote by myself ?Ms. Bryton: Don't you dare be sarcastic with me, young woman. Would youlike me to call your parents involved and get the principal involvedtoo?Jan:Go ahead then.My dad and mom saw me working hard on theessay, and by the way, why do you have to accuse only me? Whydidn'tyou ask Luke if he cheated?KPrey.Nex》
Unit 8 Friendships Jan: I’m sorry. I do apologize about that. But as for the other thing that you are accusing me of doing, I refuse to say sorry for something I did not do. Ms. Bryton: Look Jan, there is no use in lying. If you don’t apologize, I will have to call your parents and talk to them about this serious issue. Jan: Well, Ms. Bryton, it was wrong of me. I really feel bad about it. How could I be so thoughtless as to do my research and stay up until three o’clock in the morning to finish a paper that I wrote by myself ? Ms. Bryton: Don’t you dare be sarcastic with me, young woman. Would you like me to call your parents involved and get the principal involved too? Jan: Go ahead then. My dad and mom saw me working hard on the essay, and by the way, why do you have to accuse only me? Why didn’t you ask Luke if he cheated? Communication Skills
Unit8FriendshipsCommunication SkillsLuke:Ms. Bryton? It's Luke.Ms. Bryton: Luke, please step in.Luke:Sorry I was late, I was helping another ... uh ... another ... WhatareYOUdoinghere,Jan?Jan:You should ask Ms. Bryton.Ms.Bryton: Is something wrong here?Why are you suddenlyso surprised andfrightened at seeing Jan?Luke:It's nothing.What's the matter here anyway?Ms.Bryton: You are acting so suspiciously.Now, be honest. Your essay wasvery well done. Did you write it by yourself?Luke:Uh ...yes ...Ms. Bryton: And do you have the rough draft to prove it? Because if not, I'llhave to speakto your parentsabout it.Luke:No, no! Don't call my parents! Oh I am really so sorry.Next 》KPrey
Unit 8 Friendships Luke: Ms. Bryton? It’s Luke. Ms. Bryton: Luke, please step in. Luke: Sorry I was late, I was helping another . uh . another . What are YOU doing here, Jan? Jan: You should ask Ms. Bryton. Ms. Bryton: Is something wrong here? Why are you suddenly so surprised and frightened at seeing Jan? Luke: It’s nothing. What’s the matter here anyway? Ms. Bryton: You are acting so suspiciously. Now, be honest. Your essay was very well done. Did you write it by yourself? Luke: Uh . yes . Ms. Bryton: And do you have the rough draft to prove it? Because if not, I’ll have to speak to your parents about it. Luke: No, no! Don’t call my parents! Oh I am really so sorry. Communication Skills