O R A L P R A C T I C E Lessons 1 - 25 - Shenker
O R A L P R A C T I C E Lessons 1 - 25 - Shenker
O R A L P R A C T I C E Lessons 1 - 25 - Shenker
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OP 14 - AURAL COMPREHENSION - Phone call from Silvia<br />
- Listen to this…<br />
This ties in with a conversation on PCB 14.<br />
A tour de force for the uninhibited teacher: doing one side of a telephone conversation (more realistic<br />
than hearing both speakers). This can only work if you really get into the "part"…<br />
You should rehearse this well before doing it for the first time. Try to make it sound like a normal<br />
telephone conversation, with occasional "uhms" and "ers", laughs, etc. (And feel free to re-script what<br />
doesn't work for you…)<br />
(146 words; about 60")<br />
(DIY sound effects: brrring! brrring!!)<br />
(picking up the "phone") Hello? …… Oh, hi, Silvia! …… Oh, really? That sounds nice! ……<br />
How many people? …… Forty, eh? - One for every year? …… Excuse me, Silvia, I know you're<br />
only "thiry-something"! …… So, when's the party? …… No! This Saturday? …… Well, I'm busy<br />
on Saturday. …… I'm going to the theatre, with some friends. …… No, you don't know them.<br />
…… Jim and Debbie Wilson. …… They're very nice. …… No, they're American. …… I met<br />
them in Greece last year - I think I told you. …… That's right. …… Uh-huh. …… "Macbeth."<br />
…… The Royal Shakespeare Company. …… Yes, it should be good. …… Now, that's a good idea!<br />
…… It should be over by eleven. …… Yes, I'd love to! …… OK, after the theatre, then. ……<br />
Bye! And say hello to John! (hanging up the telephone, to yourself:) Oh God! Now I have to get her a<br />
present!<br />
- Now, did you understand some of that conversation…?<br />
Did Silvia invite me to dinner, or to a party?<br />
What's the OCCASION?<br />
How old is she, APPROXIMATELY?<br />
When is the party?<br />
But, as I told Silvia, I'm busy on Saturday. What am I doing?<br />
What play am I going to see?<br />
What company is PERFORMING?<br />
By the way, who wrote "Macbeth"?<br />
Who am I going to the theatre with?<br />
Are they English?<br />
Where did I meet them?<br />
So, I'm going to the theatre. What about Silvia's party?<br />
One last question: who do you think John is?<br />
Possible segue:<br />
116<br />
To a party.<br />
It's her birthday.<br />
"Thirty-something."<br />
On Saturday.<br />
Going to the theatre.<br />
"Macbeth".<br />
The Royal Shakespeare Company.<br />
William Shakespeare.<br />
Friends, Jim and Debbie Wilson.<br />
No, they're American.<br />
In Greece, last year.<br />
After the theatre.<br />
Silvia's husband / boyfriend.
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