Answer these questions orally. Read and practise the following expressions.

Pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation. 1. What do you usually say when you are 5. Your brother has a problem. He looks sad. pleased or What will happy? you say to show your affection? 2. What do you usually say when you want to 1. It's really great. I'm so happy. attract 2. I'm delighted to hear that. someone's attention? 3. It gives me a great pleasure. 3. Do you have different expressions when 4. What a nice news. It makes me happy. showing 5. I'm really sorry to hear that! your happiness in front of your friends and 6. Oh that's awful. What a shame. elderly 7. Are you fine? people? If yes, what are the expressions? 8. Oh dear. I know how it feels. 4. One of your friends had an accident. What do 9. Please accept my condolences! you say 10. What a terrible situation for you. to show your sympathy? Read and practise the following dialogues. Then act them out in front of the class. Pay attention to your expressions. Dialogue 1 Retno gets a good news about her job application. She is very happy. Retno : Dad, where is mom? Father : She is back there. Retno : Mommy, Mommy. Mother : I'm right here. What's up? Retno : Mom, you know, I sent a job application to a big international company near the downtown a couple of days ago and just now I got a phone call from the company that I get accepted. I am going to work. It's lovely. Mother : Yes, that's wonderful. Come on. Go tell your daddy. Retno : Yes, I will. I'm so happy right now. Ali : She was driving a car and suddenly a speedy Dialogue 2 Basri shows his sympathy to his friend, Ali. truck bumped into her car in front. So her death Basri : Hi, Ivan. You don't look very happy. Is was really a shock for me and my family. I can't everything still believe that she's gone. alright? Basri : Of course. It's always hard to lose Ali : Well, this week has been so terrible for me. someone you Basri : Really? I'm sorry to hear that. What love. However, I'm pretty sure next week will actually be better for you. happened? Ali : Thanks. I hope so. Ali : My grandmother passed away on Tuesday. Basri : Was she ill or something before she died? Ali : No, no. She was badly hurt because of a car accident. Basri : Oh really? What happened?

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X : I haven't met John for three days. What happened to him? Y : He was sent to the hospital because of his sickness. X : Oh, poor John. I hope he'll be better soon. The italicised sentence is used to express .... a. pleasure b. agreement c. sympathy d. expectation e. satisfaction
(UAN 2005)

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What to Say
Showing Affection (Giving Attention) What should I do to cheer you up? I really care about you? Don't you worry. I'm with you. What's wrong with you? Hope you will be fine. Are you OK? Showing Happiness It's really great. I'm so happy. I'm delighted to hear that. It gives me a great pleasure. Nice news! Or good News! It makes me happy. Hooray! It's lovely. Showing Sympathy You have my deepest sympathy. What a terrible situation for you. I do sympathise (I assure you). I'm extremely sorry to hear that. I know how it feels Oh what a shame .... Oh that's awful. Oh dear, sorry to hear that.

Wandi : Mommy, mommy. Mother : I'm right here. What's up? Ranti : Mom, you know what. My teacher told me that I am one of the students who get a scholarship from a national University in Jakarta. Mother : Oh really, that's excellent. I'm for you. Ranti : Thanks Mom. I'm so now. Dialogue 2 Eka asks her boss to have a few days off because her father has passed away. Eka : Excuse me, Sir. Mr Andrew : What can I do for you, Eka? Eka : Well, I'm afraid I cannot finish my job at the moment, Sir. Mr Andrew : Are you serious? We need to finish this project right away. Eka : I know that Sir, but I have just received a call from my mother telling me that my father has passed away. Mr Andrew : Oh, I'm . You have my sincere . Take all the time you need. Don't worry about this project. I'll take . Eka : Thank you, Sir.

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1. What do you know about storytelling? 2. Did you ever tell a story to your friend? 3. If yes, what was the story about? 4. What can you get from a story?

Work in pairs and complete the dialogues with the expressions you have learned. Then practise them with your friends'. Dialogue 1 Wandi gets a scholarship. He is very happy.

Answer the following questions. Read aloud the following story. Do a storytelling to your friends. Pay attention to your intonation and expressions. A stupid man was sent by his father to sell salt. He first went to a mining area but nobody there wanted his salt. When he returned home, his father told him that if he had helped the miners to dig, they would have bought his salt. The man next went to a house where a wedding was taking place. There he dug a huge hole. This made the people angry and they chased him away. When he returned home, his Blind Listening father told him that if he had beaten a drum and danced instead, the people there would have bought salt from him. Then, he went to a village where there happened to be a fire. Rushing to the place, he started drumming and dancing, only to be thrown out by the people. His father told him that he should have poured water on the fire instead, if he wanted to sell salt there. In the next place he went to, a couple were fighting with each other. The foolish man poured a bucketful of water on them, again to be chased away. His father later told him that he should have tried to settle the quarrel, in which case they would have bought salt from him. In the final event, the man saw two bulls fighting with each other. He stepped in to stop the fight and was gored to death by angry bulls.
Taken from English Bestseller 12, 2001

Activity 7d a story that you know

well. It could be a folk tale or a legend. Retell it in front of the class. Use the following steps as your guide. 1. Identify the setting, characters, events and outcome of the story. 2. Make sure that you fully understand the story. 3. Make the storytelling as interesting as possible. Example: Let me tell you something. This is a story of three foolish sons in northern Taiwan. There was a rich man having three sons. His house is large and located in the town of Keelung. As their sons were no longer children, he gave them much money. Well, its amount is two hundred dollars for each of his son. Can't you imagine that .... (Continue your storytelling using your own words.)
Pronounce these words after your teacher. 1. dug /dg/ 2. salt /s:lt/ 3. pour /p:/ 4. chase /tes/ 5. throw /r/ 6. dance /d:ns/ 7. death /de/ 8. stupid /'stju:pd/ 9. village /'vld/ 10. quarrel /'kwrl/

Pronunciation Practice
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Reading
In this section, you will learn to:
identify the structure of narrative texts; identify meanings and information in narrative texts; read and understand narrative texts.

Answer these questions. 1. Do you enjoy reading?

2. The following is a list of different types of stories. Use your dictionary to check new words. a. fable b. superhero c. folk alet d. adventure e. science-fiction f. fantasy g. legend 3. The following is the titles of two books and brief summaries of them. Decide the types of them. Bear in the Barnyard, by Sue Robinson; illustrated by Tony Morris a Teddy Bear meets real farm animals. At once curious There was a rich man who had three sons. They lived in a large house in the town of Keelung in northern Taiwan. One day, he said to his sons, "You are no longer children. You must do something to earn your own living.

and confident, little Bear explores the farm with all the wonder and condor of a child. His questions never end and he wishes he were needed like the animals seem to be. And so he experiments consi derably.
Source: Publishers Weekly, May 10, 2004

Activity 2
1. What type of fiction do students like most? 2. How many people read crime detection? 3. What is the least favourite fiction? 4. Can you fill in the blanks with the number of students who read each type of fiction? Read aloud the following text. Pay attention to your intonation and pronunciation in reading the story. When I die, I am not going to leave you very much money. I started with nothing and made a fortune by working hard. You must do the same. Now, here is two hundred dollars for each of you. You can use it to start your own business."

Three Foolish Sons The three sons went off separately. The eldest son met a hunter. He thought that hunting would be fine so he bought a gun from him for two hundred dollars. The second son met a basketmaker. He bought a set of tools from him so that he could make baskets. The third son met a doctor who told him that he had a medicine which could cure all diseases. He bought it from him for two hundred dollars. When the rich man heard what his sons had done with the money he had given them, he was very angry. "What stupid sons I have!" He said. One day, the eldest son tried to shoot a fly on his father's forehead. Instead, he killed his father. The second son picked up his tools and tried to repair the damage to his father's head. The third son tried to cure his father with medicine which he had bought. Everyone said that the three sons were very foolish. They had spent all their money uselessly.
Taken from Favourite Stories from Taiwan, 2000

Activity 3