Learn and Talk II

Lesson 4
Making Social Contacts

Content:
Part 1 Warm Up 3’
Part 2 Text 7’ Part 4 Discussion 8’
Part 3 Retell 3’ Part 5 After-Class Review

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 Part 1 - Warm 3 mins
Up

How do you usually meet new people?

Do you think it is difficult to make new friends
nowadays?

Tutor: Please encourage the student to answer the questions and keep this part in 3 mins.

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 Part 2 - Text Making Social Contacts 7 mins Words and
Expressions
Good evening, my name is John Parker. Today I'm going to introduce
to you briefly about the best ways of making social contacts in the
1. … of making social contacts in the UK.
UK.1
(contact: person you know who can help you)
If you’re going to work there you will probably be living in private E.g. It is not clear why people with more social
contacts are likely to live longer.
accommodation, so it won’t be quite so easy to meet people. But
there are still things that you can do to help yourself. One of them is
2. One of them is to get involved in activities …
to get involved in activities in your local community, join a group of
E.g. When you get involved in sports, a lot of
some kind.2 For example, you’ll probably find that there are theatre the racial barriers are broken down.
groups who might be looking for actors, set designers and so on. Or if
you like the idea of finding out about local history there’ll be a group 3. … perform quite a broad range of functions.
for that too. The best places to get information about things like this perform/fulfill a function
are either the town hall or the public library. Libraries in the UK E.g. In your new job you will perform a variety
perform quite a broad range of functions nowadays3 – they’re not just of functions.

confined to lending books, although that’s their main role of course.

Tutor: Please read or let the student read the text, and explain the underlined expressions in blue.
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Part 3 - Retell

Now retell the passage by yourself based on

what you’ve read.

Hints:
making social contacts
private accommodation … meet people
activities … local community …
theater groups … local history
information … town hall or public library

Tutor: Please encourage the student to retell the text. The

hints are NOT necessarily needed.

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 Part 4 - Discussion 8 mins Expressions may be
used
(Try to talk for at least 2 minutes for each question. You are encouraged to use the
expressions that you’ve learned today. )
1. social contacts
social contacts / get involved in / perform … function Today I'm going to introduce to you briefly
about the best ways of making social
contacts in the UK.
1. Why is it important to make social contacts? In what ways
can it help a person?
2. get involved in
One of them is to get involved in activities
2. How do people generally develop their social contacts in your
in your local community, join a group of
country?
some kind.

3. Is there any difference between social contacts and friends? 3. perform … function
Libraries in the UK perform quite a broad
range of functions nowadays.
Tutor: Please let the student talk freely, each question about 2 mins. Using the expressions from
today is encouraged.

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After-Class
Review
Review the expressions you’ve learned today and try to use them to make some sentences.
1. social contacts 社会关系
E.g. 1. Today I'm going to introduce to you briefly about
the best ways of making social contacts in the UK.
2. Many research show the fact that people with a
wide range of social contacts are healthier than those who
stay alone.
3. She will be in a community with many other women
like herself and it is likely that she will benefit from the
increased social contacts.
2. get involved in 参与；涉及
E.g. 1. One of them is to get involved in activities in your
local community, join a group of some kind.
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2. Let me come off the stage a second, so I can
encourage you to get involved in the discussion.
3. He says it is important to get young people involved
in volunteer work at an early age.
3. perform/fulfill … function 起到 … 的作用
E.g. 1. Libraries in the UK perform quite a broad range of
functions nowadays.
2. He performs several important functions within the
organization.
3. Zoos fulfill an important function in the protection
of rare species.
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