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Retell a short event and explain an opinion aloud
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| English | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retelling | 转述 |
Retell, describe, give your view
- A speaking task plays a short story: a man forgot his umbrella, got wet, and caught a cold. You retell it, describe a picture after preparing, then answer a question with your opinion.
- Each part tests connected speech: events in order, reasons, and a supported view.
Retell with links
- Keep the order and the cause: he / him他to forget忘(completed / change)了band带damask silk伞，so / therefore所以(passive: by)被雨淋moist湿(completed / change)了，outcome结果to catch cold感冒(completed / change)了。
- Use early先…then / after然后…final最后 or because因为…so / therefore所以…, outcome结果 to show how events connect.
he他forgot忘了to bring带an umbrella伞，so所以被the rain雨soaked淋湿了。
Which retelling keeps both the order and the cause?
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It keeps all events and links them with 所以 / 结果.
Describe a picture for two minutes
- Plan in your preparation time: overview (这是一个park (for public recreation)公园), people and actions (to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的at / in在to run跑步，to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的at / in在to chat聊天), details (weather天气degree / adjective linker很good好), guess (they他们maybe / possible可能to be / is是weekend周末to come来Taiwan pr.玩(modifier / structural particle)的).
- to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的…to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的… helps you describe several people.
in the park公园(in)里some有的people人are在running跑步，some有的are在chatting聊天。
Which part of a picture description?
Organise a picture description into clear parts.
公园里 ____ 人在跑步，有的在聊天。
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有的…有的… describes groups of people.
Explain an opinion
- Structure: view → reason → example → short conclusion. I / me我to feel / think觉得student学生should应该to participate参加to move运动，because因为to move运动to / towards / correct对the body身体good好。for example比如I / me我every day每天to run跑步，to learn学习(modifier / structural particle)的time时候more更to have / there is有vigor精神。
- Use I / me我to feel / think觉得 / I / me我to think / believe认为, because因为, for example比如, so / therefore所以.
Question: you你to feel / think觉得at / in在online网上to buy买thing东西good好(yes/no ?)吗？ I / me我to feel / think觉得online网上to buy买thing东西degree / adjective linker很convenient方便，because因为need not不用to go out出门，still / also还can / may可以fairly / rather比较price价格。but不过sometimes有时候thing东西and / with和picture图片not不same一样，so / therefore所以我会先看other people别人(modifier / structural particle)的to evaluate评价。
Put the opinion answer in order.
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View → reason → example → result.
你喜欢在网上买东西吗？ Which answer is best developed?
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A view, a reason and a limit.
Common mistakes
- Retelling events without the cause (to forget忘(completed / change)了band带damask silk伞 … to catch cold感冒(completed / change)了 without so / therefore所以 / outcome结果).
- Giving an opinion with no reason or example.
In a retelling, listing events without linking words is enough.
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Links like 所以 / 结果 show how events connect.
Recap
- Retell in order with so / therefore所以 / outcome结果; describe pictures with overview → people → details → guess.
- Opinions: view + reason + example (+ a limit with but不过).