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Retell an explanation and develop a spoken comparison
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Retell the point, not just the words
- A speaking task plays a short talk: research研究to notice发现，every day每天to walk走路三十分钟can / be able to能to reduce降低to fall ill生病(modifier / structural particle)的risk风险，because因为to walk走路can / be able to能to increase增强心肺function功能。 You retell it.
- A good retelling keeps the main claim and its supporting reason; it does not need every word.
Claim + reason
- Claim: every day每天to walk走路三十分钟can / be able to能to reduce降低to fall ill生病(modifier / structural particle)的risk风险. Reason: to walk走路can / be able to能to increase增强心肺function功能.
- Retell in your own words: 这段话variant of 说说，every day每天to walk走half of sth半个hour小时can / may可以to let / make让人少to fall ill生病，because因为to walk走路congenial对心and / with和lung肺to have / there is有benefit好处。
every day每天walking走路can能lower降低illness生病的risk风险。
Claim, reason or detail?
Identify what a retelling must keep.
研究发现，每天走路三十分钟能降低生病的风险，因为走路能增强心肺功能。 Which retelling keeps the claim and the reason?
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It keeps both the claim and the reason.
Picture responses with clear references
- Name things before using pronouns: picture图片(bound form) up上to have / there is有一个old man or woman老人and / with和一个child孩子。old man or woman老人at / in在religion教child孩子to play chess下棋，he / him他seemingly看起来degree / adjective linker很to be patient耐心。
- Make sure he / him他 / she / her她 / they他们 point to one clear person.
“他在教他下棋” is a clear description when the picture shows two men.
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Two 他 are ambiguous; name them first.
Compare two options
- Give both sides, then choose: 坐地铁than / compared to比to drive a car开车rapid快，moreover而且need not不用to try to find找parking space停车位；but不过to drive a car开车more更comfortable舒服。我会to select选择坐地铁，because因为working hours上班时间fairly / rather比较important重要。
- Words for comparing: than / compared to比, by comparison相比之下, and / but而, but不过, so / therefore所以I / me我more更to like喜欢….
Question: you你to like喜欢to live住at / in在city城市or / still还是rural area农村？ 城市交通convenient方便，to work工作opportunity机会many多；by comparison相比之下，rural area农村air空气good好、to live生活quiet安静。I / me我now现在more更to like喜欢city城市，because因为I / me我to need需要convenient方便(modifier / structural particle)的to be connected交通to go to school上学。
Put the comparison answer in order.
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Both sides, then a choice with a reason.
城市工作机会多；____，农村生活安静。(by contrast)
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相比之下 introduces the contrasting side.
Common mistakes
- Retelling an example but dropping the main claim.
- Pronouns with unclear references in a picture description.
What is the most common weakness in retellings?
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The claim is the most important part.
Recap
- Retell the claim and its reason in your own words.
- Name before you use pronouns; compare both options, then choose with a reason.