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• Exchange impressions about the intonation of the expressions they use.
Look at the example.
Example:
I also noticed there is a pause,
When the presenter says, but the voice keeps steady
“The Year of the Earth Dog,” when the reporter says, “In
her voice sounds a little the capital Beijing, celebrations Remember
more emphatic. began with huge crowds.” Intonation varies

depending on the rise
and fall of the pitch of
certain words within a
sentence. For example,
13. Exchange opinions about what the message is in the TV in exclamative
show you are working with, that is, the general meaning. sentences, the
Keep in mind the images of the scenes, the attitudes of intonation falls at the
end of the sentence. session 6
interviewee, the genre and the topic of the TV show you When we link
worked with in Activities 2 and 6. Look at the example. sentences, the first part

remains unchanged.
FOU OUR INTERVIEW

Example: General meaning

So, they mention something about No, it was mentioned just once,
the Dance of the Lion, that should and they mentioned other things.
be the general meaning.
But what about the two interviewees
So, was the general meaning about at the beginning? They were Chinese
the things the non-Chinese people did? and talking about their experiences.

That’s it. The general meaning is that Chinese
If I remember my notes, the people are celebrating the festivities and
topic of the TV show is the
Chinese New Year celebrations. the different events they have.

Oh, they have different events in General meaning and main idea. Understanding unknown words
But how are they celebrating? which they participate and celebrate.

Ok. So that’s the general meaning...? Right on target.

14. Watch the TV program again and do the following:

• Clarify the meaning of words and expressions using the clues from the context.

• Ask questions and exchange opinions about what is happening in the scenes, the
people that are there, what they are doing, where they are, how they are related, etc.

• Discuss what the message of each scene is. Write the main ideas of the scenes and
the information that describes each one in a table. Look at the example.
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