M9U2task.ppt

5. What are the dangers that the building faces? 6. How can the building be saved and protected? 7. What kind of arguments will you use to convince the local government to act to save and preserve the building? 8. Who will collect information and who will write up the proposal? Writing a letter about the Tower of London Task Skills building 1: Listening for discourse markers Discourse markers: … used to show the connection between what the speaker is saying and what has already been said. What is discourse marker? Some of the most commonly used discourse markers and their functions: Showing the structure of the talk: first of all, secondly, finally 2. Giving additional information: what’s more, moreover, in addition, furthermore, a second/ third…, another…, the next…, apart from …, except for … 3. giving examples: for instance, let me give you an example 4. generalizing: in general, on the whole 5. expressing consequence: therefore, as a result, then, so 6. clarifying, giving details: what I mean is, actually, that is to say, in other words, well, in fact 7. giving emphasis: you need to remember, in particular, especially, before I explain 8. Showing contrast: on the other hand, nevertheless, however 9. showing similarity: similarly, in the same way 10. change of topic: anyway, OK, well now, all right 11. digression: by the way 12. return to topic: as I was saying, to get back to… Step 1: listening to a radio programme Write down the discourse markers you hear at the beginning of each new section. Main points Discourse markers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 in fact to get back to the next important point well nevertheless a second moreover another a fourth the final function in fact Step 1: listening to a radio programme Write down the points the speaker makes after them in the table below. Main points Discourse makers The Tower was built to protect _______________ inside. Well, first A ______ channel with a ridge that could be ___________ to stop enemies fro