Communicative Tasks : Task 3 Key for reference: close Li wei: Excuse me, Mrs. White, may I have a talk with you? Mrs. White: Sure. I'm always ready to listen. Li Wei:I'm quite confused about my English learning. I've spent a lot of time on English, but…I seem to be making no progress at all. Mrs. White: Of course you are making progress. Li wei: Everyday I use one or two hours to memorize new words, but I lose them as fast as I get them. It's so disappointing, you know. Can you suggest a good way to deal with this problem? Mrs. White: Well, in my opinion, you'd better learn a word together with its family and neighbors, not just isolated word. Li wei: Family and neighbors? Mrs. White: Yes. That is…the formation, collocation, situation or something. Li wei: Oh, I see. Mrs. White: If you want to remember the words you learned permanently and become yours, try to find chance to use them. Li Wei: Umm. Sounds great. Thank you for your advice, Ms White.

Topic: Consulting on how to memorize new words Role: Li Wei- a Chinese student 　　Mrs. White- a foreign friend Situation: Li wei worries so much about his English learning, so he goes to his foreign friend Mrs. White for advice. Tips: Useful expressions and patterns for consulting someone: 　　I wonder if you could tell me... 　　I would appreciate if you could tell me... 　　Could you give me some advice on how to... 　　Would you please tell me... 　　Would you kindly... Useful expressions and patterns for advising someone: 　　If I were you, I'd just... 　　I think you should... 　　I think maybe you ought to try... 　　You ought to think about... 　　Well, your best bet is to... 　　You'd better... 　　It might be a good idea to... 　　My advice would always be... 　　How about... / What about...? 　　Why don't you...? / Why not...? 　　Give it a try. Useful expressions for agreeing to someone's advice: 　　That's an excellent idea 　　That'll be fine 　　Exactly/Absolutely 　　I think you are absolutely right / perfectly correct 　　That's quite true 　　Yes, I couldn't agree more Useful expressions to show one's worry and provide comfort: 　　I'm so worried / bothered / annoyed about… 　　I'm at my wit's end 　　Don't worry / Be at ease / Relax Other useful expressions 　　There is no short cut to success 　　Practice makes perfect 　　That's up to you

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