Exercises to develop speaking skills
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 460.
19. Read and learn these phrases necessary to start to re-tell a text:
| The text | is about is devoted to Is entitled... is centred around focused on deals with gives a detailed description of provides a reader with data on contains a summary of offers a new insight into.. refers to... points out that... is a new conceptual framework for understanding.. | |
| The title The heading The headline | is | |
| The purpose/ aim/ intention of the text | is | examine/ assess/evaluate... |
20. Using the phrases above, tell about the text “Convergence technologies and services” (5-6 sentences)
21. Read and learn the dialogue.
Device manufacturer (D) and interviewer (I)
I - What are you doing these days?
D - To be honest, I don't know what to do these days.
I - What did you do in the past?
D - We used to make cameras and went digital.
I - What happened?
D - Then everybody wanted cameras on cellphones.
I - What did you decide to do then?
D - We started making those devices.
I - Were they popular among our population?
D - At first. But people are always wanting to upgrade and get the latest models or new gadgets.
I - Are you going to adapt your customers' needs?
D - We have to, if we want to remain in business. But it is not easy. I went to a technology fair last week and they were demonstrating this jacket and hat that was your phone.
I - Amazing!
D - Yeah, there are so many disruptive technologies, I don't know what is going to happen.
I - Can you make a guess?
D - Maybe we'll have to get into clothing.
22. Using the dialogue above, make up your own dialogue between a TV broadcaster and an interviewer. Use the following text to help you.
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| Telecommunications convergence | | | Fixed Telecommunications Networking Provider (F) and interviewer (I) |