1. 视频讲解:Listening and Recognizing Digressions (识别表达“题外话”)
2. Practice: Please watch this mini lecture and choose the correct answer to each question.
(1)Which one of the following expressions do speakers often use to start a digression:
A.You might be interested to know...
B.By the way
C.Incidentally
D.Of course
(2)Which one of the following expressions do speakers often use to end a digression:
A.To get back to the point
B.Anyway
C.Anyhow
D.In a word
(3)Please find the digression signal in the sentence:By the way, eating in class is not acceptable.
A.By the way
B.eating in class
C.not
D.acceptable
(4)Please find the digression signal in the sentence:Anyhow, I’m thrilled to get the chance to see France
A.thrilled
B.Anyhow
C.chance
D.France
(5)Why do we need to recognize digressions in the conversation?
A.To get along well with other people
B.To better understand the speaker’s attitude
C.To decide whether or not the information is important
D.To understand the situation of speakers
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