Spoken Elements - Friends

Friends
Spoken elements

1- Watch the segment below and check S for Spoken and W for Written on the elements observed.



( ) Corrected structured questions ( ) Repetition of words
( ) Pauses ( ) Careful selected vocabulary
( ) Interruption ( ) Use of fillers

2- The extracts of the sentences below have a function in spoken conversations. What function is that?
You know - Uh - It´s just… - Like, like, like
_____________________________________________________________________________

3- Phoebe says “I just don´t buy it”. The verb “to buy” in the sentence has the meaning of:
( ) to think ( ) to have ( ) to believe ( ) to accept

4- Select one of the topics below or one of your preference and write an informal conversation between 2 friends.
Syria protests
Brazilian World Cup
Global Economic Crisis
Man on the moon
Global Warming
Brazil protests

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Download the worksheet
http://www.4shared.com/office/Lg22Ad3_/friends_-_spoken_elements.html?
Download the video
http://www.4shared.com/video/Ts1-DuNq/friends_-_spoken_elements.html?

ANSWER KEY

1 -
Pauses
Interruption
Repetition of words
Use of fillers

2 -
Usually used to get some time to think or to call the listener´s attention

3 -
To believe
To accept

4 -
Personal answers