【B1-Speaking】05 Responding to news-回应新闻

【B1-Speaking】05 Responding to news-回应新闻

In this video, Noelia gets good news and bad news. Listen to the language Yuna uses to respond to Noelia’s news and practise saying the useful phrases.在这段视频中，诺埃利亚得到了好消息和坏消息。聆听尤娜用来回应诺莉亚新闻的语言，并练习说出有用的短语。

Do the preparation exercise first. Then watch the video and do the exercises to check your understanding and practise the language.先做准备练习。然后观看视频并做练习来检查您的理解和练习语言。

Preparation-准备

Responding to news – preparation

Put the phrases in the correct groups

• Question

Groups
1.Responding to good news
2.Responding to bad news

Phrases
a.I’m really pleased for you.
b.I’m so sorry.
c.Oh dear.
d.Oh no, that’s awful.
e.Oh wow! Congratulations!
f.That’s wonderful!
g.Well done.
h.What a shame.

• Answer

Responding to good news
Oh wow! Congratulations!
That’s wonderful!
That’s wonderful!
I’m really pleased for you.

Responding to bad news
Oh dear.
Oh no, that’s awful.
I’m so sorry.
What a shame.

Transcript-对话脚本

English

Ana: Hi! I’m Ana. Welcome to What to Say!

Do you know what to say when you respond to news? Listen out for useful language for responding to news. Then, we’ll practise saying the new phrases – after this.

Noelia: Yes, yes, yes. Ah, I did it!

Yuna: Good news, then?

Noelia: Yes! I won the award!

Yuna: Oh wow! Congratulations!

Noelia: Thank you! It’s so exciting. I can’t believe it!

Yuna: I know! That’s wonderful! Well done, Noelia. I’m really pleased for you.

Noelia: WHAT? You cannot be serious!

Yuna: Oh dear. What’s happened?

Noelia: They sent me the wrong email. I didn’t win. Someone else won.

Yuna: Oh no, that’s awful!

Noelia: Yes. It. Is.

Yuna: I’m so sorry, Noelia. What a shame. Can I do anything to help?

Noelia: Please pass me that magazine. Thanks.

Ana: Hello again! Oh, poor Noelia! That’s really disappointing. So, did you notice the useful phrases used for responding to news? Listen to me and then repeat.

Oh wow! Congratulations!

I can’t believe it.

That’s wonderful!

Well done. I’m really pleased for you.

Oh dear. What’s happened?

Oh no, that’s awful.

I’m so sorry.

What a shame.

Can I do anything to help?

Ana: Try and use some of these phrases the next time you respond to news in English. Bye for now!

English-Chinese

Ana: Hi! I’m Ana. Welcome to What to Say! 安娜：嗨！我是安娜。欢迎来到说什么！

Do you know what to say when you respond to news? Listen out for useful language for responding to news. Then, we’ll practise saying the new phrases – after this.当你回复新闻时你知道该说什么吗？留意回应新闻时有用的语言。然后，我们将练习说新短语——在此之后。

Noelia: Yes, yes, yes. Ah, I did it! 诺埃利亚：是的，是的，是的。啊，我做到了！

Yuna: Good news, then? 尤娜：那么好消息吗？

Noelia: Yes! I won the award!诺埃利亚：是的！我获奖了！

Yuna: Oh wow! Congratulations! 尤娜：哇哦！恭喜！

Noelia: Thank you! It’s so exciting. I can’t believe it! 诺埃利亚：谢谢！它是如此令人兴奋。我简直不敢相信！

Yuna: I know! That’s wonderful! Well done, Noelia. I’m really pleased for you. 尤娜：我知道！那好极了！干得好，诺埃莉亚。我真的为你感到高兴。

Noelia: WHAT? You cannot be serious!诺莉亚：什么？开玩笑吧！

Yuna: Oh dear. What’s happened? 尤娜：哦天哪。发生了什么事？

Noelia: They sent me the wrong email. I didn’t win. Someone else won.诺埃利亚：他们给我发了错误的电子邮件。我没有赢。别人赢了。

Yuna: Oh no, that’s awful!尤娜：哦不，那太糟糕了！

Noelia: Yes. It. Is.诺埃利亚：是的。它。是。

Yuna: I’m so sorry, Noelia. What a shame. Can I do anything to help?尤娜：我很抱歉，诺莉亚。真丢脸。我能帮忙做点什么吗？

Noelia: Please pass me that magazine. Thanks.诺埃莉亚：请把那本杂志递给我。谢谢。

Ana: Hello again! Oh, poor Noelia! That’s really disappointing. So, did you notice the useful phrases used for responding to news? Listen to me and then repeat. 安娜：你好！哦，可怜的诺莉亚！这真是令人失望。那么，您注意到用于回复新闻的有用短语了吗？听我说，然后重复。

Oh wow! Congratulations!哦哇！恭喜！

I can’t believe it.我简直不敢相信。

That’s wonderful!那好极了！

Well done. I’m really pleased for you.做得好。我真的为你感到高兴。

Oh dear. What’s happened?哦亲爱的。发生了什么事？

Oh no, that’s awful.哦不，那太糟糕了。

I’m so sorry.我很抱歉。

What a shame.真丢脸。

Can I do anything to help? 我能帮忙做点什么吗？

Ana: Try and use some of these phrases the next time you respond to news in English. Bye for now!安娜：下次用英语回复新闻时，尝试使用其中一些短语。暂时再见！

Task 1-任务1

Responding to news – 1

Write a number (1–6) to put the events in the story in order.

• Question

()Noelia finds out she’s won a prize.
()Noelia finds out that she hasn’t won the award.
()Noelia is waiting for an email.
()Noelia destroys the magazine in anger.
()Yuna tries to make Noelia feel better.
()Yuna congratulates Noelia.

• Answer

(2)Noelia finds out she’s won a prize.
(4)Noelia finds out that she hasn’t won the award.
(1)Noelia is waiting for an email.
(6)Noelia destroys the magazine in anger.
(5)Yuna tries to make Noelia feel better.
(3)Yuna congratulates Noelia.

Task 2-任务2

Responding to news – 2

Match the two parts of the phrases.

• Question

First part
1.I can’t __
2.Congratulations! That’s __
3.I’m really pleased __
4.Oh __
5.Oh no, that’s __
6.Well __
7.What a __
8.Can I __

Second part
a.awful.
b.believe it!
c.dear.
d.do anything to help?
e.done!
f.for you.
g.shame.
h.wonderful!

• Answer

1.I can’t believe it!
2.Congratulations! That’s wonderful!
3.I’m really pleased for you.
4.Oh dear.
5.Oh no, that’s awful.
6.Well done!
7.What a shame.
8.Can I do anything to help?

Task 3-任务3

Responding to news – 3

Complete the dialogue with the words from the box.

• Question

awful believe Congratulations dear happened pleased shame wonderful

A: Hey! Good news. They liked the presentation!
B: Oh wow! (1)…!
A: Thank you! I was so nervous. I can’t (2)… it!
B: That’s (3)… . Well done. I’m really (4)… for you.
A: How are you anyway?
B: Not so great, actually.
A: Oh (5)… . What’s (6)…?
B: I didn’t get the job.
A: Oh no, that’s (7)…!
B: It’s OK.
A: I’m so sorry, really. What a (8)…!
B: Thanks. Anyway … we should celebrate your presentation!

• Answer

A: Hey! Good news. They liked the presentation!
B: Oh wow! (Congratulations)…!
A: Thank you! I was so nervous. I can’t (believe)… it!
B: That’s (wonderful)… . Well done. I’m really (pleased)… for you.
A: How are you anyway?
B: Not so great, actually.
A: Oh (dear)… . What’s (happened)…?
B: I didn’t get the job.
A: Oh no, that’s (awful)…!
B: It’s OK.
A: I’m so sorry, really. What a (shame)…!
B: Thanks. Anyway … we should celebrate your presentation!

Discussion-讨论

Have you had any good news recently?
最近有什么好消息吗？