PRACTICE (August 2, 2003)


[Talk] "Proverbs in Focus" (Oka)




We're going to go over the 32 proverbs that we've already learned in the June's issue of Let's Speak textbook.
The first half of the practice time, we're going to fill in the blanks and complete the sentences.
And the latter half of the time we' re going to make up a story which remind us one of those proverbs. Each of us read out loud the story that you made, then the listeners can guess which proverb she or he is talking about.

For example,
Last week was incredibly hectic. Several deadlines came all at once, and I was desperate for help. I felt like.......

........So which proverb do you remind? We can choose one out of the 32 proverbs in the list. The answer is "A drawing man will grasp at a straw.

If you have free time, please check out those proverbs in the textbook, and prepare your own stories. I hope everybody can enjoy this practice.

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