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Everyday Austrulian

A focus on spoken lunguage

with languuge reviews, exercises and answens.

Written by Susan BoYer

Co-produced by Leonard and Susøn Boyer

Boyer Educational Resources 1998

Second Print: 2000

Thírd print: 2001

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Boyer Educational Resources

PO Box 255, Glenbrook2773

Phone/fax (02) 47 391 538

Email : boyer@emunet. com. au

DEAR ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDENT.

'Welcome to understønding Everydøy Austrøliøn. This book, along with its

accompanying audio cassette, has been designed to help you to understand

English as it is spoken in'everyday' situations in Australia. As a student of

English as a second language, I am sure you are aware of the difference

between the formally presented language of the textbook and the speech you

hear, outside the language classroom, in your daily activities and conversations

with Australians.

Cover illustrations & illustrations throughout this book are by Matthew J Larwood.

Acknowledgements

I would like to express my thanks to the following people for their contribution to the f,rnal

presentation of this book:

Thank you to Matthew Larwood, for his patient consultation regarding the illustrations

throughout the book. I am grateful also to the teachers at Nepean College of TAFE who

trialed the material contained in this book and suggested improvements. Also I would like

to thank my friend, Ingrid, for her participation in the audio recording which accompanies

this book. Thank you to Ann Baker for her review of this book and her constructive

comments. I am thankful also for the encouragement and professional advice I received

from my father, Vince and his wife, Christine. To Clinton Bagley, I would like to say thank

you for your careful proof-reading and editing work, as well as your contribution to the

accompanying audio recording. And finally, to my precious husband, Len, who spent many

hours proof reading, editing and formatting this book, I want to say thank you for your

support, encouragement and interest in my work. I am alm indebted to you for your great

ideas, which became incorporated into the hnal presentation of the book.

As well as introducing over 200 commonly heard everyday expressions, the

book focuses on other aspects of spoken English which make it diff,rcult for

learners to understand. For example, you will practise listening for the use of

contrøctiozs (e.g. I'll rather than I w¡lt). You will also learn how s/ress (some

words being spoken more loudly and clearly than others) and intonation (the

rise and fall in the voice) are used in spoken English. You will also learn social

conventions involved in everyday situations such as making a telephone call,

dealing with service people and informal social introductions.

The images used herein were obtained from IMSI's MasterClips Collection,

1895 Francisco Blvd. East, San Rafael, CA 94901-5506, USA..

The kookaburra clipart was obtained from Australian Graphics Selection, New Horizons,

Armidale. Australia.

I sincerely hope you enjoy and benefit from using Understanding Everyday

Austrslian.

Susun Boyer

National Library of Australia

Catalo guing-in-Publication data:

Boyer, Susan

Understanding everyday Australian : A focus on spoken language with language reviews,

exercises and answers.

rsBN0958539502.

1. English language - Spoken English - Australia - Textbooks for foreign speakers.

2. English language - Spoken English - Australia - Problems, exercises, etc. I.

Boyer, Leonard, 1951- . II. Title.

428.34

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in

any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise,

without the prior consent of the publisher.

@ Boyer Educational Resources: Phone/Fax 02 4739 1538

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Part 4 - Focus on writing for reinforcement

(Jnderstønding Everyday Auslrøliøn has been designed so that you can work

through it alone, without the help of a teacher or in a classroom situation with

other students. The book contains nine units of work, each based on a

conversation about a particular topic. The units are divided into six parts which

have been designed to introduce unfamiliar langua ge, slep by step, in a gradual

and systematic way. The layout of the book is as follows:

This section reinforces (strengthens) your memory as you listen once more to

Conversation 1 and tick the newly learnt everyday expressions on the list as you

hear them. Then you are asked to look at the list of expressions (all taken from

Conversation 1) and try to remember their meaning. Write in the ones that you

can remember, then check your answers by reading Conversation I again or

checking the reference list at the back of the book. This may seem like hard

work brfiwriting the meanings of the newly learnt expressions is a useful way

of reinforcing what you have just heard and read.

Purt I - Focus on listening for generøl understanding

Part 1 introduces the topic and invites you to listen to an everyday conversation

and answer a few general questions by putting a tick next to the correct

answers. You will be listening for generøl understanding of the conversation

only. (You will not need to understand every word.) This is an important step as

it will help you to realise that it's not always necessary to hear every word to

understand the general meaning of a conversation. In some units, you are asked

to check words in a dictioîary, so have a dictionary nearby when you are

studying.

Pørt 5 - Focus on revision

Now it's time to test yourself and see what you have learnt by trying the

language review. In this section, you are asked to use the newly learnt

expressions in a different context. In some units you are asked to complete

sentences with an appropriate expression. In other units you are required to

complete a crossword. The answers to the exercises can be found in the back of

the book.

Part 2 - Focus on reøcling & Jinding the meøning

In this section, you will reud Conversation 1 as you listen again. When you

have finished listening, your task is to compare Conversøtion I with

Conversation 2 (which will be next to Conversation 1). Conversation 1

contains the everyday expressions and Conversation2 contains an

interpretation of the expressions in Conversation 1. This section will help you

to learn the meøning of the everyday expressions.

Part 6 - Focus on conversøtion skills ønd socíøI conventions

This section focuses on other aspects of spoken English which make it difficult

for learners to understand. Each unit will highlight and explain a conversation

strategy or social convention which was used by the speakers in Conversation I

of that unit. In this section, there will be exercises for you to complete and/or

cultural advice for vou to remember.

Part 3 - Focus on listening for detøil

Now you will listen to Conversation I again and write in the missing words in

the spaces as you hear them. Don't worry about spelling as this exercise focuses

on your listening skilts. Listen to the conversation as many times as you like,

then check your answers (and spelling) by comparing what you have written

with Conversation 1.

Lønguøge Reviews

After Unit 3, Unit 6 and Unit 9 you will f,rnd a language review which consists

of the recently introduced expressions and pictures for you to match together.

This will help you to see how much you have remembered. Don't worry if you

make a mistake - you are still learning.

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CONTENTS

IMPORTANT NOTE TO STUDENTS

UNIT 1

STARTING SOMETHING NEW

Focus on Spoken Language: contracted speech; Telephone Language

Please be aware that the meaning of colloquial language is very dependent on

the context or situøtíon in which it is used. "Understanding Everyday

Australian" has been designed to introduce ønd explain the meaning of

colloquial expressions used by Australians in the everyday situations presented

in this book. However, because colloquial expressions can have different

meanings in different situations, it is not advisable that students of Australian

English immediately begin using the newly introduced expressions

indiscriminately. It would be much better to spend time listening, recognising,

and understanding the correct meaning of expressions in

different situations before you use them in your conversations.

UNIT 2

TALKING ABOUT THE FAMILY

Focus on Spoken Language: Using euestion Tags

UNIT 3

TALKING ABOUT THE NEIGHBOURS

Focus on Spoken Language: changing the Topic of conversation;

Giving an opinion

LANGUAGE REVIEW ONE

In this regard, the author and publisher of this book will not be responsible to

any person with regard to the misuse of language caused directly or indirectly

by the information presented in this book.

UNIT 4

TALKING ABOUT SHOPPING

Focus on Spoken Language: Revision: Units I - 3

UNIT 5

VISITING THE DOCTOR

Focus on spoken Language: Stages in a Medical consultation

UNIT 6

\ryORRYING ABOUT MONEY

Focus on spoken Language: Giving Feedback; Justising opinions

LANGUAGE REVIEW TWO

UNIT 7

TALKING ABOUT HOLIDAYS

Focus on Spoken Language: Intonation; Sentence Stress

UNIT 8

PHONING A TRADESPERSON

Focus on spoken Language: stages in a phone Request for Service;

checking meaning; using polite Language when Requesting Service.

UNIT 9

SOCIALISING AT A BARBECUE

Focus on Spoken Language: Making Small Talk

Informal introductions; Tum Taking in Conversation

LANGUAGE REVIE\ry THREE

ANS\üERS TO EXERCISES AND CROSSWORDS

REF'ERENCE LISTS

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