cr002 English II
Wei-lun Lu 呂維倫
Language Center, Masaryk University
wllu@phil.muni.cz

About me
•Surname: Lu
•Given name: Wei-lun
•From: Taipei, Taiwan
•Ph.D. in Linguistics
•Married
•A course that I teach with passion
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About the course
•https://is.muni.cz/predmet/fsps/podzim2018/cr002


About you
•Why in this course?
•What is your background?
•Where is your hometown in China?
•Any short-term plan that you need the language for?
•Any long-term plan that you need the language for?
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•I customize my teaching…                          We cater for one’s need…
•Referee                    jet lag (n.)
•I am/You are still jet-lagged.
•We will organize a trip to the Asian market.
•You are determined to come to Masaryk University in Brno.
•Volunteer                   Interactive
•English is a priority to Abu.  <<< prior (adj.)
•I have a passion for football.
•I am passionate about football.
•Improve                     manage the game                  a manager of the game
•Greetings        Dobrý den       Ahoj
•Money talks.
•We are pressed for time.  We are under time pressure.
•Historical city

•Pho (Vietnamese rice noodles)  >> Vietnamese >> Vietnam
•Ceremonies and celebrations
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About Masaryk University
•Facts about MU
•https://czs.muni.cz/en/student-from-abroad/international-student-guide/mu-facts
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•MU video
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FQBx_lGoLY
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•About Brno
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLJmpuDfy1E

•Cold = sore throat, runny/running nose, coughs (wet=+phlegm/
•Dry= -phlegm), fever/temperature
•Pharmacy (American)/chemist (British)
•Symptom (problem)
•Feel sleepy/less active
•Dreadful
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•Common problems of a football player:
•I sprained/twisted my ankle. (sprain/twist)
•It is swollen. It hurts when I walk/move.
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•Other illness:
•I’ve got diarrhoea.              I have got a loose bowel.
•                        /i/
•stomach ache
•Indigestion
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•Insurance card
•visit the doctor
•make an appointment (set a time to see the doctor)
•prescription (recept/ volny prodej)  contact lenses
•Call it “a day”.
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Activity!
•Now get a partner and exchange information about:
•What have you seen in Brno?
•What was your first impression of Brno?
•Do you have any plans for traveling?
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•After a discussion, share the information with the class.
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One month after your arrival
•Now is already one month after your arrival. You will return to Beijing in about a month to pick
up your long-term visa. Consider the following questions:
•How would you like to spend your time for the rest of your stay (till mid December)?
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•Now please re-consider the questions:
•How has the stay been different from what you had expected (before I arrived)?
•Now do you have any NEW short-term plan that you need the language for?
•Now do you have any NEW long-term plan that you need the language for?

•Appointment: common meeting (not romantic!)
•Date: romantic meeting between a couple
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•I shaved my face/head (men).          I shaved my armpits/legs (women).
•I had my hair cut (by another).        I cut my hair (did it by yourself).
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•Take antibiotics
•Chemistry >> chemist’s/drugstore/pharmacy (Czech: Lekarna)
•                        /k/
•Relieve the pain (reduce the pain)           painkiller (medicine)
•A make/set up an appointment with B
•A ask B out for a date
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•Olomouc (about 1 hour)
•Blansko (about 30 min) >> Moravian carst
•Lednice (1 hour)
•Cesky Krumlov (a must-go, better overnight stay)
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Mid-term presentation
•Please prepare a 2-3 min presentation about your stay in Brno so far. The imagined target audience
will be your Chinese friends. Tell them a story by showing them some nice pictures.
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•13.11 + 20.11

Asian restaurants and markets
•Restaurants:
•Chuangshiji on Kobližná 34/13, 602 00 Brno-střed-Brno-město
•Jiaozi feast (cooking workshop) possibly on 17:00-18:30, 4.12
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•Market:
•On Olomoucka