Now, be active and answer my questions, finishing listening to the dialogue again. For sure, I’m about tell you myquestions. They are as follows:
1. Is Mary like the way his husband’s hair is cut now?
2. What does Mary asks Richard to do?
3. What is it in John’s mind? And what does he say? And why does he say like this.
Dialogue 1:
Wife:You need to change your hairstyle.
Husband:What do you mean by that? Do you dislike the way it’s cut.
Dialogue 2:
A :I miss my ex-girlfriend.
B:What do you mean by that.
A:What I am trying to say is that she has broken up with me.
Theanswersare as follows:
1. No, she didn't.
2. She asks him to change a hairstyle.
3. His ex-girlfriend is in his mind. He says he misses his ex-girlfriend. Because her ex-girlfriend left him.
Today we’ve learned two short sentences used in spoken English. One is “What do you mean by that?” The other is “What I am trying to say is that...”
Remember, “An early bird catches worms”. I think all of you are an early bird. Well, it's time to say good-by to you. Let's call it day. Here is Juliet's Morning Class. Juliet is here.Than you for your participation in today's study activity. See you next time.