Chapter 2: Speaking Skills
What you need to learn in this chapter
In this chapter, students will enhance their ability to communicate clearly and confidently about familiar topics, focusing on expressing information, ideas, opinions, and feelings. They will learn how to use appropriate communication strategies, ensuring their message is conveyed effectively to both small and large groups. Students will practice using the correct register, adjusting their tone and language to suit the context, whether formal or informal.
Students will develop their paraphrasing skills, enabling them to restate short, simple texts in their own words. They will also practice asking about and explaining simple processes, enhancing their ability to share knowledge and explain concepts clearly.
A key focus of this chapter is helping students express future plans and ambitions, as well as explaining their own points of view. They will explore how to communicate common feelings such as happiness, sadness, surprise, and interest, responding appropriately to the emotions of others.
Additionally, students will learn how to keep longer conversations going by asking a speaker to slow down, speak louder, or repeat information, ensuring they can maintain understanding and interaction. They will also practice summarizing the main points of a story, helping them capture and communicate the essence of what they have heard or read.
By the end of this chapter, students will be more confident in communicating their thoughts and emotions, adapting their language to different contexts, and engaging in longer, more meaningful exchanges.
Topics in this chapter
1. Communicate Information, Ideas, Opinions and Feelings Intelligibly on Familiar Topics
What you will learn in this topic
- Paraphrase Short Simple Texts
- Ask About and Explain Simple Processes
- Describe Future Plans and Ambitions
- Explain Own Point of View
- Express and Respond to Common Feelings Such As Happiness, Sadness, Surprise and Interest
2. Use Register Appropriately
What you will learn in this topic
- Use Formal and Informal Registers Appropriately in Some Familiar Contexts
3. Use Appropriate Communication Strategies
What you will learn in this topic
- Keep Interaction Going In Longer Exchanges by Asking a Speaker to Slow Down, Speak Up or To Repeat What They Have Said
4. Communicate Appropriately To a Small or Large Group On Familiar Topics
What you will learn in this topic
- Summarise The Main Points of a Story
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