Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only Lac Hong University Faculty of Foreign Languages ENGLISH SPEAKING (45 PERIODS) Course book: Functions of English by Leo Jones A series of International Express by Liz Taylor (New Edition) Referential books: Functions of American English by Leo Jones & C Von Baeyer Speaking Naturally by Bruce Tillitt, Mary Newton Bruder Essential Functions for conversations by Lawrence J Zwier & Amy Hughes A series of Market Leader by David Cotton, David Falvey, Simon Kent Unit (pp 9-15) Talking about yourself, starting a conversation, making a date, greetings and goodbyes On the completion of this part, students are supposed to: Talk about themselves Students try to ask as many short questions as possible to get as much information as they can from their partner They also need to answer in long sentences and keep talking Start a conversation Students can use some useful ways of starting a conversation with a stranger Nice day, isn’t it? Excuse me, is anybody sitting here? Others: Pages 13 Make a date Students can use some following expressions to arrange to meet someone Um, I was thinking of going to a movie tonight Would you like to come? I’d love to Sorry, I’m afraid I’m busy tonight Others: Page 14 Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page for their reference Unit (pp 16-21) Asking for information: question techniques, answering techniques, getting more information, interviewing techniques On the completion of this part, students are supposed to: Use question techniques Students can use some useful opening expressions to lead up to questions I was wondering if you could help me I’d like to know… I wonder if you could tell me…… Others: Page 17 Use answering techniques Students can use some useful techniques for delaying their answer Well, let me see… Oh, let me think for a minute… Others: Page 18 Students can use some following expressions to avoid giving an answer for some reasons Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only I’m not really sure I can’t answer that one Others: Page 18 Get more information Here are some techniques for getting the extra information that students want Could you tell me some more about………….? Would you mind telling more about………? Others: Page 19 Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 16 for their reference Unit (pp 29-34) Talking about past events: remembering, describing experiences, imagining What if… On the completion of this part, students are supposed to: Remember things that happened Students have to use following questions if they want specific information What happened next? What were you doing while….? Others: Page 30 Here are some useful expressions that students may use to answer specific questions As far as I remember… I remember it very clearly Others: Page 30 Describing experiences Here are some questions which can help students to remember experiences which they had almost forgotten Did you ever…? Tell me about the time you… Others: Page 31 Students can use following expressions to talk about their experiences I’m not sure I can remember all the details, but… I’ll never forget the time I… Others: Page 32 Imagine What if… Here are some ways of encouraging people to imagine What would you have done if…? What would have happened if…? How would you have felt if…? Here are a few possible ways of beginning answers Oh, I don’t know, I guess I would have… Hard to say, but I think I would have… Well, of course, I could have… Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 29 for their reference Unit (pp 41-48) Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only Talking about the future: stating intentions, discussing probability, considering What if…, making a plan On the completion of this part, students are supposed to: State intentions Students can use some ways of stating intentions and showing how firmly they intend to something Nothing’s going to stop me from + Ving…… I’m sure going to… Others: Pages 42 Discuss probability Here are some ways of stating probability Of course it’ll… It’s going to…., no question about it It’s sure to… Others: Page 44 Consider What if Here are some ways of encouraging someone to daydream What if you become a millionaire…… Supposing you came into a lot of money… Others: Page 46 Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 41, 42 for their reference Unit (pp 49-54) Offering to something, asking for permission, giving reasons, answering the phones, leaving the recorded messages On the completion of this part, students are supposed to: Offer to something Here are some ways of offering to something Let me get it for you Can I help you with that? Others: Page 50 Ask for permission Here are some useful ways of asking for permission Ok if I….? Anybody mind if I… ? Others: Pages 51-52 Give reasons Here are some useful ways of explaining your reasons Well, you see… The reason is… Others: Page 52 Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 49 for their reference Unit (pp 55-60) Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only Giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing, discussing, participating in a meeting or discussion On the completion of this part, students are supposed to: Give opinions Here are some useful opening expressions If you ask me… You know what I think? I think that… I’d like to point out that… Others: Page 56 Agree and disagree with something Here are some useful ways of agreeing and disagreeing with someone’s opinion Exactly I couldn’t agree more Yes, that’s quite true, but… I’m not sure if I agree… Others: Page 57 Discuss something Students can express their opinions in a more tentative way as follow I sometimes think that… Well, I’ve heard that… Others: Page 58, 59 Students may want to ask other people to explain their point of view more exactly, so they can use following expressions I didn’t follow what you said about… Sorry, I don’t see what you mean Others: Page 59 When other people don’t understand what students say to them, students may need to rephrase their own statements as follow That’s not exactly what I mean… Let me put it in another way… Others: Page 59 Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 55, 56 for their reference Unit (pp 61-67) Describing things, instructing people how to things, checking understanding, describing a process On the completion of this part, students are supposed to: Describe things In describing an object students often have to answer questions as follow What size is it? What shape is it? Others: Page 63 Instruct people how to things When giving instructions, students often link the steps together like this: First of all you… The next thing you is… Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only Others: Page 64 Check understanding Students have to check if their listeners understand what they say or not Are you with me? Is that clear? Others: Page 66 When students see that their listeners have understood , they can say thing like: That’s right Now… God that? Good! Now… Fine! Now… While students are getting complicated instructions, they may have to interrupt and ask questions like these: Sorry, but I don’t really see why you have to… Sorry, can you say that again, please? Excuse me, I’m not very clear about… Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 61, 62 for their reference ... Others: Page 19 Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 16 for their reference Unit (pp 29 -34 ) Talking... Others: Page 31 Students can use following expressions to talk about their experiences I’m not sure I can remember all the details, but… I’ll never forget the time I… Others: Page 32 Imagine... page 55, 56 for their reference Unit (pp 61- 67) Describing things, instructing people how to things, checking understanding, describing a process On the completion of this part, students are supposed