Com SPEAKING 3 VB1 PTBINH WEEK 8 11

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 76-82) Making suggestions, giving advice, expressing enthusiasm and persuading On the completion of this part, students are supposed to:  Make suggestions and give advice Some useful ways to get people to things TENTATIVE DIRECT  I was wondering if you’d ever thought of… Might it be an idea to… Have you ever thought of… Don’t you think it might be an idea to… You could always… If I were you I’d… Why don’t you… You’d better… Express enthusiasm Some useful ways to show enthusiasm I think it’d be a fantastic idea to… I’ve got a terrific idea… Others: Page 79  Persuading Some language forms of not accepting suggestions and advice That’s all very well, but… That’s easier said than done… Others: Page 80 Useful ways of answering objections I see what you mean, but if… That’s true, but if… Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 76, 77 for their reference Unit (pp 83-89) Complaining on the phone, apologizing and forgiving and dealing with problems and complaints On the completion of this part, students are supposed to:  Complain on the phone Some useful expressions before making a complain I wonder if you could help me… Look, I’m sorry to trouble you, but… Others: Page 84 Ways of apologizing more profusely Oh dear, I’m most awfully sorry I can’t tell you how sorry I am Others: Page 84  Apologize Some useful ways of apologizing before someone complains I’m not quite sure how to put this, but… I’ve got a bit of an apology to make, you see… Others: Page 86  Forgive Useful ways of forgiving someone Oh, that’s alright, don’t worry It’s not really your fault Others: Page 86  Deal with problems and complaints Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 83, 84 for their reference Unit 10 (pp 90-95) Describing a place, a company or a school, and describing people On the completion of this part, students are supposed to:  Describe a place, a company or a school Some useful questions to ask someone to describe something Where is it? What does it look like? Others: Page 92  Describe people Here are some of the characteristics students may use to describe someone General personal impression Age Height, weight, build or figure Face, hair, eyes, complexion… Others: Page 93 Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 90, 91 for their reference Unit 11 (pp 96-102) Storytelling, narrative techniques, and negotiation On the completion of this part, students are supposed to:  Use narrative techniques Here are some techniques What happened to him was that he fell in to the sea What did he was open the letter What happened was that he opened the letter Ways of involving the listeners in the story You can guess how he felt What you think he did? Others: Page 98  Handle dialogue Some ways of reporting the main point He wanted to know… He wondered… He tried to find out… Others: Page 99  Control a narrative Ways of signaling the beginning Did I ever tell you about the time I … That reminds me of the time I … Others: Page 100 Ways of signaling the end of a digression Anyway, … As I was saying, … To get back to the story, … Ways of cutting out irrelevant details To cut a long story short… Anyway, what happened in the end was…  Negotiate Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 96 for their reference  ...Unit (pp 83 - 89 ) Complaining on the phone, apologizing and forgiving and dealing with problems and complaints On the completion of this part, students are supposed to:  Complain on the... Others: Page 86  Deal with problems and complaints Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 83 , 84 for... Others: Page 84  Apologize Some useful ways of apologizing before someone complains I’m not quite sure how to put this, but… I’ve got a bit of an apology to make, you see… Others: Page 86  Forgive