Lac Hong University Faculty of Foreign Languages ENGLISH SPEAKING (45 PERIODS) Course book: Functions of American English by Leo Jones & C Von Baeyer Referential books: Speaking Naturally by Bruce Tillitt, Mary Newton Bruder Essential Functions for conversations by Lawrence J Zwier & Amy Hughes Functions of English by Leo Jones Unit (pp 9-14) Talking about yourself, starting a conversation, making a date 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 12-13 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 13 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 15-20) Asking for information: question techniques, answering techniques, getting more information 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 16 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 17 Students can use some following expressions to avoid giving an answer for some reasons I’m not really sure I can’t answer that one Others: Page 17 Page of 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 18 Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 15 for their reference Unit (pp 21-27) Getting people to things: requesting, attracting attention, agreeing and refusing On the completion of this part, students are supposed to: Make a request Here are some ways of requesting Would you mind lending me five dollars? If you could lend me five dollars, I’d be very grateful Attract the attention of someone Here are some expressions students can use to get someone’s attention in a polite way Uh, excuse me… Pardon me… Others: Page 25 Agree to something Students may agree to it They can use following expressions I’d be glad to Yes, of course Sure OK Refuse to something Students may refuse to it They can use following expressions I’m sorry, but… I’d like to, but… I’d really like to help you out, but… Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 21 for their reference Unit (pp 28-33) 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 29 Here are some useful expressions that students may use to answer specific questions As far as I remember… I remember it very clearly Page of Others: Page 29 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 30 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 30 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 28 for their reference Unit (pp 34-39) Conversation techniques: hesitating, preventing interruptions and interrupting politely, bringing in other people On the completion of this part, students are supposed to: Hesitate These are some useful expressions that students can use to fill the silence and organize their thoughts before they express them It’s like this you see Sort of Others: Page 35 Prevent interruptions and interrupt politely Here are some useful techniques for students to try to prevent interruptions There are three points I’d like to make… And another thing… Others: Page 36 Here are some useful techniques for students to try to interrupt someone If I could just come in here… Sorry to interrupt, but… Others: Page 37 Bring in other people Students can use less direct methods to bring someone in their conversation Don’t you agree, John? What you think John? Others: Page 38 Page of Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 34 for their reference Unit (pp 40-48) Talking about the future: stating intentions, discussing probability, considering What if… 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 41-42 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 40 for their reference Unit (pp 49-54) Offering to something, asking for permission, giving reasons 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 53 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 Page of Unit (pp 55-60) Giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing, discussing 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 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 for their reference Unit (pp 61-65) Describing things, instructing people how to things, checking understanding 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 62 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… Page of Others: Page 63 Check understanding Students have to check if their listeners understand what they say or not Are you with me? Is that clear? Others: Page 64 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 for their reference Unit 10 (pp 66-73) Talking about similarities, talking about differences, stating preferences On the completion of this part, students are supposed to: Talk about similarities and slight differences Page: 67 Talk about differences Page: 69 State preferences Here are some useful ways of stating what students prefer As far as I’m concerned, the best… From my point of view, the best… Others: Page 71 Exercises: Students are given some activities to in pairs or groups Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 66 for their reference Unit 11 (pp 74-80) Making suggestions and giving advice, expressing enthusiasm, persuading On the completion of this part, students are supposed to: Make suggestions and give advice There are several useful expressions students can use Polite suggestions I was wondering if you’d ever thought of… I think it might be a good idea to… Others: Page 75 Direct advice You’d better… Express enthusiasm Page of Students can put following adjectives into introductory phrases I think it’d be a great idea to… I’ve got a fantastic idea… Others: Page 78 Persuade Sometimes people not accept suggestions and advice They say things like these: That’s a good idea, but… That might be OK, but… Others: Page 79 Students can often answer objections with phrase like these: 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 74 for their reference ………………………………………………………………………………………… Page of ... conversation on page 21 for their reference Unit (pp 28 -33 ) Talking about past events: remembering, describing experiences, imagining What if… On the completion of this part, students are supposed to:... 28 for their reference Unit (pp 34 -39 ) Conversation techniques: hesitating, preventing interruptions and interrupting politely, bringing in other people On the completion of this part, students... another thing… Others: Page 36 Here are some useful techniques for students to try to interrupt someone If I could just come in here… Sorry to interrupt, but… Others: Page 37 Bring in other people