speaking situations

8/7/2019 Speaking Situations

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SPEAKING SITUATIONS:SPEAKING SITUATIONS:GREETINGSGREETINGS


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PHRASES/VOCABULARYPHRASES/VOCABULARYGreetings and Courtesy

HiHello

Good morningGood afternoonGood eveningGood nightThank you

ThanksYou're welcomeExcuse mePardon me(I'm) Sorry

Good-byeBye


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CONVERSATION PRACTICECONVERSATION PRACTICE

Practice greeting your teacher,parents, colleagues or classmates in

English. Remember to Smile!


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Key to the LevelsKey to the Levels

Intro Level: The alphabet, colors, time,transportation, health, locations. Possessiveadjectives, plurals, present continuous, present,future, prepositions, past.

Level 1: Introductions, shopping, likes/dislikes,past experiences, future plans. Present, presentcontinuous, adverbs, past, present perfect,comparatives, future.


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Level 2: Memories, lifestyle changes, goingplaces, making requests, interpreting bodylanguage. Past vs. present perfect, two-partverbs, infinitives, conditionals, passive, past

continuous, modals, adverbs.

Level 3: Giving opinions, expressing emotions,describing problems. Gerund phrases, pastperfect, past participles, infinitive clauses, pastand passive modals, complex noun phrases,

review of present perfect, future perfect.


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Link to learningLink to learning

http://free-english-study.com/speaking/speaking-

beginner-level.html


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INTRODUCING PEOPLEINTRODUCING PEOPLE1. This is my friend, Jack.

Hi Jack. I'm Linda

my brother, Bob.

my sister, Cindy.my father, Mr. Harris.my mother, Mrs. Harris.my teacher, Ms. Watson.my student, Carrie.my friend, Mary Jones.

my boss, Mr. Ritter.my co-worker, Penny Pitcher.

2. Nice to meet you.Nice to meet you too.


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CONVERSATION PRACTICECONVERSATION PRACTICE These types of introductions involve three

people: A: The introducer (who knows both B and C) B: Introducee (knows A but not C)

C: Introducee (knows A but not B) Example, A: Have you two met each other? B: No, we haven't.

A: Ben, this is Carol. Carol this is Ben. (B and C smile and shake hands.) B: Nice to meet you Carol. C: Nice to meet you too, Ben.


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Follow-up: After you have been introduced to someone, it is polite to ask a few general questions* to get

acquainted. For example, B: Where are you from, Carol? C: I'm from Connecticut. B: Connecticut, which part? C: Hartford, the capital. How about you, Ben? B: Nebraska--a place called Bellevue. It's near Omaha.

C: How do you know Alan (A)? B: He is my friend from college. Practice introducing your friends to each other. Remember to smile (and use handshakes where

appropriate).


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*When meeting someone for the first time, it is not appropriate to ask certain types of questions. Do NOT ask: A person's age

Birth date Salary Weight Marital status You mayask general questions about the situation. How do you know Alan (the person who introduced us)?

Are you a student at this university? Is this your first time here? What do you do for a living? How long have you been working for (company)?


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PEOPLE ANDPEOPLE ANDRELATIONSHIPSRELATIONSHIPS

Singular

Man

Woman

Lady

Gentleman

Boy

Girl

Person

Plural

Men

Women

Ladies

Gentlemen

Boys

Girls

People


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FAMILY REALTIONSHIPSFAMILY REALTIONSHIPSFather Mother Parent

"Dad" "Mom" Parent

Son Daughter

Child

Husband Wife Spouse

Brother Sister Sibling

Grandfat

her

Grand

mo

the

r

Grandparent(s)

"Grandp

a"

"Grand

ma

"

Grandparent(s)

Grandso

n

Grandd

au

ght

er

Grandchild(ren)

Uncle Aunt Parent's sibling

Nephew Niece Sibling's child(ren)

Cousin Cousin Aunt/Uncle's child(ren)


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OTHER RELATIONSHIPSOTHER RELATIONSHIPS Friend

Roommate

Classmate

Neighbor Partner

Boss

Employee

Colleague

Co-worker

Boyfriend

Girlfriend


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GIVING INFORMATIONGIVING INFORMATION1. Jeremy is from Ohio.

2. Kelly is a saleswoman.

3. He's a university student.

4. Ronda lives in Texas.

5. I work at a restaurant.

6. I live in Florida.

8. Where are you from?9. What is your occupation?

Oh really? What part of

Ohio?

Is that right? What

company?

Oh. What university?

Really? What city (inTexas)?

Oh really? Which

restaurant?

Oh yeah? Where in

Florida?

I'm from Delaware.I'm a police officer.

Columbus.

Microsoft.

Harvard.

Dallas.

Angelo-

Meroni's

Orlando


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CONVERSATION PRACTICECONVERSATION PRACTICEWith a partner, practice giving and responding to

information.1. When your partner tells you something about

himself/herself, say "Really?" and ask a related

question.For example, I'm from Nepal. Really? Is this your first time here? I live in Cincinnati.

Really? Is that near Cleveland? I'm an engineer. Oh really? Which train?


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2. When your partner tells you something,say "Really?" then make a relatedstatement.

For example, I'm from Ireland. Oh really?My grandfather is Irish. I live in Tokyo.

Really?

My sister lives in Osaka. I'm a student at Forbes University.

Really? I study atGates College


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3. Ask wh- questions to find out information about

your partner. Then respond to the information.

For example,

Where do you work?

I work atMay Bee's

Really? What do you do there?

I'm a sales clerk.


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VERY SIMPLEVERY SIMPLE-- YES/NOYES/NOQUESTIONSQUESTIONS

Are you from Canada?

Is he a doctor?

Is this free?

Do you like apples?

Does she live in New Orleans?

Yes, I am.

No, he isn't.

Yes, it is.

Yes, I do.

No, she

doesn'tIs she going to the dance?

Are they flying home?

Are you coming to the party?

Yes, she is.

No, they're

taking thebus.

No, I have

other plans.


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CONVERSATION PRACTICECONVERSATION PRACTICE1. Ask simple questions to guess your partner's favorite

celebrity (famous person).For example, Is he/she from the United States? Yes, he is.

Is he a movie star? No, he isn't. Does he/she play sports? Yes, he does. Does he play soccer?

No, he doesn't. Is he a basketball player? Yes, he is. Michael Jordan? Yes.


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2. Ask yes/no questions to guess what a classmate is thinking.For example, I'm thinking of an object in the room. Is it in the back of the room? No, it isn't. Is it very small? No, it isn't. Does the teacher use it every day? Yes, she does. Can you write on it?

Yes, you can. Is it the blackboard? Yes, it is.


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HERE AND NOWHERE AND NOWCONVERSATIONCONVERSATION

1. What is Ms.

Chan doing?

2. What is he

doing?

3. What are you

doing?

4. Who is singing

that song?

5. Who is washingthe dishes?

6. Where are you

going now?

She is writing a

letter.

He's playing

hockey.

I'm reading a

book.

Frank (is).

The childrenare.

I'm going to the

library.

Oh. That's nice.

That's interesting.

Is it interesting?

Oh. It sounds

good.

That's great.

Okay. Have fun.


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1. Look at pictures and tell what the peoplein them are doing.

For example

The young man is washing the car.She's watching television.

2. Look around the room and describe whatother people are doing.

Carl's reading his textbook.Jasmine is looking out the window.The teacher's writing on the board.


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TALKING ABOUTTALKING ABOUTFEELINGS/HEALTHFEELINGS/HEALTH

How's the weather

today?

How do you feel?

How are you

feeling?

Is everything

okay?

What's wrong?

What's the

matter?

Are you all right?

What happened?

It's really cold.

I'm fine.

Not too good.

I feel sick.

I have a

headache.My leg hurts.

I cut my hand.

He broke his arm.

Let's stay inside.

That's good.

Sorry to hear that.

That's too bad.

Here's some

aspirinLet me help you.

That looks

serious.

Call 911!


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1. Ask your partner how he/she feels.Respond appropriately.

Examples How are you feeling today?

Not very good. I have a headache.That's too bad.

How do you feel today?Great. How about you?Pretty good.


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2. Pretend you (or a friend) are hurt orinjured.

Examples

I hurt my elbow.Are you all right?I think so.

Ouch! I cut my finger.Please be more careful.

Ronnie fell down and broke his arm!Call an ambulance!


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INTRODUCING YOURSELFINTRODUCING YOURSELF1. I'm John.

I'm Jackie.(Use first name in informal situations)

2. I'm John Kennedy.I'm Jackie O'Neill.(Use full name in business and formalsituations)

3. (It's) nice to meet you.(It's) nice meeting you.

(It's) good to meet you.4. Nice to meet you too.


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CONVERSATION PRACTICECONVERSATION PRACTICE1. Listen to others introduce themselves. Say "Nice to meet you" and

repeat their names. Smile (and shake hands if appropriate).Notes: 1. It is not common to use titles (Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc.) when

referring to yourself.

However, it is polite to use titles with others in formal situations,unless they give you permission to do otherwise.Examples: I'm Mr. Robert Smith. (Title is not necessary here.)

I'm Robert Smith. (Better)I'm Dr. Sampson. (Okay, if you want to keep the relationshipformal)

(After an introduction)

Nice to meet you, Mr. Smith.Oh, please call me "Bob."2. Do not use titles with first names, and do not use last names alone

without titles. Hello, Mr. Bob (Wrong!)

Hi, Bob (Okay) Good morning, Smith (Wrong!)

Good morning, Mrs. Smith (Correct)


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DESCRIBING PEOPLEDESCRIBING PEOPLEPersonality and Appearance

1.Tell me about your father.

2.

What kind of person is he?

3. What does he look like?

4.What does your mother look

like?

5. How about your little sister?

Description

Well, he's very friendly, smart

and funny.

He's young, short andhandsome.

He has straight black hair and

green eyes.

She's tall, thin and beautiful.

She has blonde hair and wears

glasses.

She has curly red hair and a

cute smile.

Everybody likes her.


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CONVERSATION PRACTICECONVERSATION PRACTICE1. Tell your classmates about the people in your family.

Describe their personality and appearance.Example, My father is kind of tall. I think he's handsome and smart.

My mom is really nice. She has short brown hair...

2. Describe your best friend to your partner. What kind ofperson is he/she? What does he/she look like?

Example, Tony is my best friend. He looks like Tom Cruise. He's a

very funny person.3. Describe one of your classmates to your partner, and have

him/her guess who you are describing.Example, This person is wearing jeans and a pink t-shirt. She has

long blonde hair and blue eyes. (Let me guess.) Is it Cindy?


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TALKING ABOUT PASTTALKING ABOUT PASTEVENTSEVENTS

1. What did you do last Friday?

2. Where did you go?

3. When did you get back?

4. Where did you stay?

5. What did Sally have for lunch?

6. What did he eat last night?

7. How was the weather?

I went to a baseball

game.

I went to Detroit.

I got back on

Saturday night.

I stayed with my

parents.

She had soup and

sandwiches.He ate Chinese

food.

It was wonderful.


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CONVERSATION PRACTICECONVERSATION PRACTICE1. Tell your partner or classmates what you did yesterday.

Remember to use pasttense.Example, Yesterday, I went to the mall.

I bought some shorts and a baseball cap.

I spent almost $20.2. Ask your partner what he/she did last weekend. Respond

with related questions.Example, What did you last Saturday?

I stayed home and cleaned my room.Did you do anything fun?

Not really.3. Tell about a childhood experience. One day, when I was about 7 years old, there was a knock

on our door.When I openedthe door, I sawthat nobody was there.I feltsomething was wrong, so I calledmy mother...


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EXPRESSINGEXPRESSINGLIKES/DISLIKESLIKES/DISLIKES

1. I like fruit.

2. Helen likes sports.

3. Ms. Cramer doesn't

like coffee.

4. Tony does not like

action movies.

5. Does Terry like

swimming?

6. Does Phil like soft

drinks?7. Does Sheila like

salad?

8. Do you like

Chinese food?

What kind?

What kind of sports?

Really? Does she

like tea?

Oh. What kind does

he like?

Yes, he does.

No, he doesn't.

No, she does not.

Yes, I do.

No, I don't.

A little.

Oranges and

bananas.

Football and tennis.

Yes, she does.

(He likes) drama.


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CONVERSATION PRACTICECONVERSATION PRACTICE1. With a partner, practice asking and answering questions

about sports, activities, or food that you like/don't like.2. Talk about what your friends like/don't like.Example: Does Kindra like bowling? No. She doesn't. What kinds of food does Sam like?

He likes meat and potatoes.*3. Talk about movies or music that you like.*Note: When speaking generally, it's easiest to use plurals with

countnouns:Example: I like apples. (count - plural) I don't like radishes. (count -plural) I don't like soda pop. (non-count)


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CONTRACTIONSCONTRACTIONSRegular I am British.

He is Chinese.

They are Italians.

There is a man at the door.

Where is the butter?What is he doing?

Who is that?

She is going to the beach.

We are going to eat now.

They are not ready yet.

I will be back in a minute.There will be lots of food.

I have seen that movie already.

She has finished her homework.

I had played that game before.

We would be glad to help.

They would like to go now.

Contracted I'm British.

He's Chinese.

They're Italians.

There's a man at the door.

Where's the butter?What's he doing?

Who's that?

She's going to the beach.

We're going to eat now.

They're not ready yet.

I'll be back in a minute.There'll be lots of food.

I've seen that movie already.

She's finished her homework.

I'd played that game before.

We'd be glad to help.

They'd like to go now.


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CONVERSATION PRACTICECONVERSATION PRACTICE1. Ask yes/no questions using "be" verbs. Have your partner answer in a complete sentences, using contractions.Example Is Jessica married? No she isn't. She's single. Are the clothes dry yet? No, they aren't. They're stillwet.

2. Ask questions in the present progressive tense. Have your partner answer in complete sentences, using contractions.For example, Is Jonathan doing his homework? No, he's outside. He's playing football. (Variation) Where's Cody? He's riding his horse.3. Talk about future plans. Use "be going to" with contractions.For example, What're you going to (gonna) do this weekend? I'm going to (gonna) see a movie. How 'bout you? We're going to (gonna) have a party. Sounds like fun.


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CLOSING A CONVERSATIONCLOSING A CONVERSATIONBefore closing It's been nice talking to you.

Nice talking to you too. (I'm sorry, but) I have to go now.

Closing Good-bye Bye. See you later. See ya

(informal) Catch you later

(informal)


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CONVERSATION PRACTICECONVERSATION PRACTICE1. Prepare to close a conversation; then "say good-bye."Example, Well, it's been nice talking to you. Nice talking to you too. (I'll) see you later. Bye.2. How would you close a conversation in the following

situations? a. You're in a hurry to leave. What do you say? b. You really don't want to leave, but you can see the other

person needs to go. c. You just met someone at a party, but you have to leave

the party early. d. You are "seeing someone off" at the airport/train station.

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