Speaking Week #1

                                             Practice reading out loud
More readings to choose from........

                                             Listen to native speakers

Then, read the short passages out loud to improve fluency and pronunciation.

Learn new words and listen to how they are pronounced, repeat and use them in sentences.

Practice speaking into a mirror, out loud.

                                                        Practice

Speaking test #1

Interview
1. Is bicycle a best/good transport?
2. Do you think that there should be separate lane for bicycles?
3. Why should a child have bicycle?
4. Are you working or a student?

Cue card
Describe a famous person, you should say:
Who he is?
Why is he famous?
Would you like to meet him/her why?

Follow up questions:
1. Which quality should a famous person have?
2. Why do young generation copy them?
3. Who were the famous persons 50 years ago and who will be famous in the next 50 years?
4. Should they have personal life?
5. If you get a chance to be famous what would be your attitude?

Week #1 - Writing - Task 1

Trends and Main ideas

Ideally you need to find one main idea and, if possible, one or two more smaller ideas.

• Don’t have too much information
• Don’t analyze or explain everything in the graph
• Don’t go from left to right, explaining everything. Instead pick the main ideas.
• Use the biggest and next biggest – don’t mention everything in between.
• Don’t mention the small or unimportant stuff
• Pick an idea and find information that supports it
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Week#1- Reading

Multiple choice questions Examine the statements carefully to identify common features, and areas of difference.  Try to use common sense to eliminate some of the answers. Underline key words to save time when scanning the reading passage. Gap Filling Read the gapped text carefully and think about both the meaning and grammar of suitable words to fill the gaps.  Note down your ideas so that when you read the text you are then reading for confirmation of most answers. Matching headings to paragraphs Read the headings first.  Then read paragraph one and return to the headings to choose the most suitable option.  You do not usually need to read the whole paragraph.  Often the first sentence is the ‘topic sentence’, which summarises the paragraph as a whole.  Sometime the topic sentence comes later, so you may need to read further.  When you have a good idea of your answer for one paragraph, look at the headings again before you move on to the next paragraph. True/false/not given Be careful with statements that have two parts, connected by words like ‘unless’ or ‘because’.  Often both parts of the sentence may individually be true or false, but without a link given between them. Be careful with statements that use words like ‘all’ or ‘always’: the ideas in the text may not be so absolute.

 

Reading Links -Practice  Topic- Music, Beetles (question-table), The Brain Reading tips

Listening - Week #1

Section 1 - listening and Practice in class

Applications
Entry forms
Personal information/ addresses
Notes

Listen for emphasis of words, key information and corrections.
Follow the conversation and key ideas. (synonyms)

Extra focus- listening samples- online