Chapter 2: Speaking Skills
What you need to learn in this chapter
This chapter focuses on enhancing students' ability to communicate information, ideas, opinions, and emotions clearly and effectively in familiar contexts. Students will learn to use appropriate registers and communication strategies to engage in meaningful discussions with both small and large groups.
Throughout this chapter, students will practice explaining and summarizing content from texts they have read or heard. They will also develop skills to ask about and explain the causes and consequences of actions, events, and simple processes, fostering critical thinking and deeper comprehension.
An essential aspect of this chapter is the ability to articulate advantages and disadvantages of plans and ambitions, as well as to justify personal viewpoints with logical reasoning. Students will also explore how to express and respond to emotions such as amusement, anger, and regret, enabling them to engage in more natural and expressive communication.
Furthermore, students will refine their ability to use formal and informal registers appropriately across different social and academic contexts. They will also develop active listening skills by confirming understanding in discourse-level exchanges through paraphrasing and repeating key points.
By the end of this chapter, students will be more confident in their ability to communicate effectively, summarize key ideas, and engage in discussions with clarity and purpose.
Topics in this chapter
1. Communicate information, ideas, opinions and feelings intelligibly on familiar topics
What you will learn in this topic
- Explain simple content on familiar topics from what they read and hear
- Ask about and explain causes and consequences of actions, events , simple processes
- Explain advantages and disadvantages of plans and ambitions
- Explain and justify own point of view
- Express and respond to feelings such as amusement, anger and regret
2. Use register appropriately
What you will learn in this topic
- Use formal and informal registers appropriately in most familiar contexts
3. Use appropriate communication strategies
What you will learn in this topic
- Confirm understanding in discourse-level exchanges by repeating back what a speaker has said
4. Communicate appropriately to a small or large group on familiar topics
What you will learn in this topic
- Summarise the main points of a story, text or plot
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